tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7140073484056587357..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Knights of Legend: Questing by NumbersCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-942768417376433342015-01-11T14:08:34.923-05:002015-01-11T14:08:34.923-05:00Hah! That was my first thought, too! Looks like a ...Hah! That was my first thought, too! Looks like a bug got those skeletons: I'm pretty sure they weren't supposed to get exhausted by equipment, but whatever was supposed to prevent them breaking down didn't work or wasn't even implemented.Libluinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524606710871977666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49360124416746018072013-05-17T23:46:24.388-04:002013-05-17T23:46:24.388-04:00It does seem to be attempting to apply an SSI-styl...It does seem to be attempting to apply an SSI-style tactical combat dynamic on top of an Origin-style world. It's too bad it didn't work out better.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61623426153878292312013-05-17T13:29:46.856-04:002013-05-17T13:29:46.856-04:00I always felt like this game would have found a be...I always felt like this game would have found a better home over at SSI. Maybe gotten some more attention to combat and battles if that was the core of the game.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132277001846282698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33125026724851932312013-05-11T23:41:20.008-04:002013-05-11T23:41:20.008-04:00Thanks mate, I'll get learnin'.Thanks mate, I'll get learnin'.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25449389856165094092013-05-11T01:20:26.649-04:002013-05-11T01:20:26.649-04:00The Ken Burns series on Netflix. Even if you only ...The Ken Burns series on Netflix. Even if you only watch the first couple of episodes, you'll get a good overview of the history and the early years, which in my opinion are the best.<br /><br />For recordings, some seminal ones include Jelly Roll Morton's "Dead Man Blues"; "Singin' the Blues" by Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke; "Potato Head Blues" and "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong. Actually, really anything by Louis Armstrong.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52261765960377734072013-05-10T21:13:22.412-04:002013-05-10T21:13:22.412-04:00I know so little Jazz, which I've been meaning...I know so little Jazz, which I've been meaning to correct for the past decade or so. Who is good to start with?Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52283163281156557752013-05-10T17:44:28.469-04:002013-05-10T17:44:28.469-04:00I find the Knights of Legends posts comforting. As...I find the Knights of Legends posts comforting. As a kid playing Ultima VI, I ran into the books in Britania that referenced Knights of Legends and always felt like I had missed out somehow. The visuals of the game are really attractive, but I know 10-year-old me would have hated the quest repetition.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6289979371017093152013-05-10T13:10:19.546-04:002013-05-10T13:10:19.546-04:00Astonishingly, no.Astonishingly, no.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22906616789005766912013-05-10T12:13:25.292-04:002013-05-10T12:13:25.292-04:00Henry Rollins?Henry Rollins?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2649288827131103522013-05-09T21:58:47.949-04:002013-05-09T21:58:47.949-04:00Not even Joni Mitchell?Not even Joni Mitchell?Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51136036785527212092013-05-09T17:38:59.285-04:002013-05-09T17:38:59.285-04:00I think he looks like fellow Action Comics star Sl...I think he looks like fellow Action Comics star Slam Bradley.Jonothanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305455959377150878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-92173832662149674782013-05-09T11:05:57.755-04:002013-05-09T11:05:57.755-04:00Cliff Trolls, Mist Giants ... one or two more.Cliff Trolls, Mist Giants ... one or two more.Clarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488871871166757469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37111560394204136812013-05-09T10:35:06.169-04:002013-05-09T10:35:06.169-04:00Well, Corey, you somehow just got me to listen to ...Well, Corey, you somehow just got me to listen to 5+ minutes of Canadian folk music, and added a bit of knowledge to my repertoire, so thanks! I'm afraid it didn't get me hooked; folk music of any nationality has never really connected with me.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78282074421890368602013-05-09T10:30:31.139-04:002013-05-09T10:30:31.139-04:00Sterner Branderman also looks like someone, but I ...Sterner Branderman also looks like someone, but I can't quite place it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53390792940982531942013-05-09T10:29:57.888-04:002013-05-09T10:29:57.888-04:00I still haven't had enough money to buy the be...I still haven't had enough money to buy the best horses for everyone. I get caught in about 30% of random encounters.<br /><br />Until you posted this, I didn't realize what the Cloak of Courage was for. I haven't faced any enemies that cause fear yet. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78335974332993185352013-05-09T08:26:47.604-04:002013-05-09T08:26:47.604-04:00I have a feeling he won't stick with RoTK for ...I have a feeling he won't stick with RoTK for long. It really isn't an RPG, especially the first few in the series. The RPG elements kick in after Wall of Fire, but that is years down the road.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86110889854997892042013-05-09T03:28:44.106-04:002013-05-09T03:28:44.106-04:00Sounds pretty dull. Move on to RoTK! I want to s...Sounds pretty dull. Move on to RoTK! I want to see you do some strategic army combat. I'd love to play the game myself but there is just too much micromanagement required, moving rice around provinces.Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67397233173373902072013-05-09T01:45:23.829-04:002013-05-09T01:45:23.829-04:00Heh, I remember those skeletons. Obviously none of...Heh, I remember those skeletons. Obviously none of the playtesters had the stamina, tenacity and willpower to reach that part of the game.<br /><br />The quests and encounters are truly formulaic, but surely you'll encounter something more interesting in your final quest? <br /><br />I disagree about the need to do the random encounters. I ran away from every random encounter I could and did fine.<br /><br />The Cloak of Courage is a very valuable item. I thought it would be useful in the Arena, but once again I noticed that the designers really went out of their way to annoy their players. When I didn't equip the Cloak my guy would face something that would paralyze him in fear, but once he equipped it he faced something not scary like a Hobgoblin instead. It was easy to test by using the save states version of DosBox.<br />It was only one of a long series of annoyances that made me rather gloat over the fact that the game was a commercial failure.<br /><br />PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53665392668406018732013-05-08T21:32:58.314-04:002013-05-08T21:32:58.314-04:00I can see by the last image that Kal-El felt that ...I can see by the last image that Kal-El felt that "Julian Strongoak" was a better fit for this universe than "Clark Kent". Clearly he's keeping a low profile in Ashtalarea, otherwise he'd have retrieved it himself.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65310860798394324332013-05-08T19:46:40.511-04:002013-05-08T19:46:40.511-04:00Hi Chet. Your comment about the "lockkeeper&...Hi Chet. Your comment about the "lockkeeper" clearly shows nobody has gotten you hooked on Stan Rogers songs... although the Ghostbusters reference works too - great film! Anyway, check this out:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0d4cTIPdOo<br /><br />Then try a few of the side links, such as Stan's "The Mary Ellen Carter" and see if it takes you down the rabbit hole of following Web links. :-)<br /><br />Stan was a great songwriter and performer, taken from us much too young. The flight on which he went down was one I took regularly when I was consulting in Chicago; it could have been me.Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.com