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vodkaLord




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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Jan 2006 12:41    Post subject:
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only one thing can stop me from buying it: A stupid protection th makes it impossible to play the game without having the cd in the drive



What's so bad about leave the CD in the drive? If your CD drive is noisy, go buy a better CD drive.
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KrutojPoc




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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Jan 2006 12:58    Post subject:
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only one thing can stop me from buying it: A stupid protection th makes it impossible to play the game without having the cd in the drive


Right...
only one thing can stop me from buying the game for my modded PS2: stupid developers who make it impossible to play the game without having the DVD in the console Rolling Eyes
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deelix
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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Jan 2006 13:02    Post subject:
KrutojPoc wrote:
Starforce is COOL

Yeah right, im sure the makers of it are some cool gangsters who get all the laids... not!
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Adagio.81




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PostPosted: Thu, 12th Jan 2006 18:44    Post subject:
vodkaLord wrote:
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only one thing can stop me from buying it: A stupid protection th makes it impossible to play the game without having the cd in the drive



What's so bad about leave the CD in the drive? If your CD drive is noisy, go buy a better CD drive.


Because I don't buy games I can't test before I buy, I wouldn't want to buy a game that doesn't run on my machine (for one reason or another)... what's wrong about that?

And when I don't need the cd/dvd to play the game, I can always lend it out to my friends, persuading them to buy the game, so not needing the cd/dvd in the drive is a win/win situation for everybody Smile
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Weedo




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PostPosted: Sun, 15th Jan 2006 15:21    Post subject:
Anyone who likes the old Lucas Arts adventures should definitely keep a close eye on Ankh which is basically a tribute to the old Lucas games. I started playing the german version some days ago and so far it's very nice. It's almost like Lucas Arts made a new adventure in the old way - nice comic graphics, likeable/weird characters, point & click interface and a lot of humor. One of the best adventures of the last years imo. I think the english version will be released soon, there's already an english demo available.
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SuTuRa




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PostPosted: Sun, 15th Jan 2006 15:29    Post subject:
I´ll keep an eye on it. Thanx Smile
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war3




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PostPosted: Sun, 15th Jan 2006 16:14    Post subject:
Weedo wrote:
Anyone who likes the old Lucas Arts adventures should definitely keep a close eye on Ankh which is basically a tribute to the old Lucas games. I started playing the german version some days ago and so far it's very nice. It's almost like Lucas Arts made a new adventure in the old way - nice comic graphics, likeable/weird characters, point & click interface and a lot of humor. One of the best adventures of the last years imo. I think the english version will be released soon, there's already an english demo available.


yep.. but if you have the german version.. search fot the ankh.ini file ..edit it and at the language replace 1 with 0 (or 0 with 1... you got the idea).. and you have a ENGLISH version of the demo.. i agree with you on the tribute to Lucas games.. it almost feels like monkey island(1-2-3 control and 4-graphics.) .. a definite must-get.. long live adventure games!
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SuTuRa




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 15:06    Post subject:
It seems that the game will come out in a lot of lanaguages, said Ragnar Tornquist in an interview.

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That's the great thing about Europe is you have all these markets, and if you spend time localizing, there's an enormous profit to be made. The Longest Journey was translated into thirteen languages, and that's part of the reason why it sold so well. In Poland, it sold something like 20,000 or 30,000 which you just couldn't do if it was in English. I think a lot of American publishers don't know that or disregard that, they see it as a lot of work, but if you work with local partners, that's actually a smart way of doing it. And the same in Asia too. Something we're going to do with Dreamfall, or at least with our next online game, is to get into Asia and make sure it's localized for every market and tailored for that market because that's where the big business is. I mean America and Europe are huge markets but Asia is enormous in comparison.
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IcedFreon




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 15:10    Post subject:
KrutojPoc wrote:
If you like adventure games you must buy it when its out. I hope it will have Starforce 4.0 PRO or something so it will be very hard to crack/emulate.


sure as hell won have starforce. Aspyr dropped starfoce. and damn you to hell for asking for starforce on a game. what fool wants starfore on thier system willingly. you should be banned for such blasphemy. oh and uh yea. same as every other game out theere, wont be buying it Razz
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gsprimo




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 15:10    Post subject:
Looks great, can't wait to play this one.

Nice hands-on Preview --> http://black-house.net/?page_id=111
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Bonux




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 15:14    Post subject:
ARggghhhh, hail to the adventure. GIME GIME GIME Very Happy

Fast Eddie was the best Smile
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SuTuRa




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 17:15    Post subject:
gsprimo wrote:
Looks great, can't wait to play this one.

Nice hands-on Preview --> http://black-house.net/?page_id=111


It seems the game will run smoothly with a regular system.

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My system and settings
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Memory: 1 GB
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT
Sound Card: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS

I played the demo at Ultra settings, which is the maximum. Anti-aliasing was set on the maximum, which was 4, and my screen resolution was 1280×1024. Everything ran pretty smoothly.
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X_Dror




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 17:23    Post subject:
I can't wait!

I still have the original first game somewhere in my house.
w00t!
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deelix
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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 19:14    Post subject:
So anyone know if it has been released? I know it should. But aint the stores closed because of Easter?
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IcedFreon




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 19:20    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
So anyone know if it has been released? I know it should. But aint the stores closed because of Easter?


uh easter was yesterday
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CaptainCox
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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 19:34    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
So anyone know if it has been released? I know it should. But aint the stores closed because of Easter?
Well there seems to be some fakes comming as we speak (torrents). But i am pretty sure it should be out any day now.
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deelix
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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 19:41    Post subject:
IcedFreon wrote:
deelix wrote:
So anyone know if it has been released? I know it should. But aint the stores closed because of Easter?


uh easter was yesterday

There most be some easter day.. or else i would be at school today Laughing
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IcedFreon




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 21:56    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
IcedFreon wrote:
deelix wrote:
So anyone know if it has been released? I know it should. But aint the stores closed because of Easter?


uh easter was yesterday

There most be some easter day.. or else i would be at school today Laughing


yes there is an easter day. its called yesterday april 16th EASTER SUNDAY
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Glottis
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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 22:09    Post subject:
Easter, at least here, is two day holiday, same as Christmas. No need to attack someone just because you have different traditions in your country.
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SuTuRa




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PostPosted: Mon, 17th Apr 2006 23:15    Post subject:
Please! Don´t turn this into an Easter thread Very Happy


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SkepticalEnquirer




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 00:08    Post subject:
Whoa. 1.6 GHz and a 128Mb DX9-compatible card for an adventure game? I wish I had some money to buy a new computer, it's about time... Sad

On the other hand, I still have about 10 great games waiting to be played, so I'll be alright for a few months. Very Happy
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SuTuRa




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 01:19    Post subject:
The game will come out in a lot of languages.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8780
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dvsone




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 05:41    Post subject:
review is up on ign and it doesnt bode well

http://pc.ign.com/articles/702/702002p1.html

9.0 Presentation
One of the best storylines you can find on store shelves right now, though it has a particular dissatisfying element.
7.5 Graphics
Distinctive futuristic and fantastical environments are marred by awkward character animations.
8.5 Sound
Character voices inflect naturally, the music effectively sets the mood, and sound effects generally enhance the experience.
4.0 Gameplay
With simplified puzzles and terrible action sequences, there's little in Dreamfall to actually "play." Scenarios with multiple paths and conversation branches always result in the same thing anyway.
3.0 Lasting Appeal
Once you're through, there's little reason to go back. This is largely because the end result of your minor decisions is generally the same.
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deelix
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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 07:17    Post subject:
The first one is always best Sad
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KrutojPoc




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 07:31    Post subject:
I dont care. The first one was linear too, so what? I dont expect it to be Oblivion. "One of the best storylines you can find on store shelves right now" is much more important to me Smile
About puzzles and action sequences - we'll see. Maybe they are not that bad after all Smile
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KillaK




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 07:45    Post subject:
No shock regarding the IGN scores.

When have they EVER translated a point and click adventure into a just as challenging 3rd person 3D title.

Why not a wicked 3D engine but point and click controls. I can't stand when they stuff up games due to a shift in the game engine.


Evil or Very Mad
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hurley




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 10:49    Post subject:
"While Dreamfall attempts to incorporate action elements, it just doesn't work. The stealth and battle systems are woefully underdeveloped. This wouldn't have been a big deal if there was still an enjoyable array of puzzles, but those too were drastically simplified. It almost seems as though design decisions were made to scale back the puzzles to make way for the awful action elements. Whereas the first The Longest Journey was criticized for illogical puzzles, Dreamfall went too far in the opposite direction. With the exception of one or two sequences, figuring out what to do in Dreamfall is as simple as tying your shoe. "

nooooooo Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad
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Hfric




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 11:07    Post subject:
Let me guess they wanted to make another Farenheight Clone Laughing , anyway the same procedure was in Broken sword 3 ( 2d in 3d + action ).
What did you expect consoles allways made PC games dumb
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IcedFreon




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 11:17    Post subject:
looks like this got pushed back to next week on the 25th for a release
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baardhimself
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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Apr 2006 11:55    Post subject:
its hard to take any one of the big review sites word on adventure games, the reviewers probably sit down to each new adventure game screaming "wheres the aliens?!!? how do i shoot?!" the best reviews of adventure games come from the adventure game sites themselves, who understand how they work, although it sucks that adventure games suffer because these big sites review scores can put off the casual gamer
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