Posted October 26, 2023
Atreyu666
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timppu
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Posted October 26, 2023
...but unfortunately I probably don't have enough patience to hit my head to the wall repeatedly, trying to find a way to get past some tricky puzzles, so I will probably end up reading a walkthrough to get past most of the puzzles.
At which point, it would make just as much sense to just watch someone else play it from start to finish in Youtube, instead of "playing" it myself. After all, the reason I still want to play e.g. Grim Fandago is to see its story and get its special atmosphere, but one does not have to play the game themselves to get those.
Post edited October 26, 2023 by timppu
Atreyu666
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Posted October 26, 2023
More modern games of this type sometimes have an in-game hint system, like "The little Acre" and such.
timppu
Favorite race: Formula__One
Registered: Jun 2011
From Finland
Posted October 27, 2023
A long long time ago, when dinosaurs roamed the streets and played early video games, you couln't just go online to look for hints or even a playthrough (sure there were e.g. hint books that you could buy or help lines you could call, but those were usually available only for US customers, especially the hint lines).
In a way it was quite fascinating because either you figured out the puzzles yourself, or you heard from your friend, who was playing the same game, how some puzzle could be solved. Maybe partly because of that, puzzle adventure games made more sense, and it was more exciting to hear your friend figuring out the puzzle that you both had tried to solve at the same time, almost as exciting as figuring it out yourself.
In a way it was quite fascinating because either you figured out the puzzles yourself, or you heard from your friend, who was playing the same game, how some puzzle could be solved. Maybe partly because of that, puzzle adventure games made more sense, and it was more exciting to hear your friend figuring out the puzzle that you both had tried to solve at the same time, almost as exciting as figuring it out yourself.
Post edited October 27, 2023 by timppu
Atreyu666
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Posted October 27, 2023
When my uncle and I first played Monkey Island, DotT, etc, I was years away from my first internet. But as far as I remember we had game magazines with the solutions to the games. I still have the solution for Alone In The Dark here somewhere :)
I think my uncle actually solved Monkey Island by himself first by opening the EXE file with an editor and looking for text that could help :D
I think my uncle actually solved Monkey Island by himself first by opening the EXE file with an editor and looking for text that could help :D
Post edited October 27, 2023 by Atreyu666
victorchopin
Laika's man
Registered: May 2011
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timppu
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From Finland
Posted October 30, 2023
victorchopin
Laika's man
Registered: May 2011
From Congo, Republic of
Posted November 07, 2023