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| 21 MAR 2007 at 4:53pm |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3436
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | I just bought this game at another board but havent loaded it in yet. It might be the next one I play, Ill be interested to hear what you think.
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| 21 MAR 2007 at 10:14pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | I've got as far as the initial wander around. Very Myst like. Have had no time to play lately - definitely going to get back to it.
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| 22 MAR 2007 at 12:56am |
GhostSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 273
Joined: 31 JUL 2004
Status : Online | It reminded me of Myst, too, Caroline! I really enjoyed it - I'm interested to hear what you all think about it so far....
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| 22 MAR 2007 at 3:19am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | So far? Well, I remember thinking, what the hell do I do next? And what are these fiddly things for and what are all these shapes on the ground and where do I get more clues...?
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| 22 MAR 2007 at 8:01am |
snowtimeJourneyman
Posts : 1014
Joined: 28 JUN 2005
Status : Online | I enjoyed this game. Nice graphics. I seem to remember that some of the puzzles were quite complex. The Alida website has its own hints pages http://www.alidagame.com/hints.html if you get really stuck.
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
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| 22 MAR 2007 at 9:52am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Thank you Snowy - I expect I will get really stuck. I seem to be losing brain cells the older I get.
Oh dear, did I just describe myself as old? Let's hope Mark doesn't find out.
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| 22 MAR 2007 at 10:32am |
snowtimeJourneyman
Posts : 1014
Joined: 28 JUN 2005
Status : Online | Oh. I've just noticed that they now charge for the hints (boo!). They didn't used to.
There are no UHS hints for Alida, but there are a few free walkthroughs:
Four F@t Chicks website (the auto-censor won't let the link through!)
Gameboomers
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
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| 24 MAR 2007 at 3:28am |
| Deleted User | I finished the game and mostly enjoyed it, but there were flaws. And I mean basic flaws in graphic rendering the remove the game from Myst-level. I recommend it, but I'm not sure that I will play my copy a 2nd time.
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| 24 MAR 2007 at 4:24am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4036
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | It's definitely a favorite of mine. Have fun with it, Buni!
Hmmm. I was very impressed with the rendered graphics, Speck, but that may be because it was originally designed for Macs and lost something in the port to Windows. I also loved the cut scenes, especially the overviews.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 25 MAR 2007 at 1:34pm |
buni1161Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 77
Joined: 16 JUL 2006
Status : Online | just finished- its a gorgeous game with a good story- some of the puzzles are complex- but everything seems pretty logical- the hardest one for me was the sound puzzle- as always- other than that- it was a great game with a good story-
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| 25 MAR 2007 at 3:26pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | I bought this recently as well, but soon found out this would not be a favourite of mine. I walked around a bit, kept losing a sense of direction most of the time, had no idea of what I was supposed to do and grew bored with the whole experience rather quickly. I might try again in the future, I do want to give it a second chance after these positive opinions on the game, but I'm afraid Alida might just not be my cup of tea.
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| 25 MAR 2007 at 3:48pm |
RosaboobieIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 8
Joined: 25 MAR 2006
Status : Offline | I have just bought Alida - so I am very interested in all your comments - Maybe I will slot this game in next. Am playing Secrets of da Vinci just now!
Boobie
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| 1 APR 2007 at 8:55pm |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3436
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | I just cant get mine to work right, played it for a bit and was really enjoying it but when it asked me to put in disc 4 it just wouldnt read it, I installed the patch and still a no go, then I decied to delete,start over and do a full install so I wouldnt have to worry about the disc, thing and it STILL wants me to add a disc, Im pretty fed up because Ive spent so much of my spare "game playing time" just trying to get the d a m n e d thing to run. *sigh*
Guess Ill put it aside for now a try another.
I was really enjoying the game too.
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| 1 APR 2007 at 9:30pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Helen (1 APR 2007 8:54pm)
then I decied to delete,start over and do a full install so I wouldnt have to worry about the disc, thing and it STILL wants me to add a disc,
Are you sure you copied the CD's to the correct folder?
http://alidagame.com/supportPC.html#fullInstall
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| 1 APR 2007 at 9:59pm |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3436
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Im sure I did, I printed out those same instructions you linked me to. Im not saying I might not have done something wrong but I thought I pretty much coverd my bases. Im just kind of fed up at the moment, I feel like I wasted so much time. :-/ But Ill try again sooner or later.
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