Completed Let's Play Al-Qadim - The Genie is real

[Urbanolo]

I'd brofist you, but I can't. Excellent LP.

 

[Eyeball]

For the next part, I've some serious advice to the LPer:

Before entering the dungeon of the caliph, SAVE YOUR GAME! There are instant game over monsters down there and if you accidentally save just before running into one, your game will be lost. Seriously, do this.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

 

[mugg91]

Registered in this forum just to ask something

One piece of advice though: Keep multiple save games. Seriously. Do this. Not because of bugs, but because there is at least one point in the game where you can game over yourself instantly and if you saved just before that point, you have wasted your weekend.

What kind of bugs are in this game? I want to play through this game again soon and I wouldn't want to run into bugs.

I think there is at least one unwinnable bug. The person doing the let's play might not want to read on to avoid spoilers!

I think at one point in the game you have to visit your family in prison to advance the plot. While visiting, the machines would allow you to move on. But if you neglect to visit your family as soon as you can (but instead advance the plot elsewhere first, then come back for the visit part) the machines would not allow you to move but they would trigger the gameover instantly, even though you aren't sneaking or anything, you were allowed to enter to visit your family..

Another bug I ran into last time was at the end, I think there was some kind of end boss but after I defeated him there was nowhere to go and nothing was triggered...

I read there is a version 1.0 and 1.1, the latter fixing some bugs. I don't know what version I got right now..

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

I have the 1.1 version. I've finished the prison part with some saves as backup.

Part 7: Prison Break

Spoiler

Previously on Al-Qadim we've discovered that our father is one of the Nameless Masters. We must act quickly and try to find a way to talk with him.

Time for some EXTREME MY BUSINESS responds.

Resolve itself .

Let's speak to the Caliph directly.

I don't want to tell about the Nameless bussiness thing with anyone right now. Especially with people who could have easily kill him after hearing this. The Vezir helper is a magician and uses some kind of lie detector. Better pretend to be stupid and just go away.

Meh, so much for a rat diplomacy. We'll need to resolve this situation in a whole diffrent manner. But right now my hands are tied. Need to think.

As I want to exit the palace, a stranger starts a conversation.

Sine we don't have anything else to do we agree. Let's go to the kitchen to see the preparations.

Enough with this honor thing! We accept the offer.

Brotherhood of Freedom, hehe. Let's go to the friendly merchant who will give us the key.

What is this cloak and dagger thing going on here ?

Ok, we've got finnaly the key. We return to the kitchen for the last instructions.

As soon as we move down we see a chamber full of heavy stones blocking the path. We need to do some pushing and pulling to clear our path. As we may clearly see we have found a clue about the secret door here. Good to know.

Glad I'm not here. Either the smell comes from some poor bastards bodies, or, knowing my luck, a monster.

A cyclops. And he didn't attack us on sight. This should be good, let's try talk with him.

Let's try the peacful way. Although sneaking this guy probably won't be easy.

After this commentary Andhaira and his new cyclop companion move up.

Sumia is offering more help. Much appreciated. We need to be catious and not get too close to anyone from the guards. Otherwise they will get suspicious and we'll see a game over screen.

Good news, it was worth the time. Let's go there now!

After acquiring the treasure we continue to venture through the hidden dungeon.

We need to find the green moss on the walls of this dungeon and use the attack 8 times to reveal the lever. There are some places where you need to put the big stones on it.

Almost there.

Wow, that will consume some time. Each lever opens one door of the prison. It would be unwise to open them all since we don't know what creatures lurk there.

What the hell are you ?

There is an evil wizard too! But since he didn't even lift once in his lifetime he is easy to beat. Just keep him close to yourself.

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Finally !

Those weird robots are patrolling constantly the whole prison facility. Some of these cells are empty and we can use it to think about the next step on our journey.
It's Metal Age time !

Yeah, just dropping by .
Time for some answers, dammit!

Was, what you mean by was ?

"No praise for our work". That's a great argument for keeping the conspiracy.

Or perhaps they didn't wanted to be ignored anymore by SCO father figure and finally started acting with all their power they've accumulated ?

Good, we don't want anothe Clatu Verata Ni... incident.

I'm giving back the key as promised.

As we are entering the exit of the palace, there is another curious thing happening. A scroll is on the ground, just waiting to be taken.

Why not ? Let's go there now.

That would be my first question too.

Dear diary,

I have enslaved the Caliph with the powerful magic spell.
I will make him pay for all the things he said to me when he was ruling with his free mind
I will take his women, enslave the new islands, I will
RULE THE WORLD

Sign, V.



Seriously, who would have kept his old school blog and write about evil deeds ?

"You look for secret buttons...in secret places...doing secret stuff"

First the meditation chamber, next the harem. Wait, what ?

This will provide a decent challenge. Let's unravel the evil Jaffar and after that find the Nameless Masters!

Until next time.

[To be continued...]

 

[Monstrous Bat]

I think this Aziz Nadeirib fellow would make an entertaining Codexian.

 

[Mother Russia]

Fantastique Ninja Destroyer

When are we going to see more of

though?

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Somehow I knew you would like it. As for our waifu, I can't promise anything. I hope our hero will save her from the dirty Nameless Masters.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Part 8: Brother, Where Are Thou ?

Spoiler

We are now in the Vezir part of palace. After quick teleportation we sneak behind the one guard and move carefully through some columns. The guard patrolling this room won't even know we're here. We go south, there are two guards here, no way we can pass them. But wait, there is a cart here. Let's improvise !

You do that.

Unfortunatelly due to technical limitations we can't have sex romance with the girls in the harem. This is one of the main reasons why SSI went bankrupt. Anyway, let's try to focus here.

Easy enough. Besides, why would I take it with me in the first place ?

The guards have been summoned. We need to be very careful. Not to move any object near us.

First, let's rob the Vezir

Second, let's take My Little Diary of Evil Secrets . That's what we came here for !

Intelligence is his dump stat apparently . Now let's hide the key.

Ok, we teleport back to the main level of palace. Time to see Obdel and show him the diary.

Our curiosity is too strong. Why the old man wouldn't wait for us if it's so important for him. Time for some chamber searching. Aha!

Masters ? MASTERS! Fuuuu...

We hide and watch Obdel. Let's hear what that bastard is planning.

Where the hell is Katraz Island?

The plot thickens. Possessed djins, double play, Catraz Island. Hell, we need to see where the barbarian is going.

Well, that's just great. Fortunatelly for us the genie captain knows about The Island of Al'Katraz (put the obvious reference here). Let us not wait.

Looks like we are late to the party.

Another new beast to slay. But now we have every sword move to our disposal. Take that you ugly green ogre!

Wait a minute, I'm not an assassin. Hey...
He didn't gave my any choice.

Looks like there is some tribe war going on here. We can't do anything here - help or kill them (who would do that anyway ? )

Finally! Someone with a common sense.

The leader had a big group of enemies but couldn't stand a chance. We see some altar nearby.

A part of the puzzle. Let's go to the east part of the isle.

Yeah, now that you mention, I saw another room full of your wounded men. War, war never changes.

Middle east gonna Middle East. Nothing changed.

Good, I want to pass to another shrine.

I already killed her, you dumbfuck! Let us just kill the leaders and hope for the best that the wounded troops will finally stop fighting each other.

As you may predict, the last one didn't work. We need to venture another dark dungeon. Suddenly we see a bigger chamber with one eyed men.

Sand maggot, need to remember that one.

This guy is really tough and is a swordfighter. Adding two cyclops to that won't make it easier. But we won't fail, not after so many adventures!

The green gem on the table looks familiar, isn't it ? We move further up to the chamber with some bed.

Ha. We find something interesting here. Plus the loot in the chest. I wonder what is cooking in the tureen...

Gaah!

[Bluff/Lie]

Let's not tell our enemies of our presence too fast. Although the third option was very tempting.

We didn't check the desk on the left.

So they use prisoners and drain them from their life energy. Damn mages :shakes fist:

So our brother is really here! We need to check all the prison cells.

Many cells later...

Our brother looks like Middle East Conan mixed with heavy metal singer. We need to speak with him.

Another case of stolen voice. Now the question is, where is our brother's one ?

Yeah, we can't summon him. Bummer. Let's give the healing potion.

EXTREME ANDHAIRA MODE ON!

At least we know where to start. Just as we are moving from the dungeon, the mage from the earlier conversation visits the place.

Another tough enemy with powerful spells and surprisingly big number of hp. After that we are free to go. Let's find the voice of our brother.

Cujo ?

There are vases on the whole island. Most of them have some gold or gems. But we need to find the proper one.

Success!

We last saw Muliban in our village right before our journey. Let's not hesitate and get back on the ship.

Let's hope it will work.

Suddenly...

We've got Muliban back so it's time for final confrontation!

It was the oil moonstone. As always.

As one great prophet said, hope dies last. We need to sail quickly.

The men doesn't fool around.

Andhaira was looking through the ship. There was enough provision and plenty of magicial options to aid him.
He knew that fate of his family and beloved Kara lies in his hands. As the sword in his hands was sharpened, preparing for the inevitable battle.
The dawn was setting in. The first glimpse on Al-Naqqil, Home of the Nameless Ones. There it was, waiting for him, like a silent threat.

[To be continued...]

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Part 9 : The Final Confrontation

Spoiler

In our last episode we were heading into the island of the Nameless Masters, responsible for all that mess. Andhaira arrives at the shore, and sees the palace nearby.

Nothing is better than a warm welcoming.

The palace is filled with guards, which would be not that bad. But the Nameless mages are really tough and need more attention from us. They drain health really fast.

We find random manuscripts with notes telling us more about the current situation and what the Nameless want to achieve.

The arcane books are in reality a traps that will go boom and take some of our precious hit points. There is no point in trying to read them.

There are invisible walls here too. They are not optional and have to be found. All the mages must be destroyed, and a couple of them have magic necklaces that we need.

The moonstone makes our enemies stronger. Bad news.

The last invisible wall. Just a little bit to the north there is a teleporter that will take us from here. We are now in the Outer-Planes.

This section is preety straightforward. The oval chambers in space are connected with magical blue bridges. In order to move onward we need to destroy every monster that comes from the gate. Yes, it's the most combat heavy part of the game. You will need to use every magic and have some potions to be able to survive.

The mummy turns after some time into a normal human.

So we fought with magically changed crew of the sunken ship.

The most annoying thing about those hags is that they go invisible from time to time and like to attack us from behind.

After some encounters...

We are finally here! The moonstone is pulsing with the energy. We can't do anything about it. Time to fight with more enemies.

This guys sure doesn't fear to punch you into oblivion.

Turns out to be another crew member.

The blue magic carpet paths are starting to be confusing and you need to learn the one, proper one. For now we teleport to the ship, something has changed to the djin captain.

Well, that was nice. I hope there is something new in the magic plane.

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Gah!

We are attacked with something that could come from Australia - a crossbreed of kangaroo and crocodile. Devilish beast is very quick and vicious.

This is like that moment in the end parts of Prince of Persia 2.

Diplomacy failed. Time for some fighting. As you can deduct, it's our mirror image so be prepared to fight to the death.

[After defeating the magic Andhaira.]

The main villain reveals to ourselves. But we don't fear him and will defeat him !

Hmm, another one of those beasts. Our hero feels something strange towards this one.
Time to fight!

It's Kara!

That's why we have IP detection on codex

At least we know that Muliban is free now, so that's one problem out of our mind.

Love is in the air. But we must move for now

You remember me, fatso ?

This is the last stand of the Nameless Masters. Just use everything you have and heal when you need to. The mage likes to fly from the oval place and we need to use magic missiles or be patient and look for coming fireballs and other things. Yes, it's tough but after after some time you will finally beat him.

After that Muliban shows up.

What's going on ?

Yes, we don't want our father-in-law to be deceased.

Hey, I just asked! Forgive me for being a little trustworthy with all those things that happened

That must have been a funny sight.

Apparently she is fine. But we need to go back and find her !

Muliban is not such a bad djin after all.

Awwww , so romantic.

"I would" said Jools , ekhem. I mean Andhaira of course.

There is only one last thing that we need to ask about.

Muliban is really showing initiative. Bro Djin achievement unlocked.

Finally we teleport to our city.

Every story needs and ending. Andhaira restored his family honor, married his beloved Kara, with the Nameless Masters defeated and Muliban freed from evil spell. Knowing that peace will not last forever, but whatever the ancients sands will reveal, he was ready for another journey into unknown. Another time, another place...

Thanks for everyone who read this LP, it was fun to make it. After making it I see that you need a lot more work and persistance to finally see the end of the whole process.

Sadly there is no alterantive endings and it's more like an adventure game mixed with light rpg elements. I've never looked on those statistics of the character. It never was necessary. The sword techniques could be more fleshed out and add more variety to the game, but I think it would work better for full 3d game. Setting was interesting, certainly something fresh from quasi medieval Europe like in many other D&D games.

Until next time.

 

[lightbane]

Awesome LP! What I don't understand though is this mentality of the genies: "Thank you Sir! You have saved me from this spell of slavery! As a reward I'll willingly serve you instead!" (????). Then again, genies are probably immortal, so serving a mortal for a generation or two not much of a hassle for them. Moreover, why would they consider resurrecting someone a favor? Anyway, the lp was interesting, you should try Entomorph next, although I didn't find it as cool as this game.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Entomorph has a really disturbing setting with all those bugs and spiders. I will look at it of course, don't know if it's worth to make another LP.