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Adventure Game Scene of the Day — Sunday 23 November 2014
Curiosity
The many computer disks in Amerzone were left in various places for you to find and use. They were left there in the late thirties.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
They were left there in the late thirties.
In an alternate universe? Or in the plothole realm?
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
In the game universe.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
The plothole realm, then.
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
If you can believe in an all-purpose transportation machine and water giraffes, floppies are no real stretch of the imagination.
“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
If you can believe in an all-purpose transportation machine and water giraffes, floppies are no real stretch of the imagination.
I can believe in water giraffes and a flying boat because they are not real. I cannot believe in floppies because they are real. If only Sokal had given us a fantasy flopsy thingie!
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
I don’t have anything smart to say, and I’ve never played Amerzone, so I’ll just ask: Which cover art do you like more - this, or this one?
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Hmmm… the second one.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
Hmmm… the second one.
Why?
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
I can believe in water giraffes and a flying boat because they are not real. I cannot believe in floppies because they are real. If only Sokal had given us a fantasy flopsy thingie!
Maybe special crystals or triangular floppies? Did you have the same problem with penguins in the arctic in Syberia? I always find cartoons with polar bears and penguins frolicking together a bit jarring.
I think the first cover is more mysterious, but the second one shows more of what the story is about (despite the fact that I can’t read German).
“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
Why?
The first one is more elegant. I like the single white bird (important in the game), the scenery is nice. Too black though. I’d like to see most of the black space used. The second one has the flying boat thingie and I agree with Lady Kestrel that it looks more like the game. Too cluttered though with the enormous letters plus the white birds.
Maybe special crystals or triangular floppies? Did you have the same problem with penguins in the arctic in Syberia? I always find cartoons with polar bears and penguins frolicking together a bit jarring.
Triangular, off-purple crystals would be fantastic! No, the penguins didn’t bother me at all. My knowledge of the world’d flora and fauna is minimal.
Butter my buns and call me a biscuit! - Agent A
I like more the first one too. Seems more mysterious and classy. B)
The second one gives too much info and I agree that the huge golden letters heavily distract the view.
I liked Amerzone….It was the first Microids/Sokal game I played. The android version is really nice too.
I forgot the French version, which might be my favorite, because, as Karlok says, the first one is covered in too much dark (though I like the hints of white pixels in it), and this version reduces it.
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
I like the first one best. As the box says, it’s a “game of discovery” and it feels like you’re going through a dark cave discovering a secret hidden land.
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