Technical Difficulties
Well, as with all technology, I’ve encountered a bit of a
snag for the publication of the next blog post. Our modem got unplugged
momentarily to be switched with a hair dryer. It took affront to this and
decided to stop working. Every time I turn the thing on it just flashes lights
angrily and refuses to surf the World Wide Web. Looks like we need to call the
cable company and get it replaced.
What this means is that I can still play Planescape (and I
am) and write the blog entries, but I
can’t post them except from work. This leads to another problem in that I
cannot Dropbox the screencaps to my work computer to be published. Ouch. So,
I’m still writing the entries and annotating the captions and screen shots, but
I won’t be able to post them for several days.
Silver lining.
On the bright side, act 2 of Planescape has taken off like a
rocket and I love it again. Lots of revelations have come around and it’s
starting to wind up into the climactic third act. You’ll be along for this as
well! It also means it’s starting to come to the end and I can start planning
my next game. I have decided to use the list I posted on pastebin with line
numbers as a reference. Plug in the random integer function on excel and out
pops…
Drumroll: (Lots went
over the range, too lazy for nesting)
Cross-referencing back to pastebin we find that 47 is
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis! I’ve been looking forward to this one after I played
the Lovecraft themed Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened which I recommend to any
graphic adventure fans.
[This is what’s
coming next. Good changeup.]
Nemesis tells the story of master thief Arsene Lupin in a
calculated game against Sherlock Holmes. Planned thefts take you all over
London as you attempt to stop these robberies before they occur. It is a fully
first person 3D graphic adventure with themes of exploration and logic.
Thankfully, there is not too much of the Adventure game kind. You gather items
and information, combine them, and use them to solve puzzles. Brilliant!
One disclaimer: I remember attempting to play this game
several years ago when it came out and getting crazy motion sickness. This is
insane as I used to play FPSs almost compulsively in college (Thanks
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) with no problems. Hopefully I’ve gotten over it
or the television will help by not sitting too close. Anyway, there it is, and
look forward to the next update about the Nameless One where things are really
starting to pop off.
--Backlog Killer