It has more to do with not wanting to have shelves full of games hat nobody wants to buy. Something called "just in time inventory" or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
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It has more to do with not wanting to have shelves full of games hat nobody wants to buy. Something called "just in time inventory" or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
I finished Dreamfall tonight. It's a great game. The story and characters are amazing just like the characters in The Longest Journey. Because the game is so heavily story driven, I would say not having played TLJ could severly effect your enjoyment of this game. Not only would you miss the many references to the first game, but the ending of this game doesn't exactly wrap things up. There are a ton of questions left unanswered, and if you haven't played the first game, you'll be even more lost. If a sequel isn't made, it would really, really suck. Anyway, I loved the game. I didn't want it to end. Everyone should play both games.
The game finally appeared in a store near me. I'm a few hours in and loving it. It doesn't run as well as I had hoped on my PC and the controls take some adjusting but it's not a big deal. I'm really digging these modern evolutions of the adventure genre like Shenmue, Indigo Prophecy and this. If they were a bit more puzzle oriented they would be perfect.
Yeah, I finally saw copies of this at Best Buy last week. Unfortunately I didn't have the money for it but at least I know where to find it since no one else seems to be carrying it.
I played like half of this when it was new and then E3 and a bunch of other stuff came along and I got pulled away from it. Finally beat it this weak.
I never played TLJ, but I liked this. Some of the stuff felt like extraneous catch up with old characters that weren't really relevant, but by and large it was a really solid story, and still felt like an adventure. The combat was pretty clunky, but there's so little of it, you have to wonder why it was even there. I agree that the ending just seems to be setting up the last game in the trilogy, but as long as they deliver I can deal with that (Don't pull a Shenmue on me!).
I will be buying this at Fry's soon enough.
Just finished Dreamfall. It straddles the line between worst game ever made and most enjoyable electronic experience I've had in years. You don't really 'play' it so much as you live it. Sure, there are a puzzles and the like. But mostly, you're ferrying your character from one conversation to the next (a la, Shenume). However, the story has got to be one of the best I've ever seen in a game. And, not by video game standards. Literary standards.
The dialogue is believable, and at times hilarious. I felt bad when Ryan died. Super bad when that bitch offed Zoe. Those characters really grew on me.
Dreamfall's like an excellent book I couldn't put down. I really, really wish it didn't end.
I sensed massive political allusions to the Arabs with the Azadi. Like, western-civilization-in-the-dark-ages allusions.
Also, I didn't play the first game. I saw it in my store for three years and never picked it up. Damn, I'm stupid.
Why do you say it's like the worst game ever made? Everything else you wrote sounds positive.
I said it straddles the line, because you don't do a lot of playing. Have you seen the online reviews. It's getting 10s and 5s. The shit reviews say 'you don't do shit,' which would turn off a lot of gamers expecting more gameplay. The glowing reviews praise the story. Depending on the way you look at it, it could be the worst or best game ever made.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
The first game has an amazing story as well, and I think the dialogue may be even better than the dialogue in Dreamfall. However, the gameplay is way different. The first game is a traditional point and click adventure. There are a LOT of puzzles, and some of them can be pretty challenging. Most of them are logical enough though. If you liked Dreamfall, I think you'd love The Longest Journey. You get all the background on April Ryan as she is the main character. There are also references in Dreamfall that you won't get unless you've played TLJ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold