Adventure Game Scene of the Day - Thu 1st March 2007

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 03:49 AM

When some people want to relax and explore a beautiful world, they play Myst. I play Dune. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

Bobske · 03-01-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurufinwe

When some people want to relax and explore a beautiful world, they play Myst. I play Dune. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

Me neither! I especially loved the soundtrack

Kolzig · 03-01-2007, 04:14 AM

Wow, it's been ages since I owned Dune and also played it.

How is that pic so smooth looking, I mean the use of 2xSai effect or something similar, how?

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolzig

How is that pic so smooth looking, I mean the use of 2xSai effect or something similar, how?

hq2x

Kolzig · 03-01-2007, 04:45 AM

But does that work on old pc games too?

I knew that for example ZSNES and Gens have implemented it.

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 04:53 AM

It's implemented in DOSBox and ScummVM. And, actually, for both of those (and anything else using the SDL library) there exists an improved (less blurry, hardware accelerated, accepting arbitrary scaling factors) version called OpenGL-HQ.

Kolzig · 03-01-2007, 05:06 AM

Ooooh, that's cool. I have DOSBox, but I've never really used it because I've always thought that it's difficult to manage or something like that?

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 05:14 AM

It's not that difficult. Between frontends, guides and a wiki, there's a lot of help available.

(we're getting slightly off-topic, though

)

Kolzig · 03-01-2007, 05:17 AM

Oh yeah sorry about that. (directing this to ot...

)

I think Dune is one of the very rare examples of good games that Cryo made. They made so many bad games...

*stepurhan* · 03-01-2007, 05:49 AM

I played the RTS Dune but I don't remember seeing an AG version. Did you play as Paul Atreides and follow the plot of the books or was it an entirely separate storyline?

If it was the first I always find that sort of game difficult to play because I've usually read the book to even think of playing the game so you know what's going to happen.

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by stepurhan

I played the RTS Dune but I don't remember seeing an AG version. Did you play as Paul Atreides and follow the plot of the books or was it an entirely separate storyline?

If it was the first I always find that sort of game difficult to play because I've usually read the book to even think of playing the game so you know what's going to happen.

The game loosely follows the book (you play as Paul), with several major differences and simplifications. But what I really liked is that it captured lots of small details from the book (like the head of the bull that killed the old Duke shown in the palace), really got the characters right (contrary to Lynch's movie), and created a great atmosphere (definitely more serene and new-age-y than in the book, but it works) with great graphics and soundtrack. Also, the gameplay is part-adventure (visiting sietches, talking to people, etc.), part strategy (you have to organise your Spice production, send your troops to attack the Harkonnens...).

Kolzig · 03-01-2007, 06:06 AM

In the game the characters did look like the actors in Lynch's movie.

Like Paul Atreides looked just like Kyle Maclachlan or at least I remember it being that way.

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolzig

Like Paul Atreides looked just like Kyle Maclachlan or at least I remember it being that way.

That's one of the few, really (and he's in the credits for that). If you look at Leto, the emperor, Thufir or Gurney, they look very different from the actors in the film, and much closer to how they were described in the book.

(they completely screwed up Duncan Idaho, though)

After a brisk nap · 03-01-2007, 07:09 AM

Yes, it's a great game, exactly because of the atmosphere it creates. (The gameplay isn't all that impressive.) It follows the book only very generally, but it doesn't twist it into something unrecognizable like Dune II, and as a fan of Frank Herbert's novel I didn't find it at all difficult to enjoy.

There's a CD version that has spoken voices, clips from the movie, some updated background graphics and new travel sequences for the 'thopter and sandworm rides. It's worse in some respects, though (the title screen looks like a 12 year-old's CGI and Photoshop work), so I say get both editions!

Paul, Jessica and Feyd are clearly based on Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis and Sting. Otherwise they use original designs for the characters (well, some of the Fremen looks suspiciously like various famous people). There's a non-playable, trailer-style demo that shows an earlier design of Paul, but I lost it years ago and have never been able to track it down again. ATMachine, this sounds like a job for you!

QFG · 03-01-2007, 08:06 AM

I remember this coming out years and years ago, but never had the opportunity to play it

KFMN · 03-01-2007, 08:48 AM

Great game, one of the classics, though I also liked the RTS Dune very much (always been a big RTS fan, even modded Warcraft 3).

I almost feel like finding the game again and playing it.

Risingson · 03-01-2007, 09:56 AM

Great game, and the Stephane Brochu soundtrack masterpiece. As already said, one of the rare cases when Cryo did a good game. They tried the same with Ubik and Riverworld, and the results were quite far from this.

After a brisk nap · 03-01-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Risingson

Great game, and the Stephane Brochu soundtrack masterpiece.

Stephane Picq, wasn't it?

Kurufinwe · 03-01-2007, 11:53 AM

Definitely.

Risingson · 03-01-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by After a brisk nap

Stephane Picq, wasn't it?

Shit. Yes.

Last year I found the "Dune Spice Opera" cd in a second hand store. New, not opened. I gave it to a friend as a present for the sake of being a present, and he still does not find words to thank me for that.

03-01-2007, 03:49 AM	#1
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Adventure Game Scene of the Day - Thu 1st March 2007 When some people want to relax and explore a beautiful world, they play Myst. I play Dune. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it. __________________ 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 [++]

03-01-2007, 04:14 AM	#3
Kolzig The Reggienator Last Online: 06-21-2011 10:52 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Wow, it's been ages since I owned Dune and also played it. How is that pic so smooth looking, I mean the use of 2xSai effect or something similar, how? __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

03-01-2007, 04:45 AM	#5
Kolzig The Reggienator Last Online: 06-21-2011 10:52 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	But does that work on old pc games too? I knew that for example ZSNES and Gens have implemented it. __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

03-01-2007, 04:53 AM	#6
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	It's implemented in DOSBox and ScummVM. And, actually, for both of those (and anything else using the SDL library) there exists an improved (less blurry, hardware accelerated, accepting arbitrary scaling factors) version called OpenGL-HQ. __________________ 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 [++] Last edited by Kurufinwe; 03-01-2007 at 08:25 AM.. Reason: the link works now

03-01-2007, 05:06 AM	#7
Kolzig The Reggienator Last Online: 06-21-2011 10:52 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Ooooh, that's cool. I have DOSBox, but I've never really used it because I've always thought that it's difficult to manage or something like that? __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

03-01-2007, 05:14 AM	#8
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	It's not that difficult. Between frontends, guides and a wiki, there's a lot of help available. (we're getting slightly off-topic, though ) __________________ 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 [++]

03-01-2007, 05:17 AM	#9
Kolzig The Reggienator Last Online: 06-21-2011 10:52 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Oh yeah sorry about that. (directing this to ot... ) I think Dune is one of the very rare examples of good games that Cryo made. They made so many bad games... __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

03-01-2007, 05:49 AM	#10
stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Last Online: 03-12-2018 06:31 AM Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	I played the RTS Dune but I don't remember seeing an AG version. Did you play as Paul Atreides and follow the plot of the books or was it an entirely separate storyline? If it was the first I always find that sort of game difficult to play because I've usually read the book to even think of playing the game so you know what's going to happen. __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

03-01-2007, 06:06 AM	#12
Kolzig The Reggienator Last Online: 06-21-2011 10:52 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	In the game the characters did look like the actors in Lynch's movie. Like Paul Atreides looked just like Kyle Maclachlan or at least I remember it being that way. __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

03-01-2007, 07:09 AM	#14
After a brisk nap Elegantly copy+pasted Last Online: 09-02-2021 01:03 AM Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,773	Yes, it's a great game, exactly because of the atmosphere it creates. (The gameplay isn't all that impressive.) It follows the book only very generally, but it doesn't twist it into something unrecognizable like Dune II, and as a fan of Frank Herbert's novel I didn't find it at all difficult to enjoy. There's a CD version that has spoken voices, clips from the movie, some updated background graphics and new travel sequences for the 'thopter and sandworm rides. It's worse in some respects, though (the title screen looks like a 12 year-old's CGI and Photoshop work), so I say get both editions! Paul, Jessica and Feyd are clearly based on Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis and Sting. Otherwise they use original designs for the characters (well, some of the Fremen looks suspiciously like various famous people). There's a non-playable, trailer-style demo that shows an earlier design of Paul, but I lost it years ago and have never been able to track it down again. ATMachine, this sounds like a job for you! __________________ Please excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.

03-01-2007, 08:06 AM	#15
QFG Senior Member Last Online: 05-25-2010 01:02 AM Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 515	I remember this coming out years and years ago, but never had the opportunity to play it

03-01-2007, 08:48 AM	#16
KFMN Member Last Online: 04-25-2013 08:12 AM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 44	Great game, one of the classics, though I also liked the RTS Dune very much (always been a big RTS fan, even modded Warcraft 3). I almost feel like finding the game again and playing it.

03-01-2007, 09:56 AM	#17
Risingson Your average crooner Last Online: 11-03-2018 03:38 AM Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 485	Great game, and the Stephane Brochu soundtrack masterpiece. As already said, one of the rare cases when Cryo did a good game. They tried the same with Ubik and Riverworld, and the results were quite far from this.

03-01-2007, 11:53 AM	#19
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Definitely. __________________ 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 [++]