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Shadow, I've already done all of that. Still stuck. Please tell me the rest.

Certainly

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go back out of the cave and put the vine segment into the waterfall. THEN put it in the bowl and it will then redirect the light to the crystal which will illuminate your path...

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SHADOW

Thanks for the help. What really bothers me, is that in the original from 1988, all you had to do was throw the fish at the bird and get the whistle and blow on it and you were done. I hate how in these remakes, the makers, add new stuff, which in my opinion is really stupid.

I cleaned off the whistle, got treasure from the chest, blow on the whistle, but no help comes. See?! Stupid extra crap, that doesn't need to be in the demo or game. What am I missing?

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keep checking the chest. you'll see a necklace in there if you look closely...

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SHADOW

I'm in the cave and how do I get to the second part of it. It says something about needing a light. Where do I get this light? Its really frustrating that no one has done a walkthrough for the rest of this 1st part yet.

This will take a few steps. I don't know how far you got in this puzzle so I'll just post the first few steps and if you're still stuck, please post back:

1)

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did you notice the bowl near the entrance? Did you notice the heart rock at the bottom left of the screen near the entrance?

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2)

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use the gum on yourself and then put it into the bowl

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3)

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you're going to need some of the vine at the entrance to the cave

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See if that helps!

SHADOW

Your welcome Michael

... Maybe that's the way to get the last point?

I don't think so, because during the tests I always had 30 points, but ..

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... always lost the part of the treasure, that was too heavy. So I presume you are not able to hold on the complete treasure.

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Aha, was just a guess

SHADOW

I wonder if there's a way to

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get off the island without losing the treasure

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. Maybe that's the way to get the last point?

Just guessing

SHADOW

Thanks for your help with the game. I finished it. Do you know how you can finish the game with the maximum number of points?

Thanks,
Michael

Oh, good. Then maybe you can help

I

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cleaned off the whistle but nothing happens when I blow it. I'm still stuck!

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Thank you

SHADOW

PS Never mind

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...there was still something ELSE in the chest I didn't notice!

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Ok, I didn't realize that there is another item in the chest that I didn't notice.

Thank you

SHADOW

The whistle …

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... doesn't work properly. You need to „repair“ it to be able to get a proper tone.

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To be able to do this you first need to …

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… open the chest.

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I'm still stuck

I tried

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using it with the treasure and using it with the bridle but no luck

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Any more hints....? Bitte....

SHADOW

I am on the

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island and I have the whistle, the note and the glasses.

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I can't figure out how to get

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Rosella to blow the whistle and I can't figure out how to open the treasure chest.

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If someone could give me a hint I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Michael

I am stuck on the first question you asked so hopefully someone can help with that.

But as far as the

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treasure chest, bend the spectacles to pick the lock

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SHADOW

Thanks for all the help! I've finished the game, and I'm glad I stuck it out.

Most welcome. AWESOME game, great ending. I posted my 2 cents to the author on the main board.

SHADOW

please tell me what the next thing to do is.



Okay, now my question. I'm at 86%, in the Epilogue.

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The Newsboy has asked me to find his dog. I know it's in the park, but I don't know how to get it.

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That was fast!

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search the tree. you will find something there that you can combine with inventory items to get doggy

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SHADOW

Im stuck really early on, at 12%,

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I have the factory, gallery, park, apartment locations, i need to get a double zoom camera for the kid and in my inv i have my wallet, the camera, a broken wrench, a lockpick, the gum device, a leaflet, the shovel, the magnifying glass and the glue

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please tell me what the next thing to do is.

You're missing something.

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go back to the first location of the game and grab the gutter. you'll need to make 2 pieces out of the gutter and attach the lens from the magnifying glass to that "tube" and  use that with the camera

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I'm leaving out some detail so as not to ruin the fun

SHADOW

Trish:

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you need the combination to the safe, which can be found in the closet. post back if you have trouble opening the latter

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SHADOW

I have already

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opened the closet, but he only says he doesn't need the contents.

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Answer:

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go to another room and open the desk drawer to get the information about the rooms. You will need to use the small lockpick to do this. Then go back to the dragon room and examine the closet again. This time you will know about the safe in the closet. THEN open the safe using the army knife

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This should get you past this puzzle

SHADOW

I just finished the game and all I can say is WOW! One of the best games I've played lately.

Here's my complete assessment of the game:

Well, I just finished reading your review (probably for the fifth time) and all I can say is WOW!

It's really cool to get such thorough feedback on something I have been working on far to long. This will make my day, no, my week! I'm really happy you liked the puzzles, since I feel that is my biggest weakness in designing the game. Well, that and my horrible english grammar!

SeamanNaranja

I'm glad you enjoyed the review

I forgot to add:

- I think this is your first game. If so, then BONUS points for such a success the first time around!
- You mentioned English grammar. I don't know where you live or what your first language is. The English in the game was fine. Sometimes one of my comments will be to please use a spell check or ask a native English speaker to proofread (even for native English speakers!) but the grammar and punctuation were fine in this game.

Just one point:

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in the last area of the game, the "engine" in the warehouse as opposed to the "engine" controlling the crane is probably supposed to be a generator rather than an engine. Is the intention that it creates electricity? If so, you probably want to call it a generator. I got a bit confused but it did not affect the gameplay

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SHADOW

I'm at 41%, and I'm a bit stuck as to what to do next.

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I have the office, Maletti's club, hotel, graveyard and park locations available.

I've gone to the Dragon Suite in the hotel, which by they way I figured by trial and error (it was actually my first choice) I don't know if you were supposed to get the room number from somewhere. I've looks at the Kongo painting in the suite and locked safe and drawer. I don't know where the next step is....

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Trish:

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you need the combination to the safe, which can be found in the closet. post back if you have trouble opening the latter

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SHADOW

[OVERVIEW:]

I just finished the game and all I can say is WOW! One of the best games I've played lately.

Here's my complete assessment of the game:

OVERVIEW:

Skumring is the long-awaited 50s era detective thriller that will keep your pulse racing as you hunt down clues to solve an evil plot. Expertly rendered using classic comic book style graphics, painstaking animation detail, intriguing characters and voice acting, Skumring is certainly a must play for adventure game fans. One word of caution, though: the game contains some mature themes that may not be suitable for younger players.

WHAT I LIKED:

- First and foremost, the plot was excellent. The story develops and gets deeper and deeper as you progress. The pace of the plot is nothing short of perfect
- Which brings me to my next point. The puzzles, while slightly easy, were just easy enough and logical to pose a challenge without a struggle. I only got stuck once during the game because I didn't look at a certain item. Otherwise, enough thinking and experimenting kept the game going at a perfect pace.
- It almost goes without saying that the environment was splendid. It's obvious that a LOT of effort went into developing the graphics, animation, sound (I'd play it again if I had the time just for the music! )
- Really good character development. I like when characters in games take on personalities that you can love, hate, find annoying or talk in character with who they are.
- Very impressive size world to explore.
- I think that the length of the game and plot complement each other perfectly. Some games of this length have almost no plot or only have one main objective. Conversely, some games have ridiculously complex plots for little game play. I think that this game balances the two perfectly.
- Great combination of dialogue-based puzzles with inventory-based puzzles.

I've never created a game but I would surmise that the most difficult part of the development is designing the puzzles, as it's very difficult to project what associations the player will make between items and different challenges to know what's a reasonable puzzle that will make the game fun and what is just going to frustrate the player. This aspect is superb in Skumring.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE:

Being the awesome game that this is, I really feel bad criticizing anything.

I usually like voice acting in games and voice acting could have really added to this game, but the voices of the majority of the characters simply did not match the personalities. Cooper's voice was probably the most suitable but some of them just didn't work. I don't want to be specific, because I am sure that EVERYONE who contributed worked hard but I do want to raise this point.


CONCLUSION:

SeamanNaranja and the team have really clinched it in the most challenging aspects of creating an excellent adventure game. The perfect environment, plot and puzzles are executed masterfully for a superb experience.

Congrats to everyone who participated in this project!

SHADOW

Thanks again (to all of you).  Finally finished!  What an AMAZING game.  I appreciate the help because the ending was definitely worth the wait.


SL

You're welcome. Glad I could participate in helping It really is a good game.

SHADOW

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If you look at the ALL the paintings in the apartment - I'm pretty sure it's only the one in the storage room, but let's be thorough shall we - you discovered two of them signed by Kongo and decide to head back to ART GALLERY.  There you can show the photograph to Kongo and then to the kid.

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- Cogliostro

Oh geez!! I stopped looking at EVERY one in the game long ago...

Thanks! If I make any progress, I'll let you know..

SHADOW

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I got the camera back from the kid. Then speak to Tubaut and Mrs. Kongo to establish that Kongo knows Henry Jean. Then speak to the kid who will tell you some MORE info to confirm, then speak to Mrs. Kongo AGAIN and you will be able to get an confession from Kongo. Next, speak to the guy in the manhole and you'll be able to proceed...

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I'm stuck at 76%

Doesn't seem to be anything I can do now.

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I just got the photograph from the apartment. I don't know what comes next. Some of the puzzles that are available: the people in the manhole in the cemetery, the dog in the park, the case of grog that I can't open, the door without a knob

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There doesn't seem to be anything I can do at the few locations that are available.

Thank you

SHADOW

To get a lousy 1% more....

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Show the photograph to Kongo.

Which gets you to the point where I'm stuck.

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Where is he? I've been to all the areas that are available on the map: park, cemetery, bar, apartment.

SHADOW

I'm stuck at 76%

Doesn't seem to be anything I can do now.

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I just got the photograph from the apartment. I don't know what comes next. Some of the puzzles that are available: the people in the manhole in the cemetery, the dog in the park, the case of grog that I can't open, the door without a knob

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There doesn't seem to be anything I can do at the few locations that are available.

Thank you

SHADOW