tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post4968891991952067415..comments2024-03-29T10:21:29.354-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Elvira: Black MagicCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83668299270870332382022-11-03T18:40:16.964-04:002022-11-03T18:40:16.964-04:00I just got serious "Mars Attacks!" vibes...I just got serious "Mars Attacks!" vibes from that weird skull-demon, though that could be the proximity of the skull to the top of the demon's head that looks a bit like a segmented brain. And the vague "horror B-movie" crossover in general, I guess.Quarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68418463046217398932018-09-24T14:04:22.830-04:002018-09-24T14:04:22.830-04:00Hi. Just remembered this. It's been on my si...Hi. Just remembered this. It's been on my site since a few month ago.<br /><br />Here is it's main page: http://www.streaks.xyz/project_elvira.php<br /><br />Here is it's dev blog that shows a lot of changes and screenshot comparisons: http://www.streaks.xyz/project_elvira_dev.phpStreakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885562275569629203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15466106920811550872017-11-22T06:52:35.283-05:002017-11-22T06:52:35.283-05:00Hey.. I doubt I can be bothered to do much more of...Hey.. I doubt I can be bothered to do much more of it. It's quite far developed and you can have a copy of you're still interested. Email streaksy -at- gmail -dot- com if you want a copy.Streakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885562275569629203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2441416395373251982017-09-04T11:32:47.805-04:002017-09-04T11:32:47.805-04:00I get it, though. Every obscure little thing has ...I get it, though. Every obscure little thing has someone clinging to it. I'm well aware how eccentric most of my nostalgia hobbies are. :D<br />27-year-old? Gawd. Thanks for the encouragement, especially the "even fewer care about" part. haha. Yeh I'll let you know.Streakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885562275569629203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46418186214221604332017-09-04T02:23:56.952-04:002017-09-04T02:23:56.952-04:00Irene and I really got a kick out of this comment,...Irene and I really got a kick out of this comment, agreeing that the great thing about this world is that no matter the subject, there's someone out there with an absurd level of enthusiasm for it.<br /><br />I hope that doesn't sound condescending. I honestly admire how you've put so much thought into correcting minor issues of logic while remaking a 27-year-old game that few people remember and even fewer care about. Please keep us updated and let us know when the remake is available.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70395213060119752942017-09-03T18:18:29.418-04:002017-09-03T18:18:29.418-04:00I'm remaking this. I've got quite far. T...I'm remaking this. I've got quite far. The only areas left to add are the moat, and most of the maze. I'm also the one that made the graphical maps and spellbook online yeeeaaars ago, and warned the world not to waste the flameflower on fire sponge. I'm POSSIBLY the biggest Elvira-game nostalgia nerd left. I came accross this post because I'm trying to find specific weapon stats, and you included my keywords - several weapon names. I'm SURE I've seen them before...<br /><br />Regnum, in that context, means kingship, and "sword of salvation" is debatable. I interpreted it more like "legendary sword". And the maze creatures are called gremlins and the "basement" is the dungeon. I've worked out that when you enter the moat from the duct, if you go to the middle concentric ring, turn right, the knight is six (or is it four?) steps forward, and getting back to the grate is easier too, knowing that.<br /><br />Yes, the moat makes no sense when on the other side of the outer wall is an immediate garden with fields and a massive maze. And going around the castle in the moat doesn't account for the eight towers or deployed drawbridge, and the outer wall is circular. I considered a few ways to compensate for this, like a bridge to the garden or only semi-circle moat, passing under the drawbridge... but it's all pointless and annoying area. Sooo I'm going to have the dead knight on the other side of the locked grate (which does line up map-wise) and prevent wandering along the "rings". I'll probaby abridge the annoyingly large/complicated maze as well. Apart from that my mapping is perfect and I've done loads of tweaks to correct visual inconsistancies and fill in missing details. I've been at this for weeks and haven't told the world, but may as well micro-announce it here.<br /><br />And, yeah, that tongs puzzle. Jesus. I don't want to change the basic structure but that's the one puzzle I'm thinking of replacing. Why would it even occur to the player character to fire the cannon at a tower to somehow access the top? And why would he need to sanctify some remains to get a torturer's tongs to then use burning coal to light the fuse in a castle full of candles and fire spells? It's so 90s and convoluted and weird. And it's funny you mentioned the sledgehammer because I was considering putting a mallet (like in the staking animation!) in the smithy instead. Blah blah.<br /><br />If anyone's interested. :DStreakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885562275569629203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63771437001213732292017-01-16T03:10:50.398-05:002017-01-16T03:10:50.398-05:00Heh. I liked you comparing the Monks to muppets. ...Heh. I liked you comparing the Monks to muppets. You seem much more favorable to the game now. I have one more page to read though.Mynorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25241148610865829142015-09-14T10:32:30.888-04:002015-09-14T10:32:30.888-04:00I was thinking about some HR Giger creature, the a... I was thinking about some HR Giger creature, the artist of "Alien".fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36278835067884402312015-09-14T10:30:11.717-04:002015-09-14T10:30:11.717-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81084526663606040962015-05-21T14:08:44.927-04:002015-05-21T14:08:44.927-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695988961388508776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14989430245177006482015-05-19T09:59:26.180-04:002015-05-19T09:59:26.180-04:00Okay. I should have opened it up again before tryi...Okay. I should have opened it up again before trying to comment from memory. That is an odd oversight in a game that is otherwise pretty consisted about its geography.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75034671254494601172015-05-18T14:31:16.611-04:002015-05-18T14:31:16.611-04:00When you enter the castle initially you have to ci...When you enter the castle initially you have to circle around the keep to the back where the entrance to the garden is, you must pass through the outer wall of the castle to enter.Unnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695988961388508776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59756539444975434392015-05-18T14:15:14.711-04:002015-05-18T14:15:14.711-04:00I got the impression that the garden was supposed ...I got the impression that the garden was supposed to be on the inside of the castle wall. What makes you think it's supposed to be outside?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15394674657312222572015-05-18T14:12:44.650-04:002015-05-18T14:12:44.650-04:00I am building this castle in survival mode in Mine...I am building this castle in survival mode in Minecraft. While doing so something occurred to me that I never noticed before even though I played this game alot in the days, there is no visible moat outside the castle wall in the garden even though there is supposed to be a moat surrounding the castle perimeter.Unnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695988961388508776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3327725557927994292014-09-15T03:59:25.934-04:002014-09-15T03:59:25.934-04:00"The major quests of the game are to (...) fi..."The major quests of the game are to (...) find Emelda's chest"<br /><br />I misread this as "Elvira' chest" and thought "Ain't nobody gonna have trouble noticing THAT."Korodzikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344753329008603145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12113161382019859752014-02-25T18:40:16.241-05:002014-02-25T18:40:16.241-05:00The demon looks half xenomorph, half Cthulhu, and ...The demon looks half xenomorph, half Cthulhu, and half Mara from Shin Megami Tensei.Mikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75991205928809323122014-01-16T23:57:06.975-05:002014-01-16T23:57:06.975-05:00I did not.I did not.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66530044349980948382014-01-16T23:52:08.870-05:002014-01-16T23:52:08.870-05:00I'm curious. Did you ever figure out what the ...I'm curious. Did you ever figure out what the monster reminded you of? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-600379315217026492014-01-14T11:45:20.143-05:002014-01-14T11:45:20.143-05:00Maybe the Creature from the Black Lagoon (http://s...Maybe the Creature from the Black Lagoon (http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131005135635/headhuntershorrorhouse/images/7/75/Gill_Man_001.jpg)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77198822808299631322014-01-13T11:22:32.161-05:002014-01-13T11:22:32.161-05:00I'm not a fan of the "walking dead" ...I'm not a fan of the "walking dead" situations, especially the ones that arise because of limited reagents. Oh, you cast the wrong spell in your spellbook? Too bad, game's unwinnable now.<br /><br />The TV Tropes wiki website has pages dedicated to Unwinnable games and situations. The "Unwinnable by Design" page doesn't say anything about Elivra Castle of Blood (anyone want to add that to the wiki?), but it does say, and I quote, "Elvira 2 is pretty much Made Of Unwin."<br /><br />There are a LOT of ways you can accidentally mess yourself up in Elvira 2, without any hints or indications of what you did wrong. So if anyone here tries that game... good luck.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86190535147210951132014-01-13T07:03:25.968-05:002014-01-13T07:03:25.968-05:00About the two coffins (and forgetting about the wa...About the two coffins (and forgetting about the walking dead situation) it was probably only an artistic decision. However, having the empty coffin next to the flooding one distracts the player's attention that it might be important to the plot later (his focus at the moment will be entirely at the flooding one), whereas putting it next to a regular coffin will guarantee that he/she will remember it when needed.<br />Still, I think that the game is very good, and apart from the few dead ends and the somewhat weird spell system, the elements of exploration, combat and adventure puzzles are very well implemented and integrated with each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43008791452889451232014-01-12T20:17:04.322-05:002014-01-12T20:17:04.322-05:00The developers definitely did a lot of things righ...The developers definitely did a lot of things right and had good imaginations. I like that the stat system isn't a straight D&D ripoff, the gathering and crafting play, the variety of spells, and the special solutions for certain combats (stakes, silvered bolts, etc.). The latter improves on the typical, "Ho hum, kill another monster the same way I kill every other monster."<br /><br />As for spells, it's unfortunate that most weren't needed; they could have made a few combats that could only be fought with magic, or in which spells gave the player a big advantage.<br /><br />Ref "dead man walking": Those are unfortunate, but I don't really consider them design flaws, more careless in implementation. Any item that is absolutely required in the game needs to be replenishable. I can see the two coffins next to each other as an artistic decision. A design solution would be to make the flooding coffin impossible to open until you have obtained the tongs (whether or not you buried the bones).<br /><br />All in all, I'm impressed. By the standards of the early 90's, the developers did quite a few innovative things with Elvira.Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77567592021253307622014-01-12T13:48:51.584-05:002014-01-12T13:48:51.584-05:00Probably way off on this, but it reminds me of the...Probably way off on this, but it reminds me of the movie Krull. It was during the final battle with the good guy, armed with a ninja throwing star that always returned to him, vs the invading demon lord from another planet.<br /><br />Cheesy film, but I have a soft spot for it.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film)Bulldawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08550157463200364704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84433671714545176512014-01-12T12:22:19.609-05:002014-01-12T12:22:19.609-05:00Sorry, LovecrafT.Sorry, LovecrafT.Dehumanizerhttp://winterdrake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80335241668959737862014-01-12T12:21:28.913-05:002014-01-12T12:21:28.913-05:00Maybe it's the green color, but it looks to me...Maybe it's the green color, but it looks to me like a human / fish hybrid. Since I've recently re-read Lovecraf's "A Shadow Over Innsmouth", I can only think "Deep Ones".Dehumanizerhttp://winterdrake.comnoreply@blogger.com