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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Howard Alan Treesong on March 21, 2007, 04:42:57 PM

Title: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on March 21, 2007, 04:42:57 PM
I think. Has anyone seen it in stores? Anyone?

PSP or PC version? (DS version is obviously not correct.)

Are we going to have PCers form an online league?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 21, 2007, 04:47:23 PM
PSP version, got it pre-ordered.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 21, 2007, 04:54:01 PM
I'm going to try and get it next week.  Where can you buy the PC version, though?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on March 21, 2007, 05:13:51 PM
Is the PC version box product, or available as direct-download...?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 05:15:00 PM
DS Version coming soon from GameFly.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 21, 2007, 05:18:40 PM
Wonder what it LOOKS like on DS. I remember the difference between Gunpey PSP and Gunpey DS. The DS art was soooo bad.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Himu on March 21, 2007, 05:21:09 PM
(http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/article/750/750455/puzzle-quest-warlords-20061211043849512.jpg)

Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 21, 2007, 05:31:32 PM
Waiting for PSP version to hit torrent, and DS review copy to come in
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on March 21, 2007, 05:33:28 PM
Gamespot says that mandatory stylus controls and smaller art on the DS version make for a lot of HEAVILY PENALIZED illegal moves. PSP wins again!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 21, 2007, 05:34:26 PM
Mandatory stylus controls?! jesus.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 05:42:42 PM
Gamespot says that mandatory stylus controls and smaller art on the DS version make for a lot of HEAVILY PENALIZED illegal moves. PSP wins again!


Gamespot and I do not always agree, but whatevs. More people own DSs than PSPs so I'll have more people to battle online!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 21, 2007, 05:51:49 PM
mandatory stylus control am deal breaker total, and going by the demo it DOES penalize you for wrong moves. Unlike say, bejeweled, a game that just makes a cutesy noise and corrects your error.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 05:55:20 PM
Stop drinking so much and your hands won't shake so badly.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 21, 2007, 05:57:03 PM
get glasses and upgrade to a handheld with a post-1993 resolution!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 21, 2007, 05:58:44 PM
when's the PC version out? I MUST KNOW.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 05:59:40 PM
I already have glasses and I prefer my portable gaming machines to actually have some games I like to play, but let's not turn EVERY thread into a console war of some sort, okay?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 21, 2007, 06:01:38 PM
don't get yer hackles up! what's a little friendly exchange of nerd-fueled abuse if not fun, comrade!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 21, 2007, 06:01:47 PM
Gamespot says that mandatory stylus controls and smaller art on the DS version make for a lot of HEAVILY PENALIZED illegal moves. PSP wins again!


Gamespot and I do not always agree, but whatevs. More people own DSs than PSPs so I'll have more people to battle online!

Neither handheld have online
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 06:05:06 PM
Neither handheld have online


you're fucking kidding me.  >:(
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 21, 2007, 06:10:29 PM
The PC game is online, though!  And it looks sweet!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 06:21:18 PM
I'd rather play Puzzle Pirates on the PC. Goddamn it, now I don't know if I'm going to buy this game.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 21, 2007, 07:59:34 PM
FUCKING GAMECRAZY I GOTTA WAIT UNTIL FRIDAY ARGH KILL ME FUCKSHIT
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 21, 2007, 08:40:13 PM
This looks sweet and theres tons of hype amongst you guys. I dont have a PSP so if the DS version blows its a no go for me. I entered a competition today to win a WHITE PSP so fingers crossed lol. I'll be getting Capcom vs SNK Cards instead
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 21, 2007, 09:17:01 PM
Scenester, just get the PC version.  The demo is out now and it's fantastic.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 21, 2007, 09:24:26 PM
Is the PC version out today?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 21, 2007, 09:27:40 PM
Not that I'm aware of - you're supposed to be our undercover insider of all things Puzzle Quest related.  Get Steve Fawkner on the phone, because I need answers!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 21, 2007, 09:44:13 PM
Scenester, just get the PC version.  The demo is out now and it's fantastic.

Wheres a good place to DL it?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 21, 2007, 09:46:03 PM
GO GO GO GO DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD! (http://www.gamedaily.com/canvases/gd/_a/download-puzzle-quest-demo/20070315101009990002)
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 21, 2007, 09:53:00 PM
But where from? bah I'll just google it when I get home. Im at work now. Sweet Im getting pumped to play me some Puzzle Quest.

EDIT: Oh its a link..... now I feel stupid lol
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 21, 2007, 10:14:55 PM
How much is the PC version? Why get a handheld version if you lose online?

And what's so bad about stylus-only controls? Seems appropriate.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 22, 2007, 12:01:43 AM
Stylus will blow. If you make an illegal move, you get penalized (health, plus loss of turn, I think). It's very easy to click on the wrong gem/icon.

Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 22, 2007, 12:26:05 AM
I honestly dont get why gamecrazy doesnt at LEAST ship to meet pre-orders. Wtf
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 22, 2007, 03:25:52 AM
Yeah this is a good game. I'd imagine PSP will be the superior format, although I can see the DS version being pretty good too.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 22, 2007, 02:53:24 PM
Stylus will blow. If you make an illegal move, you get penalized (health, plus loss of turn, I think). It's very easy to click on the wrong gem/icon.



Not with a mouse...?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 22, 2007, 03:19:05 PM
I think it has more to do with the amount of real-estate given to the DS version and the mandatory use of the stylus.

Basically the more puzzle crammed in a square inch, the smaller the target for each piece of the puzzle. Unlike say bejeweled, a wrong accidental move equals a pretty large pentalty iirc.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 22, 2007, 03:42:49 PM
It doesnt make sense why they made stylus moves mandatory.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 22, 2007, 04:06:46 PM
Probably a Nintendo mandate.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 22, 2007, 04:07:40 PM




Not with a mouse...?

That was my point, kind of. Even with the mouse I would click on the wrong gem once in awhile.

Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 22, 2007, 04:10:31 PM
MAF is right, though.  It's easier on a PC because the screen is huge.  There is also a safe guard in place as you have to click the gem, then move it.  It's not just a matter of drag and drop.  Harder to do on a tiny DS screen, and I haven't played it all, so it may have just broken controls from the start.

The truth is, even with the PC, I like controlling it better on the PSP.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 22, 2007, 04:20:38 PM
Let's face it, the DS could fucking blow you while you play Puzzle Quest and this crowd would still prefer a different version
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 22, 2007, 04:38:30 PM
PSP torrent is out -- only 75MB  :o

Even smaller when compressed as a CSO! Wow wow!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 22, 2007, 04:46:00 PM
Let's face it, the DS could fucking blow you while you play Puzzle Quest and this crowd would still prefer a different version

That's so not true!  Everyone here owns a DS Lite and MAF and I are champions of the format!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 22, 2007, 04:47:55 PM
Blow you and cook you dinner, even. Followed by a backrub. THE PSP VERSION IS STILL SUPERIOR
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 22, 2007, 04:50:15 PM
We're just calling it how we see it.  Are you going to take low res art and smaller real estate with apparently gimpy controls or perfectly fine directional pad with high res art and much larger area to solve puzzles and whatnot?
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 22, 2007, 05:34:15 PM
I'm going to take what I got, my man
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 22, 2007, 05:36:12 PM
Then just buy the PC version when that's available and we'll have online tournaments.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 22, 2007, 06:17:05 PM
Console wars lol
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 22, 2007, 06:22:49 PM
I just dont why someone would buy a version thats actually flawed on a very tangible level.

Stylus DOESNT work for everything. Making it mandatory was a mistake, and you can be damned sure it wasn't the developers choice.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 22, 2007, 06:52:23 PM
I don't know. If it was MANDATORY in games, then why can I control Meteos with the stylus or the d-pad?

Since none of us have played the DS version yet - right? - saying OMG IT SUX is just a BIT premature.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 22, 2007, 06:58:27 PM
I just dont why someone would buy a version thats actually flawed on a very tangible level.

Stylus DOESNT work for everything. Making it mandatory was a mistake, and you can be damned sure it wasn't the developers choice.

Yeah, I am sure D3 (publisher of EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 2017) just up and said "make it mandatory."

You dumb dumb, it was obviously the designer's choice. Shut up. Go back to modding.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 22, 2007, 08:56:03 PM
UH OH

DS VERSION CONFIRMED SUPERIOR

STEVE FAWKNER ADMITS PSP VERSION IS BROKEN

http://www.infinite-interactive.com/InfiniteForums/viewtopic.php?t=327&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 22, 2007, 09:06:13 PM
wow just wow
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Yeti on March 22, 2007, 10:58:52 PM
I am going to wait to hear demi's reviews before deciding to get this game or not.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Sceneman on March 22, 2007, 11:01:49 PM
You should play the demo like I did
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 22, 2007, 11:24:18 PM
demi: go back to lurking
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Yeti on March 22, 2007, 11:53:21 PM
You should play the demo like I did

Well I would be getting the DS version if it got a good review.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 23, 2007, 11:43:49 AM
From Kotaku:

Quote
After reading a bunch of impressions about the Puzzle Quest download on the PC, I just assumed that the game was going to be released on the PC as well.

I might be right, but it hasn't been announced yet.

According to D3 Publisher they just put the demo on the PC because that's the easiest way to get it out to a lot of people quickly. But the demo itself is showing off the PSP and DS play for the game.

I found this out when I called the company yesterday to ask for a copy to review for the newspaper. I was surprised to hear the publicist tell me that the game hadn't yet been announced for the PC. When I pressed her by saying things like "But it's coming to the PC right?" and "Do you think it will be out this month?" I was met with silence.

I suspect that the PC version must be in the wings, judging but the conversation I had, but no date has yet been set. So that's what I get for assuming.

YEAH GOOD FUCKING WORK GUYS! GET THE PC VERSION, WE'LL BATTLE EACH OTHER!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 23, 2007, 11:50:32 AM
AHUAHUAHUAHUAHUA

DS CONFIRMED SUPERIOR TWICE OVER

Can't wait for my review copy!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 23, 2007, 01:01:47 PM
Will this mean you post less? If so I cant wait till you get your copy either!
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 23, 2007, 01:46:10 PM
From Penny Arcade:

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Strangely, the demo that has everyone so hooked can't be converted into a sale - the game isn't even announced for the PC, the platform is simply being used to promote the two official releases - one for the PSP, and one for the DS. Unfortunately, I think the PC version has probably spoiled players with its comparatively lavish screen real estate: screens from both portable platforms look cramped by comparison, trying to tuck in all the metadata that makes the game unique.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 23, 2007, 02:00:56 PM
No PC version?! :suicide



Actually, it's pretty clever tactic, because it will force people to buy PSP/DS version. I'm patient .. I'll wait those fuckers out.


Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 23, 2007, 02:06:34 PM
haha, 'buy' the psp version. While I KNOW I am slapping money down for the psp version, the amount of piracy on the PSP a handheld...hell even on the DS, is pretty silly these days. To hold off on a PC version because it might get pirated is a bad idea. Popcap for example still makes gobs and gobs of money off their PC releases.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: demi on March 23, 2007, 02:17:39 PM
Piracy on DS is irrelevant because the amount of people who buy the software overshadows the people who pirate the games, Nintendo is still making bank

Piracy on PSP is just badass and awesome and we must do our part to make sure the PSP never succeeds

80MB fingerprint on my memory stick -- Puzzle Quest FTW
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 23, 2007, 04:59:57 PM
No PC version?! :suicide



Actually, it's pretty clever tactic, because it will force people to buy PSP/DS version. I'm patient .. I'll wait those fuckers out.

There will be a PC version, it just was never announced.  I am sure you'll be able to buy one, but not within the same month as the PSP/DS version
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 23, 2007, 05:12:08 PM
sure puts a cramp in my style - my steeze, if you will - Willco. :wag
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 23, 2007, 05:20:26 PM
The PC version was never going to be released this week - the demo was just released a few days ago and the game was completely unannounced for the platform 'till then!  Go get the DS version 'till then.
Title: Re: Puzzle Quest is OUT!!
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on March 24, 2007, 02:27:37 PM
even with the horrendous bug, get the PSP version over the DS version!