Hi, just been playing the game, it is excellent! I am stuck somewhere in it at the moment... I am up to where I have now seen the ghost man in the family wedding and christmas photos and talked to Alli the ghost in the park and gotten the Deacon and Ouijia board as one entry line in the notebook... I am stuck at the part as to what I need to do to progress, how do I get the security guard to let me go and see susan lee in the bellavue hospital? Hints would be great... and how do I add in that 'spoiler' hidden text box? (never done this one before so my apologies).
Cheers
you say "hide" in square brackets, like this:
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You need a name she will have asked for, perhaps, and pretend to be him/her
Hi SSH thanks for the help on making it a spoiler hide, and the name thing, I have tried all of that, does not work at all...... so not sure where to go to get to this point of being able to use a name from the list.....
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I was stuck at this point (I think) for a long time. Did you take time to really talk with Joey yet?
Ah, yes I have, I spoke to him about everything.... hmmm..... I noticed after I looked at the 2 family photos from the letter, after Joey appeared into the game, that the photos changed - they have Joey in it as a ghost, and I talked to joey about those photos.... so I wonder what I might be missing. I asked him about Devonport but he doesnt say much on that and it doesnt change the list. I am not sure if Davenport is the person that Rosa must use as a name to get in to see Susan...
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Yes, the name is what you're missing. I'm guessing that you haven't gotten to read JoAnn's Notebook yet. Perhaps Joey's ghostly powers could help you in that respect?
Ah yes I have tried and tried to read it but the Kelly girl roommate wont let me and Joey won't talk in the room.... how will I use his powers?
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Joey won't talk to you, because you would seem like a crazy person talking to thin air... what if Kelly thought you were actually talking to someone?
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Has it ever occured to you how people talking on their cell phones might just as well be crazy people muttering to themselves?
Incidentally, I'm stuck at a later point. I'm trying to bring the ghost to rest...
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I know that the girls called up the Deacon with a Ouija board, and I know that the ghost (Allin, was it?) was fond of dogs. I figure I can use Nashanti's dog to get her to accept her death, as per Joey's explanation.
I want to get the dog to follow me, and I believe it has something to do with the dog biscuits. Whatever I do, though, Rosangela just gives Moti the biscuit, and it doesn't follow me out or anything. Do I need Joey to scare the dog towards the door? Do I need more biscuits? Is there anything else I need to do first?
Snarky:
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Did you return to Susan at the hospital?
Yeah, I went back and played some more, and I just got it. Thanks, though! :)
Could someone give me a hint? I can't seem to figure out how to attain a picture of JoAnn. I haven't seen Joey yet, and I've just recently recieved my assignment from Bob. Everyone else seems so far along, I don't know why I'm stuck here.
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Most probably you didn't try to combine different facts in your notebook. This was something that took me a while to get used to when playing The Shivah as well (and Discworld Noir before that).
Quote from: Snarky on Tue 26/12/2006 01:12:11
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Has it ever occured to you how people talking on their cell phones might just as well be crazy people muttering to themselves?
Incidentally, I'm stuck at a later point. I'm trying to bring the ghost to rest...
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I know that the girls called up the Deacon with a Ouija board, and I know that the ghost (Allin, was it?) was fond of dogs. I figure I can use Nashanti's dog to get her to accept her death, as per Joey's explanation.
I want to get the dog to follow me, and I believe it has something to do with the dog biscuits. Whatever I do, though, Rosangela just gives Moti the biscuit, and it doesn't follow me out or anything. Do I need Joey to scare the dog towards the door? Do I need more biscuits? Is there anything else I need to do first?
Oooh thanks Snarky and GarageGothic!!! I've got the idea -
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there was a good reason for the phone use in Kels room to still have the cursors being active for player ;)
..... I'm goin to try now!! :)
Yup it worked!!! Now...
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I have the pill after seeing susan two times... and its late at night... not sure how to get the dog to the park.... how would I be able to get Joey to talk without seeming like I am crazy while in Nitashani's unit?
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Why did Susan ask you to take those pills again? What did they do? Do you see any newspapers on the floor of Nishanti's apartment?
Hmmmm...
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no I cant see news papers in her apartment, but also didnt know susan said to take them again?.... not sure I am understanding something here...?
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The pills are a diuretic. If you don't know what that means, look it up. They could have a useful effect...
Quote from: Snarky on Tue 26/12/2006 04:21:38
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The pills are a diuretic. If you don't know what that means, look it up. They could have a useful effect...
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Hmmm ok I did that, I know it encourages more urine but.... what for? I dont understand this point, I completely fail to see how useful it would be for the player....? or is it for the dog? I really dont know how to do this, can sumone pls help me... pls tell me HOW do I use the pill? Cos there is no way of 'using' items.....
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you can't use inventory on hotspots, but you CAN use them on each other, combine them. The newspapers was a subtle clue about the dog needing a wee, which can be forced with diuretic pills. As Joey would say, you dig?
Yep I dig! :) I am almost at the end... just going to try and work out the rest. Many thanks for the hints ;)
Thank you for your help, everyone. It seems I'm stuck once more and I just need a little nudge.
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I've got the journal and I know about Alexander Davenport, but I still can't get in to see Susan. I studied the journal but to no avail. The answer is so simple, I can feel it.
Quote from: Leonard LePage on Tue 26/12/2006 07:31:16
Thank you for your help, everyone. It seems I'm stuck once more and I just need a little nudge.
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I've got the journal and I know about Alexander Davenport, but I still can't get in to see Susan. I studied the journal but to no avail. The answer is so simple, I can feel it.
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you need to consult your notebook again, play with matching names again in the notebook......
Yes, because
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Alexander is a boy's name...
so can you remember
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someone who has a boy's name that was thought to be a girl's?
Ugh, that was so convoluted.
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The moment I saw Alexander Davenport in her notes, I thought, "If she just calls herself Alex Davenport the guard will never be the wiser." It seems like something that would have occurred to the character immediately, just as it would occurred to me.
Still, I like the way in which Dave Gilbert had her figure it out.
Yep it was a fabulous puzzle! Its a very logical game :). Ok now I am at this part...
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Rosa has taken the deacon to the stone room where the light is but the devil has closed the exit door, trapping Rosa, and I have talked to both of them.... but nothing more.... I wonder what I have missed. I hope I dont have to restore to an earlier part of the game.... anyone know this part of the game with the devil and deacon?
Quote from: gypsysnail on Tue 26/12/2006 23:15:44
Yep it was a fabulous puzzle! Its a very logical game :). Ok now I am at this part... Spoiler
Rosa has taken the deacon to the stone room where the light is but the devil has closed the exit door, trapping Rosa, and I have talked to both of them.... but nothing more.... I wonder what I have missed. I hope I dont have to restore to an earlier part of the game.... anyone know this part of the game with the devil and deacon?
I'm at this part too.
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Did you notice the loose cobblestone? It's at Rosa's feet. I don't know if that will help you. I picked up the cobblestone but haven't figured out how to use it to save The Deacon from The Demon. At this point, I'm not even sure that The Deacon can be saved. In other words, I'm stuck too. I think the cobblestone and The Deacon's drinking may be clues though. Also, The Demon said something about The Deacon not repenting for his sins. Maybe if you could get him to repent, he could escape punishment. But how?
Good luck. Let me know if you figure it out.
Yes, those things you mentioned are...
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clues
I finished the game! Really good game too! ok here goes...
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with the devil and deacon, u just need to wait it out, the cobblestone doesn't do anything I dont think, you just pick it up and thats all.... and just wait.. the devil will eventually take the deacon anyway regardless of you tryin to convince the devil to be fair with the deacon.... I did try and play the stone on other items and maybe you try that too...
Regarding the ending:
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As unlikely as it seems for Rosangela to be taking notes at this point in the story, perhaps it would be an idea to check her notepad?
Darn, that never would have occurred to me! Thanks for your help, Garage Gothic!
How can I get Alli's notebook? I ask Joey for help on the phone but he doesn't do anything.
You probably mean the notebook in Kelly's room?
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Go back to your apartment and talk to Joey. Make sure he mentions his powers. After that you can use that the way you did in Kelly's room.