Mini-review of Dracula Resurrection
Murray Peterson
Mini-review of Dracula Resurrection
Introduction:
The good news is that Dracula Resurrection is a game which
shows the effect of much money being spent on graphics and
character motion. The bad news is that the game play itself
seems to have come second best in the fight for development
resources.
Graphics (quality, animations, cut scenes):
Dracula Resurrection (hereafter called DR) is worth buying
just for the graphics. This is the first game where the 3D
animated characters had lifelike, fluid motions throughout.
They weren't perfect, but they are the best I have ever seen
in any game to date. Not only facial expressions were good,
the characters actually ran and walked like real humans.
About the only amusing item is the character of Mina; she
must have breasts of steel, since they stuck staight up from
her chest even when lying on her back.
Outside of cutscenes, the graphics are really, really good.
Sound (music, voices, special effects)
There wasn't much music, but when it did appear, it wasn't
jarring or out of place. The game mostly had environmental
sounds which were well done throughout. The game's sound
track supports the game in all places.
Story (plot, theme, depth):
Not much plot here; go rescue your wife from Dracula's
clutches. This is a great excuse for you to wander through
an old inn, an underground mine, and Dracula's castle.
Characters (depth, development, interaction):
The character interaction is pretty minimal, and even Dracula
is only a bit player in the game. Basically, all of the
characters are there to give you information, inventory
items, or just act as barriers for you to eliminate. If you
want lots of character interaction, find another game, since
this one won't satisfy you much at all. Mind you, the
characters are extremely unique; you just have to meet the
innkeeper.
Puzzles (difficulty, uniqueness, suitability, ugliness, linearity):
The good news is that there are no mazes, no sliders, no
action, and no timed sequences. The bad news is that the
puzzles are a bit too simple. In general, you just look
around and find items, and then try them in whatever spots
are active. Too many of the puzzles were just pointless (or
illogical) enough that I gave up trying to solve them all by
logic, and just went with the old fallback -- try every
inventory item on every active spot. If any thing
disappointed me with this game, it was the sub average
puzzles. A lot of our time in the game was hunting for hot
spots, since they weren't always obvious, and the excellent
graphics made it even harder to find them.
Controls (user interface, save/restore, sound/video adjustments):
The controls were quite easy -- move mouse to look around,
left mouse button to move somewhere and interact with things,
right mouse button to bring up inventory, and escape key to
bring up main control panel. I do have a few comments about
the controls though:
I wish the main save/load/quit panel had been on the same
screen as the inventory. I can't remember how many times
I brought up inventory when I just wanted to save my game.
There were only 8 slots for saved games, which was usable,
but I always want more.
The mouse motion had no dead spot in the middle of the
screen, so hunting for hot spots could cause some serious
dizziness if you didn't have a smooth mouse hand.
When the game asked you to insert a CD, there was no way to
back out or cancel.
You always had to insert CD 1 to start the game, and then you
had to wait for the screen of company logos to time out, skip
the introduction, and only then could you restore a saved
game. When you quit, the first page of credits came up and
you had to push a quit button again to actually get out.
This was a very poorly thought out start up and shut down
sequence, since they could easily put a button on the main
control panel for "play intro" and "show credits".
Longest Journey had a key to highlight all exits; I wish that
this game had a key to highlight all hotspots. Every time we
had to resort to a walkthrough, it was because we couldn't
find a hotspot.
Bugs or problems:
I had an extremely bad audio stuttering and cut scene
freezing problem on my computer. The suggested fixes on the
support site didn't help, so I was reduced to drastic
measures. I downloaded a CD emulator program (Daemon CD
emulator) and a CD copying program, and installed both CDs
onto my hard drive. Not only did it completely fix up my
audio problems, it made playing the game a complete joy in
comparison. Cut scenes started instantly, and I never waited
for the CD drive to spin up to get the next location
displayed. This is going to be my default way of running
games from now on -- I recommend it heartily to those of you
that have enough disk space.
At onepoint (in the library), the game allowed an action
which should have required an inventory item.
One puzzle completely reversed the directions for the
solution, and it took a while before we thought to try the
opposite of what we *knew* was the correct answer.
Install/Uninstall:
Clean install and clean uninstall.
I really wanted a "full" install, but ended up using a CD
emulator program to get it anyway.
Pros:
Best 3D animated characters I have ever seen
Extremely beautiful graphics
Good sound effects
A few interesting puzzles
Cons:
Miserable start up and shut down sequences
Could only start with CD 1 in the drive
Too much hot spot hunting
Illogical (and sometimes pointless) puzzles
Most puzzles were too easy
Conclusion:
Overall, I enjoyed this game. The graphics alone made it
worth playing, and the game play wasn't bad enough to drive
me away. Dracula Resurrection may not be a classic game, but
you should buy it to be amazed by the graphics if nothing
else.
--
Murray Peterson
Email: murray_...@home.com (remove underscore)
URL: http://www.members.home.net/murraypeterson
MaryJ
MaryJ
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B.C.
"Murray Peterson" <m...@home.com.invalid> schreef in bericht
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>
> Mini-review of Dracula Resurrection
> About the only amusing item is the character of Mina; she
> must have breasts of steel, since they stuck staight up from
> her chest even when lying on her back.
That's exactly what I was thinking...........she must have breasts
implants!! In the second Dracula it was even 'worse'........they allmost
reached the ceiling when she was lying.......but then I
thought.........that's the way.....aha......that's the way........men like
it :-)
> Bugs or problems:
>
> I had an extremely bad audio stuttering and cut scene
> freezing problem on my computer. The suggested fixes on the
> support site didn't help, so I was reduced to drastic
> measures. I downloaded a CD emulator program (Daemon CD
> emulator) and a CD copying program, and installed both CDs
> onto my hard drive. Not only did it completely fix up my
> audio problems, it made playing the game a complete joy in
> comparison.
I still have this audio stuttering problem............not been able to
finish the game yet because of freezing problems on my
computer..........(the second Dracula game works fine.....)
So my questions are......what is a CD emulator..........and how many free
disk space do I need to copy both CD's to my hard drive?
Third.........why are you playing the same games as me........are you a
spy???
:-)
Barbara
Murray Peterson
>> About the only amusing item is the character of Mina; she
>> must have breasts of steel, since they stuck staight up from
>> her chest even when lying on her back.
>
> That's exactly what I was thinking...........she must have breasts
> implants!! In the second Dracula it was even 'worse'........they
> allmost reached the ceiling when she was lying.......but then I
> thought.........that's the way.....aha......that's the way........men
> like it :-)
I think I prefer breasts that move a bit :-) After I wrote the review, I
thought of one other item that was a bit weird; the witch's beads on
strings were completely frozen in place.
> I still have this audio stuttering problem............not been able to
> finish the game yet because of freezing problems on my
> computer..........(the second Dracula game works fine.....)
The second one worked fine for me too.
> So my questions are......what is a CD emulator..........and how many
> free disk space do I need to copy both CD's to my hard drive?
A CD emulator is a program which allows you to copy a CD onto your hard
drive, and it then actually makes this look exactly like aother drive on
your computer. You need about 650 megabytes of disk space for each CD.
Download these programs (they are both freeware):
The first one is a copy program that will make a correct copy of the CD
onto your hard drive:
http://www.daemon-tools.com/Scripts/countdown.pl?ddump110full.zip
This one takes the CD image files and mounts new drives (F: and H: in my
case):
http://www.daemon-tools.com/Scripts/countdown.pl?daemon260.zip
> Third.........why are you playing the same games as me........are you a
> spy???
Nope, but it's probably a plot of some sort :-) I ended up playing them in
reverse order, since I thought "resurrection" would make it the sequel. I
should learn to read a few reviews before playing.
B.C.
"MaryJ" <rain...@attcanada.ca> schreef in bericht
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> Very good review Murray. Thanks.
>
> MaryJ
6 Kb to add this?????
:-)
Okay........lets make a puzzel!
In <whose mode> am I speaking?
(I am not sure about the word whose........lets put it this way.....who
would have said this?)
Barbara
B.C.
"Murray Peterson" <m...@home.com.invalid> schreef in bericht
IC..............you prefer the landlady's breasts.
:-)
Thanks for the Url's Murray, I'll try it this weekend.
Barbara
MaryJ
Well, I was in a hurry Barbara, and didn't know how much I should quote, so
I top posted =;)
MaryJ
Jeanne
> Mini-review of Dracula Resurrection
<snip>
Enjoyed your review. I liked both DR and DLS. As you said, beautiful
graphics and fairly easy puzzles.
They were pleasant enough games...not ones that will make my all time
greatest hits list, though. I didn't experience any bugs in either game.
I was surprised by the timed sequences in DLS. Thank goodness they were
infrequent and easy to manage. Timed sequences make my pulse rate go right
up!
Jeanne
Murray Peterson
> IC..............you prefer the landlady's breasts. :-)
That's a cruel blow. Even the landlord died, so it's doubtful if anyone
preferred them :-)
> Thanks for the Url's Murray, I'll try it this weekend.
You're welcome. Feel free to email me if you need some help.
Murray Peterson
<YA3G6.37915$IJ1.3...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:
> Enjoyed your review. I liked both DR and DLS. As you said, beautiful
> graphics and fairly easy puzzles.
As you can tell from my review of DLS, I wasn't nearly as impressed with
it.
> I was surprised by the timed sequences in DLS. Thank goodness they
> were infrequent and easy to manage. Timed sequences make my pulse rate
> go right up!
Because I could cheat on them, they weren't that big of a deal to me.
However, the pixel hunting in DLS just drove me crazy.
Jenny100
> "Jeanne" <jep...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
> <YA3G6.37915$IJ1.3...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:
> > I was surprised by the timed sequences in DLS. Thank goodness they
> > were infrequent and easy to manage. Timed sequences make my pulse rate
> > go right up!
>
> Because I could cheat on them, they weren't that big of a deal to me.
> However, the pixel hunting in DLS just drove me crazy.
>
Couldn't you cheat on those too?
Jeanne
> "Jeanne" <jep...@worldnet.att.net> wrote
> > Enjoyed your review. I liked both DR and DLS. As you said, beautiful
> > graphics and fairly easy puzzles.
> As you can tell from my review of DLS, I wasn't nearly as impressed with
> it.
Yes, that was clear. I did like revisiting some of the same destinations in
the sequel, though.
> > I was surprised by the timed sequences in DLS. Thank goodness they
> > were infrequent and easy to manage. Timed sequences make my pulse rate
> > go right up!
> Because I could cheat on them, they weren't that big of a deal to me.
> However, the pixel hunting in DLS just drove me crazy.
I guess I didn't notice a big difference in this area between the two games.
I felt I really got my $$ worth since they were only twenty dollars apiece.
Jeanne
Murray Peterson
<9cap1o$nld$1...@slb6.atl.mindspring.net>:
Only by using the walkthrough, and we only do that when we are obviously
stuck because we didn't see something. The timed sequences didn't require
me to go near the walkthrough.
Bob R
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>> MaryJ
>
>6 Kb to add this?????
>:-)
>Okay........lets make a puzzel!
>In <whose mode> am I speaking?
>(I am not sure about the word whose........lets put it this way.....who
>would have said this?)
>Barbara
:-} :-} :-}
<G>
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"Bob R" <Bad...@worldnet.att.net> schreef in bericht
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> :-} :-} :-}
>
>
> <G>
Of course it is you but 1Kb to say this?????
:-)
Barbara
(care for a drink at the usual place?? Or do you prefer the inn at Dracula
R.?)
MaryJ
I thought you were referring to me about the 1K that I top posted on
Murray's review when I said "good review Murray".. Were you talking about
Bob R. He doesn't top post and put 1K does he?
Also, Barbara, are you trying to lead Bob up the garden path by saying "care
for a drink at the usual place"? -;)
MaryJ
B.C.
> Also, Barbara, are you trying to lead Bob up the garden path by saying
"care
> for a drink at the usual place"? -;)
>
> MaryJ
To lead someone up the garden path..........must be an
expression.............!
You mean a weed-killer???
:-)
Barbara
MaryJ
Barbara - No use pretending you don't know. I think you do - and its not a
weed killer -;)
MaryJ
Geoffrey Tobin
>
> Okay........lets make a puzzel!
> In <whose mode> am I speaking?
It's been several days: i give up.
--
Best wishes!
Geoffrey Tobin
Email: g...@ee.latrobe.edu.au
WWW: http://www.ee.latrobe.edu.au/~gt/gt.html
Bob R
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>> <G>
>
>Of course it is you but 1Kb to say this?????
>:-) Barbara
It's the *least* I could do!! [1k is the smallest transmitable packet] :-)
>(care for a drink at the usual place?? Or do you prefer the inn at Dracula
>R.?)
Luna Crysta would be fine, 'cept I'm stuck on a case in the Space Bar!!
Care to meet me there[1]? I'll be there for the next two years because
I can't swing [2].
Bob R
[1] - [They have drinks there that *talk* to you!]
[2] - [the vines action seq. - impossible!! *very cruel joke* to put in a
game!! ...but then I've only tried it 30-40 times. it was a fun game 'till I
hit this snag.].
B.C.
> Luna Crysta would be fine, 'cept I'm stuck on a case in the Space Bar!!
Space Bar???? What game are you playing?
> Care to meet me there[1]?
Sure......any bar will do!
I> I'll be there for the next two years because
> I can't swing [2].
Get a drink first.....
(what swinging? like GK3 at the pendulum? Of course you can!)
> Bob R
> [1] - [They have drinks there that *talk* to you!]
Doesn't sounds very pleasant........."Sir you shouldn't be drinking"
> [2] - [the vines action seq. - impossible!! *very cruel joke* to put in a
> game!! ...but then I've only tried it 30-40 times. it was a fun game 'till
I
> hit this snag.].
Well I can't be of any help in an action sequence...........ask Murray :-)
Barbara
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"Geoffrey Tobin" <g...@ee.latrobe.edu.au> schreef in bericht
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> It's been several days: i give up.
Hint..............Hint...............Hint............
It wasn't Twinsen.
:-)
Barbara
Bob R
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>
>Space Bar???? What game are you playing?
'The Space Bar'!!
Very frustrating game - timed(in the 'Bar' part[1]) AND action sequences!!
Bob R
[1] - save game, explore, reload game and click as fast as you can, save
game. Repeat. (Timed like 'Traitors Gate', only faster!)
Murray Peterson
<pIVH6.1562$kA2.1...@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:
> 'The Space Bar'!!
> Very frustrating game - timed(in the 'Bar' part[1]) AND action
> sequences!!
I gave up playng it quite early, since even the exploration was time-based
and frustrating. I must have quit before hitting the action sequences.
Bob R
Murray Peterson wrote in message ...
>> Very frustrating game - timed(in the 'Bar' part[1]) AND action
>> sequences!!
>
>I gave up playng it quite early, since even the exploration was time-based
>and frustrating. I must have quit before hitting the action sequences.
Can't blame you, I've 'quit' several times. But, then I start getting the
'Adventure withdrawel shakes' and start in again. This last time I DLed a
'partial' walkthru so I could be done with it. Then I ran into that
'swinging vine action seq' which I just can't get through (I only have time
for three of the four clicks required (the 'game timer' counts clicks AND
seconds. don't know if MoSlo would help)).
It's fun to explore the bar, it's quite complex. You just have to re-load
every few minutes OR DIE!! (or do everything in the proper order, within a
given time period. Partial walkthru at GameSpot. It's not a bad game, their
'timing' is just toooooooo tight for 'Adventurers'!!!).
Bob R
Murray Peterson
> Can't blame you, I've 'quit' several times. But, then I start getting
> the 'Adventure withdrawel shakes' and start in again.
I have about 50 unplayed games on my shelf, so I am safe from withdrawal
symtoms for a few months anyway :-)
> It's fun to explore the bar, it's quite complex. You just have to
> re-load every few minutes OR DIE!! (or do everything in the proper
> order, within a given time period. Partial walkthru at GameSpot. It's
> not a bad game, their 'timing' is just toooooooo tight for
> 'Adventurers'!!!).
That's why I will probably sell my copy; it's just too frustrating to be
fun.
MaryJ
> "Bob R" <Bad...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
> <XpAI6.4311$kA2.3...@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:
>
> > Can't blame you, I've 'quit' several times. But, then I start getting
> > the 'Adventure withdrawel shakes' and start in again.
>
> I have about 50 unplayed games on my shelf, so I am safe from withdrawal
> symtoms for a few months anyway :-)
Murray, you lucky thing! How did you ever manage to collect that many games?
I've been playing games for a lot longer than you (12 years) and I don't
think I have that many - I might have about 30. Of course I sold some
through the years.
I only have one game that I haven't opened - the Seven Games of the Soul
which you liked - I have to hoard it, because its the only one I have. I
still have Sacred Amulet which I started but got bored with, and I started
Byzantine and got bored with it too. I usually don't get bored with any
games, except for KQ8, which I started, but never finished. Maybe I am
getting too
jaded -;)
MaryJ
Murray Peterson
<FNJI6.24935$TW.1...@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>:
> Murray, you lucky thing! How did you ever manage to collect that many
> games? I've been playing games for a lot longer than you (12 years) and
> I don't think I have that many - I might have about 30. Of course I
> sold some through the years.
I spent amost 6 months doing nothing except look for every store in the
city that had used games on their shelves. Turns out that we have several
stores that stock quite a few games (Tramps, Cash Converters). Then I just
made a point of stopping at every store at least once every two weeks. I
also looked for anyone on gametraders that was willing to sell (as opposed
to trade-only).
> I only have one game that I haven't opened - the Seven Games of the
> Soul which you liked - I have to hoard it, because its the only one I
> have. I still have Sacred Amulet which I started but got bored with,
> and I started Byzantine and got bored with it too. I usually don't get
> bored with any games, except for KQ8, which I started, but never
> finished. Maybe I am getting too jaded -;)
Well, I am pretty resistant to boredom. The only game that really bored my
wife and I was Egypt, 1156 B.C. I am sure we will run into others, but the
usual problem we run into is action sequences and/or something frustrating
about the game (Spacebar was really frustrating, so we quit).
MaryJ
> "MaryJ" <rain...@attcanada.ca> wrote in
> <FNJI6.24935$TW.1...@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>:
>
> > Murray, you lucky thing! How did you ever manage to collect that many
> > games? I've been playing games for a lot longer than you (12 years) and
> > I don't think I have that many - I might have about 30. Of course I
> > sold some through the years.
>
> I spent amost 6 months doing nothing except look for every store in the
> city that had used games on their shelves. Turns out that we have several
> stores that stock quite a few games (Tramps, Cash Converters). Then I
just
> made a point of stopping at every store at least once every two weeks. I
> also looked for anyone on gametraders that was willing to sell (as opposed
> to trade-only).
We don't have any Tramps or Cash Converter stores - Cash Converters sounds
like a cheque cashing place -;)
Despite the fact that Toronto is much bigger than Calgary, maybe you have
more USED computer game stores. We have about 8 Electronic Boutique stores
in and around Toronto, and they have some used games, but I never see
anything good. Maybe your stores have older games, which is all the better
for you. The stores here tend to stock the newer games, and even though
there are some newer adventure games now and then, once they are gone, they
don't seem to always restock all of them. That has been my experience
anyway. Future shop has a lot of computer games, but mostly newer ones and
no used ones at all. EB is the only place that I've seen which has used
computer games. If there are any other stores which have used games, I wish
somebody would tell me where they are.
> > I only have one game that I haven't opened - the Seven Games of the
> > Soul which you liked - I have to hoard it, because its the only one I
> > have. I still have Sacred Amulet which I started but got bored with,
> > and I started Byzantine and got bored with it too. I usually don't get
> > bored with any games, except for KQ8, which I started, but never
> > finished. Maybe I am getting too jaded -;)
>
> Well, I am pretty resistant to boredom. The only game that really bored
my
> wife and I was Egypt, 1156 B.C. I am sure we will run into others, but
the
> usual problem we run into is action sequences and/or something frustrating
> about the game (Spacebar was really frustrating, so we quit).
Well, I have been playing games for a long time, and don't usually get bored
but recently I have been with some games. Did you like Sacred Amulet and
Byzantine?
Never played Egypt 1156, so I can't comment on it.
MaryJ
Murray Peterson
<ZrLI6.24959$TW.1...@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>:
> We don't have any Tramps or Cash Converter stores - Cash Converters
> sounds like a cheque cashing place -;)
It's sort of a pawn shop, only they buy things outright instead of just
making a "loan".
> Despite the fact that Toronto is much bigger than Calgary, maybe you
> have more USED computer game stores.
And maybe not; I had to hunt long and hard to find these stores. Tramps is
a store that buys and sells music CDs, but one of the stores has a manager
that likes adventure games, so he buys used ones and stocks them.
> We have about 8 Electronic Boutique stores in and around Toronto, and
> they have some used games, but I never see anything good. Maybe your
> stores have older games, which is all the better for you. The stores
> here tend to stock the newer games, and even though there are some
> newer adventure games now and then, once they are gone, they don't seem
> to always restock all of them.
I think we have 3 E.B. stores in town, and they sound exactly like yours
(new games, no restocking).
> EB is the only place that I've seen which has used computer games. If
> there are any other stores which have used games, I wish somebody would
> tell me where they are.
That's the problem, no one will. It took me a long time to find the ones
here, and given Toronto's size, I would expect that there are stores that
buy and sell used games. The problem is finding them :-(
> Well, I have been playing games for a long time, and don't usually get
> bored but recently I have been with some games. Did you like Sacred
> Amulet and Byzantine?
Sacred Amulet was just fine, and I have problems with Byzantine (the movie
cut scenes don't show up on the screen when they play).
MaryJ
> "MaryJ" <rain...@attcanada.ca> wrote in
> <ZrLI6.24959$TW.1...@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>:
>
> > We don't have any Tramps or Cash Converter stores - Cash Converters
> > sounds like a cheque cashing place -;)
>
> It's sort of a pawn shop, only they buy things outright instead of just
> making a "loan".
So I was kind of right - it is more or less converts your items into cash.
They might even have them here for all I know. The city is so huge there are
tons and tons of stores I have never been to in the west end of the city (I
am in the east end)..
> > Despite the fact that Toronto is much bigger than Calgary, maybe you
> > have more USED computer game stores.
>
> And maybe not; I had to hunt long and hard to find these stores. Tramps
is
> a store that buys and sells music CDs, but one of the stores has a manager
> that likes adventure games, so he buys used ones and stocks them.
You are lucky that he likes adventure games.
> > We have about 8 Electronic Boutique stores in and around Toronto, and
> > they have some used games, but I never see anything good. Maybe your
> > stores have older games, which is all the better for you. The stores
> > here tend to stock the newer games, and even though there are some
> > newer adventure games now and then, once they are gone, they don't seem
> > to always restock all of them.
>
> I think we have 3 E.B. stores in town, and they sound exactly like yours
> (new games, no restocking).
Their prices on new games are usually cheaper than Future shop. I find the
games at Future shop to be very expensive, but once in a while, if you are
there on the right day, you can get a good bargain. doesn't happen often
though. Still, I always look. Actually, I have bought quite a few things at
FS and find when they have sales, they sometimes have good prices on
computer stuff. I bought my monitor there and it was a good price.
> > EB is the only place that I've seen which has used computer games. If
> > there are any other stores which have used games, I wish somebody would
> > tell me where they are.
>
> That's the problem, no one will. It took me a long time to find the ones
> here, and given Toronto's size, I would expect that there are stores that
> buy and sell used games. The problem is finding them :-(
Yes, that is the problem. The place is so big, you would never find them.
Just to get from my end of the city to the other end takes about an hour and
longer in rush hour, so I never go there -;)
I was also thinking that the games you are now buying used (the 50 you
mentioned you had) are all probably games I have played long ago. I paid
full price for a lot of them and a lot of games I bought used from people in
the U.S.
> > Well, I have been playing games for a long time, and don't usually get
> > bored but recently I have been with some games. Did you like Sacred
> > Amulet and Byzantine?
>
> Sacred Amulet was just fine, and I have problems with Byzantine (the movie
> cut scenes don't show up on the screen when they play).
I find with Sacred Amulet, you seem to have to go back and forth to various
locations and those kind of bridge things look all the same. I can't keep my
bearings.. I am stuck at the part where you do the feather puzzle and how
can you which colour dyes you are supposed to get. I think I have to go and
sell something and have to get the right colour dye, but I don't know what
the right colour is.
Mary
Johno
rain...@attcanada.ca says...
> We have about 8 Electronic Boutique stores
> in and around Toronto, and they have some used games, but I never see
> anything good.
I always browse any game shop I come across (if I have time) but I don't
remember ever seeing a used PC game on offer in one in the UK. Something
to do with the risk of picking up a virus?
johno
MaryJ
news:MPG.155e7b961...@news.cis.dfn.de...
More like you will pick up a flu virus than a game virus -;)
MaryJ
Murray Peterson
<MPG.155e7b961...@news.cis.dfn.de>:
> I always browse any game shop I come across (if I have time) but I don't
> remember ever seeing a used PC game on offer in one in the UK. Something
> to do with the risk of picking up a virus?
More likely something to do with finances and guarantees. You should look
around for pawn shops, stores that sell used CDs, books, games, etc. The
normal retail stores aren't of much use when looking for used games.