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The ending was terrible.
The game, overall is good, not great but not dissappointing either. I found it fun at times, dull at others, but i did not regret getting it. But they should have done something better with the ending, they could. |
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#342 |
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Join Date: May 2006
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I have just begun playing this eagerly awaited game and I must admit that the magical tricks are as annoying as hell...and there are to many hints - the hotspots key?
Do not like it. I love Gabriel Knight - he is one of my fav characters, not to mention the games...love them. Dissapointed so far... ![]() |
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Why do people keep compare Gabriel Knight with Gray Matter? Sure, it's the same writer but what the hell? The story's are completely different and they are different games, they don't belong to each other at all, except that it is the same writer. It's like comparing a great novelist different books, like Haruk Murakami for example; they can differ a lot even though it's the same writer. ![]() It's NOT THE SAME GAME! |
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#344 |
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@Isak - there was no puzzle with magic tricks, so that is annoying to me- it's all written down. G.Knight & this game are from the same writer...so that's why people had very, very high expectations.
I am at Ch.2 now - it seems like a good story though, but I was expecting that from Jensen. |
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#345 |
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I recently finished this and would like to post more detailed thoughts at a later time, but I absolutely loved the game. Great story, interesting characters, and wonderful atmosphere.
The negative comments aren't invalid, but people need to be grateful this game was even released. Some expected the Citizen Kane of adventure games. There are technical and gameplay-related shortcomings, but don't put that on Jensen or the team behind the game. Whatever they had money and resources to do, they did as well as they could. P.S. - I enjoyed the cutscenes. They both fit and set the mood very well in my opinion.
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***Read the bolded part*** "You ever wish you could just follow your instincts, live for the moment?" - Gabriel Knight Now playing - Legend of Grimrock Need to finish ![]() Finished - Botanicula, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Up Next - A New Beginning, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Anticipating - Asylum, Bracken Tor, The Last Crown |
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#346 |
In an evening of July...
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Maybe it's not like GK at all, but why do people think the game isn't enjoyable? By the way, sorry if sounding harsh in my first reply to you - it wasn't my intention, just a litte over-excited about the topic! ![]() ![]() Quote:
Maybe some books, like Dance x3, A Wild Sheep Chase, Wind up bird and Kafka... But have you red "Norwegian Wood", and especially the novel "Hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world"? Those two differ a lot. Also, his short stories (especially the early ones) are a lot different from his usual style. So I don't see the point in always, and I mean ALWAYS, comparing titles by the same author. Just because it's the same author, doesn't mean the books/games/movies/whatever are or need to be very alike. ![]() I say Gray Matter is good, even though the game differs a lot from, at least the third GK game (the only one I played). Not at all like the GK game(s) but still a great game! Last edited by Isak; 03-01-2011 at 05:06 PM. |
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Gamespot says 7/10. Given their consistent 4 or 5 out of 10 rating of virtually every adventure game, it's a good score.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/graymatter/review.html
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***Read the bolded part*** "You ever wish you could just follow your instincts, live for the moment?" - Gabriel Knight Now playing - Legend of Grimrock Need to finish ![]() Finished - Botanicula, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Up Next - A New Beginning, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Anticipating - Asylum, Bracken Tor, The Last Crown Last edited by inm8#2; 03-01-2011 at 10:43 PM. |
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#349 |
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+1 I felt the same. I really enjoyed the puzzle rooms in the Daedalus Club and thought it was one of the better chapters, but I felt short shafted and wanted more.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Finally got the box in my hand last night! I remember anticipating this game back in 2004 when it was first announced, and now I finally have it. I'm 90% of the way through Chapter One, and so far I like it. I'm intrigued and can't wait to see what happens next. The animation is a little off-putting, but I won't let it ruin the game for me.
What I really want to rant about is how I was robbed of the communal experience I was looking forward to with this game. By releasing it the way thay did, there was a long period of time when the game was available in many places, and lots of people were talking about it, but it wasn't available where I was. In searching for more information about its release, I had to be careful lest I stumble across any spoilers. I wasn't always successful in this, and that lessened the game right there. I hope for the next game it gets released simultaneously everywhere. Okay, end of rant. Back to the game! |
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The 'Mighty Dragon'
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I picked it up on Monday, and I've only finished chapter one, but my first impressions are nothing short of glowing.
I do have some issues, such as the animations, but overall it's been a positive experience for me.
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#352 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Maybe I'm just dumb, but didn't the ending left a lot un-explained?
I played this game in two short bursts, but there was a gap of a week between them, so maybe I just forgot about something which happened in the first half of the game that explains the ending? I remember being very excited throughout the game, the story was developing very nicely, but right at the end, and I mean the very end, everything just falls appart. Little disappointed. Also, I didn't mind the cut scenes through the game, but the later half, specially in the deadalus club, and the last one, I feel it would be better served if they were fully animated. I didn't mind the magic tricks at all, I have no idea why they were there, but didn't mind it; It was just way too easy, correction, for something to be easy it still has to pose some kind of challenge, the magic tricks were actually no challenge at all! Everything was spelled out for you, even bolded, all you had to do was to point and click your way through, pointless, but fast enough that I didn't find it annoying. Is it to early still for spoilers? I really want to ask the questions about the end of the game... |
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This is the best game I have played since Gabriel Knight 3. (Fitting, I suppose) I live in Spain so I had to play with Spanish text so some of the puzzles were weird...but still awesome.
I for one loved the ending... Spoiler: |
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Really? I thought the ending was just flat, and didn't really leave anything to the imagination, which I would be fine with me, but left huge plot holes. |
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She Wants Revenge
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Spoiler: The plot itself was cleared up pretty good and I didn't find it so disappointing. I wasn't amazed or in love with the ending but I really don't get all the hate either.
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Spoiler: Even if those were explained, still is a rather flat/anti-cliamatic ending for a story which could have gone somewhere very interesting. |
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She Wants Revenge
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Spoiler: Just highlight them. Unless you have some really weird board settings it should be that simple.
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Spoiler: By the way, does anyone know who voiced Styles? He sounds awfully a lot like Lewton from Discworld Noir! |
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