tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7513396501047683024..comments2024-03-28T23:14:06.156-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: In RecoveryCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90808894437562365002012-02-23T03:43:40.264-05:002012-02-23T03:43:40.264-05:00@The Trickster: heh, Smart man he is. Every time h...@The Trickster: heh, Smart man he is. Every time he delays the blog we get hungrier for more posts. <br /><br />@innategamer; Yes, I agree that moderation is indeed the key. I loved the fact that Civ IV had a timer in it, so you could say 'IN 4 hours pop up a message on screen saying "bed time"'Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38720384739797959112012-02-22T19:42:52.699-05:002012-02-22T19:42:52.699-05:00@Canageek: Maybe Chet realises that the older a ga...@Canageek: Maybe Chet realises that the older a game is, the more awesome and/or nostalgic it is to watch someone play through it. I think he knows that CRPG's are like good wine, and he's just aging the rest of the games on his list a bit more before opening.<br /><br />It's in all of our best interests! Man, this guy's a genius!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74704164970830761932012-02-22T09:04:55.866-05:002012-02-22T09:04:55.866-05:00Dang it! I hate it when the good ideas dangle just...Dang it! I hate it when the good ideas dangle just out of reach! Maybe the elusive dangling idea might be to cull games based on how much production value seems to have went in to them. There's got to be thousands of indie rpgs made, you'll never be able to play all of them. But hopefully that wont be necessary in order to see how the state of the art evolves, because presumably the state of the art can't be found in low production value games.innategamerhttp://innategamer.tk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83495985150829090552012-02-22T07:25:57.966-05:002012-02-22T07:25:57.966-05:00I SMELL A COMEBACK, BABY!I SMELL A COMEBACK, BABY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32269223942943112042012-02-21T17:23:13.042-05:002012-02-21T17:23:13.042-05:00Seriously??? Don't be teasing us, now. ;P M...Seriously??? Don't be teasing us, now. ;P Maybe there's some way we could help you. We could remind you not to get too carried away with the addiction, something like that. (I feel like I'm on the verge of a good idea, but it's dangling just out of reach! Arghhhh!)Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67422397233672502092012-02-21T13:09:10.760-05:002012-02-21T13:09:10.760-05:00Well I don't have a team, and there didn't...Well I don't have a team, and there didn't seem to be a game involved, just some xp hanging in the air. Otherwise a very interesting idea, but the fact that the site wont remember my history longer than a few days is the bad part. Maybe if I found a save file editor for Pool of Radiance, and I could use it to give myself gold in the game after I've completed a task in real life. That way I might actually be able to beat the game, although it would feel like cheating since it wasn't the original intention of the game. Very interesting concept though, combining gaming and real life work, if I can get xp from it I'll do any monotonous chores. Imagine a factory/sweatshop in the future, workers are not paid in money, instead they're paid in DLC and they have to starve!innategamerhttp://innategamer.tk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63447121642052632302012-02-21T12:54:50.848-05:002012-02-21T12:54:50.848-05:00Glad to hear from you, and I hope your doing well....Glad to hear from you, and I hope your doing well. Anyway "Everything in moderation, including moderation" as they say. Just relax and have some fun is my only advice.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63252783984665543942012-02-21T11:57:24.500-05:002012-02-21T11:57:24.500-05:00innategamer: You or someone else on your team puts...innategamer: You or someone else on your team puts up chores with XP totals and how much treasure they are worth. Then whomever does the chore can claim that prize.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17201418411211787812012-02-21T08:48:23.355-05:002012-02-21T08:48:23.355-05:00Maybe the problem is that too much of anything is ...Maybe the problem is that too much of anything is bad? Just a theory, but if you got an addiction to something enjoyable or necessary, like food or gaming, then maybe the solution can't be to go cold turkey. Maybe the solution lies in moderation. I suffer from a gaming addiction myself, except I'm addicted to more different kind of games, I don't have a particular kind of game that I have to play all the time. Civilization is a big one for me, I've probably played Civilization 1 alone for more than a year adding up the hours, more than half a day some days for several years. It's sad really, but not playing at all would be like not eating at all. I'm disappointed with the AI in the game though, and I remain determined to make a better AI for it.innategamerhttp://innategamer.tk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61781540493121859842012-02-21T08:37:12.236-05:002012-02-21T08:37:12.236-05:00chorewars!!! Are you telling me that there's a...chorewars!!! Are you telling me that there's an rpg that I can play by doing real life stuff, like work! Wow, I'm checking that out right now! Are there like level ups and stuff? Who get's to decide how much work I've done?, sounds awesome! I might actually become more productive if I played games like that!innategamerhttp://innategamer.tk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24641732665180175812012-02-20T22:56:31.647-05:002012-02-20T22:56:31.647-05:00I hope that comment means you're coming back, ...I hope that comment means you're coming back, but at the very least I hope it DOESN'T mean that you've decided to get rid of the blog entirely. It'd be a shame to see all this great content disappear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37488148747604059512012-02-20T17:06:45.177-05:002012-02-20T17:06:45.177-05:00I don't know about no matter how long it takes...I don't know about no matter how long it takes: I do plan on dying in you know, 50 or 60 years, which would presumably make it a bit of a pain to read the blog. Also at some point I assume that RSS feeds will become obsolete, as will the internet itself. On the other hand I love old tech, so I'm giving him oh, 25 years...ok, perhaps 30, before I stop checking his blog. :DCanageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87095668557628470602012-02-20T16:58:19.401-05:002012-02-20T16:58:19.401-05:00"In other news, this indefinite hiatus thing ..."In other news, this indefinite hiatus thing really isn't working out for me."<br /><br />Hmmmmm...I sense a comeback. While I selfishly hope I'm right, I'm sure I speak for all of your loyal fans when I say "make sure you're ready".<br /><br />No-one wants to see a glorious comeback tarnished by the same old demons. If the above comments have shown anything, it's that we'll all still be here, no matter how long it takes.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52906930205222192762012-02-20T15:28:26.583-05:002012-02-20T15:28:26.583-05:00FRACK. I've deleted this post and had to rewri...FRACK. I've deleted this post and had to rewrite it TWICE now. Stupid multiple Google Accounts. Screw it, I'm posting from wordpress.<br /><br />From memory: <br /><br />HE LIVES, HE LIVES!<br /><br />Glad to here you are alive and appear to be mostly sane, if still having cravings. Or I could be reading too much into what you said, and you are actually huddled behind the dumpster of a GameStop, stealing power and wifi, a joint made out of torn up Pool of Radiance manual pages and filled with the ground floppy disks clenched in your teeth. I'm hoping it is the first one though.<br /><br />Anyway, I was wondering if you could scratch your CRPG itch by reading other people's blogs and watching them play? Or would that just make it worse? What if it was a close genre, say, Adventure Games, instead of CRPGs?<br /><br />Alternatively you could try playing, but on a very limited scale: Use say, http://www.chorewars.com/, to track chores you do, and 'earn' CRPG time. Use an eggtimer or something to stop playing when your time is up. Another option would be to keep a log of each hour you play that has to be posted in a public place.<br /><br />Finally, if you want to try keeping away from CRPGs (Which may well be your best option, as much as it pains me to admit it) you may want to turn off email notifications about this blog, so we stop tempting you with the adoration of fans.<br /><br />--Canageek<br /><br />P.S. yes, I am incapable of writing a short comment.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68547187373350897242012-02-20T14:12:32.452-05:002012-02-20T14:12:32.452-05:00You're going to be disappointed, innategamer. ...You're going to be disappointed, innategamer. I only used the YouTube channel to upload videos I wanted to include in my blog entries. They're only segments of the games, usually the ends, and without narration.<br /><br />I understand that some people like LPs, but they have never interested me, either as a creator or as a watcher.<br /><br />In other news, this indefinite hiatus thing really isn't working out for me.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41441311281636583422012-02-20T12:01:23.761-05:002012-02-20T12:01:23.761-05:00I'm sad the blog is on an indefinite hiatus, b...I'm sad the blog is on an indefinite hiatus, but in the meantime there's always the crpgaddict youtube channel which I discovered a while ago:<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/CRPGAddict<br />Maybe making let's play videos on youtube is a better idea than a blog. This is an awesome blog, but the problem is that it takes several hours, maybe half a day, to play a game enough to have material for one blog post (I'm guesstimating of course). When doing a let's play on the other hand there's more or less a 1:1 correspondence between time spent on making the LP and watching it. I still havn't watched the video's, but I mean to. Too bad the crpgaddict hadn't figured out how to record video from his tv, I'd love to see a Skyrim LP.innategamerhttp://www.innategamer.tknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86130615874232897312012-02-20T10:51:31.754-05:002012-02-20T10:51:31.754-05:00You should read this blog entry again. He states w...You should read this blog entry again. He states what the real reason is. Besides, he was pretty much done with Skyrim anyway,Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75632837830323164462012-02-19T11:48:37.174-05:002012-02-19T11:48:37.174-05:00The real blame lies with Skyrim. The addict just w...The real blame lies with Skyrim. The addict just wanted to play more of it and less of the old stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89169650388410367392012-02-18T20:07:59.770-05:002012-02-18T20:07:59.770-05:00Just found this blog. It's great, but it'...Just found this blog. It's great, but it's finished :-(Jonhttp://ecoluxhotels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82538762217183115102012-02-18T08:05:43.515-05:002012-02-18T08:05:43.515-05:00I had a dream The Addict pulled a Lazarus on us. ...I had a dream The Addict pulled a Lazarus on us. Please tell me it's true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14072654180719651472012-02-17T15:32:22.133-05:002012-02-17T15:32:22.133-05:00I'm fairly sure the bad games break at some po...I'm fairly sure the bad games break at some point (or at least become the minority). I'd guess it happens during the 90s, if only he could get that far. With the amount of indie RPGs though, I'd say he'd hit a slump again (just by shear numbers) in a few decades.<br /><br />I agree, and hope he is doing something with his writing talent. I, along with everyone else I'm sure, hope he'll find a way to do both this blog and his life's work.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14039461832354529002012-02-16T16:21:05.773-05:002012-02-16T16:21:05.773-05:00So long, and thanks for all the fish!So long, and thanks for all the fish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39828335706334144962012-02-16T12:30:14.147-05:002012-02-16T12:30:14.147-05:00Well, let's be honest: the CRPG Addict gave hi...Well, let's be honest: the CRPG Addict gave himself a Herculean task. The scope was incredible (every RPG ever released for PC) and the details onerous (trudging through every game, even the awful ones--and from what I can tell, it's mostly awful ones).<br /><br />Frankly, I'm amazed he got as far as he did with it. That said, I'll be sad to see it languish. This blog has been extremely entertaining and informative, with quality writing and analysis (and I'm certainly not the only one who thinks so). I have an inkling that if the CRPG Addict really wanted to, he could find a way to make a living off of blogging about these old games.<br /><br />Mr. Addict, my hat's off to you for what you've done here. If you decide to pick it back up again, I know that I'll be back to read it.Craig Sternhttp://www.indierpgs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58475070397563977982012-02-10T15:49:00.153-05:002012-02-10T15:49:00.153-05:00Same for me... checking everyday :(Same for me... checking everyday :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15135454769177608752012-02-10T11:47:03.192-05:002012-02-10T11:47:03.192-05:00I had the addict bookmarked at the top of my bar i...I had the addict bookmarked at the top of my bar in chrome for years.<br /><br />Now it's hogging up room because I check every day and only a random comment.<br /><br />Why did this have to happen??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com