tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8181322988718023428..comments2024-03-28T13:31:55.554-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Serpent Isle: Love and LightningCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62069710458417294862023-02-25T22:56:34.444-05:002023-02-25T22:56:34.444-05:00In Dragon Quest/Warrior I, a woman in town would f...In Dragon Quest/Warrior I, a woman in town would follow you and talk to you, and she could be taken to the Inn. Depending on the version, the innkeeper's dialogue would imply that the two of you were pretty loud the night before. You could also do the same thing with the princess after you rescued her from the dragon cave, before you took her back to the castle... and you could even take both women to the inn at the same time. Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38819570596799982952023-02-24T21:45:45.786-05:002023-02-24T21:45:45.786-05:00@fireball: Oh, no worries. I just felt the discuss...@fireball: Oh, no worries. I just felt the discussion had already evolved to differentiate a bit more. Of course everyone can take from these comments the information (and/or opinions) he or she wants.<br /><br />Including Japanese eroge-style games, one of the earliest examples (1983) of the non-commercial variant could be 'Danchi-zuma no Yūwaku' ('Seduction of Condominium Wives' - guess the title says it all, apparently you play a condom salesman, inter alia trying to score with the ladies...) which e.g. mobygames qualifies as RPG.<br /><br />I stumbled across that one in part IV of Felipe Pepe's 2015-2016 series of articles on CRPGs which included new elements (it starts here: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/crpg-history-abridged---21-rpgs-that-brought-something-new-to-the-table).<br /><br />Which, going a bit OT, led me to another one by him on the genesis of JRPGs: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/1982-1987---the-birth-of-japanese-rpgs-re-told-in-15-games. And since we're there, complementing it, I also found this one by a different author informative on the same subject: https://www.pcgamer.com/the-forgotten-origins-of-jrpgs-on-the-pc/.Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59830313943557688042023-02-24T20:07:21.340-05:002023-02-24T20:07:21.340-05:00There's Ice Wine in the liquor stores here in ...There's Ice Wine in the liquor stores here in the US Southwest. It's delicious if you like very sweet wine.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7143951965759321802023-02-24T13:03:11.504-05:002023-02-24T13:03:11.504-05:00I'm quoting the game transcript here: https://...I'm quoting the game transcript here: https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Ultima_VII_transcriptstepped pyramidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67584256781713123892023-02-24T12:04:46.327-05:002023-02-24T12:04:46.327-05:00Even Krayg managed, hehe.Even Krayg managed, hehe.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31768570233934946842023-02-24T07:58:12.535-05:002023-02-24T07:58:12.535-05:00On the contrary, I'd actually recommend starti...On the contrary, I'd actually recommend starting Silver Seed early, just getting the key ring, and exiting again.<br /><br />Or even more: iirc one of the Silver Seed puzzle areas could be done with little to no combat and big enough rewards, so that is also an optionPedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5560177949691101302023-02-24T07:33:06.014-05:002023-02-24T07:33:06.014-05:00As one of the other NPCs said it's normally qu...As one of the other NPCs said it's normally quite easy, since they managed to pass. I think it's more of a formality.<br /><br />Plus, children there are probably given a decent amount of training.Drawdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950003192714973013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80704045678060339172023-02-24T07:29:41.441-05:002023-02-24T07:29:41.441-05:00@Joshua and @Busca I totally see where you're ...@Joshua and @Busca I totally see where you're coming from and I agree to give SI credit in that regard. However, and I hate to be that one nitpicky guy, I just can't resist to point out that the question asked was "I wonder if this is a first in RPGs?". The answer to that can only be no from a technical point of view. I know that some here consider neither JRPG nor eroge "real" RPG, but most sites concerned with genre differentiation like Wikipedia do and that's what I regard as at least semi official.fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72889706733834306222023-02-24T07:26:46.307-05:002023-02-24T07:26:46.307-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77079447723851334562023-02-24T05:23:58.697-05:002023-02-24T05:23:58.697-05:00@Stepped Pyramids : I did not remember this. Are y...@Stepped Pyramids : I did not remember this. Are you sure that's not the Avatar's version ?<br /><br />@Busca : The strategy game Centurion : Defender of Rome (1990) famously had a seduction scene with Cleopatra that could have major diplomatic impact, but was only available if you played the game at the maximum difficulty level.<br /><br />I find it well designed :<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZkS-FT8vV0 [TW : Pixelated semi-nudity]The Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999437557611608368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13932595738313155032023-02-24T04:55:21.125-05:002023-02-24T04:55:21.125-05:00@The Wargaming Scribe: According to the unicorn, t...@The Wargaming Scribe: According to the unicorn, the Avatar "dost magically regain [their] virginity each time upon returning to Britannia". To quote Steve the Avatar, "That's... kind of not a good thing. You know I'm a woman, right?"stepped pyramidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9145732228361951442023-02-24T03:02:28.105-05:002023-02-24T03:02:28.105-05:00Weird, I thought I already saw my comment publishe...Weird, I thought I already saw my comment published, unless Blogger ate it later / moved it to spam or you took it out, Chet.<br /><br />Was just mentioning some games covered on this blog, basically confirming what stepped pyramids and Joshua say: outside the eroge, in which it feels very forced and artificial, and the bought variant (Empire II, SpurguX, Wasteland, Realms of Arkania,...), the only example I saw was Talana in Star Control II. And that also seemed less adult and more like 'fan service', trying to build in a bit of kinky alien action with a siren-style female.Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62200809131140783762023-02-24T02:55:57.023-05:002023-02-24T02:55:57.023-05:00Indeed? Then I need to to reread the dialogue - I ...Indeed? Then I need to to reread the dialogue - I remember reading it as them being surprised that the Avatar would find the explosions difficult in the first place ('but they are so easy to avoid...')Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76321228800001724672023-02-23T20:05:27.456-05:002023-02-23T20:05:27.456-05:00The difference between hentai rpg like Knights of ...The difference between hentai rpg like Knights of Xentar and Lucilla scene here is the tone. As I said it before... in this game sex feels very maturely done. Knights of Xentar imo is the opposite of mature. This is were I'd give SI credit.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221709065580128004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-309716479697450112023-02-23T19:58:16.632-05:002023-02-23T19:58:16.632-05:00I am also amused that in Ultima VII Part I, the av...I am also amused that in Ultima VII Part I, the avatar was a virigin (if you trust the unicorn) before "visiting" that House in Buccaneer's Den [which could actually be considered a one-night stand encounter].<br /><br />One year and half later, the Avatar's performance is so over-the-top he received a special cloak for it. Either he is a fast learner, or has kept himself somehow under that dome of blackrock. The Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999437557611608368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5526817326166624252023-02-23T19:54:27.643-05:002023-02-23T19:54:27.643-05:00I am sure 15 years old me could manage to kill a w...I am sure 15 years old me could manage to kill a wolf if they gave me a mace or a sword. Possibly a leopard too.<br />A bear ? Eh.<br /><br />Apart from that, given the test can clearly be, well, "adjusted", I am sure the rulers of Monitor make sure their scions have the easy mode. Everyone they don't like ? Cyclops !The Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999437557611608368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37287719002281542152023-02-23T18:23:31.161-05:002023-02-23T18:23:31.161-05:00Games with sex outside of a "one true romance...Games with sex outside of a "one true romance" covered on this blog, besides Rance and Knights of Xentar, in a similar vein are also e.g. Cobra Mission (with both dates and prostitutes, 1991/92) and Mad Paradox (different rescued girls, 1992), plus outside of the eroge Star Control II (you can sleep with the Syreen commander, 1992), SpurguX (prostitutes, 1987), Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (I think there is a brothel with prostitutes of both sexes?, 1992) and of course Wasteland (prostitute, 1988). The earliest on the blog is probably Empire II (prostitute, 1982), I guess?Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66296914163785324082023-02-23T17:43:57.809-05:002023-02-23T17:43:57.809-05:00Even the explosions are called into question at th...Even the explosions are called into question at the banquet. They apparently aren't usually as deadly.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80333064900509662222023-02-23T17:12:37.930-05:002023-02-23T17:12:37.930-05:00The explosions are there for everyone, that's ...The explosions are there for everyone, that's why they prepare you for those. It is also the only item you can mention without them going all shocked at the banquet.<br /><br /> The animal you have to slay obviously as well as you stated. My guess would be the snakes maybe too.<br /><br />The rest is probably the extra traps for the Avatar. Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85676080958172772092023-02-23T13:19:24.007-05:002023-02-23T13:19:24.007-05:00Sorry it was so hard to reply, Joshua. Blogger div...Sorry it was so hard to reply, Joshua. Blogger diverted all of your attempts to Spam, probably because of the subject.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85276279895233114262023-02-23T13:18:16.171-05:002023-02-23T13:18:16.171-05:00Yeah, I'd love to give the prize to U7P2, but ...Yeah, I'd love to give the prize to U7P2, but there have been several Japanese RPGs that, in addition to plenty of non-consensual sex, have featured consensual sex. <br /><br />Also, Lucilla isn't necessarily a one-night stand. Based on her dialogue, you can slip into her room in the wee hours every night. It makes it all the more amusing that when you talk to her, one of the dialogue options remains "Name."CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42494755323252717842023-02-23T13:06:20.989-05:002023-02-23T13:06:20.989-05:00The key is probably to start stabbing before it fu...The key is probably to start stabbing before it fully materializes.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13059198421297318042023-02-23T13:04:08.149-05:002023-02-23T13:04:08.149-05:00That's not cool Brendann is the Avatar's s...That's not cool Brendann is the Avatar's superior.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34182627555347786272023-02-23T13:01:03.835-05:002023-02-23T13:01:03.835-05:00not sure that at age 15 or whatever it is, I'd...not sure that at age 15 or whatever it is, I'd want to face off against a bear, a leopard or a wolf in single combat! presumably that part of the test remains the same without meddling?Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49714378738189628782023-02-23T12:50:27.250-05:002023-02-23T12:50:27.250-05:00This started to happen to me, but I fortunately th...This started to happen to me, but I fortunately thought to click on the door after a couple of minutes.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com