Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 9

The Thrilling Conclusion! Will Tex Murphy uncover the secrets of the ancient astronauts? Will Tex save the world again? Will Tex get the girl of his dreams?

(SPOILER: Yes. This is the good ending, after all!)

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 8

In which we explore the depths of a wasp-infested, puzzle-filled Mayan temple. Because this is somehow easier than just walking around the damn thing!

(Honestly, if you've seen my Let's Play videos for the other paths through The Pandora Directive, you can skip this one. There's nothing new to see in this run through the freaking temple maze apart from how fast I can get through it in one go now.)

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 7

It's puzzle time again as we retrieve the final two pieces of The Pandora Device and marvel at how a linguist with no engineering training was able to build a state-of-the-art hologram powered by alien technology into five antique puzzle boxes.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 6

In which - after a quick side-trip to warn our new best buddy Archie Ellis to get out of town - we raid the ruins of Roswell. Try saying that five times fast!

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 5

In which we start to assemble The Pandora Device, breaking into an NSA storage facility (twice!) along the way as we solve the first two of Thomas Malloy's puzzle boxes and make preparations to break into the secret military base at Roswell. In a generally moral and upstanding kind of way. For reals.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 4

In which we reap the rewards of a heroic deed, earn the respect of most of our neighbors and nearly get killed by the NSA. At least we get a phone call from Chelsee to make it all better...

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 3

In which, with Chelsee out of town (but anxious to come back and see us after her vacation), we are free to hunt The Black Arrow Killer before our new client Emily becomes his latest victim.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 2

In which - after exploring a remote cabin - we return home to Chandler Avenue and begin paying off our debts with uncharacteristic good cheer. We also discover that the best way to avoid making an ass of ourselves on a date is to avoid the date entirely.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Mission Street) - Part 1

In which, having gotten a case, we set off down the road of virtue (aka Mission Street). We start off by asking Chelsee for a date in a gentlemanly fashion and paying our sleazy landlord far more respect (and money) than he deserves.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 15

THE THRILLING CONCLUSION!  Will Tex get the big score he's dreamed of? Will Tex score with Regan again? Will Tex even survive the trials awaiting him at the end of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams?

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 14

In which we make our way through a trap-filled tomb in search of our final reward. The good news is that - unlike in Gamer mode - we don't have to deal with that stupid lava maze. The bad news is we're still stuck navigating a stone wall maze looking for the tools we need to deal with a wasp nest.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 13

In which we retrieve the final piece of The Pandora Device, fumble along through some puzzles, annoy my neighbors one last time and give into temptation with Regan in an artsy PG-13(ish) sex scene.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 12

In which we make some phone calls - including an aggressively dickish prank call -  and burglarize an apartment to acquire the third piece of The Pandora Device.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 11

In which we finish looting the mass-grave that is the secret military base at Roswell - a task that requires us to steer an RC toy through a bunch of ducts. Because of course it does!

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 10

In which we explore the ruins of Roswell in an effort to steal some alien technology and our haste and greed get Archie Ellis killed. Not that we care. Because we are evil!

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 9

In which we crack some safes, raid the NSA's secret offices a second time and make some sexy talk with Regan that goes nowhere... for the moment.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 8

In which we lie to an old woman to burglarize an old man's apartment and sequence-break the game just to prove we can, before getting another person killed by our incompetence.

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 7

In which - after enduring the scorn and sympathy of our neighbors - we get picked up by the NSA and get a most interesting offer from a woman named Regan...

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 6

In which we discover the identity of the new Black Arrow Killer a little too late for it to do Emily any good and our relationship with Chelsee is settled once and for all.

[TRIGGER WARNING: There's some rather extreme violence in this chapter, with a woman being strangled.]

Starman Plays The Pandora Directive (Blvd. of Broken Dreams) - Part 5

In which we further annoy our neighbors, read the paper, crank call a reporter and then finally get around to doing some real detective work.

Apparently Tex is now evil and lazy.