Sulphur on 23/3/2024 at 04:31
I wouldn't blame you for finding the Golden Path a less than scintillating endeavour, I pretty much said 'nope' after I got the first ending and did the walkthrough instead. There's going to be a lot of trial and error if you intend to do it by yourself, but if you crack it, I think it'd be a moment in your gaming life to be well proud of.
And that manual is gorgeous, so if you get a physical version, consider me more than a little jealous.
WingedKagouti on 23/3/2024 at 11:30
Quote Posted by Sulphur
I wouldn't blame you for finding the Golden Path a less than scintillating endeavour, I pretty much said 'nope' after I got the first ending and did the walkthrough instead. There's going to be a lot of trial and error if you intend to do it by yourself, but if you crack it, I think it'd be a moment in your gaming life to be well proud of.
And that manual is gorgeous, so if you get a physical version, consider me more than a little jealous.
I took the same path, except when I saw the actual ingame steps needed, my poor manual dexterity said "Nope, you'll throw a fit
ifwhen it fails because you fumbled one step. Just go look up the ending on Youtube". I'm sure it would feel like an accomplishment to figure out the puzzle and pull it off without outside assistance.
Anarchic Fox on 27/3/2024 at 19:58
Quote Posted by Sulphur
I wouldn't blame you for finding the Golden Path a less than scintillating endeavour, I pretty much said 'nope' after I got the first ending and did the walkthrough instead. There's going to be a lot of trial and error if you intend to do it by yourself, but if you crack it, I think it'd be a moment in your gaming life to be well proud of.
And that manual is gorgeous, so if you get a physical version, consider me more than a little jealous.
The manual is included, and it is glorious. There are also a fold-out map and some stickers.
As for the "golden path," I
found all but two golden treasures, including all the fairies, and all but one manual page. However, I came to suspect that there exists a third layer of secrets, so I restarted to investigate that.WingedKagouti on 27/3/2024 at 22:13
Quote Posted by Anarchic Fox
The manual is included, and it is glorious. There are also a fold-out map and some stickers.
As for the "golden path," I
found all but two golden treasures, including all the fairies, and all but one manual page. However, I came to suspect that there exists a third layer of secrets, so I restarted to investigate that.But don't feel down if you can't figure it out on your own, it did require the combined effort of the community at the time to solve.
Sulphur on 7/8/2024 at 04:56
Since the What Are You Playing Thread isn't the right place for this, here's something wholesome from an artist who worked on the Riven remake: (
https://bsky.app/profile/shoomlah.bsky.social/post/3kz3qyynu3s26) https://bsky.app/profile/shoomlah.bsky.social/post/3kz3qyynu3s26.
It's a comparison of her fan art from high school to her art for the game, and I have to say, even her 9th grade art skills were nothing to sneeze at.
Malf on 7/8/2024 at 07:57
Now that's dedication!
That woman knew what she wanted early on in life and got it!
henke on 7/8/2024 at 14:37
Are you on BlueSky, Sulph?
Do
I need to get on that BlueSky?
and, final question...
Have you guys played that Sanitarium game from 1998? Just discovered that it's in my GOG account. Maybe it was a freebie at some point? Anyway, played the first hour or so. Pretty freaky stuff. Kinda clunky gameplaywise. Think I might stick with it.
Thirith on 7/8/2024 at 14:54
I played it a long time ago, though even then it was years after it came out. Something about the trailer or an early video review I saw (on a cover CD-ROM) stayed with me. At this point I honestly can't remember much about it, mind you. Was it around the same time, more or less, as Bad Mojo, that game where you turn into a cockroach?
Edit: It looks like Sanitarium is even available as a phone/tablet app!
Sulphur on 7/8/2024 at 15:36
Quote Posted by henke
Are you on BlueSky, Sulph?
Do
I need to get on that BlueSky?
Respectively - no, but I will; and why not, you don't lose anything, and the more of us that move on from Elmo's godawful dead bird platform, the better.
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and, final question...
Have you guys played that Sanitarium game from 1998? Just discovered that it's in my GOG account. Maybe it was a freebie at some point? Anyway, played the first hour or so. Pretty freaky stuff. Kinda clunky gameplaywise. Think I might stick with it.
I played it all the way back in 2004, got a fair bit in, then life happened and I dropped it. I had some stints with it here and there in the years after but never finished it. It's old, so some clunk is to be expected, but what I played of it had a great 90s horror vibe, and was worth persevering through. Scorsese's Shutter Island has a similar feel to it, even if Sanitarium predates it and the book by several years.
Starker on 8/8/2024 at 03:45
Sanitarium used to be one of my favourite adventure games along with Gabriel Knight. It's well worth playing for the story and atmosphere, though there are some parts where the voice acting and animations haven't really held up as well as, say, the aforementioned Gabriel Knight.
