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idonotlikepeas posted:There'll be an update in the next day or two. No need to say "yay", have kept you guys waiting too long already. My current plan is to try to finish this game by the end of the month, and then I'll probably wait for a few weeks before starting on three. This news seriously deserves a "yay". I'm so glad. 
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 Good morning, Sonny.  Oh, you're back! Hello there.You seem awfully chipper for some reason.  Well, see, when a cop and his girlfriend love each other very much...Oh god, stop right there! ...wait a minute, that's my schtick you're doing. I'm not sure how to react to this. Should I say something anal about rules now?  Normally, I'd probably tell you to shut up, but it's such a beautiful morning that I just can't bring myself to be upset with anything.You're a morning person, on top of everything else? Sweet Jesus, take me now.  Aw, come on now, can't you see what a lovely morning it is?No. Morning isn't lovely. It's the time when the hideous day-star pierces my brain with its wrath. I know just what could cheer you up. See? Just listen. You do know the way to a man's heart, Bonds. Alright, enough clowning around. Let's get to the office and get down to business. So, where do we start? We should try to figure out what Bains is going to do next. I'll try to put myself in his shoes. First, let me grow a mullet and a horrible porn 'stache... Come on, I thought we were stopping the clowning. OK. So what do we know? What is Bains trying to do? Why didn't he get on that plane? And what's in this envelope? We don't know for sure that he didn't yet. And this is the report from the crime lab, see? We're pretty sure, though. For one thing, he wants you dead. Hard to accomplish that if he flies to Texas.  Yeah. So he wants revenge. That seems like the most likely explanation.  So that means he'll be looking for me. Well, that's convenient. You won't have to do a thing to find him. He'll find you!  ... ...I'm going to head to the range."Hey Bonds!" the Captain blurts. "We have a traffic cop standing by in the old warehouse district with a 187 victim." Continuing, the Captain says: "The victim took it in the back of the head. Looks like it could be a professional hit. Sonny! The address is 160 West Rose. Take Keith and get over there!" Yes, sir! Think it's related? No way to tell until we get there, but we don't have a lot of murders here. Especially not anything you'd describe as a "professional hit". Aren't you going to get Keith? He heard. He'll catch up to us. drat, it's like a cat and a can opener. Glad you could join us, Keith. Don't do that, man! You know I don't like running. Wait... who's "us"? Tell him you meant the handcuffs. Just me and my rulebook, Keith. Come on, let's get to the warehouse district. Stay classy, Keith. Keith grabs the mike and calls dispatch... "Dispatch... 53mary2 is 10-8 from the office." Dispatch comes on the air and responds... "53mary2... 10-4. Dispatch copies 10-8 from the office." Keith keys the mike... "Dispatch... 53mary2. Be advised we are enroute to 160 West Rose." Dispatch answers... "53mary2... 104. We copy you are enroute to 160 West Rose." "Boy!" Keith says... "After yesterday, I was hoping for a slow day." Keith, you always hope for a slow day. Considering what we do for a living, partner, that's the only sane thing to do.You know, I hate to say it, but the man has a point.  Dispatch responds... "53mary2... 10-4. Dispatch copies 10-97 160 West Rose."  Just shoot me. Shoot me right now. You have a gun. Do it. Sorry, Mario, we got here as fast as we could. What's the situation? Was it down a pipe? Up a flagpole?  The door was un'alocked, with'a the keys innaside. I... oh, what the hell. What more can I even say about this? (We all get to that point eventually. Nobody knows why he talks like that. Just accept it.) Woody Roberts. I know that name.The walrus! The bartender from the Delphoria who managed the backroom poker game. Oh, no. Thanks, Mario. I'll take a look. I'll search the car, Sonny. YOU can examine the trunk.My, how generous of him. I was going to do it myself anyway. It's definitely going to be Bains now, isn't it? Has to be. This fits right in with what we said earlier. I guess it's not just you he wants revenge on. Woody got a plea bargain for his testimony and Bains went to jail.  That poor bastard. Let's see what we can find. How did he even find Woody? Bains probably still has connections in this town. Or maybe he just used a phone book. Woody wasn't exactly good at hiding. I really, really do not want your job. Someone has to do it, or there'd be a lot more people stuffed in car trunks.You return the eyedropper to the kid, and add the vial of blood to your inventory of evidence. It looks like he's got something in his hand.Can you... get it open? I think so. Anything else in there? Nothing I can see.  Right you are, my ridiculous stereotype. It's a hell of a world we live in, Mario. That's why we do what we do. It'd be a better world if nobody needed us, wouldn't it? Here we go. Oh, no, not this guy.Hey, at least he isn't letting his job get him down.  Yes, he's in the trunk. Just... hurry it up, okay? Tell me something I don't know.The capital of Mozambique is Maputo. Not helping. Eh, four out of ten on that one. ... Officer Gelepsi and the coroner struggle to carry the victim into the back of the coroner's vehicle.  Oh god.Forget Keith, that guy should be your partner. Can we get him to transfer? Don't even suggest that. I really will find some way to shoot you no matter how impossible it is. Let's take another look in here now that the body is out of the way. What's that? Looks like a note. Well. If he wanted to get my attention, he succeeded. I sure did. It's certainly providing me with some... motivation. I'll see you later, Mario. I'm sorry, Sonny. It's not like we didn't know he was after me already. The bloodstained note doesn't really change that.Shall we go get Keith?  No, let's let him stay there a minute while we look at this torn-off paper Wally had.Envelope Corner posted:Bill Cole Well, I guess we know where our next stop is. Let's get going. Next time on Police Quest: Loss. I'm not sure I like the sound of that.
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idonotlikepeas posted:
I like the idea of Sonny flipping the gently caress out and shooting his gun wildly into the air. Great update as always!
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I'm so glad this is back. I read your LP of Police Quest 1 all in one sitting like a novel and I regret nothing because it was amazing!
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Alright, not only is the LP back it's upped the motherfuckin' ante. You're going down Bains 
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Maybe we'll lose Keith. Though whether that counts as LOSS I dunno
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drifterofhell posted:I like the idea of Sonny flipping the gently caress out and shooting his gun wildly into the air. And somehow hitting the narrator while doing so.
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Veloxyll posted:Maybe we'll lose Keith. Though whether that counts as LOSS I dunno Nah. This is a cop
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The VGA remake of PQ1 breaks continuity with one of its changes here - they changed the Delphoria bartender to be a woman. Most of the other NPC changes were just updates from bad stereotypes when the EGA version came out to bad stereotypes of the VGA version's era, but that was, I believe, the only gender swap NPC change.
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Yay! An update! Now we wait another month or so to find out what happens next! (This is not a dig at you, OP. Real life comes first  )
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idonotlikepeas posted:I'm skeptical as to this guy being an actual qualified coroner, but I have no problem believing he's the kind of guy who'd show up at a murder in his own car with CORONER messily scrawled across the hood.
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Perdido posted:I think you've missed some points. Can't remember, though, if you checked your scores for the shooting range when you grabbed your keys on the first day I did do that, although it isn't in the LP, I don't think. I cut it for pacing. I generally whittle down a pile of about 200-250 screenshots to make each update (although some of those are just different attempts at catching the same action). I don't recall gaining any points from it, but it's totally possible I just don't remember at this point. Incidentally, please ignore any jumping points in the future; I had to do a little editing to make the story consistent that resulted in using slightly older screenshots, and I didn't want to doctor them. MadDogMike posted:There's actually an alternate ending to that date if you just keep kissing her where the game is (slighty) more specific about you staying with Marie that evening. Though if you do it before you actually finish your meal you miss out on scoring some points (in THAT way at least). I was not aware of that. Version differences, perhaps? I'll try it out and include it at some point if I can make it happen. Psion posted:e: also idonotlikepeas if you want me to rehost your EGA PQ1 shots instead of relinking, let me know. It'd be no trouble to throw them on my imgur account. If you're going to keep being awesome, you can leech my image host as much as you want. Doesn't cost me a nickel. Gnome de plume posted:I'm skeptical as to this guy being an actual qualified coroner, but I have no problem believing he's the kind of guy who'd show up at a murder in his own car with CORONER messily scrawled across the hood. I wish I'd thought of that! Although people in that line of work do develop a pretty offbeat sense of humor. There's one that I know that tells some pretty hilarious stories assuming you have a strong stomach. RadicalR posted:Yay! An update! Now we wait another month or so to find out what happens next! (This is not a dig at you, OP. Real life comes first Funny you should say that!
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 I'm not sure failing to save another man's life counts as "getting somewhere".At least you have an idea about where to go next. Actually, I think we should stop by the station quickly. There are some calls I need to make. You got it, partner. Haven't you people ever heard of payphones? Ha ha. I don't want anyone listening in on this. Who are you calling? An old acquaintance. ???: Hello?  ???: What do you want? Jesse Bains has escaped from Lytton jail. You'd better be on the lookout for him, because he's been getting rid of anyone who helped put him behind bars. ???: Well, I gotta go. CLICK I'm sorry, who was that guy again? Remember the bust in the park?Oh, man, the muscle-shirt teenage drug dealer? Where the hell is Steelton, anyway? Texas. Speaking of, one second while I call 411 for their police department... So this is why you went to the station? Yeah. One second. This is Detective Sonny Bonds from Lytton PD. Jesse Bains has escaped jail yesterday and has gone on a rampage, killing anyone who put him behind bars. Donald Colby lives in Steelton now and could be the next victim. You should tap Colby's phone to see if Bains calls.  At least that guy kind of said goodbye before he hung up. Alright, now let's go check out that address and see what we can find. Keith, I don't even want to think about your butt, much less devote any time to watching it. He is my partner, you know. He may not be the best cop, but it's the duty of all good police officers to... Not the best cop? I'm sitting right here! Yes... and? ... Me too. Dispatch responds... "53Mary2... 10-4. Dispatch copies 10-97 753 Third Street."  You are at the parking lot of the Snuggler's Inn. Wow, in Lytton even crappy hotels are kind of nice. Why is there a painting of a bald guy on the wall there, though?  Oh. Hello, sir. My name is Sonny Bonds, and... Huh. I think he's trying to tell us something. ...I'm a police officer. Here's my ID. Have you heard the names Bains or Pate lately, sir? Or seen this man?  Did you figure that out all on your own? Do you want a gold star? (Shut up. And yes, I do.) Can you double-check that name and room for me, sir? So, now you and Keith bust in there, right?  Wrong!Don't tell me, there's some sort of rule. How did you guess? Dispatch answers... "10-4, 53Mary2. Be advised... a support team has been dispatched to your 10-20." We're going to need a warrant, too.  "10-4, 53Mary2. Be advised... a search warrant will be obtained and delivered to your 10-20. Wait a second. Wait a second. You're just ordering a warrant like a pizza? Can you even do that? When we're chasing a fugitive and suspect he may be on the premises, yes. The captain will have to get on the phone with the judge that's on call, and...Spare me the details. How long will it take? A few hours. Anyone for cards? Sure!Several hours later...  Well, that was about as exciting as watching painted grass dry while it grows. Welcome to the wonderful world of policework.  Good to see you, boys. Do you have something for me? Thanks.So now, what, the SWAT team shoots in the window? You've been watching too much TV. Now we get the key and go in like respectable people. We have a warrant to search room 108, sir. I would appreciate it if you would give us the key. Thank you. We'll try to do as little damage as possible. Do you think Bains is really in there? And why would he have sent a letter, anyway? Trying to lure someone out of hiding. Looks like it worked, too. I suppose it would be pointless to ask how the letter got there when it's only been a day? Utterly.  You got it, Sonny. That's what we're here for! Did you find out which room this dirtbag is in?What is it with calling people dirtbags, anyway? Is that what people in Lytton do instead of swearing?   Well, at least he's taking things seriously. I don't work with Chuck often, but I hear he's a good guy. Be careful, Sonny. He almost got you at the park. If he's in there and anywhere near his gun, he's likely to shoot as soon as the door opens.  Why are Keith and I always on the same page lately? Politeness prevents me from commenting. Alright, here we go!  IT'S ON NOW, DIRTBAG! Now this is more like it. drat it. Isn't that guy going to be upset about his window? I'm going to leave that one to the SWAT guys. Now we just have to wait for the smoke to clear... Alright, now let's see if we have any unconscious scumbag drug dealers in here.  Well, you guys have successfully tear-gassed a booby trap. Lytton's finest at work! Shut up. Come on, let's check this place out. I'm going to guess that's not ketchup. He probably killed Woody here, then dumped him and his car. drat it, that means he hasn't been here for a while. So he went out in the morning, dumped the Walrus, and then off into the wilderness? Hopefully we can find something else here that'll tell us where he might have gone.  How bad is it back there?  Not bad.Looking at the tiled sink, you see what appears to be a business card.  Well, I think we figured out where he's going next. Good thing you made those phone calls. Let's hope we can intercept him before he gets there. Better finish searching the room first, though, in case there's something else here. Thanks, Keith. Good job.That sounds so unnatural. I know. It felt weird while I was saying it.  I guess he was in too much of a hurry to notice that Woody still had the corner. Or else he left it in his hand deliberately, hoping I'd take some buckshot to the face on the way in here. Now that's just plain inconsiderate.  Oh, did he have some entertainment while he was here? Let's grab that and bag it. ... ... No. No, no, no...Let's not jump to conclusions, Sonny. It's just pink lipstick.    Get your rear end in this car. Marie's. Now.     Sonny? Shut up.        Sonny, I- I said shut up! The door's locked.   Next time on Polic- No. Not now.
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Oh boy, poo poo done got real now. Hang in there, Sonny! (I assume we'll see a blooper reel in a few days?)
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Well gently caress. It was foreshadowed as heck but still. Excellent additions and pacing as always btw.
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RadicalR posted:Oh boy, poo poo done got real now. Hang in there, Sonny! Yep. I'm serious about trying to get this game done before the end of March. Probable schedule is two updates, a blooper reel, and the final update. e: Psion posted:The VGA remake of PQ1 breaks continuity with one of its changes here - they changed the Delphoria bartender to be a woman. Most of the other NPC changes were just updates from bad stereotypes when the EGA version came out to bad stereotypes of the VGA version's era, but that was, I believe, the only gender swap NPC change. Incidentally, this is one of the reasons I picked the EGA version, although I didn't want to mention it before. It makes a more coherent story. Although I suppose I might have found some comedy in Sonny remembering the bartender always being this guy while the narrator remembered the woman. idonotlikepeas fucked around with this message at Mar 17, 2012 around 17:16 |
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Hells yeah. This is awesome!
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Man, I hate it when I'm right.
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idonotlikepeas posted:I was not aware of that. Version differences, perhaps? I'll try it out and include it at some point if I can make it happen. There might be a THIRD version of that end scene, by buying the bouquet of carnations for Marie, then ordering the lobster at the meal. Granted, I'm working off of memories of... geez, over 20 years ago? Man, now I feel old.
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S.D. posted:There might be a THIRD version of that end scene, by buying the bouquet of carnations for Marie, then ordering the lobster at the meal. Granted, I'm working off of memories of... geez, over 20 years ago? Man, now I feel old. Can't speak for that unfortunately, but the version I recall at least was if you just kept typing "kiss marie" (being as I was a kid, couldn't come up with any commands to mess around with besides that one) she eventually said something to the effect of "if you're that stirred up, we better go someplace private". Pretty sure you can get that ending along with the points if you order and eat dinner first (to get those points), though I think once the check comes you're going with the ending shown.
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So what does the guy who owns the motel have to do to get the glass replaced? Can he bill the police department for it?
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Glazius posted:So what does the guy who owns the motel have to do to get the glass replaced? Can he bill the police department for it? If he has insurance on the location, that would cover it as long as there's no proof that he was actively harboring a criminal. [EDIT] If the guy renting the room hadn't gotten whacked, the repair cost would technically fall on his shoulders along with the rest of the legal troubles he may deal with.
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Glazius posted:So what does the guy who owns the motel have to do to get the glass replaced? Can he bill the police department for it? Good question. Assuming he can't recover his costs from insurance or the tenant, the answer is generally "no". If the police are executing a "reasonable" action, damages they cause as a result are not their responsibility. In virtually all cases that have come to trial, the courts have ruled in favor of the police in matters like this; the definition of reasonability is awfully broad. That said, local ordinances might make a difference here. Now, if they'd negligently gone to the wrong address or something, he might have a claim. Or if they'd started firing tear gas randomly into the room without knocking first. There is some paperwork you file for compensation in this kind of case, but it's quite possible he'd ultimately have to take them to court to get it. Some police departments are better about that than others, and we're talking about Lytton here, so, the police department will probably volunteer to pay anyway. Edited for clarity. idonotlikepeas fucked around with this message at Mar 18, 2012 around 02:54 |
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Wait so...Why was the lipstick in his hotel room if he hasn't been there for a while? Or was Marie banging him too or something.
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The Saurus posted:Wait so...Why was the lipstick in his hotel room if he hasn't been there for a while? Or was Marie banging him too or something. She's just a big fan of Fishy Joe's. Ride the Walrus!
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The Saurus posted:Wait so...Why was the lipstick in his hotel room if he hasn't been there for a while? Or was Marie banging him too or something. The game doesn't explicitly tell you, but as near as I can figure the timeline works like this: 1. Bains checks into the hotel under the name Cole. 2. Bains sends a letter to Woody with that name from the hotel to lure him there. 3. Bains robs a gun store. 4. Woody goes to the hotel room expecting Cole and discovers Bains. 5. Bains murders Woody, then stuffs him in the trunk of a car. 6. Bains drops Woody's body off and steals a different car (because you have to have wheels). 7. Bains kidnaps Marie and brings her to the room. 8. Bains rigs up a trap for Sonny and then heads for Steelton. 9. Mario discovers Woody's body and calls in Sonny. 10. Sonny goes to the warehouse district and then follows the letter to the hotel. Theoretically 7 could happen at any point after 3, but it seems most likely Bains wouldn't want to try to control Marie while also managing Woody, so he probably did this sequentially. 7 has to happen because the lipstick has to come from somewhere. There's probably a substantial time lag between 8 and 9 for some reasons you've seen and one you will see in the last couple of updates. There are a few other points about 7 and 8 that are somewhat curious, but you'll see more about them in the next update. As usual for Police Quest, we're dealing with somewhat elastic time. We think only one day has passed, but looking around 2-5 it has to be more than that. There's no real difficulty in assuming that the post-date summary box actually compressed more than one night's worth of time, but the game doesn't say that, so it ends up being a bit odd.
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For what we learned of the primary influence of the game earlier, 53mary2 sounds an awful lot like 53mary-sue to me. I also had other witty comments to make, but that was before I read the new update.
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Btw, I was just thinking. It is sosad that a character like Jack Bauer became the icon of American policing rather than the by the book, human, trying to do his best in a bad world Sonny Bonds.
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Munin posted:Btw, I was just thinking. It is sosad that a character like Jack Bauer became the icon of American policing rather than the by the book, human, trying to do his best in a bad world Sonny Bonds. ...except that Jack Bauer is not a police officer? I'm pretty sure the icon of American policing is Detective Lenny Briscoe from Law & Order.
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Agent Interrobang posted:...except that Jack Bauer is not a police officer? I'm pretty sure the icon of American policing is Detective Lenny Briscoe from Law & Order. Or Jimmy McNulty from The Wire.
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I'll stick with Harry Callahan.
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Frank Drebin for life.
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Agent Interrobang posted:...except that Jack Bauer is not a police officer? I thought he was with the FBI? That still counts as domestic law enforcement, though obviously at a federal level. The fact that he is a terrorist catching, regulation ignoring, maverick all action hero is part of the contrast. I also really have to watch the Wire on of these days...
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Mister Roboto posted:Or Jimmy McNulty from The Wire. Bunk Moreland?
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John Mclane, motherfuckers. Copper taking out terrorists while the FBI sat on the sidelines with their dicks in hand. Suck on that, Bauer.
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Joe Friday and Bill Gannon, forever. 
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Horatio  Caine
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Columbo
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I vote Turner and Hooch.
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