|
I am currently playing through QFG1VGA as a magic user and only have to do Baba Yaga and then go into the brigand camp. I have no parry skill, and I think I am also lacking something else (lock pick?). I can still become a Paladin without parry, in QFG2..?
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2014 07:55
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 8, 2024 08:29 |
|
|
BadAstronaut posted:I am currently playing through QFG1VGA as a magic user and only have to do Baba Yaga and then go into the brigand camp. I have no parry skill, and I think I am also lacking something else (lock pick?). I can still become a Paladin without parry, in QFG2..? Yes. Any class can become a Paladin, but thieves are at a major disadvantage since you miss out on a lot of the fun of being a thief.
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2014 21:37
|
|
|
Cool. Is there a big advantage to taking in an imported character vs starting a new one in QFG2? There is no persistence in terms of storyline or characters, is there? Rather only in stats and some inventory?
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 02:24
|
|
|
BadAstronaut posted:Cool. Is there a big advantage to taking in an imported character vs starting a new one in QFG2? There is no persistence in terms of storyline or characters, is there? Rather only in stats and some inventory? Storyline and characters are assumed regardless of whether you import or start a new character. The main difference is that an imported character can have significantly better stats - 100 in everything - while a new character will be stuck at somewhere around 60-70 at best. Ultimately anyone can overcome this difference, but c'est la vie.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 03:30
|
|
|
Today only, 7th Guest and 11th Hour are $1.99 each/$3.98 for both. Also, after the sale ends, both games will be permanently 40% off their original price, making them $5.98 for each game. I ended up jumping on this deal even though I've heard the games haven't aged that well since I've never played them and have been interested in them since I started to get into adventure games.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 15:20
|
|
|
Obeast posted:I ended up jumping on this deal even though I've heard the games haven't aged that well since I've never played them and have been interested in them since I started to get into adventure games. 7th Guest is still a decent puzzler, but 11th Hour is just plain trash. It's a horrible non-interactive B movie with a game barely attached to it as an afterthought.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 15:35
|
|
|
macnbc posted:It's a horrible non-interactive B movie with a game barely attached to it as an afterthought. Ahead of its time!
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 15:35
|
|
|
Is Blackguards the most expensive game to date on GOG? $40.50 right now, $45 regular price. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 17:20
|
|
|
I think Witcher 2 was full price back when it launched.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 17:30
|
|
|
ulmont posted:Storyline and characters are assumed regardless of whether you import or start a new character. The main difference is that an imported character can have significantly better stats - 100 in everything - while a new character will be stuck at somewhere around 60-70 at best. Ultimately anyone can overcome this difference, but c'est la vie. I'd add that it's just more fun to import your character, because your name stays the same and you get a real sense of connection. I'll admit, it's an emotional one, but when you're fighting the dragon in Quest for Glory V with the same hero who looked in awe as he walked into the Spielburg adventurers' guild the first time... it's a loving awesome gaming moment. I openly admit bias by experience though. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 18:36
|
|
|
Peas and Rice posted:I'd add that it's just more fun to import your character, because your name stays the same and you get a real sense of connection. I'll admit, it's an emotional one, but when you're fighting the dragon in Quest for Glory V with the same hero who looked in awe as he walked into the Spielburg adventurers' guild the first time... it's a loving awesome gaming moment. How is the gameplay? Clicky adventure? Or arrow keys?
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 18:40
|
|
|
bushisms.txt posted:How is the gameplay? Clicky adventure? Or arrow keys? Little from column A, little from column B. The original EGA of QG1 and QG2 are both arrow key-text parser adventures. The remakes and QG3, 4, and 5 are icon-based clicky adventures. You can still use arrow keys in combat though. QG5 is a little more like Diablo in that you'll be using keybinds during combat for spells, heals, etc. Peas and Rice fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Jan 27, 2014 |
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 18:53
|
|
|
Also, if you've replayed all five QFGs and are STILL looking for more, there's the pretty excellent Heroine's Quest which just came out, and did a really good job of being a QFG style game (for free).
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 21:26
|
|
|
Clouseau posted:Also, if you've replayed all five QFGs and are STILL looking for more, there's the pretty excellent Heroine's Quest which just came out, and did a really good job of being a QFG style game (for free). Does the writing get any better? Because I turned it off ten minutes in because the  were so atrociously bad.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 21:28
|
|
|
Peas and Rice posted:Does the writing get any better? Because I turned it off ten minutes in because the The top of the game is obnoxiously exposition heavy and nearly turned me off too, but once it gets to the actual gameplay and puzzles it's pretty decent. I'd say that once you get to the smaller village (about 20 minutes or so) in the game, it gets better. There is definitely some clunkiness in the writing, but overall I'm really pleased with it. I'm treating it as a way to mark time till Hero U comes.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 21:31
|
|
|
Clouseau posted:The top of the game is obnoxiously exposition heavy and nearly turned me off too, but once it gets to the actual gameplay and puzzles it's pretty decent. I'd say that once you get to the smaller village (about 20 minutes or so) in the game, it gets better. There is definitely some clunkiness in the writing, but overall I'm really pleased with it. I'm treating it as a way to mark time till Hero U comes. I'll give it another shot then. I really wanted to like it, but I couldn't take it seriously. Of course, I'd probably think the same thing if I read some of the original Sierra text now as an adult. That reminds me: Mage's Initiation, by the team that did the QG2 remake and the KQ3 remake, is on Steam Greenlight and has almost hit the top 100. I backed it on KS and the game looks a lot more than Hero-U does, so if that's your thing, go vote the gently caress out of it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2014 21:44
|
|
|
I'm really digging Silent Service Two. There's something fun about taking out the cargo ships, and then getting attacked so you have to dive and cut your engines and hope they don't find you. Is there any reason to play the first one? Is it more of the sane, just older?
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 03:58
|
|
|
I think this got overlooked last week, but the first three DROD games are on Gog for 10 bux. Bundled. Not each. http://www.gog.com/game/drod_1_2_3
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 04:48
|
|
|
Does the new version come with creation tools like the Architect Edition? DROD is a great fun game, it's like Chip's Challenge for dungeon crawlers.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 06:03
|
|
|
al-azad posted:Does the new version come with creation tools like the Architect Edition? DROD is a great fun game, it's like Chip's Challenge for dungeon crawlers. Yeah, it's built right in.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 06:11
|
|
|
There's a new sale on the front page which is time-machine-themed. "30 great games from 1983-2013 up to 90% off" according to their twitter. Each deal appears to be timed with a 1.5 hour window, but you can upvote/downvote them to add/shave a second off the timer, so hopefully Jack Keane 2 won't cause any trouble this time.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 15:14
|
|
|
Starting with the Zork Anthology. Zork games are ones where you can permanently screw up and have to start over, aren't they? That's holding me back from grabbing this.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 15:19
|
|
|
Cemetry Gator posted:I'm really digging Silent Service Two. There's something fun about taking out the cargo ships, and then getting attacked so you have to dive and cut your engines and hope they don't find you. Silent Service 1 is more of the same, and I personally think the graphics and controls crosses the line over to "too old to be enjoyable". Silent Service 2 and Silent Hunter 1 were really some of the last sub sims to toe a good line between realistic and accessible before the more hardcore-but-no-other-choice of Silent Hunter 3/4 You should try it with Historical Torpedoes! There's nothing quite like setting up a great shot only to have all three eels fail to detonate and you have to suffer all the depth charging with nothing to show for it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 15:26
|
|
|
Zero could. If your inventory happened to be full when a vital piece of paper blew past, for instance.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 15:29
|
|
|
GOG's loving creative with their sales, you gotta give them that.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:15
|
|
|
I was about to ask...are GOG's sales getting too gimmicky? Yeah Steam has gimmicks, but they're always tangential to "everything is dirt cheap"
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:26
|
|
|
I mean, most stuff on GOG is already $10 or less, there's not a whole lot they can do there. At least they have fun with it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:34
|
|
|
Tarquinn posted:GOG's loving creative with their sales, you gotta give them that. jivjov posted:I was about to ask...are GOG's sales getting too gimmicky? Yeah Steam has gimmicks, but they're always tangential to "everything is dirt cheap" Yeah, I'm not sure I've seen a sale like this before, it's fairly interesting. I sorta wonder if people will up vote crap (Like Jack Keane 2) and down vote good stuff just to be dicks, or if that will even out with normal people or whatever. It's an interesting mechanic for this context. Zork's almost gone, let's see what 1984 has to offer...and it's Ultima...okay.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:41
|
|
|
I love reading user reviews of niche games like the original few Ultima's:every |
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:52
|
|
person on gog posted:
|
I'm willing to bet that Jack Keane will make an appearance for 2007 just because of GOG's warped sense of humor and to see how quickly that timer can be reduced to zero.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:52
|
|
|
I'm probably going to vote everything down because in most cases I don't need 90 minutes to decide whether or not I want a game.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:52
|
|
|
Is anyone not affected or interested by the sales? I pretty much have every game I want.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 16:59
|
|
|
Starhawk64 posted:Is anyone not affected or interested by the sales? I pretty much have every game I want. That's kinda where I'm at. The last big thing on GOG I didn't have was the Baldur's Gate And Friends bundle, and I finally got that one over Christmas. Until a miracle happens and X-Wing shows up, there's not much I want on GOG.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:02
|
|
|
Starhawk64 posted:Is anyone not affected or interested by the sales? I pretty much have every game I want. I'm sure not everyone has everything they want. I'm going to see if anything good comes along that I can buy as gifts for a later date.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:02
|
|
|
Armor-Piercing posted:I'm probably going to vote everything down because in most cases I don't need 90 minutes to decide whether or not I want a game. Yeah I don't know why anyone would vote a sale up. It only delays getting to the next one.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:11
|
|
|
If Jack Keane goes on sale I'm voting it up, Thug Life.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:16
|
|
|
Armor-Piercing posted:I'm probably going to vote everything down because in most cases I don't need 90 minutes to decide whether or not I want a game. I think most people are doing this seeing as how Ultima has lost an hour in about 30 minutes. I think the reason one would up-vote would be for others to be able to get the game more easily if it was something great that people wanted to spread around, but the internet isn't very altruistic. We probably won't see anything really great until the 90s (I'm probably forgetting some older games). macnbc posted:I'm willing to bet that Jack Keane will make an appearance for 2007 just because of GOG's warped sense of humor and to see how quickly that timer can be reduced to zero. I loving hope so.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:16
|
|
|
Create a bot that rapidly makes GOG accounts, then votes up Jack Keane on each one Keep the train rollin' forever ClownSyndrome fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Jan 28, 2014 |
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:23
|
|
|
King's Quest 1-3 for $3? Yeah, I'll bite. I always had a passing interest in the old Quest games, I just don't think they ever hit a price point I was okay with. EDIT: Jesus, its shaved off 20-some minutes in less than 2. That's insane.
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:36
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 8, 2024 08:29 |
|
|
King's Quest 1+2+3 70% off ($2.99) comes in now for 1985. It's dropped 20 minutes since being put up 5 minutes ago. Sounds about right. Edit: jivjov posted:King's Quest 1-3 for $3? Yeah, I'll bite. I always had a passing interest in the old Quest games, I just don't think they ever hit a price point I was okay with. You're better off getting the free remakes from http://www.agdinteractive.com/
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2014 17:36
|
|