Author Topic: Puzzle Quest is OUT!! (Read 4683 times)

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?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2007, 04:47:23 PM »

PSP version, got it pre-ordered.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2 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?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:13:51 PM »

Is the PC version box product, or available as direct-download...?

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:15:00 PM »

DS Version coming soon from GameFly.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #5 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.

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:21:09 PM »

demi · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:31:32 PM »

Waiting for PSP version to hit torrent, and DS review copy to come in

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8 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!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:34:26 PM »

Mandatory stylus controls?! jesus.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:42:42 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel 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!

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

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #11 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.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:55:20 PM »

Stop drinking so much and your hands won't shake so badly.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:57:03 PM »

get glasses and upgrade to a handheld with a post-1993 resolution!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:58:44 PM »

when's the PC version out? I MUST KNOW.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #15 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?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #16 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!

demi · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2007, 06:01:47 PM »

Quote from: Saint Cornelius on March 21, 2007, 05:42:42 PM

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel 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!

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

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2007, 06:05:06 PM »

Quote from: demi on March 21, 2007, 06:01:47 PM

Neither handheld have online

you're fucking kidding me.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2007, 06:10:29 PM »

The PC game is online, though! And it looks sweet!

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #20 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.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2007, 07:59:34 PM »

FUCKING GAMECRAZY I GOTTA WAIT UNTIL FRIDAY ARGH KILL ME FUCKSHIT

The Sceneman · « **Reply #22 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

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:17:01 PM »

Scenester, just get the PC version. The demo is out now and it's fantastic.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:24:26 PM »

Is the PC version out today?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #25 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!

The Sceneman · « **Reply #26 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:44:13 PM »

Quote from: Willco on March 21, 2007, 09:17:01 PM

Scenester, just get the PC version. The demo is out now and it's fantastic.

Wheres a good place to DL it?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #27 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:46:03 PM »

GO GO GO GO DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD!

The Sceneman · « **Reply #28 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

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #29 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.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #30 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.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #31 on:** March 22, 2007, 12:26:05 AM »

I honestly dont get why gamecrazy doesnt at LEAST ship to meet pre-orders. Wtf

The Sceneman · « **Reply #32 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.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #33 on:** March 22, 2007, 02:53:24 PM »

Quote from: 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.

Not with a mouse...?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #34 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.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #35 on:** March 22, 2007, 03:42:49 PM »

It doesnt make sense why they made stylus moves mandatory.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #36 on:** March 22, 2007, 04:06:46 PM »

Probably a Nintendo mandate.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #37 on:** March 22, 2007, 04:07:40 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 22, 2007, 02:53:24 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.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #38 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.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #39 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

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** March 22, 2007, 04:38:30 PM »

PSP torrent is out -- only 75MB

Even smaller when compressed as a CSO! Wow wow!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #41 on:** March 22, 2007, 04:46:00 PM »

Quote from: 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

That's so not true! Everyone here owns a DS Lite and MAF and I are champions of the format!

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #42 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

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #43 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?

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #44 on:** March 22, 2007, 05:34:15 PM »

I'm going to take what I got, my man

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #45 on:** March 22, 2007, 05:36:12 PM »

Then just buy the PC version when that's available and we'll have online tournaments.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #46 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:17:05 PM »

Console wars lol

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #47 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.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #48 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.

demi · « **Reply #49 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:58:27 PM »

Quote from: 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.

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.

demi · « **Reply #50 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

The Sceneman · « **Reply #51 on:** March 22, 2007, 09:06:13 PM »

wow just wow

Yeti · « **Reply #52 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.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #53 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:01:49 PM »

You should play the demo like I did

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #54 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:24:18 PM »

demi: go back to lurking

Yeti · « **Reply #55 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:53:21 PM »

Quote from: Scenester on March 22, 2007, 11:01:49 PM

You should play the demo like I did

Well I would be getting the DS version if it got a good review.

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #56 on:** March 23, 2007, 11:43:49 AM »

From Kotaku:

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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!

demi · « **Reply #57 on:** March 23, 2007, 11:50:32 AM »

AHUAHUAHUAHUAHUA

DS CONFIRMED SUPERIOR TWICE OVER

Can't wait for my review copy!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #58 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!

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #59 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.

News:

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