tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post375680581888508790..comments2024-03-18T23:49:34.681-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Fallthru: Two More DungeonsCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70079730426277889572014-07-16T09:44:34.870-04:002014-07-16T09:44:34.870-04:00Well, "gratz" in advance. I've been...Well, "gratz" in advance. I've been wondering how many more stories this game had left in it. ;-)ThirtyNinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720392687278454430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44485907294708548062014-07-14T23:36:42.149-04:002014-07-14T23:36:42.149-04:00Yes, I suppose I do have issues with that.Yes, I suppose I do have issues with that.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48832322771240523812014-07-14T23:35:55.526-04:002014-07-14T23:35:55.526-04:00FYI, everyone, I just won the game, so don't b...FYI, everyone, I just won the game, so don't bother about offering hints. The "won!" posting should probably come on Wednesday.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89718422100360038642014-07-14T23:02:59.238-04:002014-07-14T23:02:59.238-04:00Yeah, I wasn't lawn mowing. I was just trying ...Yeah, I wasn't lawn mowing. I was just trying to find the borders of the game world. I thought that was clear.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12932295352651620342014-07-14T20:04:18.005-04:002014-07-14T20:04:18.005-04:00I don't think he was lawn-mowing now. He proba...I don't think he was lawn-mowing now. He probably did previously but, from his later posts, he had given up and just mapping his routes and no longer blanketing entire areas.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10620182403016367862014-07-14T14:34:22.376-04:002014-07-14T14:34:22.376-04:00I don't think he was implying you were an idio...I don't think he was implying you were an idiot. But rather that you were wasting time and resources mowing the lawn when that isn't the optimal play style for this game. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22625126133181357642014-07-14T13:32:50.179-04:002014-07-14T13:32:50.179-04:00Everyone knows The Addict doesn't deal with cr...Everyone knows The Addict doesn't deal with criticism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53674362643246712042014-07-14T11:56:01.165-04:002014-07-14T11:56:01.165-04:00That was a misunderstanding, I totally see the fau...That was a misunderstanding, I totally see the fault in the game for hiding stuff without enough clues. I don't see how you could have done better and envy your persistance and endurance.<br /><br />Still thanks for the title. I know it's a strange habit to equal "best" with "what I'd have done". ;)sucinumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14612694950030277592014-07-13T19:20:02.179-04:002014-07-13T19:20:02.179-04:00Are you talking about my winning streak? I don'...Are you talking about my winning streak? I don't think it's ending. I'm not really at the verge of giving up.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12946960299527824552014-07-13T19:19:24.426-04:002014-07-13T19:19:24.426-04:00I just hope the game pays off with some kind of re...I just hope the game pays off with some kind of resolution to the story. I'll be upset if all of this ends with a screen that simply says "You made it home!"CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37081399865707396632014-07-13T19:17:23.524-04:002014-07-13T19:17:23.524-04:00Thun: I didn't see anything to do there, and a...Thun: I didn't see anything to do there, and all my lore was about deciphering rune stones. I assumed I'd have to return with a rune stone. Perhaps this assumption led me to not explore as much as I should have.<br /><br />"Not enough burros." I think my problems are more the constant transfer of items from burro to pack to hand to place. I haven't actually run out of room yet. Thinks like the lamp oil and the arrows were more an issue of having run low from previous use and not thinking to re-stock.<br /><br />"Square counting." I was just trying to get a sense of the scope of the overall game world. I don't understand why it mystifies you--literally every other game has clear and obvious borders that give you a sense of the size of the territory you have to explore in between. <i>Baldur's Gate's</i> millions of pixels exist between clearly-defined boundaries that I can define in terms of screens or measurements on those screens. I realize this game is a bit different, but I'm not an idiot for trying to determine the dimensions of the land.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3598361498646966262014-07-13T17:20:32.964-04:002014-07-13T17:20:32.964-04:00Yeah, that would be maddening, but Fallthru doesn&...Yeah, that would be maddening, but Fallthru doesn't work that way. Everywhere you go, people, signs and your own senses tell you about stuff you should check out and things you should try. I'm almost certain there's nothing to be pixel hunted in the wilderness; everything should be findable based on lore. On the other hand, I guess I've never tried pixel hunting, so if something does exist out there, I would never have found it.Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9255392815682060662014-07-13T17:09:39.585-04:002014-07-13T17:09:39.585-04:00That's probably not a good analogy, given (amo...That's probably not a good analogy, given (among other reasons) the frustration many people have over pixel-hunting as a game mechanic. :)<br /><br />If faced with millions of pixels, the knowledge that some pixels are important, and no clear guide about which ones are the important ones... the more pixels there are, the more ridiculous the task of finding the handful of important ones seems! Some people probably are pretty pissed off about the handful of random magical items hidden on stray pixels in BG, and at least those aren't needed for game progress.Whinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211731698182417270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16075580357071415812014-07-13T16:19:44.071-04:002014-07-13T16:19:44.071-04:00Well, if I ever decide to start my own Play Every ...Well, if I ever decide to start my own Play Every RPG Ever blog, I know what I'll be calling myself.Maldeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281269631242362618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12273348549518449302014-07-13T16:07:37.422-04:002014-07-13T16:07:37.422-04:00I'm surprised you were not able to accomplish ...I'm surprised you were not able to accomplish anything at Thun. Why was that?<br /><br />Perhaps your resource-management troubles are due to not having enough burros? If you have enough ralls, you should outfit more burros with equipment for long expeditions.<br /><br />I'm not sure what's up with the "square" counting. In Baldur's Gate, you can step on almost any pixel of a map; there must be millions of pixels in that game that you could step on. But since you're under no obligation to step on all of them, why would that bother you?Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22467007543956796182014-07-13T15:29:04.795-04:002014-07-13T15:29:04.795-04:00Geoff, I had some salve, but unless you arrive wit...Geoff, I had some salve, but unless you arrive with absolute loads of it, you still have to get lucky and find the valve (and then the exit) before the salve runs out. You lose 1 or 2 hit points (out of a max of 8) with literally every action. I agree it would helped if I'd brought more, though.<br /><br />sucinum, if The Lord of Omniscient Perception, Impeccable Memory, and Faithful Recording of Each and Every Detail would like to start a blog, I'll be an avid reader.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58460778375974813262014-07-13T13:24:55.340-04:002014-07-13T13:24:55.340-04:00Kind of strange Chet explores everything and colle...Kind of strange Chet explores everything and collects every piece of lore, but still misses a lot of important stuff/points of interest. I don't understand why that is, I would have done the same and quit the game far, far earlier...sucinumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1097379795971309622014-07-13T12:04:40.920-04:002014-07-13T12:04:40.920-04:00For what it's worth, I gather from posts elsew...For what it's worth, I gather from posts elsewhere on the web that there is some kind of healing salve that one should load up on before visiting the Black Water Cave. Of course, that advice is a bit late. *wry smile*Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28706066545212024992014-07-13T11:21:58.201-04:002014-07-13T11:21:58.201-04:00This game seems more fun to read about than to pla...This game seems more fun to read about than to play. I am enjoying reading about how you gradually pluck out the mysteries of the world-- and it might even be a GOOD game if 1/5th the length. <br /><br />One thing that I've noticed is that-- like my favorite games-- it always leaves you with something to do. You haven't exhausted your lore or places to explore. It's frustrating because the progress you are making is small and the rewards in following up on the lore so small, but from a game design perspective you have not just had to throw up your hands yet to find the random NPC that moves the plot.<br /><br />I am also enjoying the setting, though it could end up one of those over-used tropes. I'm guessing Planet of the Apes-style future Earth, though it could also be a Might and Magic-style generation ship. Better yet, I could be surprised. Good luck! Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37825653526915112382014-07-13T10:37:34.853-04:002014-07-13T10:37:34.853-04:00Hmm... looks like the streak is ending here (thoug...Hmm... looks like the streak is ending here (though I haven't seen proof that the game can actually be completed). Well, I guess you can go for a couple more posts while QfG II provides a welcome change, but you've certainly seen enough of the game to form a fair opinion. Still, the concept of the game is still appealing to me. It's definitely not the ordinary RPG experience. (No, I wouldn't want to play the game)Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75643812515045687292014-07-13T09:26:51.133-04:002014-07-13T09:26:51.133-04:00That's why he's the CRPG Addict, and the r...That's why he's the CRPG <i>Addict</i>, and the rest of us aren't. I for one am glad he does all the hard work while I just sit back and read. Fun fact: go to Google.com and type "CRPG" and watch what auto-complete does. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90409862456523474312014-07-13T07:23:27.534-04:002014-07-13T07:23:27.534-04:00You have a great deal more patience and/or stubbor...You have a great deal more patience and/or stubbornness than I do. I couldn't deal with having to spend hours wandering around the game with only an Excel sheet to show me any kind of progress. That just sounds like no fun at all.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.com