What Game Are You Playing Right Now?

DwnWthVwls · 05-05-2015, 01:26 AM

BoF III.. sooo good.

Black Francis · 05-05-2015, 01:51 AM

Yea it is, im replaying it but i don't remember anything from it but the beginning story of the game is simple and easy to get into.

LoathsomePete · 05-05-2015, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

Im currently replaying Terraria and Breath of fire 3. ive also downloaded a Scumm emulator to play old Pc games like the King's quest games but idk to how to use it.

It's very different than the console emulators im used to and since i didn't grow up playing Pc games idk how to install them or what games to look for.

Dude you just add the directory where the game files are, and then click start game.

Black Francis · 05-05-2015, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Dude you just add the directory where the game files are, and then click start game.

Yea i figured, that much i can do im just not used to pc emulators this is the first one ive ever tried and idk what games to get for it.

im sure i'll get the hang of it eventually.

LoathsomePete · 05-05-2015, 05:52 PM

ScummVM :: Compatibility - DEV
Download Full Throttle - My Abandonware

Have fun.

Flashback (1992)

I never played the PC version, but I did watch a friend play the SNES version and remember being blown away from the animated cutscenes. I also really liked the rotoscoped animations that still look pretty cool to this day. It's also a really cool touch how you can run straight into a wall and bounce off of it, especially for 1992. Was a bit of a faff getting it to work at least with sound, but I eventually sorted it out.

Black Francis · 05-07-2015, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

ScummVM :: Compatibility - DEV
Download Full Throttle - My Abandonware

Have fun.

This is very helpful, thnx.

It looks like now i can play all those Police & Space quest games you guys were talking about.

LoathsomePete · 05-07-2015, 10:24 AM

You can legally get those games from GOG.com and they come with a built in DOSbox front end so you just double click on an icon and the game boots up normally. I only use ScummVM or DOSBox for games that are no longer available for purchase, otherwise I'd rather spend $6 and not have to fuck around.

That said though, I don't know why you want to play Police Quest or Space Quest, they're not very good examples of the genre and are really only a fun little relic if you grew up with those types of adventure games. If not then they are going to be frustrating, confusing, poorly presented, and all around kind of a mess.

Black Francis · 05-07-2015, 01:30 PM

Which would be good games from the genre then?

i wanna play them cause i never had the chance to growing up, Maniac mansion was honestly one of my favorite games from the nes and i always wanted to play more games like that.

Unknown Soldier · 05-07-2015, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Hey man, you should have known that picking up that piece of string five hours ago would result in a hellbeast tearing out your heart right before the end, causing you to have to go all the way back to the beginning.

You've summed it up nicely

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I never got into the King's Quest games, a little too dry and straight forward for me. Police Quest is pretty dry too, but it's an interesting look at police procedure that I find intriguing. It was pretty easy though, I mean I really only had a walkthrough up for crime code things I had to enter when I booked people. Honestly though there's really no story here, you just kind of meander around, going through scene-to-scene, then finally you find out what it is you're suppose to be doing, then you do it. I will say this for it though, no stupid fucking mazes.

I just like the idea of playing a game with police procedures and the Police Quest games looked nice from some of the screenshots. Most of the Kings, Police and Space quest games underwent big graphical improvements in the 90s as well, which is no surprise as the series are quiet long, but I understand that they might not be the best place to start for a gamer.

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I think the Delphine adventure games are some of the worst for that, although some of the really old Sierra games like Manhunter: New York are pretty punishing for that.

The Delphine games were some of the first adventure games I ever played when they first came out and the two I remember were Cruise for a Corpse and Operation Stealth.

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

Which would be good games from the genre then?

i wanna play them cause i never had the chance to growing up, Maniac mansion was honestly one of my favorite games from the nes and i always wanted to play more games like that.

A lot of the games have been mentioned so far on the last few pages

Anyway like you I'm very interested in playing a whole load of point and click adventure games and have made up a huge list that I want to try and get through in the next year or so. Maybe I'll try and play 1 a week or 1 every two weeks as I know most aren't that long and as they're quite relaxing they're easy to play.

If you want to start somewhere really great I recommend either the Monkey island or Broken sword games but if you want something older then I guess it depends on how patient you are with the graphics and the playing restrictions, like dying for anything, silly mazes or just really hard puzzles.

The very first adventure game I ever played was a game called Eureka back in 1984/85 and hell I love to see a remake of that classic.

Black Francis · 05-07-2015, 02:17 PM

Im gonna try the Broken sword games cause im a little familiar with them already. i played a gba port of that game.

05-05-2015, 01:51 AM	#7562 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Yea it is, im replaying it but i don't remember anything from it but the beginning story of the game is simple and easy to get into. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

05-05-2015, 05:52 PM	#7565 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	ScummVM :: Compatibility - DEV Download Full Throttle - My Abandonware Have fun. Flashback (1992) I never played the PC version, but I did watch a friend play the SNES version and remember being blown away from the animated cutscenes. I also really liked the rotoscoped animations that still look pretty cool to this day. It's also a really cool touch how you can run straight into a wall and bounce off of it, especially for 1992. Was a bit of a faff getting it to work at least with sound, but I eventually sorted it out. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-07-2015, 10:24 AM	#7567 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	You can legally get those games from GOG.com and they come with a built in DOSbox front end so you just double click on an icon and the game boots up normally. I only use ScummVM or DOSBox for games that are no longer available for purchase, otherwise I'd rather spend $6 and not have to fuck around. That said though, I don't know why you want to play Police Quest or Space Quest, they're not very good examples of the genre and are really only a fun little relic if you grew up with those types of adventure games. If not then they are going to be frustrating, confusing, poorly presented, and all around kind of a mess. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-07-2015, 01:30 PM	#7568 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Which would be good games from the genre then? i wanna play them cause i never had the chance to growing up, Maniac mansion was honestly one of my favorite games from the nes and i always wanted to play more games like that. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

05-07-2015, 02:17 PM	#7570 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Im gonna try the Broken sword games cause im a little familiar with them already. i played a gba port of that game. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A