OOC-Chapter 4-The Longest Day-General Discussion

[Mr. Handy]

Yes, that's right. Four characters is still the limit.

[Mr Zombie killer]

So I sense that rule Number 8 above will be soon broken by the group in the gym. really Mr. Handy how is it that you have such patience and no huge number of deaths yet? You waiting for all the rules to be broken?

[Mr. Handy]

No, I'm just waiting for one or two players to post so I can update. Or for tomorrow, whichever comes first. Then the carnage can begin at last...Mwahahahahahaha!

Actually, Zombie Apocalypse is all about patience, considering how slowly it moves in real time. Remember, the game has been going on for two years and eight months, but we're still on the first day of the game. I've long been a very patient person, and besides, it's so much more fun to ratchet up the tension and suspense before all hell breaks loose.

[Squidcorp]

Uh, I just want to say hello everyone. Nice to meet you, and I hope & trust that my characters will outlive all of yours.

[Tangerine]

Do you often moon fate that way?

Hello, to you too!

[ImpInTraining]

Yes... welcome, fresh meat. Good luck with living and all that.

[Squidcorp]

[kabukiman]

Yes, we need another meat shield to preserve our own characters!

[kabukiman]

Just bought a pack with the trilogy of broken sword. Nothing like a good point anc click adventure! I'm in the first game and enjoying it.

[Tabs]

I remember playing Broken Sword 1 on the Playstation 10 years ago; that goat who headbutts (George?) at the back of the pub was a real pain though.

[kabukiman]

I'm still in Paris, in the museum. I have a lot to research.

[Mr. Handy]

I love the Broken Sword games! I have the first three for my PC (purchased individually), but it's been years since I played them. I never saw the second one in the U.S., but I found and bought it during my first trip to London in 2000. Be warned about the third one (The Sleeping Dragon): the PC version of it contains Starforce, which is malware that purports to be copy protection and can mess up your computer.

[Tabs]

Now I have bid at Ebay for Broken Sword 4 - see what you started kabukiman.

[kabukiman]

I saw broken sword 4 in a store for 10 euros (the same price as the pack of the other 3), but didn't buy it, I think I have already enouth material.
Thanks Mr Handy! Anywhay to solve that problem?

[Mr. Handy]

Here is a link to the wikipedia page about Starforce. The links in the references section include links to lists of games that use it (so you can avoid them) and links to removal tools that will get rid of it. Note that each time you install a game with Starforce, it'll be put back on and the tool will need to be used again after uninstalling the game. Your computer will still be vulnerable in the meantime, so don't install any of those games on your primary computer (or any computer connected to the Internet). If you want to play one, you should put it on an old computer.

Actually, you're in luck. According to the list, only the U.S. version of Broken Sword 3 uses Starforce. The European version is free of it.

[kabukiman]

Glad to hear it! Because the pack was a dvd with the 3 games so they were the 3 instaled at the same time (with the bonus of beneath of a steel sky).
Is it worth to pay the 10 euros for broken sword 4? I doubt that they will be crowds who will be interested to buy the 2 or 3 copies of the store, but you never know...

[Mr. Handy]

It sounds worth it to me, if it's anything like the first three! I've never even seen the fourth one. Beneath a Steel Sky is another great point-and-click adventure. I bought it for $20 a long time ago and have played it numerous times, but it can now legally be downloaded for free.

[kabukiman]

Well, most games they sell is mainstream games (world of warcraft, Left 4 dead), but some times some jewels appears at cheap price.

[Mr. Handy]

One thing I've learned from years of buying games is that those jewels don't stick around forever. I wait for new games' prices to come down to something reasonable, but older games may disappear off the shelves entirely and never be seen again. I've bought many games that I'll probably never find again even though I don't have time to play them yet, because by the time I do have time, I'd have missed my chance. I've also missed out on some games because I waited for the price to drop for too long, or because my computer wasn't good enough to play them and I was waiting until I got one that could (Dark Corners of the Earth, for instance). This is even more of a concern lately with PC games, as many stores are devoting more shelf space to console games and less to PC games - and some stores no longer even carry PC games at all! I wouldn't wait too long to buy that one. I know I'd buy it if I saw it.

[kabukiman]

Well, thanks for the advice, if I find time to go to the store again, I will buy it.