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« on: June 15, 2012, 06:03:16 PM » |
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So, this just launched. Anyone else pick it up? http://therealtexasgame.com/I'm not very far in yet, but what I've seen so far is really inspired. Most definitely worth a look. |
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Paul Eres
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 06:23:01 PM » |
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haven't played it myself, but i've been hearing good things about it -- podunkian was playing it yesterday in irc and telling us how great/weird it is, and offal already wrote a guest front page post about it (which i need to read and edit before posting)
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2012, 06:34:06 PM » |
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Looks absolutely amazing, my time/money ratio is currently garbage so I'm curious if the whole plot is as quality the rest of the game before buying it.
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Alec S.
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 08:45:05 PM » |
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I picked it up already. Waiting 'till I finish Ultima Underworld to start playing.
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todd
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2012, 12:03:58 AM » |
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I've played for about an hour and have done a couple quest type things, a lot of exploring, and bought some tnt and camo pants. It's been pretty enjoyable so far and I'm really digging the music.
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Yougiedeggs
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2012, 09:49:30 AM » |
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I've defeated the wizard! Now to find his wand.
There was a pile of rubble in the basement of the castle, so I had the bright idea to dynamite it.
It's a really good thing that space and time like me so much.
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Paul Eres
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« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2012, 10:50:38 AM » |
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« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2012, 11:36:40 AM » |
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Just lost a half hour of progress, be wary when saving + quitting.
Edit: Happened again, game needs a dedicated save function so I'm sure that it saves, or I can't play for now.
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PsySal
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« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2012, 03:09:19 PM » |
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Just lost a half hour of progress, be wary when saving + quitting.
Edit: Happened again, game needs a dedicated save function so I'm sure that it saves, or I can't play for now.
Yougiedeggs there is a known bug with the autosave (patch forthcoming) near after where you are, it sounds like you might have been affected. If so I am really sorry. =( Can you please contact me [email protected] and I'll check your save file for you. Again I'm really sorry about this! |
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Yougiedeggs
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2012, 07:17:59 AM » |
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Just lost a half hour of progress, be wary when saving + quitting.
Edit: Happened again, game needs a dedicated save function so I'm sure that it saves, or I can't play for now.
Yougiedeggs there is a known bug with the autosave (patch forthcoming) near after where you are, it sounds like you might have been affected. If so I am really sorry. =( Can you please contact me [email protected] and I'll check your save file for you. Again I'm really sorry about this! Hey, it's nothing. I enjoy the game so much that I brute forced my way past that spot, seems like it's saving now. Don't know if my save will be useful now, but I'll send it over anyway. |
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Aloshi
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2012, 09:56:32 AM » |
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I'm really enjoying this game, but I've seen at least one bug.
SPOILERS!
Something that was definitely a bug - after you give Gladys the first radish, a cutscene plays and the tiki-man gives you a key. Well, on returning to the same room after much exploring (and dying), after passing a certain point in the spiral the same cutscene played again, and now I have an extra key on the ground. Odd.
Oh yeah, and I may have accidentally sequence-broke - I got into the mine before I had taken care of Charles or the Wizard, and didn't realize until I got the wand and the witch-lady told me to zap the machines. I somehow managed to get two DIE DIE DIE tickets and enter the mine by accident. I'm now thinking maybe I was only supposed to find one ticket, and the other one is just taking up space in my inventory?
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Danmark
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« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2012, 08:55:46 PM » |
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The combat is poor. Simplistic (though this may change later in the game), and lacking in visual/aural feedback. Sometimes you're attacked immediately upon entering a screen. Other times large objects block your view of nearby enemies.
It's pretty buggy- I've run into a minor bug, a major one, and two game-breakers so far. But this was all in 1.0, and AFAIK most known bugs have been fixed in the patch.
Inventory management is a pain, thanks to the interface.
Apart from all that, it's a good game that compels satisfying exploration of nuanced environments. Fantastic quirky soundtrack and a unique theme too.
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Ashking
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« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2012, 09:10:59 PM » |
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I bought it, but I'm afraid it will expire before I can get my laptop back. Guess I'll have to download it onto a USB drive.
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MisterX
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« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2012, 11:08:16 AM » |
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Is anyone else playing it? I've played it for a few hours and I like it, though it's vastly different from what I expected. So far I've mostly been exploring, doing simple quests for lots of folks in the town, getting some backstory, and only a tiny bit of basic combat. I'm not exactly disappointed, but so far it feels more limited than I thought it would concerning the gameplay and size of the world. I wonder if that's going to change as I can't really judge how far into the game I am. All in all, though, at the very least it's charming  |
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Aloshi
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« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2012, 12:09:57 PM » |
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I'm very, very near the end but I just stopped playing because I found a puzzle annoying. A shame, I'm sure I'll get back to it some day.
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