The Last Express... - Page 2

Fop · 10-31-2006, 06:16 PM

The game cost helluva lost and they wouldn't have been able to fit a smoother framerate on a CD anyway.

Junkface · 11-01-2006, 04:31 AM

Speaking of TLE's animation, am I the only one who finds Hotel Dusk's reminiscent of it? (If sketchier and slightly smoother.)

BuGz · 11-04-2006, 10:42 AM

Is there actually another game where you can hear so many spoken languages?

Arkay · 11-04-2006, 07:23 PM

Been away from home starting a new job and only just got back to find the copy of The Last Express I ordered off ebay waiting for me.

I could not be happier with the condition it arrived in. ALL original documents are there, including the trouble shooting guide, an ad for the now defunct multiplayer service mplayer, a few promotional papers, the manual, and the jewel case. The person even took little 2mm thick pieces of soft foam and tucked them into each of the two sides of the jewel case, protecting the CDs and keeping enough gentle pressure on them to keep them from popping out.

Now if only I didn't have a 9-hour a day job to keep me too tired at night to play

Very worth it for 25 bucks. Plus, its the very original Broderbund print, so one of 100,000 sold, or something like that.

jimrh69 · 11-04-2006, 07:46 PM

Will this game work under win XP???

Arkay · 11-04-2006, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jimrh69

Will this game work under win XP???

Yes flawlessly, but it does give you an error every time the program totally exits. Does not affect gameplay or saving at all...just a little weird quirk. I would say it runs perfectly...but if you have any problems, there's a dos version that would work with dosbox.

jimrh69 · 11-04-2006, 08:19 PM

ok then Amazon has the game brand new for 17.99......think I'll go get it

jimrh69 · 11-04-2006, 08:24 PM

On its way

been looking for this one for a long time now

Arkay · 11-04-2006, 08:46 PM

What you're seeing is an Amazon marketplace store. Not quite amazon, though I don't think any of them are shady. If I'm looking at what you're looking at, its just a jewel case. Then again, the game doesn't need THAT much of a manual...its fairly intuitive, except for fights and using the egg to replay something.

kasus · 11-05-2006, 07:42 PM

nice making-of video here :

http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/~tharpold/res...making_of.html

wow.

Nautilus · 11-08-2006, 07:24 PM

Maybe you would like Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,569 It's not like The Last Express, but it's multipath in real time and very cool.

Junkface · 11-08-2006, 07:38 PM

Fahrenheit isn't multipath, real-time or (in my opinion) very cool at all.

pixie_pussycat · 11-09-2006, 04:07 AM

Beautiful game. That whole movie thing based on the game never did pan out, right?

doc4978 · 11-09-2006, 09:15 AM

this game was so good..let me tell you about my younger brother..

he is 19 now and one of the "if you can't shoot anything that moves then its not worth playing" brigade..when me and my folks were living in the US, I left my copy at home and went to study in London (this was around 5 years ago so my brother was around 13/14 years of age)..he ended up coming across my copy and was hooked. Phoning me eveyday for hints, replaying..he basically thoughtthat it was the greatest thing he'd ever played..this sadly is the only adventure game I believe he has played as he is not the adventure type

So bottom line, it was good enough to get him hooked and he hates adventure games

Solid Snake · 11-09-2006, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pixie_pussycat

There's gonna be a Prince of Persia movie?

Oh yes.

Boneho Chane · 11-09-2006, 07:05 PM

Just got this game. I find it amazingly sophiscated. It reminds me of the type of movie-like quality and storytelling I was expecting when I first got into adventure games.

I thought I had heard that Jordan Mechner WAS involved with Warrior Within, but only by doing some help here and there. I also heard that he had been agaisnt the change to the dark tones. Either way, it's good to know he's still in the industry.

Arkay · 11-11-2006, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Boneho Chane

Just got this game. I find it amazingly sophiscated. It reminds me of the type of movie-like quality and storytelling I was expecting when I first got into adventure games.

I thought I had heard that Jordan Mechner WAS involved with Warrior Within, but only by doing some help here and there. I also heard that he had been agaisnt the change to the dark tones. Either way, it's good to know he's still in the industry.

I believe he was only involved with Sands of Time. He has openly said he hates just about everything about Warrior Within, from the lame grunge soundtrack to no longer needing the player to have a brain.

Boneho Chane · 11-11-2006, 10:44 PM

On his wikipedia page it says he credited by name on the Warrior Within.

AFGNCAAP · 11-12-2006, 03:07 AM

Mobygames, on the other hand, doesn't mention him in WW credits at all.

(And even Wiki says he's been involved "in name only" with that one.)

Dendy · 11-12-2006, 03:09 AM

After reading this thread I ordered my TLE copy and I will be posting how was it soon, I think

10-31-2006, 06:16 PM	#21
Fop Epsilon-Minus Semi-Moron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 863	The game cost helluva lost and they wouldn't have been able to fit a smoother framerate on a CD anyway. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ If there's one thing you can say About Mankind There's nothing kind about man

11-01-2006, 04:31 AM	#22
Junkface Grah! Grah! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 509	Speaking of TLE's animation, am I the only one who finds Hotel Dusk's reminiscent of it? (If sketchier and slightly smoother.) Share Share this post on Twitter

11-04-2006, 10:42 AM	#23
BuGz Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	Is there actually another game where you can hear so many spoken languages? Share Share this post on Twitter

11-04-2006, 07:23 PM	#24
Arkay Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 29	Been away from home starting a new job and only just got back to find the copy of The Last Express I ordered off ebay waiting for me. I could not be happier with the condition it arrived in. ALL original documents are there, including the trouble shooting guide, an ad for the now defunct multiplayer service mplayer, a few promotional papers, the manual, and the jewel case. The person even took little 2mm thick pieces of soft foam and tucked them into each of the two sides of the jewel case, protecting the CDs and keeping enough gentle pressure on them to keep them from popping out. Now if only I didn't have a 9-hour a day job to keep me too tired at night to play Very worth it for 25 bucks. Plus, its the very original Broderbund print, so one of 100,000 sold, or something like that. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-04-2006, 07:46 PM	#25
jimrh69 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 33	Will this game work under win XP??? Share Share this post on Twitter

11-04-2006, 08:19 PM	#27
jimrh69 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 33	ok then Amazon has the game brand new for 17.99......think I'll go get it Share Share this post on Twitter

11-04-2006, 08:24 PM	#28
jimrh69 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 33	On its way been looking for this one for a long time now Share Share this post on Twitter

11-04-2006, 08:46 PM	#29
Arkay Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 29	What you're seeing is an Amazon marketplace store. Not quite amazon, though I don't think any of them are shady. If I'm looking at what you're looking at, its just a jewel case. Then again, the game doesn't need THAT much of a manual...its fairly intuitive, except for fights and using the egg to replay something. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-05-2006, 07:42 PM	#30
kasus Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 99	nice making-of video here : http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/~tharpold/res...making_of.html wow. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-08-2006, 07:24 PM	#31
Nautilus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 239	Maybe you would like Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,569 It's not like The Last Express, but it's multipath in real time and very cool. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-08-2006, 07:38 PM	#32
Junkface Grah! Grah! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 509	Fahrenheit isn't multipath, real-time or (in my opinion) very cool at all. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-09-2006, 04:07 AM	#33
pixie_pussycat Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Big City Girl Posts: 82	Beautiful game. That whole movie thing based on the game never did pan out, right? Share Share this post on Twitter

11-09-2006, 09:15 AM	#34
doc4978 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	this game was so good..let me tell you about my younger brother.. he is 19 now and one of the "if you can't shoot anything that moves then its not worth playing" brigade..when me and my folks were living in the US, I left my copy at home and went to study in London (this was around 5 years ago so my brother was around 13/14 years of age)..he ended up coming across my copy and was hooked. Phoning me eveyday for hints, replaying..he basically thoughtthat it was the greatest thing he'd ever played..this sadly is the only adventure game I believe he has played as he is not the adventure type So bottom line, it was good enough to get him hooked and he hates adventure games Share Share this post on Twitter

11-09-2006, 07:05 PM	#36
Boneho Chane Adventure Lover Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 522	Just got this game. I find it amazingly sophiscated. It reminds me of the type of movie-like quality and storytelling I was expecting when I first got into adventure games. I thought I had heard that Jordan Mechner WAS involved with Warrior Within, but only by doing some help here and there. I also heard that he had been agaisnt the change to the dark tones. Either way, it's good to know he's still in the industry. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Salesman: "Hey, you missed the party last night." Bernard: "You and the CLOWN where having a party!?!"

11-11-2006, 10:44 PM	#38
Boneho Chane Adventure Lover Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 522	On his wikipedia page it says he credited by name on the Warrior Within. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Salesman: "Hey, you missed the party last night." Bernard: "You and the CLOWN where having a party!?!"

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11-12-2006, 03:07 AM	#39
AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	Mobygames, on the other hand, doesn't mention him in WW credits at all. (And even Wiki says he's been involved "in name only" with that one.) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

11-12-2006, 03:09 AM	#40
Dendy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 19	After reading this thread I ordered my TLE copy and I will be posting how was it soon, I think Share Share this post on Twitter