Time Gentlemen, Please! Comments by Dan Griliopoulos
Pint of best.
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cubbymoore
01/07/09 @ 08:38
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So this has nothing to do with the TV show? You tricked me, you tricked me good.
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GriddleOctopus
01/07/09 @ 08:42
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Methinks he doest protest too much.
I know, but if I hadn't mentioned it and y'all had looked at Twitter or Facebook or something, can you imagine what the comments thread would have been like? |
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GriddleOctopus
01/07/09 @ 10:25
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Silly question perhaps, but is there a way of playing them on Mac?
Apparently it does, through Boot Camp/ Parallels/ CrossOver. If the Direct3D won't work, you can lose the snazzy effects by running Setup and changing to DirectDraw; then it should work on pretty much anything. Anyway, if the demo works, the full game will. |
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archy_bold
01/07/09 @ 10:53
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NB: Batsphinx also knows Dan and Ben, but his sentiments are spot on! :p
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CordableTuna
01/07/09 @ 11:09
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Oh come on, you're a *little* bit corrupt, aren't you? :)
I'm going to do one of the odder game switches lately, and buy this instead of Anno 1404. That'll teach them to put a three install limit on the bugger. |
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BlankOBlank!
01/07/09 @ 11:35
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[i]The UK games community has got so tiny over the years[/i]
? In terms of people (and with so many small Flash/iPhone/etc. outfits etc. cropping up, possibly even companies) we're bigger than ever before! |
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I don't want to put words into Dan G's mouth, but I think that he was trying to underline that as the years have gone past the UK games dev/indie/journo/whatever community has been drawn a lot closer together - and that seemingly everyone knows everyone else more than they once did, or at least knows of them. Something aided and abetted by facebook, twitter, forums and the likes.
At least, I think that's what he's saying. Arguably it's been that way for a fair while. |
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GriddleOctopus
01/07/09 @ 12:26
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Batsphinx: you can put anything in my mouth, lover-boy. Anything pie-shaped that is. (God, I hope your cock isn't pie-shaped.)
But, yes, that's what I was saying - it does seem that over the years we've got closer to the UK devs than the arms-length-with-PR intermediaries state we had when I started. Social networking is almost certainly to blame. I could be confusing my subjective experience with an objective one though. Yeah, I'm fairly sure Botherer and Dan M have never met. I know it's hard to believe but he may well not be lying. |
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Ninja_Tino
01/07/09 @ 12:39
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I had never heard of 'Ben There, Done That' before this review but I wish I had. It's a fantastic game. Just finished it and have immediately brought the £3 sequel. Everyone should check out the free game. Just 'cus it's free doesn't mean it's shit. Oh and mingster, eurogamer reviews games, regardless of price. Why be annoyed that they've reviewed a game. Surely you'd rather have it, know it's good, than waste £3 and it turns out to be rubbish.
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NunianVonFuch
01/07/09 @ 13:53
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Ben There, Dan That is gas! I'm stuck trying to get the tele working but I've had more of a laugh with this game than any I can remember since Monkey Island! Brilliant stuff, cheers Dan!
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NunianVonFuch
01/07/09 @ 16:51
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@Rufus Cheers but it was the wire I was missing. Didn't realize I could use Dan!
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To counter Mingster, this is the kind of reviews we DO need. We don't need a review of Transformers 2 or the upcoming Assassins Creed 2, most of us already know we'll buy it or not regardless of any review (in my case, no and yes respectively ). I was absolutely unaware of this game until I read this. And I'm buying it, right now.
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I bought the game right after reading the review. Have been quite satisfied with well-designed traditional adventure games made with the AGS engine before (notably the Blackwell games from Wadjet Eye Games), so anything over a 5/10 would have been enough to warrant the ridiculously low asking price...
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Playing through this at the moment. Loved BTDT. Anyone who wants any other AGS game recommendations should take a look at Nelly Cootalot. It's really rather lovely.
Info: http://nelly.johnsendesign.info/ Download: http://themonkeyhut.tripod.com/NellyDown... |
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AlvySinger
02/07/09 @ 10:01
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I know GriddleOctopus, so is it nepotism if I say, "cracking review of a cracking game."
I'm currently playing it in a tidny window on my work laptop, with a word doc open just in case. Guerrila gaming at its finest. |
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speedofthepuma
02/07/09 @ 10:38
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Played and completed BTDT this morning, I couldn't get it to work on my old laptop but this article reminded me to try again on the new model. Excellent stuff. I will be buying this game later today I would think.
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GriddleOctopus
02/07/09 @ 15:14
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Wow. I don't think I've ever seen a "-53" karma score before. It's practically a hole in the fabric of the internet!
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siro: "I'm wondering if it makes sense to play "Ben There, Dan That!" first? Is there a correlation? Is this the better game?"
It does make sense, as BTDT is good and free, and it comes first, plot-wise; it's not necessary, though, as TGP's plot is relatively standalone, and has a sum-up of BTDT at the start. TGP is probably the better game, but try to make time for both! |
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