Posted June 09, 2015
here is a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vho7k1qON_w
anyone has played this,is it any good? by 1995 standards i mean
drealmer7
finding balance
Registered: Dec 2010
From United States
here is a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vho7k1qON_w
anyone has played this,is it any good? by 1995 standards i mean
mintee
get off my lawn!
Registered: May 2009
From United States
Posted June 09, 2015
gabriel knight: beast within
X files
to add to your list
X files
to add to your list
groundhog42
New User
Registered: Apr 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted June 09, 2015
The X-Files Game - I can't believe I forgot about that one as it's a decent adventure.
It's a shame many FMV games aren't available to buy for downloading. The biggest problem is that many date from the early Windows period and that in itself tends to make them problematic on modern systems. When you add in all the weird and wonderful formats they used for the FMV cutscenes, and the assorted codecs they require, they can be a nightmare to get working.
As an example, if I remember correctly, the X-Files Game specifically requires Apple Quicktime 2.0 and won't work with any later versions. I played it on an old Windows 98 machine but still ran into a game stopping bug. Strangely enough I overcame it by transferring my save game to an XP computer, got past the bug and then transferred it back to the 98 machine.
It's a shame many FMV games aren't available to buy for downloading. The biggest problem is that many date from the early Windows period and that in itself tends to make them problematic on modern systems. When you add in all the weird and wonderful formats they used for the FMV cutscenes, and the assorted codecs they require, they can be a nightmare to get working.
As an example, if I remember correctly, the X-Files Game specifically requires Apple Quicktime 2.0 and won't work with any later versions. I played it on an old Windows 98 machine but still ran into a game stopping bug. Strangely enough I overcame it by transferring my save game to an XP computer, got past the bug and then transferred it back to the 98 machine.
javihyuga
Overly Happy 8=D
Registered: Jun 2011
From Spain
Posted June 09, 2015
HARVERSTER!
pimpmonkey2382.313
You are obsolete. Delete!
Registered: Jan 2011
From United States
Posted June 09, 2015
Available on GOG:
- The Tex Murphy series (unsurprisingly!): Great characters, humour and stories. Under a Killing Moon, The Pandora Directive and Overseer are all excellent FMV games. I haven't played Tesla Effect yet as I'm saving it!
- Gabriel Knight 2: Great story and challenging puzzles. I'd agree with drealmer7 that the interface is fine - I didn't find it any more clunky than other similar adventure games.
- Zork Nemesis: A dark setting and story, together with good puzzles make this one well worth playing.
- Phantasmagoria 1 & 2: Can't claim either are great games, but they are enjoyable and worth playing for the experience.
Not on GOG:
- Black Dahlia (1998): A long game, with an engrossing story and some very hard puzzles. Although I don't like using walkthroughs, I must admit I had to use one several times for this, but I still thoroughly enjoyed my playthrough. A word of warning, it's not for sale anywhere digitally and if I remember correctly it can be difficult to get it working.
- Morpheus (1998): A ghostly adventure set on a deserted ship trapped in the arctic ice. The setting, story and puzzles make this one worth playing. Again, I don't think this is available for sale anywhere digitally, which is a real shame.
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volumes I, II & III (1991, 1992 & 1993): In my opinion these games are absolute gems. Each game consists of three cases, which Holmes and Watson have to solve by following up clues around London, before presenting their evidence to a judge. The actors playing the duo are superb, especially Watson who displays an excellent dry wit. The original games aren't available for sale digitally, however the first game has been remastered by Zojoi (the makers of Shadowgate) and is available for sale on their website.
Faenrir
Augmented
Registered: Feb 2011
From Zimbabwe
Posted June 10, 2015
What other games are you comparing it to from the time that were better? I would agree that most of the LA games were smoother/better as far as their interface/item interaction on the screen, but that doesn't mean GK2 was bad, it just wasn't supreme. Tex Murphy, Space Quest, King's Quest, and dozens of others from the time, worse interfaces IMO. We don't have to agree, but a nice healthy discussion about our differeing views is what I'm going for here. Not to troll, not to rag on each other, but to talk about our differeing perspectives.
Did you ever play GK2 ?
How can you not say it's clunky and awfully unplayable ? Even die hard fans of the game admit the gameplay is lacking and mainly like it for the story...
I'm mainly comparing it to the first game in the series. Why in the hell didn't they at least re-use the same kind of UI is beyond me. But it's not only the UI...the screens are poorly done and it feels like you're right next to the buildings, can't see crap...it's very hard to go where you really want to go.
It plays like a brick. And is about as fun.
Sorry if i'm a bit harsh but i'm really having trouble understanding how you can not see how crappy the game plays. Maybe you haven't played it recently...i have. And i can tell you it's downright awful as far as gameplay goes.
I've also replayed a lot of adventure games that all played better, including GK1 (and also a lot of other games such as "I have no mouth and i must scream", most lucasarts games, Leisure suit Larry games, King's Quest games, etc. ) and they all play better.
Even Tex Murphy plays better...obviously not the first games but Under a killing moon does.
My main concern with GK2 is that it's really not intuitive and the different locations screens are poorly done.
martigasin
seeeeeeeega
Registered: Jun 2013
From Argentina
Posted June 10, 2015
here is a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vho7k1qON_w
anyone has played this,is it any good? by 1995 standards i mean
i was playing my sega genesis during that time, so i never played this old pc games
drealmer7
finding balance
Registered: Dec 2010
From United States
Posted June 10, 2015
I've replayed GK2 three times (which is more than I replay a lot of games.) Maybe that is why I don't have issues with the UI - I'm just so used to it it all feels natural and I no longer notice the hang-ups. Plus I know most of the things I need to do and find and so it works for me. I think you're being unfair though, for some reason. I really suggest giving it another try and just realize that the feel will take a little getting used to. It's seriously a great game! The inventory management and item interaction are smoother than a lot of games from the time. The stock-photo feel just lends to its charm for me, it doesn't get in the way of the gameplay, in fact it kind of simplifies it. They're a ton of cool shots to look at, sure not HQ, but still cool to me. I love germany, though. That's part of why it is so awesome to me, I feel like I'm touring through Germany as GK, taking in the sights and atmospheric locations and feeling a little intimidated by all of the sausages. Of course, it feels that way to me in GK1 and GK3 too. I really get a feel of being an investigator in an area unfamiliar and getting more and more familiar whilst the story unfolds. I think it is a great game because it is a great story that unfolds wonderfully well and it is fun (to me) to figure out all the things with the inventory and tape-recorder. Pretty good acting, directing, writing, with wonderful suspense and mystery. Tons of great dialogue. And the gameplay is pretty darned good even if it isn't duck-shit smooth. It has it all. Gk2 is one of the top 5 adventure games of all time, IMO.
We just apparently disagree. No problem. Tex Murphy UaKM and Pandora Directive, to me, are huge clunk-fests. I don't mind them/even like them and manage them fine, but to me they are some of the worst UI of the 90s adventure games. Space bar to move within the screen you are in and manuevering the camera to look at and find all of the things (which works GREAT in GK3 because they had a few years on Tex.) I even like searching for things and not having everything shown to my face as I enter the screen, but if you're going to complain about UI in 90s adventures, GK2 is the last thing I think of and Tex is probably the 1st I think of.
I really feel like all of the games you mention have worse UIs (except some of the LA games), so, it must just be how we deal with them individually or something.
We just apparently disagree. No problem. Tex Murphy UaKM and Pandora Directive, to me, are huge clunk-fests. I don't mind them/even like them and manage them fine, but to me they are some of the worst UI of the 90s adventure games. Space bar to move within the screen you are in and manuevering the camera to look at and find all of the things (which works GREAT in GK3 because they had a few years on Tex.) I even like searching for things and not having everything shown to my face as I enter the screen, but if you're going to complain about UI in 90s adventures, GK2 is the last thing I think of and Tex is probably the 1st I think of.
I really feel like all of the games you mention have worse UIs (except some of the LA games), so, it must just be how we deal with them individually or something.
Post edited June 10, 2015 by drealmer7
_Slaugh_
Feel the beat!
Registered: Apr 2011
From Canada
Posted June 10, 2015
Other FMV games on GOG:
▪ Police Quest: SWAT
▪ Toonstruck
▪ Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny
▪ Kingdom: The Far Reaches
Other FMV games on Steam:
▪ MISSING: An Interactive Thriller - Episode One
▪ Cloud Chamber (MMO)
▪ Police Quest: SWAT
▪ Toonstruck
▪ Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny
▪ Kingdom: The Far Reaches
Other FMV games on Steam:
▪ MISSING: An Interactive Thriller - Episode One
▪ Cloud Chamber (MMO)
Post edited June 10, 2015 by _Slaugh_
rgnrk
P&C Advocate
Registered: Jul 2013
From Spain
pimpmonkey2382.313
You are obsolete. Delete!
Registered: Jan 2011
From United States
Posted June 10, 2015
(from a work-in-progress post I'm working on about adventure games missing in gog)
Temüjin (1997) - 1st Person, SouthPeak Interactive
Dark Side of The Moon (1998) - 1st Person, SouthPeak Interactive
Ripper (1996) - 1st Person, Take Two
Black Dahlia (1998) - 1st Person, Take Two
Urban Runner (1996) - 1st Person FMV, Coktel Vision
Flash Traffic: City Of Angels (1994) - 1st Person FMV, Tsunami Media
Silent Steel (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Tsunami Media
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (1991) - 1st Person, ICOM Simulations
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume II (1992) - 1st Person, ICOM Simulations
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume III (1992) - 1st Person, ICOM Simulations
Critical Path (1993) - 1st Person FMV, Mechadeus
Isis (1994) - 1st Person FMV, Snow Lion Entertainment
SFPD Homicide / Case File: The Body in the Bay (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Interworks
Terror T.R.A.X. Track of the Vampire (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Ground Zero Productions
The Dame Was Loaded (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Beam Software
The Daedalus Encounter (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Mechadeus
Frankenstein: Throught The Eyes of The Monster (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Amazing Media
Panic In The Park (1995) - 1st Person FMV, Imagination Pilots
Fox Hunt (1996) - 1st Person FMV, 3Vision Games
Gothos (1997) - 1st Person FMV, Mindmeld Multimedia
A Fork In The Tale (1997) - 1st Person FMV, Advance Reality
The X-Files Game (1998) - 1st Person FMV, Hyperbole Studios
Bad Milk (2000) - 1st Person FMV, Dreaming Media
Erevos (2001) - 1st Person FMV, NYX
Conspiracies (2003) - 1st Person FMV, Anima Ppd
conspiracies II: Lethal Networks (2011) - 1st Person FMV, Anima Ppd
I'm not sure if this is FMV or not,
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? The Tale Of Orpheo's Curse (1994) - 1st Person, Viacom New Media
And some more adult oriented,
Voyeur (1993) - 1st Person Adult, Phillips POV
Psychic Detective (1995) - 1st Person Adult, Colossal Pictures
Voyeur II (1996) - 1st Person Adult, InterWeave Entertainment
Days Of Oblivion (1996) - 1st Person Adult, Toygardens Media
Blue Heat (1997) - 1st Person Adult, Quarium Inc
GAG (1997) - 1st Person Adult, Auric Vision
Tender Loving Care (1998) - 1st Person Adult, Aftermath Media
Days Of Oblivion II: Frozen Eternity (2000) - 1st Person Adult, CDV
Point Of View (2001) - 1st Person Adult, Aftermath Media
l8r!
PS: I don't have morpheus tagged as a FMV adventure, but as a Myst-like, along Amber: Journey's Beyond, Obsidian and several others.
groundhog42
New User
Registered: Apr 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted June 10, 2015
Morpheus is similar to Myst in that it's first-person and movement is in steps from one screen to the next. However, as you move around and interact with objects you have ghostly encounters, which consist of live actors against a computerized background. I'd say it's similar to Frankenstein: Through The Eyes of The Monster, so personally I would classify it as an FMV adventure.
mintee
get off my lawn!
Registered: May 2009
From United States
Posted June 11, 2015
now thats a list rgnrk! will have to research some of these titles!
Strijkbout
BANNED
Registered: Mar 2012
From Netherlands
Posted June 11, 2015
Just learned about Eraser Turnabout.
I have not played it as these kind of games are generally too much cheese for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFqSpLKB4Do
I have not played it as these kind of games are generally too much cheese for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFqSpLKB4Do
vick_man
New User
Registered: Jan 2012
From Russian Federation
Posted September 24, 2015
What about American Laser games classic? Mad dog Mcree, Crime Patrol, etc.
And "Hardline" - cool sci-fi fmv shooter and not so stupid shooter as American Laser games.
And "Hardline" - cool sci-fi fmv shooter and not so stupid shooter as American Laser games.