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Enjoyed the conversation! Your Ultima Underworld coverage was what brought me to this blog in the first place, so I have much to thank it for.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the conversation likewise. I am terrible at recognizing voices, so in general I don't know when you were talking or when someone else was talking, but getting a deep-dive on the game was sweet. I am looking forward the Betrayal at Krondor's one - I surmise you will be the only person around the table having read the book.
ReplyDeleteNow I checked their list of postcasts and hmm, I guess I should listen to a few others as well. Surprised and happy to see games like Transarctica for instance.
That's funny, Narwhal, since they all speak with distinctly different accents.
DeleteWell, to you maybe, but for me (French person) in that meeting, the only accent that stood out was the English accent. I found Chet had a deeper voice than anyone else, but in the flow of it I could not make the difference. I am just terrible at this.
DeleteAll accents stood out distinctly. Chester's voice in particular displays his prior knowledge of public speaking. Strong and clear, but also the other casters showed excellent skill in their delivery.
DeleteIt's good to put a voice to our addict, I must say!
Just listened through it, a pretty understated - may I say cool - performance from Chet, albeit very little to learn, but that's just me/us. I'm still looking forward to the 'BaK' episode, but the host calling 'UU' the first RPG doesn't exactly inspire confidence in their expertise.
ReplyDeleteHa, it took me a minute too but I think they meant "first RPG" as in first in the style of Morrowind, et al.
DeleteI appreciated the link immensely! I have not had interest in the game before your coverage, but this podcast was pretty good overall! I'll continue listening to their backlog. Both your coverage of this game and the additions from the cast were enriching. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWould you ever appear on Matt Barton's youtube channel?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Maybe. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to appear on video. I'm not as bothered by the idea of people from my professional life finding out about the blog as I used to be, but I also don't see any need to hasten that collision of worlds.
DeleteYour appearance on Matt Chat would be awesome! You could add so much to the dialog there. Please consider this fully. If hiding your identity is still important I'm sure he would work with you some way to make it audio only.
DeleteThe DOS Games Club podcast comes out so infrequently it's always a treat when it hits my podcast feed, but I didn't read the show notes or anything either so Chet's name being read out provoked a "wait, what? Wow!" reaction from me while taking my walk. Great work!
ReplyDeleteJust as a footnote: Today, while drawing (those two things work well together), I've listened to the 'The Last Express' episode of the DOS Club, and the self-proclaimed adventure game expert slash speedrunner said the game was not runnable, because after completing each step of a given segment, you'd have to wait before the next stop or scripted event arrives...
ReplyDeleteIn the main menu of 'TLE' you can manipulate time with a stylized Fabergé egg, allowing you to fast forward by pressing the red gem on the right side of the clockpiece. Those guys never explored the GUI, nor read the reference card, but are trying to give sage advice.
Not really intending to bash on the DOS Club here, it was still an entertaining episode, but to be taken seriously, they'd have to cover the basics.
I enjoyed listening to the podcast, and it was fun to put a voice to the addict after reading so many posts. I work in a customer facing role at a software company, and while it's not precisely the same, it reminds a bit of the pre-COVID revelations that would happen when meeting customers in-person after only hearing their voice for so long. It was always interesting to put a face to the voice. Since COVID video usage has become so common on remote meetings that these same types of revelations don't happen much anymore though.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little over halfway through this podcast. It's been very enjoyable so far. If you're doing a BAK one also that would be awesome, as your coverage of that game is some of the best work you've ever done. I now feel like I've played a classic that I've always wanted to play but could never get into.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say that this episode was fantastic and I enjoyed listening to your contribution.
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