Hi!

BLASPHEMY! TRAITOR!

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Alex, surely you jest! You can't be serious - can you be? Do your recent statements, about Overseer, have anything to do with your, most recent and mysterious, disappearance from this message board? Come on, Alex, it's time to get back to reality - I just hope it's not too late for you!

Alex, in regards to your comments on 'leads just appearing' in Overseer, it was that way in both UAKM and PD as well. In fact, more than likely, all graphics games have been this way. They are programmed that when a certain question is asked of a character, or a certain inventory item like a photograph or whatever is obtained and examined, etc. etc. the program adds the lead to your list.

The only reason this was different at a time was in text based games, where you did have to remember everything you read, and ask it yourself using the text interface. In a way, yes, this method is a lot more challenging, and requires more of the player. But in defense of Overseer, the methods for leads have been used in numerous, numerous games besides Overseer.

And also, there are plenty of horrible FMV games out there, where the acting or game play made player's eyes and ears bleed. With those things in mind, you surely have to believe that Overseer was one of the better FMV games ever made.

Alex:
What has you so riled-up?

I'm going to have to say I agree with Jcarnby on this one ...

Honestly, FMV was already ruined, and a big sinking ship before this game came out. In my opinion, Overseer was one big last gasp for air.

Hello again!

If this is to complain about Overseer being a remake, I think your 7 years too late. They didn't have the resources to do a full new game, it's not like AC was a sell-out or something. I don't understand where this is coming from, why are these complaints being made *now?*

I've been saying how I didn't like Overseer for a while, now. Why? Not all the same reasons.

I didn't like it due to the heavy amount of bugs. Getting it to work on the system it was reccomended for was a hassle.

Then there was some heavy cd-swapping that wasn't a problem in Pandora.

And it starred Clint Howard.

First, Intel made the Access boys make the game and gave them an unreasonable deadline to finish. They did a great job considering the above. The story itself - based on mean Streets - was perfect; much of the acting was superb; watching the transformation of Tex was enlightening; and so on. So, don't hold it against AC, CJ or anyone else from Access.

Second, what's with the Clint Howard bashing? He played the roll given him the way the director wanted and I thought he did a decent job. Let's face it - he's not oscar material but has been used by Hollywood for 40 years. That, to me, speaks for itself.

While Clint has been in many roles, that doesn't mean he's gold. When I played the game, I had not heard of him at the time. I thought I was watching a demented psycophathic version of Richard Simmons.

Well, I guess there's no accounting for taste. I had never heard of Clint Howard before Overseer. But it turns out, he was my favorite (secondary) character in the game, so I learned who he was because of that.

Asta LaPasta, baby.

Honestly my main problem with overseer (besides the bugginess and uselessness of the DVD version) was that it just wasn't as funny as previous tex games. Which is why I loved UAKM more than PD also (though I adore both). There was more storytelling, but Tex became less of the classic adventure game bumbling anti-hero like Roger Wilco or Guybrush Threepwood, and the focus was more on drama, which I don't think it did as well as humor.

I see Overseer as forward in some areas, back in others.

Acting wise, it's the best its ever been. Chris and the other Chandler Street regulars had the previous games behind them and they rose to the challenge. Also, brilliant supporting cast such as Michael York and Henry Darrow.

I've never played Mean Streets but i enjoyed the story of Overseer. It dropped a bit in pace at times but it intigrated well with the puzzle solving i thought. I also enjoyed the whole flashback angle and even though us fans hated being left in the dark all those years, ending a game on a cliffhanger of that magnitude is masterful (i think the fact we're still clambering for continuation is testament enough).

Now of course the bad parts are the fact that it was a rushed product. There's no use trying to change the past but i imagine it would have been a much nicer gameplay experience if they had the time to polish it up and iron out all the folds.

Still, if i can get the game to recognize DVD express, i'll be giving it another run through (that was another high point. Playing through on DVD so no disc swapping... like how i'm playing PD now with all the discs on my HD).

And Alex, i disagree that Overseer led to the downfall of FMV. Most people had their minds made up that they didn't like it in its hayday which i pinpoint around the mid 90s. The reason, lots and lots of games that utilized it really really badly with horrible actors and bad plots. Kind of like any group of games made with any kind of technology. You have good ones, ok ones and a load of crapola.

Honestly my main problem with overseer (besides the bugginess and uselessness of the DVD version) was that it just wasn't as funny as previous tex games. Which is why I loved UAKM more than PD also (though I adore both).

Frogacuda, I have exactly the same feeling about those 3 games. But I think also the story in UAKM was fantastic and as good as in PD.

sorry for a little off-topic