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From: lron@easy.hiam.com (Dwight Hubbard)
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Subject: Re: Sierra Games
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Date: 17 Feb 91 14:07:11 GMT
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In article <7608@crash.cts.com>, Stephen Scheck writes:

> specter@disk.uucp (Byron Max Guernsey) writes:
> >
> >I doubt that someone who buys games just for the graphics could solve one.
> >I wanted a serious reply. The graphics suck on zork too, but it stills sells.
> >:) Geez and how graphic is the card game poker? People play them for fun, not
> >just graphics. If I wanted graphics I would go buy SOB II.
> >
> >My vote for the game with the best graphics goes to Beyond Zork. There are NO
> >better graphics than what your imagination can create. Sierra Games just
> >add the "graphic" interface to give it a 3-dimensional feel and add more to
> >game play.
> >
> >But for those that still damand graphics, Sierra ahas made Kings Quest V and
> >is working on Space Quest IV. They already screwed up big time by taking
> >out the command interface and replacing it with icons.
> >
> >Maybe SQ III will be better. I hear it will have scrolling. UGH. I like the
> >old simple format better. Give me a game that takes little space on my HD,
> >alot of space in my imagination, and alot of intelligence to solve and I'll
> >give you a best seller. :)
> >
> >Byron 'Maxwell' Guernsey
>
> Actually, I agree with you. I'd rather have a playable game than one with
> great graphics but lame playability. I was just taking a cheap shot at Sierra
> for using ugly dither patterns when they could have used more colors. I havn't
> played Sierra games, but I have seen them being played, and the graphics and
> slow animation were pathetic.
>
> My complaint is that they give us direct IBM ports and don't spend a little
> extra time to support the Amiga's capabilities (like blitter).

Well, I agree about the playability but you would think if Sierra is going to
make the game in 16 colors they would at least use high-res.  After all if
they are porting from the PC the least they could do would be to use something
other than the EGA version as a starting point (how hard could it be to write
a program to convert from VGA to hires 16 colors or something a little more
usefull) besides their animation is SLOWWWWWW.  But the worst part is I was
actually dumb enough to buy the Amiga version of Lesuire Suit Larry III.
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