coming soon from Telltale: a poker game, nobody cares but BACK TO THE FUTURE'S OUT

YaYa

Zek I don't think you actually like adventure games

Zek

i just want to have an adventure that's more about actually adventuring than it is about moving my mouse around to suck up every item in the room and keep it in my bag of holding for future trial-and-error clicking relying entirely on my character's inherent knowledge of what works and what doesn't, is that too much to ask

YaYa

yeah pretty sure you don't like adventure games

besides, learning the logic is part of the fun

I was playing the first Tales of Monkey Island with my ex who'd never really played an adventure game before, took one look at one of the first puzzles, told her exactly what I'd have to do to solve it (which made no sense in any other logic) and then turned out to be right

she was absolutely flabbergasted

Futore

sooooooo has anyone mentioned how Telltale is also making a Back to the Future videogame?

Garlic Bread

futoreeeee

Kuribo's Shoe

Yes there is a sweet delorean at pax and no new info about the game!

Futore

keith, all I really want to know from PAX is stuff about fighting games. I want the new Mortal Kombat to be actually good and worthy of competitive play

Garlic Bread

futore i don't live in paxville why are you askin me

get off me holmes

Futore

keith just give me some philadelphia money

Garlic Bread

futore holla at your young bol

Futore

wait, people pay for things in Philly with cigarettes, don't they?

Garlic Bread

futore chat with me in the tinychat

http://tinychat.com/friendlybuddies

cj iwakura

I started playing Cryostasis. It's certainly unique. Not sure what kind of narrative they're going for, but it's kept my interest. (It was free on some website a while back)


By the way, we saw a Delorean parked at a pharmacy some weeks back.

License plate? "TIMECAR"

Caulk Bite 6

I actually like it when an adventure game includes the odd red-herring-type item, as it gives a sense of mystery and wonder all through the time that you have access to it, and then when you realize you never needed it you either laugh or curse it's infernal existence.

but not all the time. it's a thing that is best in small doses.

Raneados

i also appreciate that

if everything were given a specific use, it'd encourage a more "shove X peg into this hole until it gets accomplished" mentality

and that sucks for most adventure games. You're supposed to submit to a logic system. even if at the rare occasion you allow the SHOVING PEG mentality to occasionally do what it's supposed to do, you allow for the game's theme of logic to overcome your own desire to beat the game you have bought. That's some goddamn immersion.

i can appreciate a good red herring, and this is coming from a man who falls for most red herrings entirely

only later to sit upon the field and murmur " ohhhhh you mothherfccuuuuccckkkerrrrssssssssssss"

SimBen

Every once in a while you'll get entire red herring puzzles. Monkey Island 2 was especially good at that. It could take you 5 minutes or 15 seconds to get that bucket depending on your conversation choices. Also you could run that guy's errand to polish his pegleg and you'd get a measly one piece of eight for it.

AzadIsCool

cj iwakura wrote: »

I started playing Cryostasis. It's certainly unique. Not sure what kind of narrative they're going for, but it's kept my interest. (It was free on some website a while back)

I got it too, but I most likely will never play it, because games with any atmosphere and solitude creep me out. I even had trouble playing Half Life 2.

Grey Ghost

Butler wrote: »

Someone should make a game where the entirety of the play experience is just getting it to run on your computer.

If you try to install it on a Mac it just laughs at you and then your harddrive explodes.

Isn't there a game where every enemy that spawns is tied to an actual file on your computer? And when you destroy one it actually deletes that file?

Or did I make that up in some sadistic fever dream?

Speed Racer

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Butler wrote: »

Someone should make a game where the entirety of the play experience is just getting it to run on your computer.

If you try to install it on a Mac it just laughs at you and then your harddrive explodes.

Isn't there a game where every enemy that spawns is tied to an actual file on your computer? And when you destroy one it actually deletes that file?

Or did I make that up in some sadistic fever dream?

No no

it's a real thing

Don't remember its name though

cj iwakura

AzadIsCool wrote: »

cj iwakura wrote: »

I started playing Cryostasis. It's certainly unique. Not sure what kind of narrative they're going for, but it's kept my interest. (It was free on some website a while back)

I got it too, but I most likely will never play it, because games with any atmosphere and solitude creep me out. I even had trouble playing Half Life 2.

It's not really that scary. Way scarier than HL2 though, and much better graphics. This thing is a beast, spec-wise.

The storytelling is the best part. Very minimalist.

Abracadaniel

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Butler wrote: »

Someone should make a game where the entirety of the play experience is just getting it to run on your computer.

If you try to install it on a Mac it just laughs at you and then your harddrive explodes.

Isn't there a game where every enemy that spawns is tied to an actual file on your computer? And when you destroy one it actually deletes that file?

Or did I make that up in some sadistic fever dream?

Lose/Lose

Grey Ghost

Smart Hero wrote: »

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Butler wrote: »

Someone should make a game where the entirety of the play experience is just getting it to run on your computer.

If you try to install it on a Mac it just laughs at you and then your harddrive explodes.

Isn't there a game where every enemy that spawns is tied to an actual file on your computer? And when you destroy one it actually deletes that file?

Or did I make that up in some sadistic fever dream?

Lose/Lose

Holy shit

Speed Racer

Yeah hotel dusk is pretty fun

It's dumb that it has multiple endings though

I mean is there any genre of game with less replayability than adventure games

TheySlashThem

hotel dusk was really good

I loved the visual style

everything all sketchy and stuff

undeinPirat

i don't like games with alternate endings

TheySlashThem

there's only two endings, normal and best

you get the extra special good ending by not making too many people turn red while you're interviewing them I think?

also never getting a game over screen

basically you need to have a perfect run

the good ending is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-O60D8EDQc

(the bonus is at the end)

Speed Racer

I think there's also some optional puzzles that you have to solve to get the better ending

cj iwakura

undeinPirat wrote: »

i don't like games with alternate endings

I do if they're easy to get and/or worthwhile. It adds replay value.



Also, TDOT, you might want to import this.



Getting a release in the Uk. Not here.

TheySlashThem

wait wait what

what is that

cj iwakura

The sequel.

Caulk Bite 6

oh goddammit europe

TheySlashThem

when's it drop?

cj iwakura

In a month or something, I think.

TheySlashThem

hey so this game is out now

Stew_Stick

So far I am enjoying this game. The banter between all the characters is really great. I missed out on getting the Heavy's new minigun earlier but oh well.

cj iwakura

There's also 999 on the DS, it's a visual novel/survival horror thing.

Mr. G

I want Khoo to be in this game

YaYa

does Tycho actually talk in this

does Jerry do his voice

cj iwakura

Yes

no.

Mr. G

Tycho talks, it isn't Jerry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt6szMya0oM