So what is the technology level in Zork? I always thought it was arthurian level of technology but with some of the scenes in this game, its shown to be more advanced.
If I like, that would mean I sort of appreciate seeing this video because I really don't like it. But if I choose dislike, I may make this guy look bad for something he didn't make. D'ahhhh! Decisions. @@
Set pieces such as the Selenetic Age, Channelwood Age and Myst Island itself are far superiorly rendered than RTZ's Whispering Woods, chunky-looking West Shanbar or even Canuck's Island. Activision should have been embarrassed!
I bet the Zork purists were rather disappointed when Return to Zork made its August '93 debut, with its laughable VGA graphics and 'stuttery' full motion video. Myst, which had to have been made with a much smaller production budget, simply trounces this game on a graphical level.
Stuttery??? (the floppy disk version maybe -which seems to be in the video above, but not the CD game on a decent multimedia PC) Crappy VGA Graphics? WTF... Myst was VGA too, similar image quality (if not worse compression in some cases).
And as for fans, I'm sure most were far more disappointed with Nemisis (a far better game on it's own, but not really a Zork game at all, not nearly enough humor or inside refrences, satire etc). Grand Inquisitor beats all of that though.
So what is the technology level in Zork? I always thought it was arthurian level of technology but with some of the scenes in this game, its shown to be more advanced.
YouthFreedomFighters 3 months ago
If I like, that would mean I sort of appreciate seeing this video because I really don't like it. But if I choose dislike, I may make this guy look bad for something he didn't make. D'ahhhh! Decisions. @@
halo120 1 year ago
Thumbs up if Kotaku brought you here!
Also thumbs up to a great under-appreciated but humorous adventure.
Slikhedgehog 1 year ago
Hollywood = the older kid from the Wonder Years?
bobmortock 1 year ago
@bobmortock I would guess so but from the credits , the guy who played Flash Gordon in the classic 80s movie was also in this ?
fmvgamer2010 1 year ago
Set pieces such as the Selenetic Age, Channelwood Age and Myst Island itself are far superiorly rendered than RTZ's Whispering Woods, chunky-looking West Shanbar or even Canuck's Island. Activision should have been embarrassed!
NitekMuscle 1 year ago
I bet the Zork purists were rather disappointed when Return to Zork made its August '93 debut, with its laughable VGA graphics and 'stuttery' full motion video. Myst, which had to have been made with a much smaller production budget, simply trounces this game on a graphical level.
It's okay, RTZ still has nostalgic value to me.
NitekMuscle 1 year ago
@NitekMuscle Love myst...
mikillero 1 year ago
@NitekMuscle
Stuttery??? (the floppy disk version maybe -which seems to be in the video above, but not the CD game on a decent multimedia PC) Crappy VGA Graphics? WTF... Myst was VGA too, similar image quality (if not worse compression in some cases).
And as for fans, I'm sure most were far more disappointed with Nemisis (a far better game on it's own, but not really a Zork game at all, not nearly enough humor or inside refrences, satire etc). Grand Inquisitor beats all of that though.
koolkitty8989 1 year ago