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Junaid · 11/05/2009, 11:09 am

I don't know what to think of it... sure it looks really REALLY good... but the story and dialogue of a Vampyre Story was pretty mediocre

Good writing to me, is much more important than the graphics

Mermaid · 11/05/2009, 11:31 am

Bill Tiller is more of an artist than he's a writer, I think that's a fact.
He realized himself, though, that his first game was lacking quality - no matter how many "Gold Awards" he received for A Vampyre Story being the best adventure game of 2008.

I'm optimistic that GPOVI will show a lot of improvement in many aspects as Bill has learned from his mistakes. It hurts me to see that marketing for GPOVI turns out to be just as poor as AVS's was then. It deserves better.

So, rip off or not: I plan on purchasing Ghost Pirates after I finished TOMI - so I'll have some more pirates and voodoo to spend time with and won't be all that downhearted after the end of EP5 (I'm really anxious that in a month from now, I will have solved the last puzzle of EP5 and all the fun is over. Think I'm gonna cry!

)

Gryffalio · 11/05/2009, 12:38 pm

I was quite excited by Vooju at first. Bill Tiller is bound to bring a certain something to it. But he is but one man. The story just seems like generic rubbish to me; I hope i'm wrong!

TomPravetz · 11/05/2009, 12:40 pm

I don't speak German. If they say uber, tell me!

*Irishmile* · 11/05/2009, 01:43 pm

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Originally Posted by timmothy

let's make a thread in their forum demanding an english version released at the same time!

LOL yea I was thinking about all the whine posts here about different translations and how it baffled people why TTG had not made every moon language available upon release.

Gryffalio · 11/05/2009, 02:07 pm

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

LOL yea I was thinking about all the whine posts here about different translations and how it baffled people why TTG had not made every moon language available upon release.

Yeah, because English is the most commonly used language in the world(!), it's natural to make everything in this language!

... It's kinda nice to see a potentially popular game released in a foreign language first.

TomPravetz · 11/05/2009, 02:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Gryffalio

Yeah, because English is the most commonly used language in the world(!)

I thought that was Spanish...?

*Irishmile* · 11/05/2009, 02:09 pm

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Originally Posted by Gryffalio

Yeah, because English is the most commonly used language in the world(!), it's natural to make everything in this language!

... It's kinda nice to see a potentially popular game released in a foreign language first.

LOL you missed my point... and my first post.. but thats ok... Fight the good fight dude.

Gryffalio · 11/05/2009, 02:19 pm

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Originally Posted by Tpravetz

I thought that was Spanish...?

I was being sarcastic!

I forgot the [ sarcasm ] tags...

108 Stars · 11/05/2009, 02:20 pm

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Originally Posted by Tpravetz

I don't speak German. If they say uber, tell me!

They will never say uber. Americans say uber, Germans say über. Sounds different too.

Udvarnoky · 11/05/2009, 02:29 pm

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Originally Posted by Mataku

Didn't even know it was a German production.

It's an American production, developed by a California-based studio of ex-LEC folk - it's the publisher that's German, therefore that country is the priority for release. Since the dialog was written in English in the first place, I doubt there need be any concern about the quality of the English "translation."

Thriftweed Fancy Pants · 11/06/2009, 05:58 am

So, has anybody played it yet? It's out right?

Bernus · 11/06/2009, 06:13 am

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Originally Posted by Thiftweed Fancy Pants

So, has anybody played it yet? It's out right?

yes I bought it today - but didnt have time to play that much till now.
first there seem definitly not to be any english-voices or subs on the disc (a vampyre story had german and english voice acting and you could choose before installation - but that was another publisher)

Expect a closer look by me later today or tomorrow.

Todesreiter · 11/06/2009, 06:18 am

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Originally Posted by DeLuca

It was originally conceived AS an MI game back when Tiller had finished CMI. He thought of a game where you play different parts as Guybrush, Elaine, and LeChuck. When he disassociated from LA and MI in general he took it this direction and now you have the game you see before you.

So let me get this straight, it's German voices? Are they going to dub in English? I've never played a subtitled game before.

source?

i have never heard / reading anything of this from of bill tiller
in interviews ect.

Thriftweed Fancy Pants · 11/06/2009, 06:30 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todesreiter

source?

i have never heard / reading anything of this from of bill tiller
in interviews ect.

Here.

Eduardo · 11/06/2009, 07:37 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todesreiter

source?

i have never heard / reading anything of this from of bill tiller
in interviews ect.

Thiftweed Fancy Pants posted the link again, I posted the revelant paragraph in the previous page of this thread.

MusicallyInspired · 11/06/2009, 08:35 am

I want a demo before I start getting excited about this at all. Judging by the work they've put into the trailer, I don't have high hopes for the work they've put into the game.

upperchuck · 11/06/2009, 08:43 am

You're all critics. AVS was a good game. A bit rough on the edges but a definitely boost to the genre. The characters were interesting, the environments were beautiful, the story was functional but by far the best and worse thing I've ever watched. The energy and music was set right and the game did not lack atmosphere.

MusicallyInspired · 11/06/2009, 08:52 am

My opinion of Vooju has nothing to do with AVS since I've never played it. My opinion is based solely on the advertising campaign for Vooju (or lack thereof).

Mermaid · 11/06/2009, 11:25 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by upperchuck

AVS was a good game. A bit rough on the edges but a definitely boost to the genre. The characters were interesting, the environments were beautiful, the story was functional but by far the best and worse thing I've ever watched. The energy and music was set right and the game did not lack atmosphere.

Totally agreed.

11/05/2009, 11:09 am	#21
Junaid Sexy Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheese Central Posts: 392	I don't know what to think of it... sure it looks really REALLY good... but the story and dialogue of a Vampyre Story was pretty mediocre Good writing to me, is much more important than the graphics __________________ www.ImaJunation.com www.ImaJunationBlog.Blogspot.com www.Talesofmi.net

11/05/2009, 12:38 pm	#23
Gryffalio The Orphanage Attacked ME Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: York Posts: 668	I was quite excited by Vooju at first. Bill Tiller is bound to bring a certain something to it. But he is but one man. The story just seems like generic rubbish to me; I hope i'm wrong! __________________ We'll drink beyond the boundaries of sense We'll drink 'til we start to see lovely pink elephants Inside our heads, inside our beds, inside the threads of our pyjama legs So don't shoot 'til you see the reds of our eyes And an army of elephants marching behind From the day I was born 'til the night I will die All my lovers will be pink and elephantine!

11/05/2009, 12:40 pm	#24
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11/05/2009, 11:31 am	#22
Mermaid Coaster Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,016	Bill Tiller is more of an artist than he's a writer, I think that's a fact. He realized himself, though, that his first game was lacking quality - no matter how many "Gold Awards" he received for A Vampyre Story being the best adventure game of 2008. I'm optimistic that GPOVI will show a lot of improvement in many aspects as Bill has learned from his mistakes. It hurts me to see that marketing for GPOVI turns out to be just as poor as AVS's was then. It deserves better. So, rip off or not: I plan on purchasing Ghost Pirates after I finished TOMI - so I'll have some more pirates and voodoo to spend time with and won't be all that downhearted after the end of EP5 (I'm really anxious that in a month from now, I will have solved the last puzzle of EP5 and all the fun is over. Think I'm gonna cry! )

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11/06/2009, 08:43 am	#38
upperchuck Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 57	You're all critics. AVS was a good game. A bit rough on the edges but a definitely boost to the genre. The characters were interesting, the environments were beautiful, the story was functional but by far the best and worse thing I've ever watched. The energy and music was set right and the game did not lack atmosphere.