tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post190921765236920009..comments2024-03-28T10:19:08.172-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Prophecy of the Shadow: Light ContrastCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56225526509451775662019-07-23T00:02:45.230-04:002019-07-23T00:02:45.230-04:00"A tenebrious connection?""A tenebrious connection?"<br /><br />Weyland-Yutaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70262523206223927632019-07-17T08:45:25.132-04:002019-07-17T08:45:25.132-04:00'Ello, Bruce!'Ello, Bruce! Bruce Brenneisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322005049442981571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27022498527703806002019-07-16T18:48:12.018-04:002019-07-16T18:48:12.018-04:00I will always love your correctness and your polit...I will always love your correctness and your politness, one of the best reasons to not only follow your blog as it is as good followong the comments. the tone here is uncommon on internetforums love the blog, love the comunity Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37399548199858985462019-07-16T18:21:15.071-04:002019-07-16T18:21:15.071-04:00Arcanum is the best RPG ever made in my opinion. T...Arcanum is the best RPG ever made in my opinion. Though it is heavily flawed and I recognize these flaws much more today than I did when I played the game as a teen. It still manages to do so much right, and there hasn't been an RPG yet that surpasses Arcanum at its greatest heights. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3035762977274198512019-07-16T17:30:44.021-04:002019-07-16T17:30:44.021-04:00All the games I can think of from that time that t...All the games I can think of from that time that tried to chase both styles ended up with turn-based combat worse than good turn-based games and real-time combat worse than good real-time games. Cyberstorm 2 and X-COM: Apocalypse are some more examples.Man of Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58226633750691859842019-07-16T15:48:30.098-04:002019-07-16T15:48:30.098-04:00To clarify, I didn't mean "Best overall,&...To clarify, I didn't mean "Best overall," I meant "Best in Elder Scrolls' attempts at it." I dont think there's an NPC in all of Daggerfall and Arena that actually uses the keyword system to deliver unique dialogue; quests and such are reserved for separate popups.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025511634630902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32131706833426032072019-07-16T15:12:31.138-04:002019-07-16T15:12:31.138-04:00"...contrast to Darklands."
The contras..."...contrast to Darklands."<br /><br />The contrast is perfectly exemplified by Prophecy's princess. <br /><br />She is just as I would have imagined a princess -- when I was in kindergarten! LOLRangeroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384980667033682190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21954207226654803032019-07-16T14:22:54.695-04:002019-07-16T14:22:54.695-04:00THAT'S where I was getting the idea. Thanks.THAT'S where I was getting the idea. Thanks.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72250940886911438982019-07-16T14:22:09.551-04:002019-07-16T14:22:09.551-04:00Oh, my apologies. You said "documented and un...Oh, my apologies. You said "documented and undocumented" before the list.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55403257995535527752019-07-16T14:21:44.004-04:002019-07-16T14:21:44.004-04:00I think if you look at Page 9 of the rulebook, you...I think if you look at Page 9 of the rulebook, you'll find that most of these are documented. I used the keyboard extensively.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58230978646495197552019-07-16T14:17:25.647-04:002019-07-16T14:17:25.647-04:00Even though it was a huge improvement over Fairy T...Even though it was a huge improvement over Fairy Tale Adventure, I still wished I could speed up overland travel. <br /><br />After completing the game, I accidentally discovered that there are a number of undocumented controls. CTRL-B allows adjusting game speed and sound. <br /><br />Summarizing the controls I discovered (documented and undocumented):<br /><br />1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 Move in same direction as numpad keys.<br />A Activates the "Attack" action button.<br />ARROW KEYS Allows a cursor to be moved in the direction of the arrow.<br />CTRL B Choose Slow speed, Normal speed, Fast speed, or Toggle Sound.<br />CTRL I Toggle to/from icons.<br />D Activates the "Drop Item" action button.<br />E Activates the "Enter" action button.<br />ESC Lets you escape out of a window.<br />G Allows you to give an item to the person you are talking to.<br />L Activates the "Look" action button.<br />M Activates the "Magic" action button.<br />NUMPAD KEYS Move in cardinal directions.<br />R Activates the "Rest" action button.<br />S Activates the "Search" action button.<br />SHIFT G Activates the "Game Options" action button.<br />SHIFT Q Quit.<br />SHIFT R Restore a saved game.<br />SHIFT S Activates the "Save" option.<br />T Activates the "Talk" action button.<br />TAB This places a cursor around an action button. The cursor may be moved to different action buttons. Press return when the desired action button is highlighted to activate it.<br />U Activates the "Use Item" action button.<br />Rangeroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384980667033682190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33553835933692514102019-07-16T12:46:58.522-04:002019-07-16T12:46:58.522-04:00As far as I can tell from videos, it's just a ...As far as I can tell from videos, it's just a first person shooter with placebo stats and possibly placebo equipment, something like Xenomorph.Zardashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856007425128087340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41272124782563583952019-07-16T12:34:22.424-04:002019-07-16T12:34:22.424-04:00"Although Bardach is supposed to be the "... <br />"Although Bardach is supposed to be the "last gazer," clearly he isn't because there were hostile gazers wandering around the grotto."<br /><br />The prophecy says "the last one of the High gazers". The ones in the grotto are probably a bunch of squares... (sorry).Vincenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28021513353141241332019-07-16T10:52:20.636-04:002019-07-16T10:52:20.636-04:00Yeah, decent sales (which would have had a long ta...Yeah, decent sales (which would have had a long tail end) plus cult following, not a smash hit, none of Troika's three games were, but they all have a fanbase.<br /><br />The feel was really nice, steampunk/low fantasy, solid writing, interesting world, but mechanically the game was garbage. Neither the real time nor turn-based combat was satisfying (an issue shared with Fallout: Tactics from the same year), and there were a lot of UI niggles - being unable to move the view window far from the main character was especially frustrating.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5368391555774586462019-07-16T07:14:32.951-04:002019-07-16T07:14:32.951-04:00It was well known enough, coming as it was from Fa...It was well known enough, coming as it was from Fallout designers, but I don't know about commercial success. A well written and open ended RPG with a relatively original setting, but with terribly unbalanced combat.ududyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097534740684313565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80932634606937727392019-07-16T06:19:48.466-04:002019-07-16T06:19:48.466-04:00Out of the dark, into the shadow.Out of the dark, into the shadow.Joaquim Nogueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653845250432128753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83765881415537757402019-07-16T04:31:26.242-04:002019-07-16T04:31:26.242-04:00A lighter mood.
No more dark and heavy.
Out of the...A lighter mood.<br />No more dark and heavy.<br />Out of the dark, into the light.<br />renkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7450223103474428572019-07-15T22:03:49.163-04:002019-07-15T22:03:49.163-04:00Was Arcanum popular? I got it when it came out, b...Was Arcanum popular? I got it when it came out, but it was too impenetrable for then me. I'm looking forward to seeing Chet cover it eventually.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469733830517678716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84770036954798638342019-07-15T19:32:35.665-04:002019-07-15T19:32:35.665-04:00"Different As Night and Dark"?"Different As Night and Dark"?Mentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666135395522594894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28089072117752450082019-07-15T18:01:47.663-04:002019-07-15T18:01:47.663-04:00As a running joke, every bartender is "Bruce&...As a running joke, every bartender is "Bruce" something - played by my good friend Bruce, of course.Jaimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824448749334828799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36197395268503699452019-07-15T17:39:21.552-04:002019-07-15T17:39:21.552-04:00Penumbra? Chiarascuro? Just trying to apply my art...Penumbra? Chiarascuro? Just trying to apply my artistic lexicon to the problem.... Bruce Brenneisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322005049442981571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21957636003382208942019-07-15T14:06:20.581-04:002019-07-15T14:06:20.581-04:00"using any item causes you to un-equip your a..."using any item causes you to un-equip your active weapon, which means you have to remember to re-equip it or you end up fighting with your fists."<br /><br />There is a popular RPG (Arcanum) with the exact opposite problem, where the AI controlled party members helpfully pick up items from the ground, and equip weapons if the character is unarmed.<br /><br />Two of the better party members are ogres, who are particularly effective with their fists. They are _constantly_ equipping random iron spikes and other detritus they walk over, without any sort of notification, which means you basically have to unequip them every single combat, and sometimes during combat.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38519669884667276102019-07-15T14:01:27.445-04:002019-07-15T14:01:27.445-04:00Isn't 'Abraxo Cleaner' a fallout 3/4 i...Isn't 'Abraxo Cleaner' a fallout 3/4 item?Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87339490194349157852019-07-15T12:17:41.993-04:002019-07-15T12:17:41.993-04:00Subtitlewise, maybe something with "Shades&qu...Subtitlewise, maybe something with "Shades"? "Shades of Darkness," "Contrasting Shades," "Diff'rent Shades for Diff'rent Games" etc.Rodanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674377585747077696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7757542037986361182019-07-15T11:11:09.813-04:002019-07-15T11:11:09.813-04:00This is one area in which Morrowind does not excel...This is one area in which <i>Morrowind</i> does not excel. Nothing is more frustrating that encountering an NPC in some odd place (e.g., the middle of a Daedric ruin) and then just getting the stock selection of keywords.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com