amishler Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 GameSpot just posted a new preview of Runaway, based on the recently announced beta version. There's not a lot of information that would be new to anyone who's been following the game, but they do seem to think it's coming along quite nicely, noting just a couple of issues. The script has been translated quite well into American English, and the voice acting in Runaway is excellent--the game's characters are portrayed by actors whose voice qualities seem to match well with the characters' visual appearance. These qualities help mask the slight distraction of the characters' moving mouths not quite matching the words being spoken. One issue we have noticed so far is that sometimes the game locks you onto a very linear path--the ingredients to some puzzles aren't revealed to you until after you complete another puzzle. For example, you may examine a jar early on in a level, and Brian will remark that there's nothing of interest in the jar. Later on, after completing a few puzzles, Brian will find a needed item in that same jar. This requires you to backtrack over previously explored areas if you get stuck, just to make sure you've unlocked every item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleto4_ryan Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 One issue we have noticed so far is that sometimes the game locks you onto a very linear path--the ingredients to some puzzles aren't revealed to you until after you complete another puzzle. For example, you may examine a jar early on in a level, and Brian will remark that there's nothing of interest in the jar. Later on, after completing a few puzzles, Brian will find a needed item in that same jar. This requires you to backtrack over previously explored areas if you get stuck, just to make sure you've unlocked every item. ACK....... hate that kind... (but its necessary evil if you want realism....)oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twifkak Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Gamespot preview After taking her to a hospital for treatment of some minor injuries, Brian learns that Gina is a lounge singer who has just witnessed the murder of her father at the hands of the Mafia. Lounge singer? That's not what I remember hearing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homoludens Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Originally posted by twifkak Lounge singer? That's not what I remember hearing... LOL, me neither! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decibelio Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 No, but the way gamespot put it was correct. Gina tells Brian that she's a lounge singer after he brought her to hospital. Might not be true, though ;) . I'm afraid they're also right in what they say about the puzzles. It can get very frustrating if you have the right idea on how to solve a puzzle and Brian just refuses to execute your plan just because there's a tiny thing missing, like examining an item again. Doesn't happen all of the time, though, and I could live through it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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