[SWCollect] More ramblings

2002-02-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hi everyone, Being ill for some days has its advantages. For starters, you can always read those books you never seem to have time to on regular occasions. Thanks to a strong flu, I was forced to trade my keyboard for some books myself, and one I picked was Origin's Quest for Clues, which I

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2002-02-15 Thread Karl Kuras
Well, being an old school fan of IF, especially the Spanish ones from AD (games like Guerra de las Vajillas (Silverware Wars), Don Quijote and Jabato to name but a few) I have to agree, that those were some great games. But then again, I tried playing Jabato about 2 years ago again, and spent a

[SWCollect] Test

2002-02-15 Thread Karl Kuras
Just testing to see if my address change worked Karl Kuras

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2002-02-15 Thread Stephen S. Lee
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Pedro Quaresma wrote: Being ill for some days has its advantages. For starters, you can always read those books you never seem to have time to on regular occasions. Thanks to a strong flu, I was forced to trade my keyboard for some books myself, and one I picked was

Re: [SWCollect] More ramblings

2002-02-15 Thread Jim Leonard
Pedro Quaresma wrote: creators had to rely purely on their ability to make great stories and puzzles instead of relying on the Story is so-so, but the graphics and sound make up to it formula that we are forced to put up with nowadays. When asked why she prefers old radio programs as

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2002-02-15 Thread Jim Leonard
Karl Kuras wrote: All I can say is that I'm really glad we developed graphic interfaces. And if you're looking for good story in modern day games, I recommend titles like Vampire The Masquerade, Deus Ex, No One Lives Forever and Soul Reaver 2. Story is alive again, and growing stronger,

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2002-02-15 Thread Karl Kuras
Definetly one not to forget... was trying to go for newer titles, but you're right, Fallout 1 and 2, Grim Fandango (probably the best adventure game since Monkey Island 2), Shogo, Discworld 1 and 2, Red Faction (which suffered from some poor gameplay elements unfortunately) and Max Payne (and