Tex Murphy Tex Murphy: Tesla Effect

[Tramboi]

By the way, at the moment Tex Murphy already got more that the two guys from Andromeda in the first day, seems that FMV adventures have their own demography.

This is not "FMV adventures".
This is a Tex Murphy game.

 

[Tramboi]

Thanks guys, I think I will try out one of the Tex Murphy games. Any recommendations on which ones to play or not to play? I think I heard earlier in the thread that one of them sucked balls?

If you must play one only, go for Pandora Directive.

 

[Stabwound]

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised with how well this kickstarter is going.

$450,000 seems like relatively little compared to other kickstarters when you consider this is going to use all live actors. Maybe I'm vastly overestimating how expensive it is to do everything with FMV?

I'm surprisingly excited to see how well the FMV adventure genre works with modern, HD footage compared to the shit quality of yore.

 

[Tramboi]

The good point is that even if it cheesy, it will suit a Tex Murphy game perfectly.
A phantasmagoria 3 might be even worse than the first.

 

[udm]

Tiptoeing around the DRM issue in PMs had a similar effect to the Two Guys prototype it seems. They should've nipped that in the bud right form the start, instead they sent out conflicting information and let speculations run wild. And backed out after the damage apparently had been done. Can't believe whoever handles private messaging there didn't know this would stir up the nest.

Or it's just a slow day.

Yeah conflicting doesn't even begin to describe it. The answers people got were completely diametric opposites, wavering from "Yes there's DRM" to "No, absolutely no DRM".

The last DRM-related response I got from them, however, following their Update #2, says this:
"While we are still looking into having Steam as a distributor, I can guarantee you that there will be an option to install without connecting to the internet."

So I guess that's that, and the issue finally has closure. Now trying to scrape together a few more dollars so I can get the bloody fedora*

*: nah who am I kidding, there's no way I can afford that

Amidst this excitement, I've got this urge to play UAKM again. I'm trying to get my UAKM discs to work, but disc 1 seems to be too mouldy. Oh well. Looks like I'll be giving some potato to GOG.

 

[Sceptic]

Maybe I'm vastly overestimating how expensive it is to do everything with FMV?

Nah, you're just underestimating the team's ability to come up with good stuff for cheap
TBH I might've been sceptical, but they've got Carr, and we've all seen the magic he can do. Just compare the HUGE increase in quality between the FMV in UKM and TPD. Sure a lot of it is due to Jones & Connors being more comfortable with the engine and technology, but most of it was I think from getting Carr on board. Jones has said so in the past as well.

So I guess that's that, and the issue finally has closure. Now trying to scrape together a few more dollars so I can get the bloody fedora

Tell me about it. I'd kill to afford that tier. And let's not go into the "meet Chris and Aaron" tier...

EDIT: Just realized what the $500 tier gives. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

 

[FrancoTAU]

Less than 2K backers is the only thing I'm concerned about. At about ~$100 average pledge I don't think they expect much more money from the diehards. They need a ton of new people to learn about the project and pledge.

 

[udm]

I just noticed that at $10000, you get the official Tex Murphy trench coat too.

Jeeeeesus ...

 

[Sceptic]

Less than 2K backers is the only thing I'm concerned about. At about ~$100 average pledge I don't think they expect much more money from the diehards.

This is why every Codexer pledging only $15 is not a bro

 

[Tramboi]

Agreed. But advertising the project to potential backers is bro-stuff though.
So go evangelizing.

 

[commie]

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised with how well this kickstarter is going.

$450,000 seems like relatively little compared to other kickstarters when you consider this is going to use all live actors. Maybe I'm vastly overestimating how expensive it is to do everything with FMV?

I'm surprisingly excited to see how well the FMV adventure genre works with modern, HD footage compared to the shit quality of yore.

Well the 'Casebook' series of HOG/detective games use HD FMV to very good effect. It's a series made in New Zealand for almost nothing so it certainly is possible.

This is why every Codexer pledging only $15 is not a bro

Or poor... I certainly would give my left nut for the $500 tier though if I could.

 

[trustno1code]

Now trying to scrape together a few more dollars so I can get the bloody fedora*

*: nah who am I kidding, there's no way I can afford that

So looks like I'm the only (kinda) rich jackass here that can (kinda) afford it, so I jumped on the 750$ tier as soon as I saw that fedora and hardcopies of the books and that box set (even though I've got the whole series on gog already). And I don't feel that great about it, actually, there are times when I fell like an idiot who's spending a large chunk of his savings on cardboard and tchotchkes (hope I spelled that right). And a hat.

And then I watch the pitch again, and want to pull out another 250 to get the lighter.

 

[FeelTheRads]

No! Think about SpaceVenture as well!

 

[commie]

No! Think about SpaceVenture as well!

I only played and finished SQ3 so those guys didn't grab me as much as the others. I'm saving my pennies for Obsidian's Alpha Protocol 2....

 

[FeelTheRads]

Fuck you, commie. What city are you in? I'll probably come home in autumn and want to pay you a little visit.
And if you're not a complete fag you should play the others.

 

[commie]

Fuck you, commie. What city are you in? I'll probably come home in autumn and want to pay you a little visit.
And if you're not a complete fag you should play the others.

Galati right now...good luck getting to me. :p I'll be in Brisbane and then Moree, NSW in a few months though. Bring it on Combatfag!!!!

Really though, I liked SQ3. Problem was that after I finished it my XT died soon after and back at the beginning of the 90's PC's cost a fucking fortune, so had to wait until 1995 for a replacement. By then, adventure games were dead and hard to find, so I moved on. I'll get around to going through them eventually. Not much time now, and one needs it with adventures.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Galati right now...good luck getting to me

You have no idea how close that is. Braila here.

Seriously though, you must really love that wife of yours to not only stay in Romania, but also in one of the crappiest parts.

 

[commie]

Galati right now...good luck getting to me

You have no idea how close that is. Braila here.

Seriously though, you must really love that wife of yours to not only stay in Romania, but also in one of the crappiest parts.

Yeah, I know. Been here originally for a few months at the end of 2002-start of 2003, then 2004 and 2005 (mostly in Bucharest), now in Galati since 2006. You really in Braila? Then definitely we need to get together!

 

[FeelTheRads]

Yeah, that's my hometown. I'll only be there for a moth or two, though.
I'll bring the candles, you bring the wine.

 

[commie]

Yeah, that's my hometown. I'll only be there for a moth or two, though.
I'll bring the candles, you bring the wine.

Would be pretty trippy to meet up with a fellow Codexer...Maybe take a few happy snaps to post on the Dex and get called out as faggerts?

 

[FeelTheRads]

It's a date! And there's another one that lives in Braila that I know. A threesome is always better!

 

[JudasIscariot]

Yeah, that's my hometown. I'll only be there for a moth or two, though.
I'll bring the candles, you bring the wine.

Would be pretty trippy to meet up with a fellow Codexer...Maybe take a few happy snaps to post on the Dex and get called out as faggerts?

Faggerts!


Sorry, couldn't help myself. Carry on.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Hope you guys have a nice time.

 

[commie]

Hope you guys have a nice time.

Hey, you can join in too. UK folks like coming to Romania to ty and steal the wimmin' so you could get a 2 for 1....

 

[trustno1code]