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- Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:26 am
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Phipps/Toms system
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9872
Re: Phipps/Toms system
Ok, I hope to have a bit of time during the weekend - I'll take a closer look then. Thanks for the info!
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 68208
Re: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
Yes, I'm Danish and yes, she knows The Snow Queen, so it might be an option. I'll give it a go.
Oh, Giant Killer looks like an excellent suggestion - never tried it, so would make for an ideal teamwork project. Thanks!
Oh, Giant Killer looks like an excellent suggestion - never tried it, so would make for an ideal teamwork project. Thanks!
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:03 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 68208
Re: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
Ok, so if the Yanks are out .... 
Might you, Sire, recommend any games that would suit my request? Beeb or otherwise?
Cordially yours,
Lord Gunness
Might you, Sire, recommend any games that would suit my request? Beeb or otherwise?
Cordially yours,
Lord Gunness
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 68208
Re: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
If you're thinking about US vs British English, then no.
If it's a more challenging dialect, then... perhaps. What did you have in mind?
If it's a more challenging dialect, then... perhaps. What did you have in mind?
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 68208
Re: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
Any other suggestions, We've been playing a bit of Danger Mouse, which went pretty okay.
I know there are a number of multiple choice games, but most of the ones I can think of are fairly dull (Mickey's Space Adventure, Gelfling Adventure etc) or too difficult (the Adrian Mole titles)
Other parser ...
I know there are a number of multiple choice games, but most of the ones I can think of are fairly dull (Mickey's Space Adventure, Gelfling Adventure etc) or too difficult (the Adrian Mole titles)
Other parser ...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 68208
Re: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
Thanks for the input :thumb: I had thought about a multiple choice game but didn't know which one to get.
Something along the lines of Aztec Tomb would be nice. I honestly can't remember much of it.
To avoid scaring her away from the get-go, it's quite important that there aren't sudden death ...
Something along the lines of Aztec Tomb would be nice. I honestly can't remember much of it.
To avoid scaring her away from the get-go, it's quite important that there aren't sudden death ...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 68208
Best beginner's game in English for non-native speakers
When I was learning English in grade school, my teacher wasn't terribly skilled - so I can say without hesitation that I've learned an awful lot from playing adventure games.
Now my daughter's ten, and she's been learning English for about a year and a half. She's awfully fond of reading (not in ...
Now my daughter's ten, and she's been learning English for about a year and a half. She's awfully fond of reading (not in ...
- Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:47 am
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: AGS games
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15768
Re: AGS games
Cool - thanks! Added one and will investigate the others. Leave no stone unturned!Alex wrote:This link might be interesting:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/fo ... ic=46517.0
It mentions several AGS games with a text parser.
- Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:05 pm
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: AGS games
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15768
AGS games
I've just added Trilby's Notes, which is an AGS game with a parser. Are there others, or do the rest have a normal point'n'click interface?
I realise that I could check them one by one, but since thousands of AGS games have been created, I'd rather be lazy and ask
I realise that I could check them one by one, but since thousands of AGS games have been created, I'd rather be lazy and ask
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:42 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: TOSEC archive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1519
Re: TOSEC archive
Ok, I'll take a look. Thanks for the heads-up!
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74347
Re: New game from Ron Gilbert
There's a measure of idealism and good faith in it - somebody has a great idea but lacks money.
The original premise is that unless people back it, the project never happens because the project owner doesn't have the necessary funds to finance it.
That's been my reasoning behind backing most of the ...
The original premise is that unless people back it, the project never happens because the project owner doesn't have the necessary funds to finance it.
That's been my reasoning behind backing most of the ...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:03 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Topologika / Acornsoft games
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4868
Re: Topologika / Acornsoft games
Oh, very, very interesting - did you or anyone else you know contact him?
- Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
- Replies: 17
- Views: 74347
Re: New game from Ron Gilbert
Well, that's the usual crowdfunding issue. I've mainly been backing board games myself, as it is one of my major hobbies. Time and again I can see that the projects that fund easiest share one basic characteristic with the computer game projects: they look great. It's easier to show off something ...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:56 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: third xanadu game
- Replies: 32
- Views: 21698
Re: third xanadu game
Ha ha - either that's a major pat on his back for his writing skills, or an indication that the game's difficulty level is through the roof 
Btw, if he has any trivia to share about the game, please drop me a line!
Btw, if he has any trivia to share about the game, please drop me a line!
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My Adventure-Writing Self-Challenge
- Replies: 13
- Views: 50572
Re: My Adventure-Writing Self-Challenge
Yes, please by all means - would love to playtest and give feedback (in a constructive manner!)