Comments on: Surprised At Sea http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RJ http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3495 RJ Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:23:34 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3495 Haven't played in a while, but when I first got this game I would play it for six hours at a stretch. My roommate and I started to laugh every time we heard the "Chu-Bahng!" And it took me a while, but I did discover that the Jesuit missions are actually useful...you can take settlers from them to towns to gain influence with a governor. That can help you get further along when you're stuck on "marry a daughter" in the epic 10 (15?) step quest. Haven’t played in a while, but when I first got this game I would play it for six hours at a stretch. My roommate and I started to laugh every time we heard the “Chu-Bahng!”

And it took me a while, but I did discover that the Jesuit missions are actually useful…you can take settlers from them to towns to gain influence with a governor. That can help you get further along when you’re stuck on “marry a daughter” in the epic 10 (15?) step quest.

]]> By: MillerTime http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 MillerTime Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:19:36 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3494 Sorry kind of jumping in here after I read your review/experience. Thanks for the information. I also got a scratched disk from GameFly but I contacted them immediately. They shipped another nonscratched version to me the same day. I was freaking out cause I know that 360s are very sensitive and I didn't want the disk to destroy my expensive player. Well, no issues whatsoever. Sorry kind of jumping in here after I read your review/experience. Thanks for the information.

I also got a scratched disk from GameFly but I contacted them immediately. They shipped another nonscratched version to me the same day. I was freaking out cause I know that 360s are very sensitive and I didn’t want the disk to destroy my expensive player. Well, no issues whatsoever.

]]> By: John H. http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3493 John H. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:27:50 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3493 I've really enjoyed Pirates, it is a very nice update. There are new features too, things that I don't think were in the original game. You can actually influence the growth of towns and settlements in this game; for instance, if a missing to install a new governor succeeds, for instance, it'll make the destination town more prosperous, causing it to gain a wealth level. If it fails, wealth will go down. Note that you can actually trigger these missions by visiting nearby towns, and your skill at guarding/attacking the resulting ship missions determines whether they succeed, so one can mold the settlements on the map into a lucrative trading, or raiding, run. I’ve really enjoyed Pirates, it is a very nice update.

There are new features too, things that I don’t think were in the original game. You can actually influence the growth of towns and settlements in this game; for instance, if a missing to install a new governor succeeds, for instance, it’ll make the destination town more prosperous, causing it to gain a wealth level. If it fails, wealth will go down. Note that you can actually trigger these missions by visiting nearby towns, and your skill at guarding/attacking the resulting ship missions determines whether they succeed, so one can mold the settlements on the map into a lucrative trading, or raiding, run.

]]> By: Troy Goodfellow http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3492 Troy Goodfellow Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:45:49 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3492 The PC dancing isn't that hard once you get into the rhythm of things, and on the highest difficulty levels, the wind is a real pain in the ass for certain directions. But highly, highly recommended. This is a great light game. The PC dancing isn’t that hard once you get into the rhythm of things, and on the highest difficulty levels, the wind is a real pain in the ass for certain directions. But highly, highly recommended. This is a great light game.

]]> By: Arlo http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 Arlo Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:25:10 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3491 A very fun, often overlooked game. I too feel that occasionally not fixing what isn't broke can work, and this game is a fine example. In other gaming news, this title has been announced as an upcoming port to the Sony PSP. Brilliant platform decison or firing another blank? Time will tell. A very fun, often overlooked game. I too feel that occasionally not fixing what isn’t broke can work, and this game is a fine example.

In other gaming news, this title has been announced as an upcoming port to the Sony PSP. Brilliant platform decison or firing another blank? Time will tell.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3490 peterb Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:15:32 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3490 Allegedly, it does. The copy I got from Gamefly had so many scratches on it, though, that I had to put it in the old Xbox to get it to work. But it's listed on the "backwards compatibility" list as working, so I have no reason to believe that my 360 issues weren't specific to my disc. Allegedly, it does. The copy I got from Gamefly had so many scratches on it, though, that I had to put it in the old Xbox to get it to work. But it’s listed on the “backwards compatibility” list as working, so I have no reason to believe that my 360 issues weren’t specific to my disc.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2006/12/28/surprised-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-3489 psu Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:39:33 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=740#comment-3489 Does this game run under emulation on the 360? Does this game run under emulation on the 360?

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