tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post6891576493663620333..comments2024-03-28T14:34:40.554+00:00Comments on The Collection Chamber: SHADOW OF DESTINY (aka SHADOW OF MEMORIES)Biffman 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-29495558840805541672022-03-08T18:46:22.838+00:002022-03-08T18:46:22.838+00:00This is a childhood favorite of mine. It inspired ...This is a childhood favorite of mine. It inspired a lot of my literary works.Shimmer Bolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818620690595148479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-26914423780728261412020-10-18T14:37:20.169+01:002020-10-18T14:37:20.169+01:00Did it install correctly? Maybe try running as adm...Did it install correctly? Maybe try running as admin, or try some points mentioned in the FAQ<br />Biffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-13770286587298496542020-10-18T05:08:32.880+01:002020-10-18T05:08:32.880+01:00Whenever I try to boot up the game I get an error ...Whenever I try to boot up the game I get an error message, what can I do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-80426386775484838722020-07-10T21:42:56.042+01:002020-07-10T21:42:56.042+01:00You do die a lot of the time within the actualy st...You do die a lot of the time within the actualy story (eg, chosing to enter a burning building), but actual game-over death only happens if the time runs out and you haven't done enough to avoid your future murder. Even if that does happen, you can still load your save at the beginning of the chapter with the added bonus of being able to skip scenes you've already seen (and having previous knowledge of some of the time-consuming red herrings you came across). It plays a bit differently to most adventures, but stick with it and the style will click.Biffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-43994527308743752612020-07-10T19:38:48.218+01:002020-07-10T19:38:48.218+01:00Tough game,played about 30 min.then made a mistake...Tough game,played about 30 min.then made a mistake and see game over without saving.How frequent permadeath in this game?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-61368242431062245522020-07-08T23:55:16.989+01:002020-07-08T23:55:16.989+01:00I would say it's a mixture of both. There are ...I would say it's a mixture of both. There are inventory puzzles, but nothing too complex (use ladder to get crest, show crest to person - that kind of thing). The difficulty is mostly in how you interact with people, finding them and paying attention to the time, though I find the most memorable elements from a story perspective are the choices. They're not quite as many as a Telltale game but it's still well worth a number of playthroughs to find how the plots diverge. It's not as if it's the longest of games anyway.Biffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-78621583905821571692020-07-07T22:34:43.950+01:002020-07-07T22:34:43.950+01:00I was always curious about this game. Is it like c...I was always curious about this game. Is it like classic adventures (with inventory based puzzles etc) or more like interactive dramas like Fahrenheit (and other David Cage games) or the Telltale games?michailzorzoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254709621014272747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-1583915156609158282020-07-07T21:59:10.676+01:002020-07-07T21:59:10.676+01:00Oh sure, pocket-sized fairies can indeed be enchan...Oh sure, pocket-sized fairies can indeed be enchanting (I think there were some in Lord of the Rings, but I could be wrong), although full-size ones are even better. I too had in mind the ones who would fit into every guy's trouser pocket, and are also carefree enough to spend their private time in the dark woods. And if I was in Hamelin at the right time, I might also have been one of the devoted followers of this dapper gentleman who showed expert flute-playing skills. He's not necessarily such a different kind of beast, I would guess.<br /><br />Hmm, I'm getting carried away too. Well, I'm glad we ended on a note of agreement, at least.James Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-47893416561863672602020-07-07T20:10:37.779+01:002020-07-07T20:10:37.779+01:00Thank you for the answer! Thank you for the answer! Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534522436469905901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-25850076796962278632020-07-07T19:24:39.448+01:002020-07-07T19:24:39.448+01:00Well, I don't know how you imagine your typica...Well, I don't know how you imagine your typical household fairytale-fairy, but the one I have in mind fits into every guy's trouser pocket, and together in the collective they would show themselves only during daylight hours to enchant the thousands of Rothenburg's marvelled daily visitors at free will, before eventually it would be time again to return back into the nearby woods to get their well-deserved sleep amongst spreading tree crowns softly swaying in the night wind. Pied Piper, however, who's a different kind of beast, would take his not less well-earned timeouts in one of the cosy town's hotels whilst keeping his (trained) rats in a spacious cage during the night, so they'd be well-rested and ready for devotedly following their master's delightful flute playing as of next morning again...<br /><br />Hmm, seems like I'm runnning the risk of drifting away here. Very. Even for our usual standards, haha.<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-54190125166405992732020-07-07T14:51:08.590+01:002020-07-07T14:51:08.590+01:00You're right. You can only save in a permanent...You're right. You can only save in a permanent slot at the end of each chapter. When you want quit the game, you have access to the single temporary save file. When you load the temp save, it will automatically be deleted forcing you along the path you're already on. It's a werid way of doing things, but it's designed to make you own your decisions. Biffman 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163763573158975266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-37359096559209608132020-07-07T12:31:03.101+01:002020-07-07T12:31:03.101+01:00Great game, thanks! a little question. When i try ...Great game, thanks! a little question. When i try to save the game, i can choose only thr first slot. is normale? Maybe i need to use the jopad to select the others? At the momnti i am using the keyboard.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534522436469905901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-79143186938610562442020-07-07T08:42:16.148+01:002020-07-07T08:42:16.148+01:00Ah, so it refers to a castle or a hill, or a castl...Ah, so it refers to a castle or a hill, or a castle on top of a hill, just like Edinburgh. Thanks. Rothenburg is a must-see place in Germany, and seeing pictures is not as good as being there in person. The town isn't big enough to contain fairies or Pied Pipers, sadly for me -- but it's still the most perfectly-preserved medieval experience in Europe, probably.James Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-20522842890784645852020-07-06T21:34:12.239+01:002020-07-06T21:34:12.239+01:00Your interesting question about how it behaves wit...Your interesting question about how it behaves with "-burg" and "-berg" kept bugging me as well, and so I did a quick research on an official explanation. So how about that? Places that end with "-burg" or "-berg" are usually located on a little bit higher lying natural grounds.<br /><br />Sometimes the simple interpretations are so close at hand, aren't they? :-)<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-76915786588494976982020-07-06T21:11:24.810+01:002020-07-06T21:11:24.810+01:00Now you've got me, James, haha! No, honestly, ...Now you've got me, James, haha! No, honestly, I can just vaguely suspect about the different meanings of "-burg" (translated as "castle") and "-berg" (=hill) and their utilization in German town and city names. So, for instance, I can imagine that when such a city or town had been named many centuries ago, it could have been played a role if either a castle, a fortress, etc., or a hill, a mound, etc. was regarded as the distinguishing cityscape attribute in whose range of vision the particular human settlements had been developed. Well, I don't know how much truth can be found within my unfunded assumption, but it could at least pass for a possible theory. <br /><br />Visiting Rothenburg, I must confess, is still on my bucket list (which actually is a shame for a German citizen who has traveled half way around the world), but until then I'm basking in the beauty of your visual impressions you had absorbed during your visit at Rothenburg, where I guess that - besides all these charismatic prota- and antagonists invented by the Brothers Grimm - only some airily floating little fairies should have been additionally present to make for your perfect happiness. :-)<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-87673053615113609412020-07-06T12:34:49.822+01:002020-07-06T12:34:49.822+01:00Indeed, the collection is unparalleled! The only g...Indeed, the collection is unparalleled! The only game I'm still longing for - as it's one of the most difficult to get emulated properly with full 3D - is Warhammer: Dark Omen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-34979633385535173472020-07-05T21:44:46.067+01:002020-07-05T21:44:46.067+01:00I wonder if there is any good reason why one has a...I wonder if there is any good reason why one has a "burg" ending and the other "berg". (I suspect there is no other reason than to trip me up!) Exploring Rothenburg, I did feel like I was inside a Brothers Grimm fairytale, or something written centuries earlier. All that was missing was a Pied Piper and some rats.James Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-45297012807708630122020-07-05T19:39:53.442+01:002020-07-05T19:39:53.442+01:00Ditto. You're taking the words right out of my...Ditto. You're taking the words right out of my mouth. :-)<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-86232545116518663772020-07-05T19:34:43.178+01:002020-07-05T19:34:43.178+01:00Yes, in Rothenburg (ob der Tauber) you find the fa...Yes, in Rothenburg (ob der Tauber) you find the fairytale-esque charme of a medieval walled town, while Heidelberg offers an exciting mixture of the old and new, I'd say. In any event, it is just half the fun to only visit one of them, since they both offer unique and very well worth seeing townscapes that both go back deep into German history.<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-51740056547617314462020-07-05T16:22:18.977+01:002020-07-05T16:22:18.977+01:00Nice pick Biff,this one definately deserves a rema...Nice pick Biff,this one definately deserves a remaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-2262287180652545442020-07-05T15:07:47.016+01:002020-07-05T15:07:47.016+01:00This tourist was told the best medieval German tow...This tourist was told the best medieval German town was Rothenburg instead of Heidelberg. Still, that was satisfying enough!James Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-5354364340319834702020-07-05T14:55:59.711+01:002020-07-05T14:55:59.711+01:00Yes! This is another great game inside a fantastic...Yes! This is another great game inside a fantastic collection, and I'm only surprised to see it wasn't here already. The question now is what is not inside this collection. (Not a lot, it seems!)James Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-17140303619771082152020-07-04T20:16:48.761+01:002020-07-04T20:16:48.761+01:00I almost had forgotten about this lovely Mystery 3...I almost had forgotten about this lovely Mystery 3D Adventure that once constituted a reasonable cause for getting a Playstation 2 soon after the game console's Western release; at a time when the machine was still young and fresh and a bright future as Sony's soon-to-be golden goose was just about to start. But while it was only later that I owned a PS2, jumping on the bandwagon on the golden road to Sony's further success, somehow <i>Shadow Of Destiny</i> slipped my mind time and again over the years, despite wandering within the depths of my unconsciousness all the time since the pre-millennium when first previews had been publicized in relevant game magazines.<br /><br />So, once again it is unrivalled Biff to whom I owe the rescue of another hidden gem from my personal mental recollection of lost games I always wanted to play, but actually never did. And as a person who has a soft spot for time travel mysteries, Japanese game design and also XBox 360 game controllers (which are rather lovelessly supported here, according to Biff's passionate review, but maybe joypad tools for remapping key and mouse controls like <i>XPadder</i> or <i>JoyToKey</i> work wonders), I'm more than happy so see the PC version getting celebrated here at The Collection Chamber, eventually. A fine choice, indeed, Biff! :-)<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />Thomas<br /><br />P.S. Nice-to-know fact: <i>Shadow Of Destiny</i>'s portrayed fictional town Lebensbaum is loosely based on Germany's most popular among tourists' town Heidelberg. That's what one of the responsible designers of the game once revealed.<br />Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-37847565214285839592020-07-04T14:19:00.363+01:002020-07-04T14:19:00.363+01:00Another fantastica game. Thanks!Another fantastica game. Thanks!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534522436469905901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423256436225847966.post-8964345280147887322020-07-04T12:22:52.585+01:002020-07-04T12:22:52.585+01:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com