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by CluedoKid » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:31 pm
Pick a Clue issue and we can debate about it. Let's keep is freindly and fun.
First Issue: Clue Mysteries
Whats one's opinion about one of the more recent spin offs?
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by Kristev » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:39 pm
They're starting to scratch out at any Clue variations they can create. Perhaps they're afraid we'll turn against them?
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by boddysattorney » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:23 pm
questions relating to why people tend to disagree ....
* what is wrong with the new design?
* how could the games take away from the original "clue feel?"
* what even is the "clue feel?"
* why would the new versions have a negative impact on the original game?
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by CluedoKid » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:40 pm
-It's too childish and cartoony and not in a good way. Ulike the 1963 version when the illistations were cute and campy and gave off the 60's chinsy vintige feel.
-The character's look plain dumb, and they went so PC to change the murder to theift.
-The Clue feel is that fun odd murderous atmosphere you feel when playing Clue.
-People may think this digraceing tripe is the real Clue when it isnt.
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:04 am
Heres a good review from Cluedofan.com
Gameplay is fast and addictive, but the simplicity of it makes one wonder if this should not be considered a "Junior" game rather than an advanced version of Clue (the fact that there are no murders in Clue Mysteries, mostly theft, support this). Although the fun of the game still resides in finding out whodunit, the game's accent on deciphering statements with ridiculous props, rather than deducing which cards are in the murder envelope or other players' hands, make this more of a race than an investigation in the Clue tradition.
The uncanny resemblance to MoOP also takes a lot from it, as the inspiration drawn from MoOp is more than just the concept. Despite similarities in idea, "The Great Museum Caper" stood alone, and apart from "Scotland Yard".
The graphic design of the game would also appeal to a younger audience, as the 1920s art-deco feel which revitalized the 2002 US Clue edition, here draws undoubtedly on the childish. One glance at Prof. Plum's purple take on the Disneyland Castle is enough to make any fan of the original game wince in pain.
Still, a palatable, if poor and forgettable outing in the Clue(do) series. [Review by Simon Laflamme]

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by boddysattorney » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:47 am
its all a matter of opinion, though
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:49 am
Well have you backed support reason as to why you like it?
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by boddysattorney » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:51 am
no point in me writing them all out, though
i like them; that pretty much sums up anything you need to know
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:52 am
Then why not enlighten us as to what you like about it?
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by Jay Beeskow » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:39 am
Never played it myself, it never caught my interest. It looked a bit "cheesy".
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by boddysattorney » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:43 am
the game itself is nothing great
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:44 am
Jay Beeskow wrote:Never played it myself, it never caught my interest. It looked a bit "cheesy".
I concur!
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by boddysattorney » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:49 am
well, if you never played it you dont have a soap box to stand on to criticize it
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:53 am
I'm sorry but I can judge the artwork. Afterall I have seen it. The art sucks.
I'm never really got into Clue jr. in the first place.
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by boddysattorney » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:57 am
correct your grammar and maybe your comeback will actually make sense
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:00 pm
What comeback?
The game is practically a Clue jr.
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by boddysattorney » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:37 pm
in what possible ways?
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by CluedoKid » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:46 pm
The childish drawings, replacement of murder in favour of theift......etc.