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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective |OT| Spoiler: The Main Character Dies
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Zerokku said:
If I recall correctly, this is how I did it.
Go over to the right side, make the globe knock the yellow jar onto the floor.
Go back to the left side, then go to the top. Undo the left part of the picture.
Go back to the right side, then go to the top. Undo the right part of the picture, and it will drop the the floor.
Manipulate the Globe and roll it onto the see-saw.
Go back to the left side, and make the melon knock over the black jar. It'll hit the see-saw and send the globe flyng on to the sword of the suit of armour on the left.
Manipulate the sword and the bottle will go flying over to the Minister.
Done!
Go back to the left side, then go to the top. Undo the left part of the picture.
Go back to the right side, then go to the top. Undo the right part of the picture, and it will drop the the floor.
Manipulate the Globe and roll it onto the see-saw.
Go back to the left side, and make the melon knock over the black jar. It'll hit the see-saw and send the globe flyng on to the sword of the suit of armour on the left.
Manipulate the sword and the bottle will go flying over to the Minister.
Done!
Zerokku said:
You need to get
the melon onto the sword.
To do this, you need to somehow get the melon from one side of the mantlepiece to the other.
To do this, you need to somehow get the melon from one side of the mantlepiece to the other.
Oh screw it Tom already said it > >
/edit This chapter select thing is boss, I can go just straight up and rewatch the ending if I feel like it. Awesome!
Hours Left
Member
I'd be totally playing this game right this second if any store within a billion mile radius had it for sale.
The shipment to Canada must of been hella low.
The shipment to Canada must of been hella low.
dream said:
the one that comes to mind is Mr. Vampire, i think. it was hugely popular back in the day and helped propel the popularity of those Chinese ghosts/vampire movies. i haven't watched it since i was a kid but i swear there's a scene that had that dance in it. it was after one of the main characters is bitten and needs to dance on some rice to get rid of the curse. (yea, totally ridiculous movie)
i need to rewatch it someday to confirm if i'm right.
Crumpet Trumpet
Banned
It was like a trainwreck and I couldn't stop staringdream said:
SonOfABeep
Banned
Bah amazon lost my shipment. I emailed after it had been sitting in indiana for 4 days.. at least I'll have it on monday.
ShockingAlberto
Member
The animation just blows me away.
Is there a trick to it or is it just really meticulously done animation?
Is there a trick to it or is it just really meticulously done animation?
Looks like rotoscoping to me. Very similar to Out of This World (Another World) and Flashback.ShockingAlberto said:
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Just got back from pre-ordering it! Will have it in 4 more days!
D
Deleted member 30609
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this has barely been on my mind, and I never dream about video games, but bizarrely all I can remember of a dream I had last night is looking on a store shelf and being surprised that they were selling the Japanese version of Ghost Trick.
Weird.
Weird.
ShockingAlberto
Member
That's crazy impressive.
just started this game and just wow. With 999 and now this I'm back in love with my DS (and it was only neglected in the first place because there was an overwhelming number of good games).
Just a few questions, I'm gonna vaguely talk about the game tutorial/first 10 minutes so I'm not gonna use spoiler tags:
Is it like Phoenix Wright in that there's only one path through the game? How linear is it?
I'm not sure what the best way is to see everything first time through. For example when time is moving you can't always see what's going on. I kinda wish I could the action cos it oozes personality and bits of story might unfold and so on. The reactions are also amazing.
But because of the gameplay mechanics, I find myself rushing to do my part and I either don't see what happens at all or I cut them off before everything plays out.
How have you guys been approaching it?
Just a few questions, I'm gonna vaguely talk about the game tutorial/first 10 minutes so I'm not gonna use spoiler tags:
Is it like Phoenix Wright in that there's only one path through the game? How linear is it?
I'm not sure what the best way is to see everything first time through. For example when time is moving you can't always see what's going on. I kinda wish I could the action cos it oozes personality and bits of story might unfold and so on. The reactions are also amazing.
But because of the gameplay mechanics, I find myself rushing to do my part and I either don't see what happens at all or I cut them off before everything plays out.
How have you guys been approaching it?
GhaleonQ
Member
Okay. Graphic adventure games are the only ones where I turn my critical brain off when 1st playing them. Now, to a 2nd playthrough and actual analysis!
(I will say that I was very disappointed with the soundtrack when it was 1st released, but I relistened to it this year and have now played the game. Both helped totally reverse my opinion. It's still not spectacular, but it's quite excellent.)
(I will say that I was very disappointed with the soundtrack when it was 1st released, but I relistened to it this year and have now played the game. Both helped totally reverse my opinion. It's still not spectacular, but it's quite excellent.)
Jintor said:
well for example when you save the girl at the start and you're using the crane etc, they're having a conversation off screen, I was tempted to let them talk some more so I could see if anything would be said, but in the end I just went for it. But I feel like I maybe missed something, even if it was just a death animation or final one liner.
Kinda made me wish they used the top screen to follow the action and kept the rest of it as small icons somewhere else.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Just got to Chapter 15. A whole new level of craziness has been reached. Just - craziness.
someguyinahat
Member
Took a look at the demo (LTTP,) and the animation was really impressive. What it reminded me the most of, however?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v559cYVKp34
Okay, that's an arcade game from 1986, but stylistically it has this "don't be stingy on the frames" feel that makes the movements feel a little slower, smoother, more...I guess the best word would be "deliberate." The redhead's arms don't shoot up in a couple of quick frames to indicate surrender, they glide up. In a game as text-heavy as this appears to be, it's nice to see they took that time to show off everything that's happening.
I haven't checked - is it available in Canada yet, finally?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v559cYVKp34
Okay, that's an arcade game from 1986, but stylistically it has this "don't be stingy on the frames" feel that makes the movements feel a little slower, smoother, more...I guess the best word would be "deliberate." The redhead's arms don't shoot up in a couple of quick frames to indicate surrender, they glide up. In a game as text-heavy as this appears to be, it's nice to see they took that time to show off everything that's happening.
I haven't checked - is it available in Canada yet, finally?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Hit up three local GameStops in a twenty mile radius, finally tracked a copy down. I really should just order from Amazon next time...
In the middle of...I dunno, the chapter where you first visit the prison:
EDIT:
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In the middle of...I dunno, the chapter where you first visit the prison:
Just got out of investigating prisoner D99. Its pretty obvious the reason Lynne has to solve this case is because he's on death row. He's obviously someone close to her, but how does he know both her and me, but we don't know each other? The questions about.
EDIT:
She shot me
Why would she shoot me?! TWEWY flashbacks!
Crumpet Trumpet
Banned
Aw I wish I did that....maybe next playthroughDatschge said:
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Finished! What a wild ride!
Between this and 999, the DS has been tearing it up with awesome ADVs lately. I hope this trend continues into the next generation.
Never in my wildest dreams would I have suspected from the setup where it actually ended up. The story was excellently paced. I especially loved how it would start strongly telegraphing the huge twists and developments a little before explicitly revealing them, letting the revelation slowly dawn on you. For instance, as soon as the idea of a "manipulator" was brought up and it was mentioned that memory is hazy when you've been manipulated, I thought that must have been what happened when Lynne shot Sissel. And when the cat showed up in the final chapter, I realized that Sissel was probably that cat.
Making Sissel the cat was a pretty neat move, I have to say. They set it up at the very beginning when the cat pops out of the box and seems to be very much alive - who would have guessed that we already had a dead spirit mucking about? It explains so much - why Sissel can't remember his past, why he can't read, and why he's unaware of basic concepts like "water pressure". Very satisfying resolution. The very last scene, where Sissel leaps from Yomiel's painting to the family photo was a perfect way to finish - a final indication of how he has broken his and everyone else's solitary fate, and created a loving future of community for them all.
I want to let it set a little, but I think this may be Takumi's best work to date. I really like Ace Attorney 3, but Ghost Trick is such a complete package between the animation, puzzles, characters, and plot.
Making Sissel the cat was a pretty neat move, I have to say. They set it up at the very beginning when the cat pops out of the box and seems to be very much alive - who would have guessed that we already had a dead spirit mucking about? It explains so much - why Sissel can't remember his past, why he can't read, and why he's unaware of basic concepts like "water pressure". Very satisfying resolution. The very last scene, where Sissel leaps from Yomiel's painting to the family photo was a perfect way to finish - a final indication of how he has broken his and everyone else's solitary fate, and created a loving future of community for them all.
I want to let it set a little, but I think this may be Takumi's best work to date. I really like Ace Attorney 3, but Ghost Trick is such a complete package between the animation, puzzles, characters, and plot.
Between this and 999, the DS has been tearing it up with awesome ADVs lately. I hope this trend continues into the next generation.
Crumpet Trumpet
Banned
You overestimate my memory.Jintor said:
In my opinion, AA3 > GT = AA > AA4 > AA2 > AAI