Downloading from Microids (Sinking Island)

"E-Cie" <WUFX.TakeThisOut@shutup.au> wrote in message
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> "Mary" <non.TakeThisOut@invalid.ddd> schreef in bericht news:g58a8e$6ad$1@aioe.org...
> > "E-Cie" <WUFX.TakeThisOut@shutup.au> wrote in message
> > news:48773126$0$6271$ba620dc5@nova.planet.nl...
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> >> "Mary" <non.TakeThisOut@invalid.ddd> schreef in bericht
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> >> >> >>>>What happened to Sokal? He seems to have lost his touch.
> >
> > Andrew wrote:
> >
> >> >> >>>Some of us think he never had it.
> >
> >> > "Joan Hansen" <user.TakeThisOut@my.net> wrote in message
> >
> >> >> Mary, I did not like Syberia 1 at all. I did like 2 very much. I
> >> >> finally did go back and finish 1, but still did not like it.
> >
> > Mary wrote:
> >
> >> > I think most people liked it who posted here at the time when Syberia
1
> >> > came
> >> > out and from reviews that came out at the time. Am I the only one
here
> > who
> >> > saw good reviews and liked Syberia 1 and 2? As I said there are
> > always
> >> > some people who do not like certain games. I liked Syberia 2 as well,
> >> > though liked the story in Syberia 1 better. They both had fantastic
> > graphics.
> >> > Skokal excels in that area. But if you compare any of the Syberia
games
> > to
> >> > Skokal's "Paradise" game or maybe this new "Sinking Island" game, the
> >> > Syberia games were of better caliber.
> >> >
> >> > Are you playing any advneture games right now Joan? I am playing
> > Sherlock
> >> > Holmes Nemesis and its quite good. Better than I thought at the start
> >> > of
> >> > the game.
> >
> >> > Mary
> >
> >> >> > I left out "know" in above sentence. should have been I don't
*know"
> >> > >> anybody personally, etc. - you probably knew that. My excuse
is
> > its late and
> >> > >> time to sleep.
> >
> >> >> >>Not everybody will like every computer game and sometimes its
> >> >> >>mixed,
> >> > >>>but from general observations, most adventure game players liked
> > Syberia 1. Everything
> >> >>>>I read about it said it did well in sales and popularity. Thats the
> > impression I got. Also, I forgot about Amerzone >>>>>which was an older
> > game by Skokal, but a lot of people liked it too.
> >
> >> >> >>Mary
> >
> > <snipped some in message to trim it >
> >
> >> No Mary, you are not the only one who liked the Syberia's. Me (and my
> > wife)
> >> too! Both Syberia's made a deep impression on me and still do; one of
my
> >> favourites!
> >> Ciao, E-Cie.
> >
> > E-Cie, its nice to see some of the old regulars like yourself still
check
> > the adventure newsgroup. Its always been on my list though a lot less
> > messages than there used to be, but still some posts sometimes. I think
I
> > remember you saying how much you and your wife liked both Syberia games.
I
> > replayed Syberia 1 a few times. My daughter thought it was a great game.
> > She
> > sometimes starts games but doesn't finish them unless they are of great
> > interst to her. She had no trouble keeping her interest in Syberia 1. I
> > don't think she ever played Syberia 2. Maybe I will replay Syberia 2
when
> > I
> > finish Sherlock Holmes Nemesis, as I have no other games on hold (too
> > bad).
> > Did you play "Keepsake"? I really liked it. Beautiful graphics and quite
> > varied puzzles - a true quest type adventure game. No action in it that
I
> > can remember. Are you playing any adventure games right now?
> >
> > Mary
> >
> >
> Thank you for calling me an 'old regular', Mary. I'm afraid you're right
and
> therefore I'll take it as a compliment

Yes, it was a compliment. When I said "old regulars" I didn't mean old,
old.. If you've been coming here for 7 or 8 years, you are an "old regular"
even if you are 30 I'm an old regular too though I am not young any
more..Rikard and Andrew and Joan are not old and some others who I can't
remember till they post again are "old regulars"

> Yes, it's more quiet over here than it used to be but I am still following
> this group with interest.

I still check it every day and post sometimes.

> Sherlock Holmes Nemesis any good? I (we, sorry) did play Keepsake and we
> thought it was a decent game. We liked it, just like you did.

Yes, Keepsake was a very good game.

I like Sherlock Holmes Nemesis, though after playing it for a short time at
the start, I didn't think I would continue, but I kept going and it became
more interesting. I am nearing the end of the game and wish there was more.
Puzzles are varied, some fairly easy,some very difficult. Great graphics and
good acting. Strong English accents. Game takes place in British Museum,
Tower of London, and other well known buildings in London. The theme of the
game is Holmes chasing Arsine Lupin, a cat burlgar who is always a step
ahead of Holmes. The game is difficult in parts, but when I go too
frustrated, I use the walkthrough from Gameboomers and from Uhs hints. I am
not always sure where to go to next, so walkthrough is handy. There is a map
within the game of key places you can jump to. Check out a couple of reviews
to see if you think you might like it and judge for yourself. I played
Sherlock Holmes, Silver Earring but I think Nemesis is better.

> And yes, we are playing Jack Keane at the moment. It's a rather good game,
a
> bit like Ankh if that rings any bell. But we haven't finished it yet.
Still
> on the shelf: Scratches and Broken Sword 4.

Never heard of Jack Keane. I didn't play Ankh and don't think I would care
for it. I got tired of Mummys, sphinx, Egyptian type games, though maybe its
OK. I haven't seen it around in stores near me for a long time anyway. game.
I haven't played Scratches, though I've seen it in stores, but can't make up
my mind if I would like it or not.I haven't played Broken Sword 4 either. I
played BS 3 demo but didn't buy the game. I only played Broken sword 1 and 2
and liked them.I played Dreamfall and Still Life not long ago.Still life
wasnt too bad, but nothing great. Its about gruesome murders.I don't know if
I would buy Still Life 2 when it comes out. I liked Dreamfall, the sequel to
The Longest Journey. Some people didn't like it compared it to TLJ, but in
some ways I liked it better than TLJ. It was keyboard arrows and mouse, and
so is Sherlock Holmes, Nemesis. You get used to it, but I prefer point and
click.

> I'm so looking forward to Secret Files: Tunguska II and Black Mirror II.
> Both first games were almost exellent in my opinion.\

I liked Black Mirror I, but Tunguska I was ok but nothing special.

> Belief and Betrayal and So Blonde looks promising too me thinks.
> Ciao, E-Cie.

Don't know much about them.

Mary