1st August 2004, 2:01 PM
Okay, actually you CAN click to exit conversations in KQ5 windows. Maybe there's some glitch happening with yours (not sure which version you have, I have the first collection (KQ1-6) version, which I understand had a few bug fixes... I mean, it skips that SECTION, and you just keep clicking until you got through all the sound bits, but it's there. Honestly, I couldn't imagine playing an adventure game where you couldn't skip the speech. Also, yep, the pictures lip synch with what's said.
Yep, I've played the DOS versions. I've basically outlined why I like windows more, but let's just clear up some things. Yes, the color cursors are nice, I like them, but they are a bit big for my tastes. The smaller cursors are easier to aim with for me (they don't block as much of the screen, making it easier to target the small stuff).
I don't play it fully windowed. Blue bar? I think you haven't told the bar to autohide or something... That WOULD shrink things down a bit. Make it autohide, and it's exactly as you describe, only there's the title bar at the top that's a bit annoying.
Maybe you didn't pick "extended midi" on install... sounds like it... It does sound better with extended, because it uses whatever instrument set is built into your sound card. So, the better that instrument set, the better the sound. In other words, the music gets better and better with newer sound cards. Well, the instrument samples anyway. This is very apparent in 6 actually.
Having both versions installed is always nice of course, but I lean towards the windows version if only for a few nitpicky reasons.
Yep, I've played the DOS versions. I've basically outlined why I like windows more, but let's just clear up some things. Yes, the color cursors are nice, I like them, but they are a bit big for my tastes. The smaller cursors are easier to aim with for me (they don't block as much of the screen, making it easier to target the small stuff).
I don't play it fully windowed. Blue bar? I think you haven't told the bar to autohide or something... That WOULD shrink things down a bit. Make it autohide, and it's exactly as you describe, only there's the title bar at the top that's a bit annoying.
Maybe you didn't pick "extended midi" on install... sounds like it... It does sound better with extended, because it uses whatever instrument set is built into your sound card. So, the better that instrument set, the better the sound. In other words, the music gets better and better with newer sound cards. Well, the instrument samples anyway. This is very apparent in 6 actually.
Having both versions installed is always nice of course, but I lean towards the windows version if only for a few nitpicky reasons.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)