Comments on: Chaos Happens… But When? EDIT: SOON!

By: digitrog

digitrog — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:08:10 +0000

What the heck you cranks ramblin’ on about Pratchett for ?
You are mixing Discworld with Simon the Sorcerer !!
Sure , they are both total Classics of the adventure gaming genre, But give credit where it is due.
The Simon series, well at least the first 3, were written and devised by “Simon Woodroffe” of “Adventure Soft Publishing Ltd.” , Nothing to do with Terry Pratchett.
And as regards the so called American accent, well, Simon The Sorcerer 4 has been produced in Germany, Not the UK as per the original games. Please do some research before you ramble on about things you are trying to be expert on. [ or as the old saying ... "Be Sure to Engage your Brain, Before You Put your Mouth in Gear ! "]
Yes it is a real tragedy – the news of Terry Prachett and his real life health drama, but it inappropriate to mix his writings with those of another author …
It IS good to see discussions on the release of Simon The Sorcerer 4 : Chaos Happens, and If you are interested to make a world wide search on the internet you may find some of this game for sale … I have been also looking to find an ENGLISH version …
regards to all the avid gamers.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:18:10 +0000

PS: I really didn’t like the second Simon game; I know he was meant to be a bit of a jerk but he was TOO nasty and to be honest I didn’t like the voice over as much. The main reason I disliked 2 is the world was too modern for me. Stick to forests, thatched roof cottages and castles. It’s much better.

But yeah, sometimes I think these 10, 15-year old Amiga games are far superior to the hip swanky modern 3D ones!! I still miss my Amiga…sniff.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:13:21 +0000

Oh dear Lord. That was BAD. Why the hell is Simon American?? This game was British last time I looked – british company, British voice overs!! It looks like some drippy, made-for-TV movie for 5 year olds. Am currently playing the very first Simon on my laptop and it is brilliant. Give me Chris Barrie’s version to this Yankiefied mush any day. (With all due respect to the yanks)

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:40:04 +0000

To be honest, I think simon should never, ever, have left 2D, becuase, for their time when the first 2 came out, the backgrounds were awsome and the games were fun. I didnt realise there was even a third one till recently, so i watched a trailer of it trying to decide if i should get it, it made me cringe… I refuse to play it becuase i think it will kill my fond memories of the first one, with it being the first computer game i ever played (me and my brother had to original on the floppy disks!) This one, with the voices, I hate to say it being a simon fan, but im just going to pretend it doesnt exist…. If you guys like it and enjoy it thats great, but untill they create the 5th simon back in 2D with some kickass graphics and the original voice cast, ill just stay playing one and two thanks!

By: Jahkaivah

Jahkaivah — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:58:19 +0000

Sort of thing where u’d say someone was rolling in their grave…. if of course

1, I knew who actually made the simon games

2, He was actually dead (I’m assuming he isn’t)

Seriously… did he just choose to walk into the wardrobe? Thats horribly character breaking.

But yeah… 1st one was great purely because of the expansive world, a whole tonne of exploration was needed during the first part of the game.

2nd one lost that, but in replace they turned simon into an asshole. Awesome idea, very refreshing to play someone who was the complete opposite of your typical “i’ll save the princess” character.

3rd one… ill admit was a trainwreck, but if you looked past horrors it had its funny moments, inbetween the trainwreck of course I would not suggest giving it a shot.

To be honest I lost interest in this one when they said Simon was no longer an asshole, and I doubt the expansive world the 1st one had would continue into this rendition.

But god damn it……

By: Cibbuano

Cibbuano — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:24:14 +0000

I thought the trailer showed interesting gameplay, but the dialogue is awwwful…

By: darkripper

darkripper — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:39:04 +0000

Speaking of Pratchett, how about a remake of Noir with new graphic and voice acting? I would totally pay full price for that.

By: Ohle

Ohle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:09 +0000

Rhianna Pratchett, I believe, also did work on Heavenly Sword.

By: Acosta

Acosta — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:59:00 +0000

Frans CoehoornWell, I know for one thing that Mr. Pratchet’s daughter did some work for that nifty Dutch videogame called Overlord. Pretty awesome.”

Yes, it was a really good job in my opinion, she managed to create a distinctive world with interesting characters. I would love to see her work in a more story driven game.

By: roBurky

roBurky — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:26:03 +0000

Simon 1 and 2 are games I fondly remember playing as a child. It was a thing we did as a family, helping each other through the puzzles, and pretending we weren’t sneaking looks at walkthroughs.

But the voice acting on that trailer is pretty bad.

By: Frans Coehoorn

Frans Coehoorn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:06:41 +0000

“when is Terry Pratchet going to make his triumphant comeback to videogames? (because there is a triumphant comeback, right?”

Well, I know for one thing that Mr. Pratchet’s daughter did some work for that nifty Dutch videogame called Overlord. Pretty awesome.

By: Paul S

Paul S — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:45:30 +0000

Simon 1 was a childhood favourite. However, I’m fairly sure that he was a very sarcastic English character….