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Just think, if “Hotel Dusk” gets just four more votes, we could have our first handheld only community playthrough…........

All kidding aside, I’d be happy with a Syberia 2 playthrough as well.

Sefir - 22 February 2015 09:14 AM

The voting represents the game in which the majority wants to participate. Saying that “we will have a playthrough of a specific game anyway,  no matter what your vote or preference is” (for any game) shows disrespect, to every person in every voting whose preference was not chosen. Instead, they waited patiently until their prefered game was chosen to play from the majority.

I am on Diego’s side in this matter and I don’t see any disrespect provided the game in question is not on the voting list. If someone wants to start an unofficial playthrough, let them. Preferably not during the voting for an official playthrough. Why wait patiently in line for something that won’t ever happen? I’d love to play Plundered Hearts (or some other text adventure), but there will never be enough official voters.

PS: Count me in for Hotel Dusk. I have the game, I have an old DS. All I need is a CP!

PPS: Something else. There are far too many games nominated compared to the number of voters. Not good for voting. It’s one reason we always end up with three, four, five games with the same number of votes.

Well, that’ll teach me to officially announce my unofficial playthroughs in ahead. (seriously, “unofficial playthrough” can be every little thread on the forum where two users discuss game. Hell, you can open the thread and discuss the game with yourself as you progress). But let’s not cry over spilt milk - I will lead Toonstruck playthrough only if it wins the official playthrough.

Mikekelly - 22 February 2015 04:24 PM

Just think, if “Hotel Dusk” gets just four more votes, we could have our first handheld only community playthrough…........

All kidding aside, I’d be happy with a Syberia 2 playthrough as well.

I’m not sure about the other players, but my old eyes need a BF monitor. (Currently using a Samsung 27” LED) The thought of only being able to play on my phone, or my Kindle HD, or even a large tablet, would exclude me from the playthrough in a heartbeat.

Although from what Sefir says, playing Drawn 1 on his tablet during the CCPT is the way he thinks the game was meant to be played. Particularly when he can input graphics using his finger rather that being tied to a mouse like I am.

So, I guess, while I wouldn’t play a phone or tablet-only game, I’m envious of those of you that still have the eyesight to pull it off.

diego - 22 February 2015 05:39 PM

Well, that’ll teach me to officially announce my unofficial playthroughs in ahead. (seriously, “unofficial playthrough” can be every little thread on the forum where two users discuss game. Hell, you can open the thread and discuss the game with yourself as you progress). But let’s not cry over spilt milk - I will lead Toonstruck playthrough only if it wins the official playthrough.

Well, you tried to have your cake and eat it too. Either you announce your unofficial playthrough regardless of what happens elsewhere in the AG forums (like Bad Mojo, Zork GI, GAG, among others), or you nominate the game for the official voting process. IMO you should continue promoting it as an unofficial playthrough. I don’t understand why you changed your mind.

Karlok - 22 February 2015 06:33 PM

I don’t understand why you changed your mind.

Because Toonstruck is winning the voting.

No, you’re right, I should had determinedly said that Toonstruck is going to be the unofficial playthrough no matter what, before the voting started. Now people have already voted for it.
(on a even more brighter note, don’t you think it’s great we’re “arguing” about multiple playthroughs, when you couldn’t gather a bunch even with a shotgun, only few years back? I mean, The Adventure Company is back, Oscar ceremony is starting in few hours… Life is good.)

diego - 22 February 2015 06:37 PM

I mean, The Adventure Company is back,

Eh? Tell me more.

8 Toonstruck: diego (leader), wilco, Bogi, SoccerDude28, Karlok, TimovieMan, giom, Lady Kestrel
7 The Night of the Rabbit: Becky (leader), SoccerDude28, rtrooney, Advie, TimovieMan, Lady Kestrel, Bogi
6 Blade Runner: Mikekelly (leader), Sefir, wilco, TimovieMan, giom, Bogi
6 Syberia 2: Iznogood (leader), Sefir, rtrooney, Mikekelly, TimovieMan, Becky
6 J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars: Iznogood (leader), Sefir, rtrooney, wilco, TimovieMan, Becky
6 Oknytt: Iznogood (leader), Sefir, Karlok, Advie, TimovieMan, Becky
6 Scratches: rtrooney, Sefir, TimovieMan, Renacimiento, Lady Kestrel, Becky
6 The Blackwell Series: Iznogood (leader), Sefir, rtrooney, TimovieMan, Bogi, Becky
5 Ace Ventura: Karlok, Oscar, wilco, Bogi, TimovieMan
4 Al Emmo: diego (leader), rtrooney, Sefir, TimovieMan
4 Discworld 2: Karlok, Sefir, TimovieMan, diego
4 Hotel Dusk: Mikekelly (leader), TimovieMan, Karlok, wilco
4 Zork Grand Inquisitor: wilco, SoccerDude28, Lady Kestrel, diego
4 Tony Tough and the Night of the Roasted Moths: Becky (leader), Sefir, TimovieMan, diego
4 The Book of Unritten Tales: wilco, TimovieMan, diego, Becky
4 Beyond Atlantis: Lady Kestrel (leader), rtrooney, diego, Becky
4 Grim Fandango Remastered: wilco, Sefir, rtrooney, Becky
3 Plundered Hearts: wilco, Karlok, Oscar
3 Riddle of the Sphinx: Oscar, Sefir, diego
1 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure: Becky (leader)
1 Maniac Mansion: Oscar
1 Below the Root: Oscar

Sefir - 23 February 2015 08:17 AM

As for the current voting (someone else might just take it, I’m not going to participate on it any more)

I’m sorry you’re upset, Sefir, and I hope you’ll reconsider.

Well, in previous votings you did tell me to start from “clean slate” where everyone can propose any game with no restrictions….Though I now see no harm done. There where only a coule of times where what you mention (having 2 games with the same number of votes in top spot) happened…

Yeah, I know I was in favor of the clean slate, which has both advantages and disadvantages. If spontaneous CPs are out of the question, maybe the general rules should be adapted so that games with fewer voters also have a chance, for instance in a later round of voting. If a game always ends in second or third place, or is nominated every time, voters are obviously eager to play it.

I’m not sure about the other players, but my old eyes need a BF monitor. (Currently using a Samsung 27” LED) The thought of only being able to play on my phone, or my Kindle HD, or even a large tablet, would exclude me from the playthrough in a heartbeat.

I use reading glasses myself. Currently 1.0 - but if you used 3.0 you should be OK on a typical tablet computer.

Now if you are already using 3.0 reading glasses and a 27 inch monitor - well then a tablet would not cut it no matter what you did.

Maybe a handheld only community playthrough?

Anyway, Blade runner has a slim chance, we’ll see. Before I AM branded a handheld only gamer - I have 366 PC adventure games, all of which are mint condition collector’s editions.

I have 70 waiting to be played on my PC netbook….