tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post5011686734149818885..comments2024-03-28T23:14:06.156-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Tunnels & Trolls: Won!* (with Final Rating)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58849511311942363722021-06-25T05:32:57.554-04:002021-06-25T05:32:57.554-04:00The game got good reviews in Germany (consistently...The game got good reviews in Germany (consistently around the 80% mark), and I have always liked that style -- 16-color hi-res EGA with windows! -- so I have been wanting to play this since 20 years. (No, wait, it's 30 by now :D)<br /><br />But reading through your ordeals with the game, I think I won't. Sure, there's some interesting stuff in it, and I could live with the CYOA stuff... but all these bugs (or, say, "unexplained phenomena"), the messy story, and especially that "exponential monster leveling" absurdity are really offputting. I never liked monster leveling because it just makes no in-game sense (except in a few situations), but to have to kill a character to be able to win a fight would just kill a game to me.<br /><br />That you still give it a pretty good rating is a sign for your integrity. Again, thanks for your great work of love and addiction :) <br />schrottvogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633709582603706577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5552038374302920852016-04-27T00:22:01.233-04:002016-04-27T00:22:01.233-04:00! I've PLAYED Ace of Aces. It came in two leat...! I've PLAYED Ace of Aces. It came in two leather books, wasn't a whole ton of fun to me. There was a lot of twisting and trying to find your opponent. Came in two nice leather books though. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36328992017170696892015-04-11T07:45:03.311-04:002015-04-11T07:45:03.311-04:00Starcraft published (not necessarly ported) the ea...Starcraft published (not necessarly ported) the early PC-98 versions of Ultima II and III, the later Ultima I-III versions were published by Pony Canyon, ported by Newtopia Planning. Maybe there's a connection between these companies. On the other hand, I find many of the early western crpgs of the 80s similar looking, it's the combination of the tile style with the platform limitations of the time, I suppose.Trypticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39892839330317546822015-04-08T12:11:46.719-04:002015-04-08T12:11:46.719-04:00Also, if a game's graphics are notably outstan...Also, if a game's graphics are notably outstanding, I think that would be worth some bonus points.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17046786440340524132015-04-08T12:10:27.573-04:002015-04-08T12:10:27.573-04:00Sorry I didn't understand the first time, Tris...Sorry I didn't understand the first time, Tristan. I agree with you. But if <i>Skyrim</i> had T&T's graphics, it would have more consequences than just the 0-3 point "graphics" rating. With awful graphics, my assessment of the "game world" would probably suffer, as would magic and combat (since <i>Skyrim</i>'s system requires being able to see things clearly). "Encounters" would fall for the same reason. And I'd probably think it was too long and tedious, and it would take a hit to "Gameplay." CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49897918372924452742015-04-08T09:09:26.880-04:002015-04-08T09:09:26.880-04:00Gates of Delirium?!? I hope Patrick Moraz appears ...Gates of Delirium?!? I hope Patrick Moraz appears as an NPC. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62817034652696370032015-04-08T03:50:33.474-04:002015-04-08T03:50:33.474-04:00In preparation for playing EoTB I would really lik...In preparation for playing EoTB I would really like to get a dungeon mapping app for my iPad, and the only one that comes up in the search is Ye Olde MapMaker. Does anyone have experience with this or can recommend another?Mikrakovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359946565373258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13048366414945506112015-04-08T00:27:18.712-04:002015-04-08T00:27:18.712-04:00Can anyone truly ignore the aesthetics of anything...Can anyone truly ignore the aesthetics of anything? I certainly can't. Nor do I want to. Appreciating beauty seems like one of the basic joys of life.<br /><br />My first console was a NES and my first PC was an 8086 with EGA. Despite the hardware limitations there were lots of games I found memorably attractive (and I don't even like pixels - antialiasing all the way baby!)Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16964046257211786422015-04-07T21:56:34.790-04:002015-04-07T21:56:34.790-04:00Congratulations on getting through this one. It...Congratulations on getting through this one. It's too bad it wasn't really worth the effort. Encounters that scale with level seem counter-intuitive to the whole character leveling up system.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66801987831137380442015-04-07T20:47:50.911-04:002015-04-07T20:47:50.911-04:00MM1 and MM2 are nonlinear. They are quite long if ...MM1 and MM2 are nonlinear. They are quite long if you do absolutely everything, and much shorter if you skip the optional dungeons and quests.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60198456062553035352015-04-07T20:04:29.771-04:002015-04-07T20:04:29.771-04:00That's not really true. There's also beaut...That's not really true. There's also beauty in simplicity. Pixel art is still very much a thing. Digital music in beeps and boops can still sound entertaining.<br /><br />As long as the game and interface calls for it, having a "non-fancy" graphic may actually increase the overall aesthetic value of the game..Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16996674279737660772015-04-07T20:00:43.539-04:002015-04-07T20:00:43.539-04:00Aha! Thanks, guys! It was definitely SS/EE as I re...Aha! Thanks, guys! It was definitely SS/EE as I remember seeing it in the ads printed in one of the LW books. I've also seen the ads for Ace of Aces in a gaming magazine too (Dungeon?) but can't, for the life of me, remember what the heck it was.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57013685483142151942015-04-07T19:55:41.133-04:002015-04-07T19:55:41.133-04:00Except that it's outright spoilery and really ...Except that it's outright spoilery and really can't offer any plot twists since the future is already laid bare.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11253264480077174922015-04-07T19:53:15.249-04:002015-04-07T19:53:15.249-04:00Yeah, T&T was basically a sort of spoofy D&...Yeah, T&T was basically a sort of spoofy D&D where they make fun of everything and subvert various stereotypes of "monsters" by having them invite bands of adventurers to stay for tea.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45288583043203590962015-04-07T12:37:36.335-04:002015-04-07T12:37:36.335-04:00Kenny, there was a series of airplane dogfighting ...Kenny, there was a series of airplane dogfighting gamebooks that worked much as you describe -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_of_Aces_%28picture_book_game%29Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43832193365032452762015-04-07T11:38:28.586-04:002015-04-07T11:38:28.586-04:00You can find the actual books at Project Aon if yo...You can find the actual books at Project Aon if you want to check:<br /><br />http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/ScarletSorcererVonotarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5748241508953125812015-04-07T11:37:02.694-04:002015-04-07T11:37:02.694-04:00I was a big Lone Wolf fan when I was younger, so I...I was a big Lone Wolf fan when I was younger, so I started using Vonotar as my screen name for RPG related things a long time ago and it just stuck.<br /><br />Starship Traveller was the FF book that I was never able to finish, but that didn't have window views. It was just a Star Trek style story written as a gamebook. <br /><br />I think the books you're thinking about are Scarlet Sorceror or Emerald Enchanter. These were paired competitive multiplayer books (also by Joe Dever) that were basically a first person shooter / flight sim video game rendered in book form. <br /><br />There was also a melee combat set of books (Black Baron / White Warlord maybe?) Same idea but set as a dungeon crawler instead of space ships.Vonotarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79614545854635298952015-04-07T06:21:19.577-04:002015-04-07T06:21:19.577-04:00I bought the tabletop Tunnels and Trolls way back ...I bought the tabletop Tunnels and Trolls way back in the early eighties? I think? I currently have the solo modules Buffalo Castle and Labyrinth sitting in front of me. I remember that the results of most choices in the game made absolutely no logical sense. I guess it was supposed to be fun because it was random and whimsical? The modules were more interesting to just read. Although I must have played them seriously enough since Labyrinth has a Nevada Club Keno 8 Spot ticket inside with character notes and things on the back. I guess this is what I did while the grandparents gambled at the casino?<br /><br />I had no idea Liz Danforth did the illustrations on Buffalo Castle or that she was involved in any Tunnels and Trolls related stuff. I also just know the name from Magic the Gathering. Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934202466921935801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73513558616337466052015-04-06T23:51:41.020-04:002015-04-06T23:51:41.020-04:00I meant that if Skyrim looked as bad as T&T do...I meant that if Skyrim looked as bad as T&T does, your 'enjoyment' of the game would be reduced from 85* to 82. Mine would be reduced a lot more! It's not just the aesthetic qualities either. When you have a first-person perspective and sufficient draw distance, you can see things a long way off and be excited for the moment you get to explore them.<br /><br />*pretending Skyrim scores 85.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52881056737559369092015-04-06T23:38:54.075-04:002015-04-06T23:38:54.075-04:00I remember the book you're describing too Kenn...I remember the book you're describing too Kenny - pretty sure it was Starship Traveller, but I'm not 100%:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_TravellerRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36296714606585173912015-04-06T23:31:27.476-04:002015-04-06T23:31:27.476-04:00Space Assassin was basically a dungeon crawler. Yo...Space Assassin was basically a dungeon crawler. Your description is familiar but not from a book in my collection - Was it simply a CYOA?Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17663525009484653942015-04-06T21:37:39.478-04:002015-04-06T21:37:39.478-04:00Publication order is all that matters, my friend.Publication order is all that matters, my friend.Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12039987727967055262015-04-06T21:32:57.319-04:002015-04-06T21:32:57.319-04:00What if it's about games that have prequels an...What if it's about games that have prequels and Episode: Zeroes? Like Lufia and Agarest? Doesn't that pisses you off? I know I did.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4802475853255067102015-04-06T21:28:47.899-04:002015-04-06T21:28:47.899-04:00Oh, great... now we have Vonotar here as well? Whe...Oh, great... now we have Vonotar here as well? Where's Grey Star when you need him?<br /><br />By the way, I remember some game books where the illustrations are window views of a spaceship that the reader is piloting. You could steer the vehicle or look through the left/right/front/rear window by turning to a specific page.<br /><br />I can't recall what's the name of the book. Space Assassin?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23941095045953573792015-04-06T19:10:44.062-04:002015-04-06T19:10:44.062-04:00According to Mobygames, the PC-98 Ultima ports wer...According to Mobygames, the PC-98 Ultima ports were produced by Starcraft Inc, which is also credited with PC-98 versions of the Phantasie series, the Might and Magic series, and Tunnels and Trolls. Nomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317814736043426457noreply@blogger.com