Adventure Game Scene of the Day - Tue 27 June 2006

AFGNCAAP · 06-27-2006, 04:40 AM

Honouring the release of the sequel, AGSotD hosts, for the very first time (I think), a freeware game. And one of the best out there at that.

...and so it began.

Fairygdmther · 06-27-2006, 04:48 AM

Seven Days a Stranger? That looks like Trilby...

Kurufinwe · 06-27-2006, 04:52 AM

That would be Five Days a Stranger (not to be confused with its sequel Seven Days a Skeptic). I first played this one during the AG playthrough a few months ago and, even though I wasn't really enthusiastic at first, I ended up quite liking it.

I miss the playthroughs, by the way.

KriD · 06-27-2006, 05:25 AM

Even though this is an amateur game, and made by one person alone (!), I think it surpasses many of the commercial games.

The sequel is also good, but this is the best one, IMO.

Jazhara7 · 06-27-2006, 05:27 AM

One of the best Adventure Games I've ever played, both professional and fan-made. Great atmosphere, story and characters. The art is simple, but has it's own charme.

The controls were a bit confusing in the beginning, but I quickly got used to them.

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Fairygdmther · 06-27-2006, 07:05 AM

LOL, I knew seven didn't sound quite right!

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RLacey · 06-27-2006, 07:48 AM

This game was a good'un. If there's anyone left who hasn't tried it they really should.

Jelena · 06-27-2006, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLacey

This game was a good'un. If there's anyone left who hasn't tried it they really should.

I haven't tried it.
Freeware, does that mean I can download it?

RLacey · 06-27-2006, 07:50 AM

Yes. From here.

KriD · 06-27-2006, 08:13 AM

You should play both.

Jelena · 06-27-2006, 09:53 AM

Will you help me out when (note: not if) I get stuck?

UPtimist · 06-27-2006, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KriD

You should play both.

Though in my opinion the first one is definitively the best. The second focuses too much on... Other issues

to my liking, and I think Yahtzee sort of said that himself too ("sort of" because I'm not being very clear here

).

RLacey · 06-27-2006, 10:22 AM

I didn't like the sequel as much as this one. But then, you guys already know that, because you read my review of 7 Days... right?

UPtimist · 06-27-2006, 10:29 AM

Uh, sure, that one. I... I've read it.

I especially liked that part about the, character, and that beginning there, with all that starting the article well...

After a brisk nap · 06-27-2006, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KriD

You should play both.

As of yesterday, that should be "You should play all."

In fact, that's rather the reason for this thread.

After a brisk nap · 06-27-2006, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurufinwe

I miss the playthroughs, by the way.

Hey, we should do some more of them. Any suggestions?

UPtimist · 06-27-2006, 10:42 AM

Well, the GK1 one was quite unfinished, but I guess it's already used...

Someone should start them again though! And maybe some day we might get a game I actually have...

Kurufinwe · 06-27-2006, 10:57 AM

One of the problems with GK was that it was just so huge, and I think it didn't encourage people to (re)play it. I mean, it takes at least 30 minutes before you get out of the bookshop. So we probably need a game that's shorter, or at least that can be divided into smaller parts. And a game that quite a few people have, or can gain access to easily. Maybe we should start a suggestion thread, see if someone's interested in something.

Spoiler:
Longbow, Longbow, Longbow!!!!

KriD · 06-27-2006, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by After a brisk nap

As of yesterday, that should be "You should play all."

In fact, that's rather the reason for this thread.

Oh, there`s a new one? I missed that.

Where? (Yeah, I know, I`m lazy

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurufinwe

One of the problems with GK was that it was just so huge, and I think it didn't encourage people to (re)play it. I mean, it takes at least 30 minutes before you get out of the bookshop. [...]

I spent two hours+ before I got out of the bookshop. There just so much to examine there.

06-27-2006, 04:40 AM	#1
AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Last Online: 05-04-2022 02:33 PM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	Adventure Game Scene of the Day - Tue 27 June 2006 Honouring the release of the sequel, AGSotD hosts, for the very first time (I think), a freeware game. And one of the best out there at that. ...and so it began. __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

06-27-2006, 04:48 AM	#2
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Last Online: 05-29-2008 03:36 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Seven Days a Stranger? That looks like Trilby... __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

06-27-2006, 04:52 AM	#3
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	That would be Five Days a Stranger (not to be confused with its sequel Seven Days a Skeptic). I first played this one during the AG playthrough a few months ago and, even though I wasn't really enthusiastic at first, I ended up quite liking it. I miss the playthroughs, by the way. __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

06-27-2006, 05:25 AM	#4
KriD Senior Member Last Online: 01-05-2012 04:50 AM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 541	Even though this is an amateur game, and made by one person alone (!), I think it surpasses many of the commercial games. The sequel is also good, but this is the best one, IMO. __________________ Replaying: The Black Mirror Just finished: Day of the Tentacle, Broken Sword - Director's Cut To play: Black Mirror 2

06-27-2006, 05:27 AM	#5
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Last Online: 10-14-2012 06:15 AM Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	One of the best Adventure Games I've ever played, both professional and fan-made. Great atmosphere, story and characters. The art is simple, but has it's own charme. The controls were a bit confusing in the beginning, but I quickly got used to them. - __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

06-27-2006, 07:05 AM	#6
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Last Online: 05-29-2008 03:36 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	LOL, I knew seven didn't sound quite right! m __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

06-27-2006, 07:48 AM	#7
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Last Online: 07-11-2012 11:25 PM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	This game was a good'un. If there's anyone left who hasn't tried it they really should. __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

06-27-2006, 07:50 AM	#9
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06-27-2006, 08:13 AM	#10
KriD Senior Member Last Online: 01-05-2012 04:50 AM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 541	You should play both. __________________ Replaying: The Black Mirror Just finished: Day of the Tentacle, Broken Sword - Director's Cut To play: Black Mirror 2

06-27-2006, 09:53 AM	#11
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06-27-2006, 10:22 AM	#13
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Last Online: 07-11-2012 11:25 PM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I didn't like the sequel as much as this one. But then, you guys already know that, because you read my review of 7 Days... right? __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

06-27-2006, 10:29 AM	#14
UPtimist Life and times of... Last Online: 04-13-2014 04:36 AM Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Uh, sure, that one. I... I've read it. I especially liked that part about the, character, and that beginning there, with all that starting the article well...

06-27-2006, 10:42 AM	#17
UPtimist Life and times of... Last Online: 04-13-2014 04:36 AM Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Well, the GK1 one was quite unfinished, but I guess it's already used... Someone should start them again though! And maybe some day we might get a game I actually have...

06-27-2006, 10:57 AM	#18
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	One of the problems with GK was that it was just so huge, and I think it didn't encourage people to (re)play it. I mean, it takes at least 30 minutes before you get out of the bookshop. So we probably need a game that's shorter, or at least that can be divided into smaller parts. And a game that quite a few people have, or can gain access to easily. Maybe we should start a suggestion thread, see if someone's interested in something. Spoiler: Longbow, Longbow, Longbow!!!! __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]