tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post1697708147102189619..comments2024-03-28T04:44:28.648-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: The Magic Candle III: Summary and RatingCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68844036525336559912023-06-09T18:59:37.278-04:002023-06-09T18:59:37.278-04:00However long that will take! I was reading Ultima ...However long that will take! I was reading Ultima 7 and Amberstar months ago and was excited you were on Serpent Isle and Ambermoon. I see you're still there. They must be taking forever, because you've had plenty of posts since. HahahahaZack Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077050078436768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-425512328828086882023-04-13T13:50:08.537-04:002023-04-13T13:50:08.537-04:00It's not only on my list, it's on my "...It's not only on my list, it's on my "Upcoming" list. I'll get to it in just a few games.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11467694099488874262023-04-13T11:15:42.581-04:002023-04-13T11:15:42.581-04:00Enjoying the game reviews and summaries so far! Is...Enjoying the game reviews and summaries so far! Is “Bloodstone: An Epic Dwarven Tale” on your list of games, and if so, when do you think you’ll get to it? I believe it’s a “prequel” follow-on to the Magic Candle series. Thanks!!Graysketch Renaissancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7214112513324291232022-01-13T19:22:51.499-05:002022-01-13T19:22:51.499-05:00I don't think I played any of the Magic Candle...I don't think I played any of the Magic Candle games, but really enjoyed Siege and Ambush at Sorinor.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234000344155392850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34683063164688172112021-03-27T20:21:21.465-04:002021-03-27T20:21:21.465-04:00Well, Walls of Rome was released a year after Sieg...Well, <i>Walls of Rome</i> was released a year after <i>Siege</i> with a slightly updated engine, but I can't think of another fantasy-based game like <i>Siege</i>. Maybe the battle portion of <i>Fantasy Empires</i>, but it's not quite the same.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44676952828685823552021-03-26T00:45:26.678-04:002021-03-26T00:45:26.678-04:002nd this! Siege is like an RTS without any boring ...2nd this! Siege is like an RTS without any boring buildup, with real tactics and strategy, and well balanced scenarios, before there were RTSs. I played it like crazy back in the day. There has never been another game like it that I've seen. I tried to make a siege type game in the Warcraft 3 editor one time but never finished it. joehbrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837988222714030857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8271557903022439822021-03-21T10:49:23.122-04:002021-03-21T10:49:23.122-04:00I think I'm going to be sick...I think I'm going to be sick...Toadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68351397314577925942021-03-21T06:56:37.098-04:002021-03-21T06:56:37.098-04:00I loved II and its the first game I ever made a co...I loved II and its the first game I ever made a comprehensive note of coordinates, rumours and words. Bloodstone is fun but has a strange mechanic in the items you recover for the chiefs that, if possible to game for any particular purpose, I never really understood (for example, can you keep them for yourself?)Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204901637975146609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55728094560119176892021-03-21T05:43:31.425-04:002021-03-21T05:43:31.425-04:00I've eaten mushroom pasta every single day sin...I've eaten mushroom pasta every single day since 1985.Princess Peach Toadstoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9451719328490129402021-03-20T21:39:25.037-04:002021-03-20T21:39:25.037-04:00Is archery much better now though? Maybe boost Arc...Is archery much better now though? Maybe boost Archery in some way if that's the problem. I don't know I like the first one but not sure I'll play the others.Bakuielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708554023018591850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27772035508598965392021-03-20T20:43:07.362-04:002021-03-20T20:43:07.362-04:00The MC series asks you to type in passwords in a b...The MC series asks you to type in passwords in a bunch of different situations (getting into houses, waking gods, opening dungeons), I think it'd be really hard trying to play them from memory.James Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402554691802940518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21809736965271546532021-03-20T20:30:05.105-04:002021-03-20T20:30:05.105-04:00Mushrooms stink!Mushrooms stink!Sonicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59649292955460932702021-03-20T19:08:31.164-04:002021-03-20T19:08:31.164-04:00I love lore heavy older games (Morrowind and Arcan...I love lore heavy older games (Morrowind and Arcanum are my favorites) but I don't usually take notes. I'm good at remembering details so if something is important, it'll stick to my mind anyway. If something only comes up once and is an unimportant footnote, it's okay if I forget it.<br /><br />I don't take notes about real world lore either, it's just stuff you pick up and at some point you just know it. I don't feel the need to write down who the president of my country is, and neither do I feel the need to write down who the king of the fantasy world I'm currently playing in is - if he is important to the story, I'll just naturally remember it. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88093499455164732992021-03-20T09:39:18.327-04:002021-03-20T09:39:18.327-04:00I love making notes on games about crafting recipe...I love making notes on games about crafting recipes, item stats, even pointless memorials of characters in dwarf fortress or Zangband. Oddly though, if a game requires me to make notes on lore or conversations, I'm out. They are interesting but I'd rather use it within an hour or have it journalised for me. Maybe I have been spoiled by later games that started to do this but it makes some lore heavy older games tough to get into.Borothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83634379895486687532021-03-20T07:05:35.076-04:002021-03-20T07:05:35.076-04:00I tried this series and the micromanagement got me...I tried this series and the micromanagement got me tired. I found the rewards vs effort on world of xeen way more satisfyingshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61972000355820394682021-03-19T23:22:13.607-04:002021-03-19T23:22:13.607-04:00That solution makes archery absolute rubbish thoug...That solution makes archery absolute rubbish though.James Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402554691802940518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13158669403916686592021-03-19T20:29:34.241-04:002021-03-19T20:29:34.241-04:00I’ve only ever played Bloodstone once in a guided ...I’ve only ever played Bloodstone once in a guided by walkthrough blitz. They put effort in to one aspect of the game but it wasn’t nerfing mushrooms or jump spells.Booobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269573005323157966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8801417907509980982021-03-19T20:10:18.981-04:002021-03-19T20:10:18.981-04:00Morrowind exists so there's at least one RPG o...Morrowind exists so there's at least one RPG out there that fits the bill! JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45988994729883812692021-03-19T18:41:09.913-04:002021-03-19T18:41:09.913-04:00The problem could have been fixed a lot more simpl...The problem could have been fixed a lot more simply: give enemies a lot more hit points and lower their shields. Too many of them have few enough hit points to kill them in 2 hits (which means I can kill 2 enemies per Gonshi) but shields set to 99, which takes multiple castings of any spell to break. Reversing these ratios would have encouraged more experimentation with spells and lowered the importance of melee.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18051839069261405102021-03-19T16:22:22.244-04:002021-03-19T16:22:22.244-04:00I hate themI hate themBowsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73407949290097889182021-03-19T15:31:18.093-04:002021-03-19T15:31:18.093-04:00I meant in 1992. Certainly, we've seen good ex...I meant in 1992. Certainly, we've seen good examples since then, and we have <i>Ultima</i> and a few other titles almost getting there throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17550179536853753742021-03-19T13:46:27.294-04:002021-03-19T13:46:27.294-04:00Wait - the INCREDIBLE Siege and its expansion Dogs...Wait - the INCREDIBLE Siege and its expansion Dogs of War is in the same universe as The Magic Candle ? I never knew.<br />Ambush at Sorinor is in the same universe as Siege (same units) so by capilarity...<br />I would play the Magic Candle because it is in the same universe as Siege, not the other way around.<br /><br />By the way, you can play Siege in browser here :<br /><br />https://www.myabandonware.com/game/siege-1i8/play-1i8<br /><br />And Ambush at Sorinor here :<br /><br />https://playclassic.games/games/real-time-tactics-dos-games-online/play-ambush-at-sorinor-online/play/<br /><br /><br />They are really really good games - not RPG at all obviously.<br /><br />If you want the list of units in Siege, go in "Edit Mission", // Edit drop down menu and then the first line. You will be able to compare with MC3 :).Narwhal, the Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808952600298482923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7795814421211292522021-03-19T12:59:18.675-04:002021-03-19T12:59:18.675-04:00The disappointing thing is that it wouldn't ha...The disappointing thing is that it wouldn't have taken much to balance things out. If mushrooms could only be found and not purchased, they would be used much more sparingly. The jump spell could have been removed, or nerfed so that it required more energy to cast, or maybe paralyzed the jumper for one turn.<br /><br />When I first played MC2, I actually exploited a different spell to make combat trivial. If all your characters are invisible (with the disappear spell) the monsters will just wander around doing nothing on their turn. Attacks make you visible, so you have to continuously recast disappear. This is much more tedious than the "jump" approach, but it yet another example of how the combat balance wasn't fully thought out. Timbo Jimbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44862337361626735942021-03-19T12:54:05.216-04:002021-03-19T12:54:05.216-04:00(Somehow missed the two gimmick accounts above bef...(Somehow missed the two gimmick accounts above before posting. Kudos to them for getting to that observation first.)Mentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666135395522594894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22707234370068800162021-03-19T12:52:42.892-04:002021-03-19T12:52:42.892-04:00Congrats on another win, especially with a game th...Congrats on another win, especially with a game that's created its fair share of roadblocks. <br /><br />The way you talk about how the only things you really need to win are Jumps, mushrooms, and coins makes me wonder if this isn't a Super Mario game in disguise.Mentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666135395522594894noreply@blogger.com