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| 11 NOV 2004 at 11:57pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | It's one of my must get games of the year, along with Moment of Silence and Sherlock Holmes.
I will buy it once I can.
Inventory puzzles galore! My favorite type of puzzle!
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 3:28am |
bysmittySpace Cadet
Posts : 122
Joined: 29 JUN 2004
Status : Online | It's tops on my ‘to buy’ list. Now I just need to find it. It was supposedly release in the US last week or something but I've been checking all my local stores and cannot find RTMI nor Wanted. Of course there are no shortages of Atlantis Evolution which I may or may not buy even once it hits the bargain bin. oes anyone have any idea on why the lack of distribution of this game so far?!? TAC is usually so good about having their games all over my local stores. ...bysmitty
Things I need to do today:&&-change out of pajamas&&-[s]come up with witty yet sophisticated signature[/s]&&-sober up&&-[s]watch simpsons at 6pm[/s]
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 3:55am |
CountryEasternSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 250
Joined: 2 NOV 2003
Status : Online | I'm looking for it, too. I played the Atlantis demo. Yuk.
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 11:14am |
qriousPrivate Detective
Posts : 524
Joined: 8 AUG 2003
Status : Offline | i've finished it and i have to say it was a very enjoyable game.
[b][size=19][url]www.adventureadvocate.gr[/url][/size][/b]&&[b][size=10]The biggest adventure source in Greece[/size][/b]
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 2:34pm |
mystyeyedIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 14
Joined: 29 SEP 2004
Status : Online | It is still not even in the stores where I live!
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 2:46pm |
luddyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 20 JUN 2003
Location: DE
Status : Offline | Hello!
Does anybody know how much points I can get at least in total? I have now 362 points.
Are there more points possible?
Thanks and kind regards
H.L. Kratz ???
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 4:53pm |
RobDSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 382
Joined: 30 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By oldeverything (11 NOV 2004 9:37pm)
WHAT! No topics about this newly-released game?
TAC should have put all the marketing money they waste on Atlantis Evolution into Return to Mysterious island. What an original, great and beautiful game, definately worth my 20$. Go buy it!
I was a little lost at first with all the inventory items but once I made the battery, there was enough hints to never get stuck and Jep, our little Monkey companion is really helpful. The graphics are Myst IV beautiful, I'm looking forward to Kheops studio next game.
Return to mysterious island is the surprise of 2004!
Thanks, I've been waiting for some opinions about this game. Looks like it's available here
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002YIUNI/104-8912336-7135953?v=glance&s=videogames&n=229579
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 7:00pm |
kuddlesPrivate Detective
Posts : 702
Joined: 22 OCT 2004
Status : Online | Wow. I didn't give that game a second glance because it looked like another one of those cheap Myst ripoffs. Maybe I'll give it a try after I finish Syberia II.
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| 12 NOV 2004 at 9:19pm |
AnneGuild Master
Posts : 4800
Joined: 8 MAR 2003
Status : Online | Kuddles,my commiserations.
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| 13 NOV 2004 at 2:00am |
kuddlesPrivate Detective
Posts : 702
Joined: 22 OCT 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Anne (12 NOV 2004 9:19pm)
Kuddles,my commiserations.
For what?
a) Dismissing a great game before knowing about it?
or
b) Playing Syberia II?
[size=10][b]Games:[/b] Europa Universalis III&&[b]Music:[/b] [i]Awoo[/i] - Hidden Cameras&&[b]Series:[/b] Dexter (S1)&&[b]Movies:[/b] The Prestige (8/10) Little Miss Sunshine (5/10)&&[/size]
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| 13 NOV 2004 at 2:04am |
bdeckedSchattenjger
Posts : 1620
Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | I can't find it in my game stores! May have to buy it online instead...
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| 13 NOV 2004 at 2:14am |
CountryEasternSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 250
Joined: 2 NOV 2003
Status : Online | The demo was fun!
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| 13 NOV 2004 at 4:18am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By CountryEastern (13 NOV 2004 2:14am)
The demo was fun!
If you liked the demo, you'll like the game.
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| 13 NOV 2004 at 6:01am |
CountryEasternSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 250
Joined: 2 NOV 2003
Status : Online | Thanks. It's a lot of cursor hunting and gathering, but it is different for me, very attractive scenery and easy! The navigation and prerendered grahics remind me a bit of Riven. Actually, I'm not a big fan of click and jump, but this game is so non-threatening and just harmless fun, I really enjoyed the demo.
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| 13 NOV 2004 at 7:54am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline |
I actually held it in my hand today.
NICE box art.
A totally, completely well done professional game -
At $19.95 it's worth a little risk!
It's games like this that gave TAC a good name in gaming!
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| 14 NOV 2004 at 9:12pm |
BarryIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 40
Joined: 31 AUG 2004
Status : Online | From what I gather it's a very short game
Some online friends I know have the game and have finished it in one sitting, not very encouraging. The main gripe was it felt rushed at the end, you don't get to do anything much with Captain Nemo except bury him and when you get in the Nautilus that's the end of the game. They was expecting the adventure to START when they got into the Nautilus, instead it ENDED there!! They were not very happy adventurers.
I was hoping to get it this week as I liked the demo, but knowing how short the game is has put me off. luckily it's being released on the 19th now in the UK, so I bought Half Life 2 instead and saved me being really disappointed!
Sorry for the negativity, but forewarned is forearmed!
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| 14 NOV 2004 at 10:53pm |
luddyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 20 JUN 2003
Location: DE
Status : Offline | Hello!
I have played more than 1 week to get all points of this game.
I got now 376 points.
Kind regards
luddy
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| 15 NOV 2004 at 12:30am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline |
I'm sure that the game was rushed to meet deadline, that the game is short, etc.
However, it is only $19.95 - so it's low risk.
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| 15 NOV 2004 at 4:14am |
BarryIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 40
Joined: 31 AUG 2004
Status : Online | I guess the price is reasonable, although I get sick of being overcharged for games here in the UK!!
The $19.95 you pay (i assume US dollar?) equals £10.75 at current exchange rates here in the UK, yet the game has a £19.95 price point, a straight dollar = pound conversion again > A trend that's plagued UK customers for years.
It's a shame this game falls short of the mark after looking so promising, seems corporate pen pushers and bean counters ruin another game for the sake of lining their pockets.
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| 15 NOV 2004 at 4:44am |
| Deleted User | It's not that short, it took me about 12 hours. It's a great game, well worth the 20$, you will enjoy every minute of it. I don't mind short games, anyway.
Jenny100 review A-
http://www.gameboomers.com/reviews/Rr/ReturnMystIslbyjenny100.htm
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| 15 NOV 2004 at 8:24am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline |
12 hours is actually a fine length for a game.
I read the walkthrough, the game length is average.
A fine review too I might add.
I'd buy the american copy if it's cheaper. It would play fine on an english PC, a game is a game.
It's only video games you have to have the english one (PAL).
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| 15 NOV 2004 at 1:01pm |
BarryIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 40
Joined: 31 AUG 2004
Status : Online | Yup! The PC doesn't suffer from NTSC/PAL problems like the consoles but PC games can still check for region settings and refuse to run
I've never bought from a U.S. online store before but a friend who buys PS2 games from the U.S. said he's now having trouble as some of the stores he used to buy from won't now send to the U.K. Take EBGAMES, if you select 'Outside the United States or Canada' for shipping, United Kingdom is not listed so I can't order from them but they have the game Yet I can See France and Germany listed so why not U.K., we are all part of the same European Union?
Probably not a good idea to order form the U.S. anyway, shipping was $26 when I chose France
When the game gets released in the U.K. I'll look more closely for a U.K. online store with a better price.
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| 15 NOV 2004 at 7:54pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | The North American shops with the best overseas shipping rates are
www.dvdboxoffice.com in Canada (free shipping) and
www.interactcd.com (to Europe is $10 with box, $7 without) in the US.
(Glad you guys liked my review. )
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| 16 NOV 2004 at 1:00am |
CountryEasternSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 250
Joined: 2 NOV 2003
Status : Online | I just buried Nemo...and I love the game. It is a small world, easy to hold it all in your mind. It is logical and all the information you need is right there. There is a lot of pixel hunting and inventory items, but all of the stuff does great things. But like with most point and click games, I'm frustrated that I can't see the heroine in action, in third person. I love wandering wherever I choose like in Uru, and not zipping here and there like the Flash in this game. Still, with my graphics card cranked up to the max, it's beautiful, fun, relaxing and diverse.
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