Possible LP of Cosmology of Kyoto

[coldcrow]

Greetings.

After reading so many good LP threads I feel somewhat compelled to start my own. As far as I can see there is none about this rare gem on this board, so it would be a good candidate.
I have some doubts though:

- it would be my first LP ever
- I never actually finished the game (played about 2/3 of it)

Anyways here an overview of the game: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.09/streetcred.html

It's basically a point and click adventure with static screens but no avatar - like myst or others.

If you have a few advices for a first LP , I'd be glad to read them. Like formatting or upload sites.

Ciao.

PS: I just realized there is the Playground subforum, where this might belong. If so, please move it there.

 

[Satori (original)]

Yes please do, this game is fantastic, a very creepy atmosphere. Just make a photobucket account for the image hosting and I think some people write it out in a text file manually doing the

 

[dragonfk]

If you'll decide to make a LP out of this game I will definitely follow it. So by all means do.

 

[ghostdog]

Another obscure adventure game ? Oh yes, do the LP.

As for tips, what Satori said and try to maintain a balance between text and images. Also I'd say that a good x-resolution for the images would be something between 500-640 pixels. Photobucket can make resizes.

 

[hal900x]

Why would you use any of those crappy image hosting sites? The pics always end up disappearing later. Then the greatness is lost to future generations.

 

[Mackerel]

Nice, this game was really interesting to me when I played it. I only got about a third of the way into it before being distracted by another game, and I always wanted to go back to it sometime.

You can use IRfanView to do capturing, batch resizing, and format conversions. Use photobucket's bulk upload, or use Rightload to mass upload to a few other sites.

 

[phanboy_iv]

Heck yes, this is one of those games I heard about and want to play but can't even find on torrent sites.

 

[GarfunkeL]

Imageshack allows batch uploading too and they are not nearly as picky about bandwidth. I'm using them for my LP's with grreat success. If you upload batch, you can easily copy&paste every link at once, instead of doing them one-by-one.

 

[coldcrow]

I was finally able to get the game running and muster enough willpower to start the LP. But I have run into a problem I have not been able to resolve.

It seems to be impossible to create identical screenshots. The shots I took with various programs, methods or settings show distorted colours. The game itself has to be run in 256 colour mode, which is of course the reason for this.

If anyone has an idea how to solve this matter, I'd be very happy to read about it.

 

[ghostdog]

Just use dosbox and CTRL-F5 to take screenshots.

 

[DriacKin]

Wut's this game about?

 

[coldcrow]

That would work if it was a DOS program; sadly it is not.

 

[Satori (original)]

Wut's this game about?

You're a guy in Heian Japan who meets other inhabitants of Kyoto, robbers and demons which inevitably leads to your death and depending on how you've conducted your life, various states of reincarnation. It's pretty out there, definately worth a look.

 

[Satori (original)]

Have you tried FRAPS or even Irfanview? Please don't give up I'm eagerly awaiting this LP.

 

[Satori (original)]

Anyone else willing to pick up the torch?

 

[Zdzisiu]

I aquired this game a minute ago, but it needs to be played in 256 colors mode, which my monitor is unable to produce because I'm on a laptop with Intel card. Any ideas on how to force it to run?

 

[spekkio]

If this laptop is powerful enough, you can try VirtualPC plus Win 3.11 installation or DosBox+Win3.11 combo... Does the game require Win95?

 

[ghostdog]

DosBox+Win3.11 combo is probably the best solution, although all those 3.11 games are seriously fucked up when it comes to compatibilities.

 

[Erebus]

I remember giving it a try a few years ago. It was pretty original, but I didn't get very far. I'd be very interested in a LP !