12-26-2011, 10:01 AM | #1 |
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What AG game did you get for Christmas
Thought I'd start this thread so we could all share our spoils this holiday season. I received " A NEW BEGINNING"
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12-26-2011, 06:46 PM | #2 |
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I got some great games (Zelda, Batman: Arkham City, Deux Ex 3), but no adventures, so I had to treat myself to a Boxing Day sale for L.A. Noire. Does that count?
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12-26-2011, 08:03 PM | #3 |
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" I had to treat myself to a Boxing Day sale for L.A. Noire. Does that count?"
Oh - that most certainly does count in my book! LA Noire is the perfect gift - Xmas or Boxing day! I got myself Ace Attorney - Miles Edgeworth and Apollo Justice - to say I love playing them is an understatement. Great games.
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12-26-2011, 08:18 PM | #4 |
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I got Book of Unwritten Tales. I haven't played it yet because I got it as an IOU because it is still in the mail. Can't wait until it comes.
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12-26-2011, 08:22 PM | #5 |
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I got none *sobs* Mostly I buy them through the year as I see them, usually online. My family mostly shops in stores, and there aren't a lot around here...
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12-26-2011, 08:40 PM | #6 |
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I picked up the Sherlock Holmes collection in the Steam sales, but I'm finally getting around to playing Gemini Rue which I bought awhile back.
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12-26-2011, 11:41 PM | #7 |
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I didn't get any. Mainly because those around me tend to give me gift certificates for the local DVD megastore.
On the one hand, that's because my collection of DVD's is a lot more impressive than my collection of games and on the other hand it's because they never know whether or not I have this or that game or movie already...
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12-26-2011, 11:58 PM | #8 |
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Nobody else bought me any, but I used some Christmas money to get on GOG and Steam and binge on everything I wanted that was priced under $5. As a result, I am now the proud owner of Ceville, Dreamfall, The Feeble Files, Gemini Rue, Kaptain Brawe, The Last Express and Puzzle Bots, none of which I have played before. Somehow, I doubt I'm going to get through all of them in the next twelve months ...
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12-27-2011, 01:31 AM | #9 |
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Ι ordered myself from Amazon.UK the European Version of "Darkstar-the Interactive Movie". A really nice package in good price.
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12-27-2011, 01:48 AM | #10 |
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Omikron: The Nomad Soul (well, its more action-adventure) and Myst IV.
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12-27-2011, 03:46 AM | #11 |
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Monkey Island 1 & 2 EE and Lost Horizon for the PC, Uncharted 3 for the PS3 and The 7th Guest and Machinarium for the iPad.
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12-27-2011, 05:54 AM | #12 |
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I only got Coal Quest.
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12-27-2011, 11:36 AM | #13 |
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A Vampyre Story. The graphics are great but I'm already in the mood to kill that bat. I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if I could skip some of the dialogue. Then again, it was only three bucks at DotEmu.
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12-27-2011, 06:52 PM | #14 |
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I bought myself the entire Telltale Games catalogue from Steam, and I'm taking a break from Skyrim to puzzle my way through Tales of Monkey Island. Having a great time.
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12-27-2011, 09:06 PM | #15 |
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I grabbed Journeyman Project 2 and Simon the Sorcerer 3D from GOG. Wasn't being able to finish Simon years ago due to one of many bugs. I did this time though. Liked it back then, loved it now. One of the craziest, funniest and most fulfilling games I've played in years, despite all the controversy. Sam & Max episodes are like bedtime stories compared to this one
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12-28-2011, 05:22 AM | #16 |
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There's a lot of cool things and ideas about Simon 3D, but there are also the things that killed it for me in the end. Like the super-slow traveling in the unnecessarily huge world of chapter 1; or the long unskippable repeated animations (e.g. phone booth teleports), or the incredibly frustrating arcade sequances.
At the time of the release also the loading times were atrocious. With a new loading screen appearing pretty much every few steps. And those awful game-breaking bugs - damn! Frankly I'm surprised I had as much patience for Simon 3D as I did back then. Never finished.
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12-28-2011, 08:28 AM | #17 |
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Yes, most of the things said about Simon are true. Even with the polished GOG version I encountered a number of bugs. But the script made it for me. Of all Adventuresoft games I think this is the best-written one. I lost count to all the parodies and references half through the way, the plot was ridiculous at its best, even the inventory window was entertaining. And I actually enjoyed exploring 3D environment. It was somehow close to the idea of RPG without skills and fighting.
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