As a native German, so am Ifarvardin wrote:I've just finished this great game!
- I liked the graphics, music and mood very much (I'm quite found of medieval Germany)
As faithful Jake already said: "dollars" is English for "Taler", the currency in those days.farvardin wrote:- The reference to the "dollars" is much out of place and out of time! (Or was it happenning at the Disney's castle?)
Yeah, shoulda thought of that before. I promise to be good next time thoughfarvardin wrote:- I wished I got a native linux / mac os x version instead of using a windows emulator to play it. The linux launcher was not working for such an "old" game http://www.renpy.org/wiki/renpy/Linux_Launcher
Thank you. I'm a fast reader, so I have a difficult time judging on the speed others read.farvardin wrote:- Probably I don't read fast, but it took me more than 1 hour to play and finish it. (so it's more than the 30 mins playtime announced on http://www.renai.us/game/loyalkinsman.shtml )
You mean, like the aforementioned death? Actually, the surprise begins after that - everything before is just the introduction.farvardin wrote:- I'm happy I didn't read the introduction text on the previous link, because it spoils much of the surprise I think.
That was the general idea. In retrospect, I think I should have made the situation that leads to Gunther's untimely death at the hands of the true murderer less transparent, maybe by having some "unnamed shadow" listen during the conversation that leads to his demise. Aside from that, I wanted to give the player a fair chance at guessing the right person. Seems to have worked.farvardin wrote:- I think the difficulty is very well managed, I had to replay some parts a few time to find the solution, but it was not annoying at all.
And necessary for people not familiar with the setting to understand the situation Gunther is in. Much of the mystery only works in the context of the medieval setting, like a twelve-year-old protagonist who is treated by an adult in many respects, or the situation with commoners in high places at a noble court. The story is not very happy, but the Middle Ages rarely were.farvardin wrote:- This story is not very happy, but the mystery is thrilling and well managed. The text is very well written. The first part was quite long, but a good introduction.
And that is, in my opinion, the part that is MOST medieval of the entire game. The Middle Ages were very good at producing the strangest explanations for unexplainable things, from the devil causing sickness and disease to dragons and basilisks eating unsuspecting peasants. Gunther is a child of his time and not different in that respect.farvardin wrote:- I liked how Gunther invented absurds stories when he hadn't sufficent proofs at the end.
Thanks for the warm words!
