So, if one could, how would they remove the dead ends from KQ5? What are the major ones? Well, the big one is, of course, not saving Cedric. As I've said before, I think that should stay. Beyond that (and this may not be a comprehensive list), there's letting the cat kill the mouse, not getting the...

I have a question about the ending sequence, specifically the scenes with the so-called "magic green pinball." This is one of those things that could either be deliberate or a coincidence, so I have to ask...were you guys trying to invoke the Classical Elements with the four "cure&quo...

Don't get me wrong, MI. I'm fine with your personal opinion. It's when people take it to the point where the mere presence of a simple option is detrimental to the game/industry/fanbase as a whole that I get annoyed.

It may have been changed; Erpy told me you have to feed them.

But I even detest the "Retry" button. See, that right there can be part of the problem. All too often I hear the hardcore vs. casual complaint. I'm reminded of the people who claimed Mega Man 10 was utterly worthless before it even came out simply because of the inclusion of an Easy Mode....

Well, some lengthy dead ends can make sense. I personally think the dead end from leaving Cedric on the harpies' island is appropriate as a form of player punishment for acting so out of (Graham's) character. Quick dead-ends like not getting the orium in Space Quest II are also fine simply because t...

1. Medusa (Q&A or Mirror) You do get more points for "saving" Smaude rather than just petrifying her. 2. Eagle (Meat or Fish) You have to feed the eagle to get through the game. However, there are two food sources (as you mentioned) and you get a single point for acquiring each item (...

You know, I think I'd put Camelot as my fourth choice (the demakes drop to fifth and sixth). It is an EGA game, after all, and deserving of a visual upgrade (though perhaps not as much as even older games like Gold Rush). It also suffers from the same shoddy points coding as other games (indeed, eve...

navynuke04 wrote:Or you could just apply the parser to select parts of the game - the spell making process, perhaps?

Oh please dear god no the memories of the traumAHHHHHHHHHH

<curls up in the fetal position>

Erpy wrote:I find it rather funny that all-in-all, our KQ3 is probably dirtier than IA's despite IA...being IA.

Them's fightin' words, Erpy!

Seriously though, that line did make me laugh.

Erpy wrote:Then something went wrong. 171 is supposed to be the minimum you can get without cheating.

So I was right. Sweet. Nothing like getting your theory validated.

Chyron_8472 wrote:How many points is it worth? between the letter and the fish, I think I found the 3 points I missed... if both of those add up to 3 points.

Both are a single point. If you're still short one point after getting all of the food items and both types of fur, you've probably run afoul of a glitch.

Loney Childress wrote:When I first played the game I was thinking 'I wonder if there's any arsenic around?' while getting Mannanan food.

No, but I'd bet there's some old lace somewhere in the house.

I just finished testing this myself. It's true; you don't get the point if you can understand the cat (which is really lame since it's how you get the line from the original game). This explains a few people who've contacted me missing a point in the score and they claim they've done everything.

I'm not saying it's a rampant design flaw, I'm saying I personally feel it's an excessive penalty. When I'm right-clicking, it's quite easy to accidentally over- or under-click and accidentally get the wrong icon. It's happened to me several times and it gets really old really quickly. I'm not sayin...

I don't think anyone can get a lower score (and not just because you got the Underachiever Award). Skipping 39 points is the lowest possible score I could determine from my point list; you've proven my math is valid (presuming Underachiever only triggers for the minimum possible score).

No, eavesdropping on the bandits is worth three points. That's all you're missing.

Again, though, when have you ever used the hand icon to "pick up" an item already in your inventory in a past Sierra game? Off the top of my head...every VGA Quest for Glory game and The Castle/Island of Dr. Brain. I just think that, in this specific case, the punishment is excessive, esp...

Cupful of nightshade juice for the sleep spell. After that I noticed that the measuring bit worked by itself and I didn't need to worry about those details. If something needs to be stirred, you need your spoon to be clean. The spoonful of mud and the spoonful of cactus juice must be on your spoon ...

Yesterday after work, when I got home and got my laptop all fired up, I played again, and ironically I still only got a 206, though I did get an award this time that I hadn't gotten the first time. One thing I know I've missed both time is the letter. This second time, I looked all over the study a...

I'm virtually certain I know who she is (as I pointed out before) but I'm keeping my mouth shut since that's what she requested.

What Martijn said. If it must pop up something (and you've got the time to write a fair bit of stuff & have John Bell record a few dozen new lines), just describe how the object feels without killing the player. Or even just add a warning message that basically tells the player you're not doing ...

And anyone who confuses "pick up" with "select" confuses me. How did you ever get through the classic Sierra games without having issue with this? Because the vast majority of the time in classic Sierra games, when I right-click to the hand by mistake and clicking it on an item ...

duckwizard wrote:I finished with 200 out of 210 points. So my questions are related to those 10 points I didn't get.

Did you complete all of the spells in The Sorcery of Old? Each of those is worth seven points, so that would cover a big chunk of your missing points.

Perhaps you're accidentally using the hand cursor on the sand instead of the arrow cursor? If you did that, you'd die as soon as you clicked the sand. You know, that's probably the most frustrating thing in the Redux spell system. I kinda think accidentally using the hand icon should be one of the ...