tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7261093035801567257..comments2024-03-28T23:14:06.156-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Quest for Glory III: What in Tarna-NationCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26294344634439840012018-04-28T14:28:20.456-04:002018-04-28T14:28:20.456-04:00I appreciate the thought. To clarify, though, I wa...I appreciate the thought. To clarify, though, I was describe the SERIES SO FAR with that designation, not necessarily this game, as I hadn't played it yet.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50801250128198538122018-04-28T07:53:00.081-04:002018-04-28T07:53:00.081-04:00When you described this game as being tight, I was...When you described this game as being tight, I was reminded of a book I read some years ago,"the timeless way of building" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Timeless_Way_of_Building). In it the author writes about and tries to describe the "quality without a name". While the book handles architecture, its principles also apply to other building processes, especially to my trade of Software Engineering.<br />I feel like your description of "tight" touches the "quality without a name".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543479278350680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90473440851445541782018-04-26T19:00:26.214-04:002018-04-26T19:00:26.214-04:00The game writing is good enough that it actually d...The game writing is good enough that it actually does actually remark on the attractive leopardwoman - uhura jokes about how all the men who wanted to kill the (former) leopardman now want to do other things to the leopardwoman...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91038937252279654102018-04-26T14:17:42.657-04:002018-04-26T14:17:42.657-04:00For tribes, it is an evolutionary necessity to rai...For tribes, it is an evolutionary necessity to raid enemy tribes and carry off women, lest everyone be forced to marry close kin. Usually the process involves raping the captive until she becomes pregnant, at which point most of the abuse comes to an end. Once a child is born, the woman then becomes an official householder, a mother-of-warriors and the theoretical equal of all the camp's other women. Even if not pregnant or saddled with a small child, walking over hunter-gatherer distances back to her home territory with only vague ideas of where to meet her birth people would be difficult to say the least. If she reached home, she would likely be driven away or relegated to low status by taboos about "polluted" women.<br /><br />Like most everything about that nasty, brutish, and short existence, I don't see where it has much value to our society. ThirtyNinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720392687278454430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77987387916735097632018-04-25T14:36:20.551-04:002018-04-25T14:36:20.551-04:00Go addict go!!Go addict go!!mtysonhttp://darkhorse.technoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60992004198177648192018-04-25T03:44:25.443-04:002018-04-25T03:44:25.443-04:00Very true. Magic is reduced to purely for combat p...Very true. Magic is reduced to purely for combat purposes. In the context of RPGs under D&D license, all the cooler spells (Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion, Transport Via Plants, Tenser's Floating Disc & etc.) are just wiped out of existence. Instead of a being drenched in raw esoteric power capable of manipulating the very fabric of time & space as mere playthings, we are left with glass cannons. Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45702962987858410352018-04-24T21:37:46.238-04:002018-04-24T21:37:46.238-04:00Hot shapeshifting catwoman would make fantastic lo...Hot shapeshifting catwoman would make fantastic love, then curl around your leg without hogging all the bedclothes.<br /><br />She might drool on your face in the morning, though. I don't know if that would be good or bad. Gerry Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078394659680797175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36801790069646672222018-04-24T20:48:00.257-04:002018-04-24T20:48:00.257-04:00Here's the view, and I'm surprised that ed...Here's the view, and I'm surprised that educated people aren't aware of it:<br /><br />"We must always attempt to understand the other culture. With the goal, one culture can more effectively compare & assess their own practices/norms. This leads to an evolution where we incorporate the highlights of the other culture. Eventually, with open doors, both cultures benefit by influencing the other with the best of what they have and removing their worst practices.<br /><br />The alternative is to easily dismiss the entire culture based on a few known horrible practices. This is very natural for humans. But it results in siloed societies where each thinks they are the best there is and the rest are barbarians. There is no will nor reason to objectively assess each other and themselves. This results in misunderstandings, and conflicts that only hurt the standard of living of all involved.<br /><br />For tribes, its a cultural norm to raid enemy tribes and carry off women. Families are very important and very big. Of course they have a ton of bad practices, but those don't devalue the good. Some of which we can use in the US."Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62745828557650217972018-04-24T19:32:39.156-04:002018-04-24T19:32:39.156-04:00Agreed. Magic oots seldom portrayed in RPGs outsid...Agreed. Magic oots seldom portrayed in RPGs outside its use in combat. Only other application I can recall similarly is from an NWN2 module called the Wizards Apprentice (3 part series). Wish there were more games that showed practical non- combat applications as it makes the world feel like magic is more a part of it. CT62https://www.blogger.com/profile/09367626671107670398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68425450315355027682018-04-24T19:12:52.267-04:002018-04-24T19:12:52.267-04:00I enjoyed this game a lot (though I do think the t...I enjoyed this game a lot (though I do think the transition from the text parser made it feel shorter/simpler the first time around).<br /><br />Funny that I'd completely forgotten the personality-test element. In the context of this blog it almost doesn't register as a novel element, since the idea of a game borrowing or reinterpreting something from Ultima IV is now far from old news. In the context of the adventure game genre it feels like a bigger departure! Of course, it's not really super-consequential, but no biggie - the game does give you real choice with the character classes and the variant puzzle solutions, so you *trust* the game and suspend your disbelief. It *feels* like the choices must mean something, and that adds to the atmosphere of the adventure. It's not like anything ever happens to prove that it doesn't (except replaying the game or save-scumming the test itself). I agree though that it'd be nicer if all the choices felt like "good" answers.doctorcasinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185814652737703042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40025999196519073782018-04-24T18:33:51.286-04:002018-04-24T18:33:51.286-04:00"You wouldn't get that today! It might pl..."You wouldn't get that today! It might plant the idea that not all cultures are equal."<br /><br />Come again?Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66397058735977682992018-04-24T17:54:59.415-04:002018-04-24T17:54:59.415-04:00Difficulty might play a role as well, but I'm ...Difficulty might play a role as well, but I'm not sure. Corey might be able to provide insight on that one. I recall being blown away when I first played it as the visuals really are stunning. I also never understood the negativity toward QFG3 as it was faithful to the first 2 while introducing several intriguing new mechanics. Not sure if it was the first game with overland map/ travel and separate close up interface, but it was certainly one of the first. CT62https://www.blogger.com/profile/09367626671107670398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41738297180439371452018-04-24T14:27:04.822-04:002018-04-24T14:27:04.822-04:00Probably is for a leopard.Probably is for a leopard.Gerry Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078394659680797175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2222720855574447082018-04-24T13:09:24.925-04:002018-04-24T13:09:24.925-04:00I am surprised that neither of you has gone to the...I am surprised that neither of you has gone to the Tarzan well. Just replacing "Tarzan" with "Hero" would produce many appropriate titles, such as:<br /><br />Hero and the Golden Lion<br />Hero and the Leopard Men<br />Hero and the Forbidden City<br />Hero and the Black Boy<br />Hero of the Apes<br />Hero, Lord of the Jungle<br />Hero TriumphantIlmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37856449957664098352018-04-24T12:41:44.037-04:002018-04-24T12:41:44.037-04:00Wow, I wouldn't have expected that this game w...Wow, I wouldn't have expected that this game would accurately portray tribal attitudes about women. You wouldn't get that today! It might plant the idea that not all cultures are equal. <br /><br />This sort of thing is definitely where we got Stockholm Syndrome from. Women had no choice - their entire tribe had been wiped out and their way of life was gone. There was nothing to run away to. Moreover, once she gets pregnant (which will be soon; males of all species copulate far more frequently with a new female), she needs a support system for her child. The ones that did run off didn't survive to pass their genes on and so we ended up with Stockholm Syndrome today.Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44109109406581534972018-04-24T12:01:46.857-04:002018-04-24T12:01:46.857-04:00It absolutely would! In a "normal" situa...It absolutely would! In a "normal" situation as might be encountered in a tribal society in our world, the captive would find the proposal to marry a tribe-less stranger horrifying. So very lucky that she can sense you're the RPG hero character ;). The tribe itself probably wouldn't be too squeamish about it though - she's not one of them, after all, and you're a paying customer.Jakub Majewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346544936010598248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52792269961318817282018-04-24T11:58:28.325-04:002018-04-24T11:58:28.325-04:00I am also partial to They Might Be Giant's ver...I am also partial to They Might Be Giant's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKac0K91p4<br /><br />"In the spaceship, the silver spaceship, the lion waves goodbye..."Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-117336412514441682018-04-24T11:18:39.994-04:002018-04-24T11:18:39.994-04:00Now that you mention it, I've never once gotte...Now that you mention it, I've never once gotten the "Laurel and Hardy in French Foreign Legion uniforms" Easter egg to show up in this game . . .Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3832607830745476282018-04-24T11:17:57.902-04:002018-04-24T11:17:57.902-04:00Exactly.
Now, if we want to delve into the true b...Exactly.<br /><br />Now, if we want to delve into the true bowels of joke-writing hackery, there are plenty of other options we can choose from:<br /><br />- "Welcome to the Jungle" (Guns n' Roses)<br />- "Jungle Love" (Morris Day and the Time)<br />- "Bungle in the Jungle" (Jethro Tull)<br />- "Jungle Fever" (Spike Lee movie)<br />- "Rumble in the Jungle" (Foreman/Ali fight in Zaire)<br />- "The Jungle Book"<br />- "Jungle Man" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)<br />- "Jungle Boogie" (Kool and the Gang)<br /><br />Feel free to use any, all, or none of these!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87689404359646077452018-04-24T11:14:20.392-04:002018-04-24T11:14:20.392-04:00Great insights Helm. The way magic is handled in t...Great insights Helm. The way magic is handled in this series definitely makes it feel like a living part of the world--everyone is aware of it, it affects everything, and yet not everyone can control it to its whims.<br /><br />Good point about virtue as well. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8858492732480754192018-04-24T11:00:35.076-04:002018-04-24T11:00:35.076-04:00I was hoping someone would get that.I was hoping someone would get that.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35768990747693596402018-04-24T10:58:26.285-04:002018-04-24T10:58:26.285-04:00I hope it's clear that I was just teasing. I d...I hope it's clear that I was just teasing. I didn't really expect Rakeesh to run around solving the game for me. Something had to get him off the field. I guess maybe the transition could have been a little more dramatic. Like, we start out walking together and he screams in pain and stumbles to the ground. After a little experimentation, we determine that the pain eases as he goes west but grows as he goes east. Given these new circumstances, we decide to divvy responsibilities, with me going to the east and him looking after Tarna. I mean, that's the end result anyway, but the way the plot point develops is just a little too low-key.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36600232029407956612018-04-24T10:54:31.485-04:002018-04-24T10:54:31.485-04:00You know, after I wrote that, I gave it some thoug...You know, after I wrote that, I gave it some thought and it turns out that "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" doesn't really have that many lyrics. You've got "The Mighty Jungle," "The Peaceful Village," and "Hush, my Darling" and then you're tapped out.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-111113392479370872018-04-24T10:52:44.503-04:002018-04-24T10:52:44.503-04:00If you want to get serious about it, I suspect tha...If you want to get serious about it, I suspect that ME not being an actual member of the tribe might throw a wrench in the normal customs. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84084159277830142852018-04-24T10:51:07.618-04:002018-04-24T10:51:07.618-04:00Well, I'm not going to Google "leopard pe...Well, I'm not going to Google "leopard penis," so I suppose you win this round.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com