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08 Feb 2017 06:42 #243650 by Erik Twice
I downloaded Frotz in my phone and played a bit of Zork. I forgot how big it was, so after a while I decided to commit suicide because it's amusing when games do that.

For some reason, I want to try out some text adventures. I might regret it, but so far it seems fun.
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08 Feb 2017 08:48 #243653 by Motorik
Nice! Just a few weeks ago I got snowed in and ended up playing Lurking Horror all afternoon (best text adventure ever made IMO)
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08 Feb 2017 18:53 - 08 Feb 2017 18:59 #243681 by Erik Twice

Motorik wrote: Nice! Just a few weeks ago I got snowed in and ended up playing Lurking Horror all afternoon (best text adventure ever made IMO)

Woha, when I wrote that post the only answer I expected was Barney yelling "WHAT YEAR IS IT?" like he did when I played Klax, not having someone talk about he's also playing text adventures.

I haven't played any text adventures beyond Zork itself, which I've only played for historical purporses and in no serious capacity so I started to research some old text adventures to see which ones I like. So far, I think I'm going to start with Enchanter, which I'm attracted to because of its theme. I'm told it's easier than average and much better than the amateurish Zork, but I wonder if I should start with Wishbringer instead.

What I wonder is, how long are these games in practice? 20 hours each to beat?
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08 Feb 2017 19:29 #243682 by jeb
  • HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is good.
  • LEATHER GODDESSES OF PHOBOS is fun, but needs scratch n sniff, I think.
  • NORD & BERT is very clever, if obtuse at times.
  • PLANETFALL/STATIONFALL
  • I was fond of BEYOND ZORK, too.

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08 Feb 2017 20:20 #243683 by hotseatgames
I saw him perform that live in 2008 at PAX.
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08 Feb 2017 21:17 #243686 by Motorik

Erik Twice wrote:

Motorik wrote: Nice! Just a few weeks ago I got snowed in and ended up playing Lurking Horror all afternoon (best text adventure ever made IMO)

Woha, when I wrote that post the only answer I expected was Barney yelling "WHAT YEAR IS IT?" like he did when I played Klax, not having someone talk about he's also playing text adventures.

I haven't played any text adventures beyond Zork itself, which I've only played for historical purporses and in no serious capacity so I started to research some old text adventures to see which ones I like. So far, I think I'm going to start with Enchanter, which I'm attracted to because of its theme. I'm told it's easier than average and much better than the amateurish Zork, but I wonder if I should start with Wishbringer instead.

What I wonder is, how long are these games in practice? 20 hours each to beat?


I second Jeb's suggestion of the two Planetfall games. Lurking Horror is essential; it's alternately really spooky and really funny, and it's probably the only good Lovecraftian video game aside from Eternal Darkness. I'd also put in a good word for Deadline and, in particular, Bureaucracy. The latter is written by Douglas Adams and the puzzles are frequently throw-shit-around-your-room maddening, but the frustration is kind of the meta point of the whole game. It definitely shares a thematic space with the more satirical elements of Terry Gilliam's Brazil (with a dash of the Illuminatus Trilogy), so if you like that movie you'll appreciate a lot of the ironic humor in Bureaucracy.

I'd say between 10-15 hours for most of the Infocom games I've played, and that only applies on the first playthrough.

Also, this site is essential: ( gallery.guetech.org/greybox.html ) as it contains scans of all of the "feelies" from each game which are needed to solve some puzzles.

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09 Feb 2017 07:49 #243693 by JEM
www.ifarchive.org/ is a great resource if you're interested in more than the old commercial text adventures.

I ordered an Oculus Rift which arrived yesterday. I kind of knew going in that it was going to be problematic, but the whole VR thing has been bugging me for years and it became one of those things where I just had to see for myself.

It's amazing, and also pretty terrible.

I may have a faulty unit, or it may be some usb 3.0/power related witchcraft but the display can disconnect if you even t ouch it. The visuals are like sitting really close to an old CRT television, but the immersive capability of the stereoscopic display and the head tracking sensor is powerful. It was an experience for me, to just sit in the Oculus VR home, doing nothing but looking around, and the passive demos are fun (such as the t-rex in the hallway).

I tried a couple of games in VR mode after getting Steam VR set up:
Dirt Rally, which confirmed my fears of rapid onset motion sickness, though it looked excellent inside the car. I might need to look for some angle of view settings to mess with, which might help.
Elite Dangerous, which (accepting the resolution is not great) was amazing. Just looking around the cockpit with HUDs popping up according to where you're looking was a lot of fun. I mined a bit of an asteroid while flying around it. Maybe space combat will be nauseating, but I don't do any of that.

My PC technically does not meet the minimum standard (old i5, though the video card is new) but I had no real problems with performance in the games. I have another USB 3.0 PCI card coming which I'll see if that improves some aspects.

I can in no way recommend this product, but it feels like living in the future when using it.
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09 Feb 2017 08:16 #243694 by hotseatgames
I agree. It's amazing, but not $800 amazing.

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09 Feb 2017 10:47 #243702 by JEM
$600, I didn't get the touch controllers but not $600 amazing either. :)

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09 Feb 2017 11:03 #243705 by hotseatgames
Those touch controllers look slick.

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