tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2809806067215339303..comments2024-03-28T10:19:08.172-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 459: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21095420733373946642023-09-18T11:39:38.020-04:002023-09-18T11:39:38.020-04:00I really liked the Robin Hood series on TNT.I really liked the Robin Hood series on TNT.Zack Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077050078436768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16387074853161885532022-07-19T09:16:05.108-04:002022-07-19T09:16:05.108-04:00One-handed rapid fire bow? Is this Robin Hood or H...One-handed rapid fire bow? Is this Robin Hood or Hawk the Slayer?Tipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416637333851125884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50731359340127879882022-07-04T00:50:13.434-04:002022-07-04T00:50:13.434-04:00Hah, I was being serious. There's a bit of ang...Hah, I was being serious. There's a bit of angsty commenting for sure, but comments on those games tend to add history/context and information about the hardware limitations of the platform.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91821125665082875842022-07-03T18:16:51.169-04:002022-07-03T18:16:51.169-04:00Yeah, they do about computer games as well, but I ...Yeah, they do about computer games as well, but I think console games have become excessively toxic and factional due to the emphasis on this in advertising; Sega vs Nintendo, Playstation vs Xbox, etc.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88768226910649660222022-07-03T17:45:20.706-04:002022-07-03T17:45:20.706-04:00My guess is he was being mostly sarcastic. If I ha...My guess is he was being mostly sarcastic. If I had said that, it would have been sarcastically.<br /><br />Which isn't to say that there aren't some good comments in those threads, just that--holy @#$*--people get defensive about their favorite console games.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49648178893438776282022-07-03T14:33:44.649-04:002022-07-03T14:33:44.649-04:00Also: I can't tell if you are being sarcastic ...Also: I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not. Popular games often have the worst comments sections , so that might be what you are warning me about? But they CAN also be really good so you might not be being sarcastic? Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20276042128641681742022-06-23T11:55:42.355-04:002022-06-23T11:55:42.355-04:00As an incidental note, I *think* you can find a fl...As an incidental note, I *think* you can find a flask somewhere in the area around the monsters' lake if you missed the one earlier in the game so that you can't actually softlock there, though it's been a hot minute since I played through this again.Reiskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444824451578560746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54611332555651171652022-06-21T19:50:06.417-04:002022-06-21T19:50:06.417-04:00I watched an episode or two of the 2000 series. It...I watched an episode or two of the 2000 series. It didn't grab me. In the third season, as I understand, they waste Joanne Froggatt (later the lady's maid from Downton Abbey) in a role everyone hated. Boo!Matt Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731711604182232484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18306090073304474092022-06-21T02:17:10.089-04:002022-06-21T02:17:10.089-04:00For the record, my favorites so far are in this or...For the record, my favorites so far are in this order: FF2, FF1, FF4, and I hate the rest. Can't get into FF5, and FF3 was mostly a slog. I've heard good things about 6 and 7, but I'm not looking forward to them in any real way. And then I'm quitting the series entirely.judd9https://www.blogger.com/profile/05775399294060687430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45487100105812242162022-06-21T02:14:20.547-04:002022-06-21T02:14:20.547-04:00@Canageek - I thought the GBA version of Final Fan...@Canageek - I thought the GBA version of Final Fantasy I and II (Dawn of Souls) was excellent. No idea how accurate the translation was from the original, but it was the best version I've played of them. It was a professional translation. The second game included an epilogue that I really enjoyed. IMO, the best English translation for FF3 was PSP, FF4 was PSP, and I haven't finished FF5 yet, but I'm leaning GBA. I'm only planning on playing up to 7, just to see what the fuss was about 25 years ago. Priorities, you know?judd9https://www.blogger.com/profile/05775399294060687430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43402144053013198492022-06-20T22:15:07.793-04:002022-06-20T22:15:07.793-04:00There are probably more awful professional transla...There are probably more awful professional translations than fan ones, its just that fan translations usually stick out more when they're bad. Like some dude translating three games in three months or characters screaming a lot of curse words in what is supposedly a children's game. Bit more obvious compared to the more subtle failures of professional translations.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49569505911263369042022-06-20T18:58:55.291-04:002022-06-20T18:58:55.291-04:00Fireball, in Czech the film subtitle is King of Th...Fireball, in Czech the film subtitle is King of Thieves as well.Mabfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362987460907781274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86249041714850779452022-06-20T16:23:22.921-04:002022-06-20T16:23:22.921-04:00I love your ideas, Bitmap, and I'd probably ch...I love your ideas, Bitmap, and I'd probably choose that option if it was available in a game. In this era, I'm just happy if the game lets me turn music off independent of sound.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44113098369148297572022-06-20T16:22:31.317-04:002022-06-20T16:22:31.317-04:00Yeah, I guess Assassin's Creed is pretty much ...Yeah, I guess <i>Assassin's Creed</i> is pretty much <i>Far Cry</i> with a historical setting, so I don't know why I didn't think of that instead. It would be interesting to see an AC story in England that's contemporary with events in the first game. I don't know how well it would work with the canon.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9999566605293255432022-06-20T16:20:30.050-04:002022-06-20T16:20:30.050-04:00This straight-up prog rock interpretation of the t...This straight-up prog rock interpretation of the theme is a real banger too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e77SpmRw_sYTristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56803681368464999912022-06-20T16:19:53.685-04:002022-06-20T16:19:53.685-04:00I still think the Errol Flynn version is the best....I still think the Errol Flynn version is the best. It captures Robin Hood as I always imagine him: dashing, daring, athletic, and roguish. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48996560595412016072022-06-20T16:09:42.354-04:002022-06-20T16:09:42.354-04:00As far as I know, the Seal of Quality test was pre...As far as I know, the Seal of Quality test was pretty hardcore, needing the game to run 40 hours on end without crashing, being entirely bug-free, and more... <br /><br />No word on if the game was meant to be fun though.BESTIEunlmtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64154562437484322332022-06-20T16:08:05.639-04:002022-06-20T16:08:05.639-04:00If Tim Follin had been a bit luckier with the game...If Tim Follin had been a bit luckier with the games he composed for, his name would be synonymous with video game music. The sounds he was able to get out of those early platforms were amazing.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88132222729380159052022-06-20T15:39:41.546-04:002022-06-20T15:39:41.546-04:00For those not too concerned about spoilers (or hav...For those not too concerned about spoilers (or have played the game before), I'd also strongly recommend this playthrough account:<br />https://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-II-(by-Camel-Pimp)/<br />It's the account of a highly informed player trying to give himself a challenge by playing through the game by permanently killing off all characters except one, then banning the use of all weapons and certain overly powerful spells. After a while even this was getting too easy, so halfway through the game he also banned any further use of armor that gave certain powerful buffs... and after completing the game, he came to the conclusion he should've also banned the use of a certain overpowered immunity-granting armor because using it still made the game too easy.<br /><br />It's a good read if you want to understand how the game works and how easy it really is as long as you know how the game uses stats to calculate damage and hits. As he puts it in his conclusion, "The issue with FF2 isn't that it's hard. It's that the game is obtuse. Obtuse does not equal hard; once you understand the bizarre mechanics of this game, it's absurdly easy. For example, once you know that getting a high evasion level and percent is both fairly easy and makes you invincible to normal attacks, there's no reason not to do it. That's just one example out of many. FF2 is the easiest game people claim is hard."Adamanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424537596238450467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28546332969545218982022-06-20T13:47:09.326-04:002022-06-20T13:47:09.326-04:00If you see a need to grind in Final Fantasy 2, you...If you see a need to grind in Final Fantasy 2, you're playing the game wrong.<br /><br />Of course, figuring out how to play the game "right" is easier said than done, for two major reasons. A) The game is the brainchild of Akitoshi Kawazu, who was extremely fond of innovative and complex mechanics hidden from the player. Chet knows him from Final Fantasy Legend, where especially the monster character type shows his kind of design philosophy. B) As mentioned by others, because of A), searching for help on the Internet is most likely going to result in finding terrible, counterconstructive "tips" from others that don't actually know how to play either. It's better these days thanks to a number of quality websites detailing how the game works, gamecorner.net probably having the best one.<br /><br />As for how to make progress in the intended manner, it's not really any harder than just playing the game without any preconceptions about grinding being necessary. Weapons and magic level based on monster level, so they'll hit the levels the game intends for them to be around on their own. Just keep in mind that the max level being 16 doesn't mean you're actually meant to get anyone near those numbers, any more than you're meant to reach level 30 in Dragon Quest 1. It's just a cap. Also, offensive magic is in general very weak and largely useless outside of some highly specific spots. This was the case in FF1 as well. Final Fantasy isn't Wizardry, physical fighters are the key to victory here. (Ultima is also bugged, but it's unlikely to have been very good had it worked as intended either). Adamanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424537596238450467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72049416566246595002022-06-20T13:33:07.885-04:002022-06-20T13:33:07.885-04:00@Tristan Gall I didn't think that would be a g...@Tristan Gall I didn't think that would be a good fit, but that was awesome!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184390528952633384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65261435263440746142022-06-20T13:03:34.589-04:002022-06-20T13:03:34.589-04:00I mean, to be fair, there are also terrible profes...I mean, to be fair, there are also terrible professional translations, like the Final Fantasy II/IV one for PlayStation where the translator added a bunch of jokes and internet references that have been copied into later translations, Or SNES port of the same game that seems to have been done by a native Japanese speaker who regularly flubs the English. Now, the fan translation ALSO regularly makes mistakes, so there really hasn't been a good translation of this title to date: https://legendsoflocalization.com/final-fantasy-iv/Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86164752918630077802022-06-20T12:56:09.075-04:002022-06-20T12:56:09.075-04:00I'm just finishing January 2019, I had trouble...I'm just finishing January 2019, I had trouble reading anything for long outside of work for much of grad school, and trying to keep up with both this blog and the adventure game are kind of burned me out on reading about retro games for a while. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58912390991108583982022-06-20T12:04:40.365-04:002022-06-20T12:04:40.365-04:00It's unclear to me how to make progress in Fin...It's unclear to me how to make progress in Final Fantasy II in the intended manner. Select/cancelling 100 times against trash monsters is obviously an exploit, but no method available seems organic and practical.<br /><br />Worst of all is training spells - at least with weapons, there's no pressing need for anyone to master more than one type. You can have Firion train swords from beginning to end and enjoy the benefits of equipping a better sword immediately, but the Ultima spell is useless when you get it, levels up agonizingly slowly on anyone weak enough to kill with it, and drains your mana, forcing you to constantly go back and forth to and from the inn if you don't use the select/cancel exploit. And unlike weapons, multiple spells are useful, meaning you'll need to grind out them all!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131989140638867919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41930968599007269462022-06-20T11:06:08.957-04:002022-06-20T11:06:08.957-04:00Is there something game developers can do to cater...Is there something game developers can do to cater to this preference, without requiring too much time and effort?<br /><br />What if there was an option in the settings menu to play music "sparsely"? This could mean that whenever the player enters a level or does something where the music changes (entering a battle, winning a battle, entering a shop, etc.), this new song plays once, but not on a loop. Maybe there are shorter versions of the songs used for this. So you'd get about 20 seconds long little tracks that set the mood and liven the game up, but inbetween the game stays silent. Would this be alright for you or would this still be too repetitive?Bitmapnoreply@blogger.com