Post by Karl Aksel on Feb 24, 2017 19:44:22 GMT
Remember those? King's Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry... in wonderful EGA before VGA allowed them to make even better graphics.
What I first and foremost associate with those games, though (especially the early to mid-era Sierra games) is the text parser. I played and finished Police Quest when I was... 12? And looking back I have no idea how I managed to summon the patience. Just before you left the station there were so many ways the game could end. Wait too long and it's game over because you missed the briefing. Go to the briefing without showering first and again it's game over. Even if you shower and go to the briefing room in time, if you tarry too long in finding your place it's game over. On leaving the station, if you fail to take a walk around your vehicle first, it's game over.
And it's like that the whole bloody game: everything has to be done exactly according to procedure. I do not think there's a single possible "game over" I haven't come across. But I kept at it with pig-headed determination which frankly impresses me in retrospect. And remember, this was before the internet and readily available walkthroughs. These were the days when you would share your progress and hints with your friends the next day during recess. These days I don't think I'd be able to stand a text parser game.
Oh, and this is my very first thread on IMDb2.
What I first and foremost associate with those games, though (especially the early to mid-era Sierra games) is the text parser. I played and finished Police Quest when I was... 12? And looking back I have no idea how I managed to summon the patience. Just before you left the station there were so many ways the game could end. Wait too long and it's game over because you missed the briefing. Go to the briefing without showering first and again it's game over. Even if you shower and go to the briefing room in time, if you tarry too long in finding your place it's game over. On leaving the station, if you fail to take a walk around your vehicle first, it's game over.
And it's like that the whole bloody game: everything has to be done exactly according to procedure. I do not think there's a single possible "game over" I haven't come across. But I kept at it with pig-headed determination which frankly impresses me in retrospect. And remember, this was before the internet and readily available walkthroughs. These were the days when you would share your progress and hints with your friends the next day during recess. These days I don't think I'd be able to stand a text parser game.
Oh, and this is my very first thread on IMDb2.
I just loved their games. Nowadays for nostalgic purposes i watch youtube videos of someone else fast playing those games.
