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| 7 DEC 2010 at 2:34pm |
HellSpawnSpace Cadet
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Status : Offline | http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3299/postmortem_dreamforges_sanitarium.php
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| 7 DEC 2010 at 11:30pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | It's been years since I tried Sanitarium. I got stuck and then distracted and then bought a new computer.... etc. So I bought the package from GOG on the weekend but for some reason the downloaded data files are corrupted and I must do it all again. :
I have the disk versions of Sanitarium, Longest Journey and Buried in Time but quite like the idea of playing them without disks and all the compatability issues with XP.
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| 8 DEC 2010 at 12:20am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Location: US, Texas
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Originally Posted By Caroline (7 DEC 2010 11:29pm)
It's been years since I tried Sanitarium. I got stuck and then distracted and then bought a new computer.... etc. So I bought the package from GOG on the weekend but for some reason the downloaded data files are corrupted and I must do it all again. :
I have the disk versions of Sanitarium, Longest Journey and Buried in Time but quite like the idea of playing them without disks and all the compatability issues with XP.
Just this past week, the GOG.com files for Gothic II Gold were corrupted for me, Caroline. But then I realized that downloading them via your browser is pretty iffy and GOG provides a very good "ownloader" app that fixed the problem.
Have you installed their free app and tried redownloading the files that way?
They also have a good FAQ section on other common problems involving corrupt game files.
Cheers, Terry
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| 8 DEC 2010 at 4:52am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Yes Terry, they came in via the downloader. I bought Riven earlier this year from them. I'll check out the FAQs before I attempt it again. Thanks for the tip. :-*
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| 8 DEC 2010 at 11:18am |
CulturaJourneyman
Posts : 1337
Joined: 1 SEP 2004
Location: NL, Amersfoort
Status : Offline | So far Sanitarium runs smoothly on my W7 system. Had two crashes, One after Alt-Tab, but since Alt-tab doesn't work on a multitude of games, that's no real dealbreaker for me. The other crash was after I forgot the game on my PC altogether for hours on end and it 'froze'. Restarts solved all that.
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| 8 DEC 2010 at 7:14pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
Posts : 592
Joined: 2 JUN 2007
Location: UK
Status : Offline | I loved Sanitarium when I played it but thought it dragged a bit too much. The insect world didn't appeal.
I might have to play it again soon though, as I found it stashed in a box in the loft. It's a sign.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 9 DEC 2010 at 11:45am |
CulturaJourneyman
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Location: NL, Amersfoort
Status : Offline | well, yes, I suppose by today's standards it is slow. But since I'm from production year 1961 myself, I can really appreciate that....
And it still looks pretty enough...
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| 9 DEC 2010 at 8:46pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
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The issue was that they presented such different and emotionally involving 'stories' that it became a tad overwhelming.
There's also the fact that the insect world was too alien for me to connect with properly unlike the children's world for example, which I actually found really moving.
Great game though.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 10 DEC 2010 at 4:28pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Oh, I love Sanitarium, been meaning to replay it soon I enjoyed the slowness and all of the stories, well, except for the Insect world. I didn't find it appealing either. It reminded me of 80s comic books.
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| 10 DEC 2010 at 7:48pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Location: US
Status : Offline | Not only did I dislike the insect scenario, I got stuck there for a long time, wandering amongst those alien hives. *shudder*
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 10 DEC 2010 at 9:38pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
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Location: UK
Status : Offline | I seem to remember I used a walkthrough at that stage. I just wasn't invested enough in that world to spend too long there. Wasn't there a lot of to and fro-ing with a really slow lumbering character as well?
It's such a shame because it is otherwise an incredible game. I'm glad to see others found that part a let down.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 11 DEC 2010 at 2:57am |
BrianSpace Cadet
Posts : 117
Joined: 28 SEP 2010
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By maum (10 DEC 2010 9:38pm)
I seem to remember I used a walkthrough at that stage. I just wasn't invested enough in that world to spend too long there. Wasn't there a lot of to and fro-ing with a really slow lumbering character as well?
You may be thinking of the Quetzocoatl world. At least I personally found that to be the worst world for to-and-fro-ing, as you have to find and converse with every single ghost, and they all talk ssoo sslloowwllyy.
I actually enjoyed the "insect world" scenario myself -- the alien device puzzle was novel, intellectually challenging, and well integrated into the storyline. The gooey squishiness of everything was unappealing, certainly, but very effective. Dona mentioned that the world reminded her of 80s comic books -- since that's exactly what it was supposed to be, one can hardly fault it for that.
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| 12 DEC 2010 at 10:05am |
JelenaPrivate Detective
Posts : 587
Joined: 30 SEP 2007
Status : Offline | I'm replaying Sanatarium right now. It's such an unique game with an intriguing story that evolves slowly. I'm currently in the Quetzocoatl world which is indeed the slowest of all the chapters.
I find the game even better this time since I've noticed some important details that blew past me the first time. And it makes me understand what a masterpiece it really is.
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| 12 DEC 2010 at 4:27pm |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
Posts : 1093
Joined: 13 AUG 2006
Status : Online | Sanitarium is a superb game by all means. It still haunts me. As soon as I finish some games I must replay it.
....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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| 13 DEC 2010 at 1:22am |
| Deleted User | Over the years I've played Sanitarium at least two but more likely three times, (argh darn that pumpkin patch mini-game sequence) but I know for sure that I only actually completed it once. I can't seem to recall if there was a specific strategy employed or just blind luck in the ending chapter. :-/
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| 13 DEC 2010 at 7:57am |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | I played it only once, but I clearly remember having a bug in the pumpkin patch level, when the boss fight takes place. The character got stuck and there was no way to move him. Needless to say, my last save was a level and a half ago...
And then the ending freaked me out because it was SO familiar, like I'd seen/dreamed it before D: (this happened with other games, too)
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| 14 DEC 2010 at 5:02am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Donna (13 DEC 2010 7:57am)
I played it only once, but I clearly remember having a bug in the pumpkin patch level, when the boss fight takes place. The character got stuck and there was no way to move him.games, too)
Same thing here as I had to start over every time this occurred. Changing the order of attack in the field somehow seemed to get this on track but I always wondered if it was indeed a bug. Thanks for confirming.
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| 18 DEC 2010 at 7:44pm |
New WolfboySpace Cadet
Posts : 133
Joined: 27 JUL 2010
Status : Online | Although I loved -most- of Sanitarium, the aztec and superhero sequences kinda killed it for me. Otherwise, it was excellent.
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