02-19-2011, 03:04 PM | #21 |
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If the story of Rabbi Loeb and the golem fascinates you, read "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon
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02-19-2011, 06:21 PM | #22 | |
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But I agree, Stockholm is an old town, and has a rich history, so you could probably make a decent story about, for example, as you mentioned, the bloodbath. Or why not at game revolved aroun the events of the death of Gustav III (from Wikipedia): "A masked ball took place at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm at midnight on 16 March 1792. Gustav had arrived earlier that evening to enjoy a dinner in the company of friends. During dinner, he received an anonymous letter that contained a threat to his life, but, as the king had received numerous threatening letters in the past, he chose to ignore it, and, after dining, left his rooms to take part in the masquerade." more |
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02-19-2011, 09:34 PM | #23 | |
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I was there a couple of winters ago scouting for adventure-game-locations, see if you can figure out where I took the attached photo (sorry for the lowres tho I have crappy internet-connection) But yeah considering how few cities I've visited there >probably< are better cities out there but on the other hand sometimes taking a less used city rather than the paris/prague/london can be original Cheers for that Gustav III story! if I ever need to assassinate someone I too will do it at a masquerade everything sounds twice as awesome that way |
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02-20-2011, 03:39 PM | #24 | |
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Also Kate Me had a great suggestion... 'The Point Reyes Coast in California' The description ADan gave really set the imagination running. And the winchester mystery house... well that sound like a Adventure game thriller right there. I like these locations... keep them coming! Last edited by stepurhan; 03-04-2011 at 12:06 AM. Reason: Fixed quote tags |
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02-21-2011, 07:14 PM | #25 | |
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Sorry, didn't find any pics from that view on the Stockholm street-maps: I guess you probably stood on the bridge (red arrow) when taking the pic? The red circle on pic 1 is the last letters in the "Centralstation" -sig. Anyways, that is from the city core, close to Vasagatan. Centralstation is the station that connects all the commuter trains in Stockholm (not the subway though, that would be T-centralen, just a couple of maybe 100 meters away). On the upper left corner of your pic, we have the "World trade center" which has nothing to do with the 9/11 in NYC. This is just a business complex with the same name! Very nice pic btw! |
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02-22-2011, 12:29 AM | #26 |
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mohahah so it's true! you do live there
You even guessed where I was standing, most people are really confused how I managed to get a photo from the "adventure-game-angle" (i.e. quite high up) they think I most have climbed up a roof-top cheers. |
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02-22-2011, 07:24 AM | #28 |
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A futuristic Tokyo/Shanghai/any other metropolis would be awesome - not enough Cyberpunk adventure games nowadays! Something like Blade Runner would be epic. The closest for now will be the second sequel to my favourite game of all time, Deus Ex, but that is an action RPG not AG.
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02-22-2011, 10:44 PM | #29 |
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the next Deus is gonna be sweeeeet indeed but yeah I see what you mean I love the town shots in the trailer but then it goes to a generic warehouse for generic duck and cover shooting and that parts looks boring, much rather have it be an adventure-game through that city.
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03-01-2011, 02:04 AM | #30 |
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I'm in the planning stage with a photographic game, similar to the Carol Reed games, that will be set in rural Surrey. There will be woods, fields, medieval churches, smugglers and hopefully a 16th century inn! I have most of the locations scouted and I am writing the script now.
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03-01-2011, 09:39 AM | #31 |
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amunptah-That sounds so awesome! I can't wait to see how you progress!
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Hmm...
Are we including "escape from the room/building" type games as Adventure? If so...
A basement laundry room in Ontario, Canada. I went to one whilst visiting a friend and it looked like the type of place you'd have in one of those games. I really rather wanted to start tweaking valves and undoing pipes (covering the drain beforehand to catch the "something fell out" key)... Yeah; there. |
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If you have ever seen an episode of Sapphire and Steel, whole storylines can be set in a room or a single house by flicking through different times.
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It's been done for me the exact story that suits the setting in BS1.
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