Every game has something good and something bad about it...
So what would you say is good AND bad about the following...
Police Quest 1 EGA -
Police Quest 1 VGA -
Police Quest 2 -
Police Quest 3 -
Police Quest 4 -
The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
I'll have to take some time to go through the other games but for Police Quest:
PQ1 (EGA)
Good: Nice progression of day-to-day police work from writing a ticket to first arrest to getting involved in the main plot.
Bad: The poker game can be tedious. It relies pretty much on luck.
PQ1 (VGA)
Good: The driving is simplified and easier than the original.
Bad: Some unnecessary changes to some of the characters. The bartender for example. This ends up contradicting some plot points in PQ2.
PQ2
Good: The procedures for investigating Bains are handled pretty well.
Bad: Some odd plot holes. How did Bains manage to get everything done in such a short amount of time? How did he kidnap Marie and get her to Steelton?
PQ3
Good: I still have some reservations about the cult thing, but the plot is pretty good and there is a nice progression in the investigation.
Bad: The driving. The driving. The driving. Especially the first time playing.
PQ4
Good: The realism of the investigation. Like the conversation with the medical examiner.
Bad: The "urban" dialog was cringe the first time I played it and hasn't gotten any better.
PQ1 (EGA)
Good: Nice progression of day-to-day police work from writing a ticket to first arrest to getting involved in the main plot.
Bad: The poker game can be tedious. It relies pretty much on luck.
PQ1 (VGA)
Good: The driving is simplified and easier than the original.
Bad: Some unnecessary changes to some of the characters. The bartender for example. This ends up contradicting some plot points in PQ2.
PQ2
Good: The procedures for investigating Bains are handled pretty well.
Bad: Some odd plot holes. How did Bains manage to get everything done in such a short amount of time? How did he kidnap Marie and get her to Steelton?
PQ3
Good: I still have some reservations about the cult thing, but the plot is pretty good and there is a nice progression in the investigation.
Bad: The driving. The driving. The driving. Especially the first time playing.
PQ4
Good: The realism of the investigation. Like the conversation with the medical examiner.
Bad: The "urban" dialog was cringe the first time I played it and hasn't gotten any better.
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
I needed a break from work (it's been a long week...) - so I just scribbled this idea down to see if there was some conversation that could come of it.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:20 am I'll have to take some time to go through the other games but for Police Quest:
So no rush!
Agreed on the Poker Game (same thing with LSL1). Although for me, the driving was the most atrocious part of PQ1.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:20 am PQ1 (EGA)
Good: Nice progression of day-to-day police work from writing a ticket to first arrest to getting involved in the main plot.
Bad: The poker game can be tedious. It relies pretty much on luck.
One thing I did like is doing things by the book - like looking up the various call codes and procedures - truly made it feel like a police game. Needing to read them their rights, not just pulling them over and arresting them (I mean, you can but it won't go well... but a lot of games in a similar type don't go for that kind of detail... I thought it was great!)
Been awhile since I played the PQ1 remake (is that SCI not VGA, Collector? )...notbobsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:20 am PQ1 (VGA)
Good: The driving is simplified and easier than the original.
Bad: Some unnecessary changes to some of the characters. The bartender for example. This ends up contradicting some plot points in PQ2.
I don't remember the changes... so I am eager to get to these remakes eventually for my channel.
I loved PQ2 for Bains, because it felt like an 80s movie. You really got a feel for Bains as a villain and a genuine bad guy.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:20 am PQ2
Good: The procedures for investigating Bains are handled pretty well.
Bad: Some odd plot holes. How did Bains manage to get everything done in such a short amount of time? How did he kidnap Marie and get her to Steelton?
I think the cult thing was because in the 80s... cults were all over the place... on the news like crazy.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:20 am PQ3
Good: I still have some reservations about the cult thing, but the plot is pretty good and there is a nice progression in the investigation.
Bad: The driving. The driving. The driving. Especially the first time playing.
To be fair, while the urban dialog may seem cringe... in the 80s/90s, there were certainly folks who spoke that way.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:20 am PQ4
Good: The realism of the investigation. Like the conversation with the medical examiner.
Bad: The "urban" dialog was cringe the first time I played it and hasn't gotten any better.
It'd be like writing something in California and having someone speak like: "Like there I was and like six guys like came up to me and were like give me your money - and I was like, I don't have a lot of money but like you can have it if it like makes you feel better."
Because, let me tell you, like a lot of people, like in my school, like totally like talked like that in the 80s.
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
" 'Cause Tawm's a Valley Boy -- he's a Valley boy!Tawmis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:32 am To be fair, while the urban dialog may seem cringe... in the 80s/90s, there were certainly folks who spoke that way.
It'd be like writing something in California and having someone speak like: "Like there I was and like six guys like came up to me and were like give me your money - and I was like, I don't have a lot of money but like you can have it if it like makes you feel better."
Because, let me tell you, like a lot of people, like in my school, like totally like talked like that in the 80s.
Okay, fine, for sure, for sure... "
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
I still inject the word "like" (when I speak) way more than I should.goatmeal wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:33 am" 'Cause Tawm's a Valley Boy -- he's a Valley boy!Tawmis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:32 am To be fair, while the urban dialog may seem cringe... in the 80s/90s, there were certainly folks who spoke that way.
It'd be like writing something in California and having someone speak like: "Like there I was and like six guys like came up to me and were like give me your money - and I was like, I don't have a lot of money but like you can have it if it like makes you feel better."
Because, let me tell you, like a lot of people, like in my school, like totally like talked like that in the 80s.
Okay, fine, for sure, for sure... "
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
Like, why?
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
Cuz like I've lived in California for like-ever now, so like I never really like got out of the habit of like saying it.
(Man that took some effort)
Or should I have said "(Man that like took like some effort)"
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Re: The Good and the Bad - Police Quest Edition.
Like, you know, whatever!