Walkthru ?

[Kristoffer O]

Hello,

I just found this. Is this a walkthru? Is it good? Bad?

Saber?
Void?

japanese walkthru? (http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/game/dom2/dominions2.htm)

[IKerensky]

Looks like a Ulm tutorial for me... At least reading the images http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Norfleet]

Actually, I think it looks more like a review. Notice how they indicate which operating systems the game is for, a link to the publisher website, and all that: If it were a tutorial, it would already be implicit that you knew who made the game and where to get it, and wouldn't have a need for top-page link to the publisher.

The images look too discontinuous to be a straight tutorial: One image displays creation, another one has jumped forward some 10-20 turns and is displaying something else, in a very short span of page. That looks more like the kind of screenshotting pattern you'd see in a review. Also, there's a link leading to what is clearly an index of more, unrelated games.

Then there's the front page of that site. I think it's actually some sort of gaming site, rather like MegaGames or Gamespy, which would highly suggest that this is some sort of review.

This is hilarious it's probably actually true. On my browser (because I don't have any other Languages installed) it is all question marks.

I imagine that's what a newbie sees when they first start playing Dom2 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Zen:
This is hilarious it's probably actually true. On my browser (because I don't have any other Languages installed) it is all question marks.

I imagine that's what a newbie sees when they first start playing Dom2 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Question marks? I see squares, slashes, and othersuch. Of course, it means about the same thing to me, since I don't understand Japanian anyway. This can be both a blessing and a curse. Japanians have some really creepy stuff.

[Saber Cherry]

No, it is certainly a walkthrough. It looks like it was patterned after Bruce Geryk's. The writer even has a page up with a partly complete spell list (http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/game/dom2/spells.htm), translated into Japanese... up to level 6 in most paths. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Unfortunately, it is mostly beyond my capability to read now... so I can't say how good it is. He only went to turn 3, so it is quite in depth. Hmmm, maybe Hana can read it=)

...or maybe you could contact him and see if he'll do a complete Japanese translation=)

-Cherry

[ February 11, 2004, 22:01: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]

[Scott Hebert]

If I can get a copy of it in Japanese, I should be able to translate it. Don't think it'll show up on the computer I'm on, though.

Bayushi Tasogare

[PhilD]

I don't have the slightest notions of Japanese, but on my computer, maybe half the characters are displayed as "asian-looking" characters, and the other half look like squares with 4 hexadecimal signs inside - most likely, these are 2-byte codes that have no pictures in whatever font my browser is trying to use.

But, judging by the pictures, it seems to be awfully detailed. I cannot imagine someone going to that much trouble to write a bad review of a game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Jasper]

Why no simply ask the guy who wrote it? Presumably he speaks both English and Japanese...

Apparently he likes Nascar

http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/game0/gm_fbdn.htm

and drawing

http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/game0/gm_pict.htm

and graphic novels

http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/mangetu.htm

and Anime.

The name of his site is Big Mouse and has what reminds me of a tentacle monster mouse as an icon. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

I think it's just a fansite.

[Tune]

Hello. I became late.
This web page "BIG MOUSE" is SF &amp; Fantasy ( and other ) Game fan site.
The Dom2's page is the review, explanation of the races, Spell List , Demo's walkthrough ( 3 turn ) , written in Japanese.
But, it won't be indicated by the OS except for Japanese. Because 2-byte-code ( it's S-JIS code , not Unicode ) is using for the characters.
I'm happy if Dom2 can use 2-byte-code.

&gt; and drawing
&gt; http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/game0/gm_pict.htm
Oh! This page is the list of the picture which was drawn when "Pictionary (Game)" was played and which can be laughed at.

Thanks.

p.s.
The index page written in English for the joke of the April Fools' Day.
http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~archon/index_e.htm

[PDF]

Sure it's a walkthrough/detailed doc. I can see it in all of its Japanese glory http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif and don't understand anything to it, but it has what looks like a description for each nation, seems to show in detail how to start a game etc..