Are you having problems with the timing? If so, looking at a video walkthrough might help, if you haven't done that already.
Thank you for the suggestion. If I get stuck there again, I'll consult one. I managed to get it in the end by sheer dumb luck.
It's brilliant that there's finally a stable-ish virtual machine that will take Grim Fandango. I wouldn't have even found out if I hadn't been curious enough to check out the blog link in Jennifer's signature. Last I heard was GrimE was being worked on but not stable. Maybe this is a different project, maybe they renamed it, I don't know.
In any case, there are plenty of bugs still to fix, such as switching between full-screen and windowed during cutscenes restarts the cutscenes but out of sync. The most annoying is when Manny refuses to move, which makes me glad of the autosave.
I managed to get it to work damn near perfectly on Windows 7. The only glitch was in the third year, where if you started the chain moving and then tried to do anything else, you couldn't get off that part of the map. Luckily, with a bit of planning, you can easily make sure that that's the last thing you need to do.
I don't remember if I've played it on my Windows 7 computer yet, but the last time I played it ran pretty well with the GF patch. Haven't tried with ResidualVM yet, but projects like that and ScummVM are pretty awesome in that they make it possible to run the classics on every OS someone bothers to port the client to.
Yeah, I used the Quick and Easy installer to get it on my computer because the prepackaged one won't work with Win 7. But everything else, I just used the compatibility settings that come with Windows to get it to work. With XP, I used to have this horrific stuttering problem during the cutscenes... but Win 7 doesn't even have that. It's fantastic.
The first of the 2013 Kickstarter/Indiegogo games I bought is out now: Dominique Pamplemousse.
If you have it, make sure you watch the end credits. The middle part of the closing song is crazy fast with the first name (or internet handle) of every backer, and
I wish I had a WiiU so I could get that version too and play it online.
(Fortunately, the 3ds and WiiU games can sync saves with each other, so one can play it on a console, then take that character on the road. Don't know if Cap com have implemented it yet, (I remember them having some issue with it that delayed it at release)
Despite that, its still a fantastic game. Improvement over the PSPs Freedom Unite.
Well... If you have a circle pad pro like I do.
(Second stick and shoulder buttons make for a more comfortable experience that's for sure! )
I just wish that I had someone local to co-op with, but its certainly not impossible to tackle most monsters alone.
Just takes a lot of planning and practice.
Inquisitor. It's actually pretty fun. A bit like Diablo II meets Planescape Torment... with extra torment. I already caught one heretic and she killed me a half a dozen times before I realized the safest way was to accuse her and then run for it and let everyone else kill her to death.
Inquisitor. It's actually pretty fun. A bit like Diablo II meets Planescape Torment... with extra torment. I already caught one heretic and she killed me a half a dozen times before I realized the safest way was to accuse her and then run for it and let everyone else kill her to death.
Well the game is called Inquisitor. That's what you'd expect.
Pretty much. I'm enjoying the difficulty curve. The rate I've been going through companions is comparable to Fallout 2. I can NOT keep these guys alive. First it was the dog... then the knight. Luckily, when I reach level 15 there should be a Raise Dead spell available. I just have to remember where I dumped their corpses.
Already encountered the GFWL bug where my savegames disappeared.
Twice.
Fortunately, there's a thread on the Steam forums that explains how to overcome this with a hex editor, which I then used to recover my savegame the second time it happened.
Fantastic game so far, but the devs behind Games for Windows Live can all go jump in a lake. Please.
Playing the original Ducktales and Ducktales II. Man, these titles still hold up their awesomeness and fun. I'm glad that Capcom finally decided to do the right thing and remake the first so that all modern audiences can play this amazing game.
Playing the original Ducktales and Ducktales II. Man, these titles still hold up their awesomeness and fun. I'm glad that Capcom finally decided to do the right thing and remake the first so that all modern audiences can play this amazing game.
Now those are some classics there dude.
Probably one of the most unique sets of games I ever played thb.
So many cool uses for a walking stick that's for sure! XD
Now those are some classics there dude.
Probably one of the most unique sets of games I ever played thb.
So many cool uses for a walking stick that's for sure! XD
Using a walking stick for many ways that are outside the box makes it more badass.
Just started Bioshock Infinite...
It is amazing and Elizabeth is my favourite female character in a long time
And for once a follower actually helps...
Duke Nukem Forever. It's... eh, but at least it doesn't crash on me all the time like Duke 3D Megaton.
Oh, and fun fact - when it crashes, Megaton also undoes any save games I might have made. So If I get to level 3, save, and then the game crashes, that save's gone and I have to start over.
No thank you.
Also, I pressed F10 instead of F12, so I can't add this to my Steam Screenshots. So I'll put it here:
This took me 25 minutes and much frustration. I hate pinball. Why'd they made it an achievement to score 1 million [/Little finger] points? That's just evil of them.
Duke Nukem Forever. It's... eh, but at least it doesn't crash on me all the time like Duke 3D Megaton.
Oh, and fun fact - when it crashes, Megaton also undoes any save games I might have made. So If I get to level 3, save, and then the game crashes, that save's gone and I have to start over.
No thank you.
Also, I pressed F10 instead of F12, so I can't add this to my Steam Screenshots. So I'll put it here:
This took me 25 minutes and much frustration. I hate pinball. Why'd they made it an achievement to score 1 million [/Little finger] points? That's just evil of them.
I just played through the SCI remake of King's Quest 1. I've never actually played through this one before (I've started playing quite a few times, but the only one I've ever completed [until now] was the AGI version). Although a lot of the annoyances from the AGI are still here (like the annoying vine climbing part where you have to move inch by inch like so many stairs and cliffs in Sierra's early games), I think I actually like this one better than the original.
I am playing through Bioshock 1 just to compare it to Bioshock infinite
They both are pretty good but Bioshock is a lot longer and has a lot more customisation and freedom but Bioshock infinite has better controls and is a bit more polished.
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Are you having problems with the timing? If so, looking at a video walkthrough might help, if you haven't done that already.
Oh and multiplayer isn't that bad, rather surprised about it.
Thank you for the suggestion. If I get stuck there again, I'll consult one. I managed to get it in the end by sheer dumb luck.
It's brilliant that there's finally a stable-ish virtual machine that will take Grim Fandango. I wouldn't have even found out if I hadn't been curious enough to check out the blog link in Jennifer's signature. Last I heard was GrimE was being worked on but not stable. Maybe this is a different project, maybe they renamed it, I don't know.
In any case, there are plenty of bugs still to fix, such as switching between full-screen and windowed during cutscenes restarts the cutscenes but out of sync. The most annoying is when Manny refuses to move, which makes me glad of the autosave.
(Since Magicka was acting up on his PC)
And must I say we had a blast!
Buuuutt.... It was mostly due to our shenanigans than the game itself.
(Its not a great game. Not bad, but other games just do it better)
Edit: I think for a long time we thought we was playing Dead Rising instead! XD
If you have it, make sure you watch the end credits. The middle part of the closing song is crazy fast with the first name (or internet handle) of every backer, and
I wish I had a WiiU so I could get that version too and play it online.
(Fortunately, the 3ds and WiiU games can sync saves with each other, so one can play it on a console, then take that character on the road. Don't know if Cap com have implemented it yet, (I remember them having some issue with it that delayed it at release)
Despite that, its still a fantastic game. Improvement over the PSPs Freedom Unite.
Well... If you have a circle pad pro like I do.
(Second stick and shoulder buttons make for a more comfortable experience that's for sure!
I just wish that I had someone local to co-op with, but its certainly not impossible to tackle most monsters alone.
Just takes a lot of planning and practice.
Well the game is called Inquisitor. That's what you'd expect.
Already encountered the GFWL bug where my savegames disappeared.
Twice.
Fortunately, there's a thread on the Steam forums that explains how to overcome this with a hex editor, which I then used to recover my savegame the second time it happened.
Fantastic game so far, but the devs behind Games for Windows Live can all go jump in a lake. Please.
But oh, no, wait - IT WON'T RUN ON WIN XP. Yeah, there was £7.50 down the drain.
Sigh. Back to editing then, grumble grumble.
Win98SE inside VirtualPC ftw!
it's the new edition of Doom 3 which requires Vista or Win 7. Not Win 98.
Now those are some classics there dude.
Probably one of the most unique sets of games I ever played thb.
So many cool uses for a walking stick that's for sure! XD
Also...500th post.
Agreed. Those are real classics.
That will keep me occupied for a while.
It is amazing and Elizabeth is my favourite female character in a long time
And for once a follower actually helps...
Good game. Crashed to XMB once so far.
Yeah, yeah, hardly a modern gamer. Shush.
Also tried to play Duke 3D Megaton Edition, but it keeps crashing to the desktop
So it's back to Lego Lord of the Rings.
Oh, and fun fact - when it crashes, Megaton also undoes any save games I might have made. So If I get to level 3, save, and then the game crashes, that save's gone and I have to start over.
No thank you.
Also, I pressed F10 instead of F12, so I can't add this to my Steam Screenshots. So I'll put it here:
This took me 25 minutes and much frustration. I hate pinball. Why'd they made it an achievement to score 1 million [/Little finger] points? That's just evil of them.
You're the Brit dodo that kept playing it.
They both are pretty good but Bioshock is a lot longer and has a lot more customisation and freedom but Bioshock infinite has better controls and is a bit more polished.
They are both very good