tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8218292879818625058..comments2024-03-28T09:00:06.681-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Eye of the Beholder III: Some Few of David's Psalmes Metaphrased CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26300344264267888042022-08-15T14:40:06.706-04:002022-08-15T14:40:06.706-04:00This reminds me of an interview I heard with someo...This reminds me of an interview I heard with someone that ran a metal zine, and discovered that a lot of small bands would send him CDs hoping for any little bit of press. <br /><br />He got really sick of hearing similar sounding bands to the point that of you were at all different he'd rate you much more highly then a band that was probably better to most people but was to similar to the last 500 albums he had listened to. <br /><br />Which is a hard problem, and I see it in game reviews today: if you are a publications X reviewer and have to play every game in that genre published you are likely going to weight novelty much higher then someone who buys one of those games a year, or even someone who is new to the genre. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75475946880834981692022-08-08T19:11:54.352-04:002022-08-08T19:11:54.352-04:00I wouldn't go quite that far, but I've alw...I wouldn't go quite that far, but I've always found any of the thing involving the ancient empires to be kind of overpowered and badly written, even by forgotten realms novel standards...<br /><br />But I was also reading these things as a teenager, so I could possibly be not the best judge of these things. It could be I just read those once I started to notice how bad forgotten realms novels were in general...Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12097857098800844452022-08-01T10:31:10.509-04:002022-08-01T10:31:10.509-04:00Being killed by a particularly extravagant Yu-gi-o...Being killed by a particularly extravagant Yu-gi-oh gambit is a very insulting way to die.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8882009874855417982022-07-31T06:41:15.639-04:002022-07-31T06:41:15.639-04:00It has quite a long history, but essentially what ...It has quite a long history, but essentially what happened is that the rival empire of Netheril attacked it by moving one of their flying cities directly overhead, and then that crashed down, destroying both cities.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-567287775620679902022-07-30T12:18:54.564-04:002022-07-30T12:18:54.564-04:00I'm very glad someone pointed this out: In it&...I'm very glad someone pointed this out: In it's heyday Myth Drannor was the centre of the intensely magical Elven Empire. It's where Elminster trained in magic as I recall. <br /><br />I forgot what happened to it and why it is a demon haunted ruin now though.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71793188452046798542022-07-26T15:15:15.395-04:002022-07-26T15:15:15.395-04:00Thanks for pointing that out.There's a lot of ...Thanks for pointing that out.There's a lot of re-use of assets in this series. I think it was in EotB2 that someone pointed out that most of the character portraits are just variants on each other. Here, a lot of the monsters use the same silhouette and animations, even if the "fill" is a bit different.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19846121929636356842022-07-26T10:58:09.040-04:002022-07-26T10:58:09.040-04:00ROT13: Pyrevp qhny-jvryqvat Fcvevghny Unzzre vf gu...ROT13: Pyrevp qhny-jvryqvat Fcvevghny Unzzre vf gur zbfg cbjreshy punenpgre va Qhatrba Unpx ol sne!Ken Brunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9715737932156970982022-07-26T03:46:39.905-04:002022-07-26T03:46:39.905-04:00If it works like it does in Dungeon Hack, Spiritua...If it works like it does in Dungeon Hack, Spiritual Hammer is also worth experimenting with.Mirnaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817941432768803717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12566070414198534582022-07-26T02:16:29.008-04:002022-07-26T02:16:29.008-04:00I had no idea. That definitely does make picking u...I had no idea. That definitely does make picking up arrows easier.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86842028854537750592022-07-26T02:16:02.764-04:002022-07-26T02:16:02.764-04:00Admittedly THIN, I meant to say.Admittedly THIN, I meant to say.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11929524764738323402022-07-25T09:08:27.889-04:002022-07-25T09:08:27.889-04:00Missile Weapons: EOB3's solution to this is ma...Missile Weapons: EOB3's solution to this is magical throwing weapons that return to your hand automatically. Give the Black Hammer you already found a try, there will be many more. Bows and slings are pointless in this game.<br />Blessed Holy Symbol: It gives your cleric +1 spell per level.<br />Thieves' Tools: Now that you picked up the gauntlets of giant strength, you can force any stuck lever they could be used for. Dump them to save inventory space.Klausnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91139369661998952962022-07-24T17:15:49.583-04:002022-07-24T17:15:49.583-04:00Buddy Holly as in crickets, which I'm sure you...Buddy Holly as in crickets, which I'm sure you could hear after my lousy pun.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184390528952633384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58041817796619626722022-07-24T16:29:49.821-04:002022-07-24T16:29:49.821-04:00Hey, there's a times and a place for everythin...Hey, there's a times and a place for everything. We shouldn't be like some sort of new Roman senate, ordering Caesar to step down and submit to mere serifdom.PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1504564126629632962022-07-24T15:37:17.435-04:002022-07-24T15:37:17.435-04:00I'm away from keyboard a lot, owning a large b...I'm away from keyboard a lot, owning a large breed of dog, but Chet certainly wouldn't delete a post because of a minor formal quibble of mine, hmm.<br /><br />(Buddy Holly as in 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'? I'm reaching, guys ;)BESTIEunlmtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47290308834010439222022-07-24T15:26:04.301-04:002022-07-24T15:26:04.301-04:00It got deleted because you weren't font of it....It got deleted because you weren't font of it.<br /><br />(Is that Buddy Holly playing in the background?)Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184390528952633384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86575121946392688452022-07-24T14:54:15.142-04:002022-07-24T14:54:15.142-04:00Wha... What happened to the 'Gang Wars' en...Wha... What happened to the 'Gang Wars' entry I read earlier this morning? Wrong schedule?BESTIEunlmtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69811762943570132932022-07-24T13:11:16.601-04:002022-07-24T13:11:16.601-04:00Same here. I loved EotB 1 & 2, but I almost di...Same here. I loved EotB 1 & 2, but I almost didn't play 3. The first one is the best, but I liked 2 a lot too, specially Calandra and I liked even more that it was possible to transfer my characters and items from 1 to 2, I loved the character Ileria (apparently there is a text error since in the Cluebook it says Half-Elf Female, but in the game it says Half-Elf Male if I'm not mistaken) revived from 1 and I couldn't get rid of her nor my f-dwarf-fighter nor my m-human-paladin that I created in 1. Some things changed from 1 to 2 and made it more "human" and less flashy and dark than 1 (I think it is because in 1 there is almost no interaction with other humans), but overall I just didn't like Amber (a lot of suffering and effort to revive a lame and weak character). In 3 many things have changed and this is clear just by watching the introduction where previously unknown and focused warriors and adventurers are gloating in a tavern. When looking at 3 it is possible to see a radical change from the previous titles. I would love to see a sequel even though I haven't finished 3, unfortunately and fortunately I believe it will never occur and even if it does it probably won't be as deep, dark, flashy and mystical or have unique characters and no "modernity" compared to the previous titles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75317893342238206372022-07-24T12:58:12.446-04:002022-07-24T12:58:12.446-04:00Looking through walkthroughs, Dungeon Master appea...Looking through walkthroughs, Dungeon Master appears to have a limit of four creature types per level. Of course, EOTB and M&M use 256 colors, so their sprites cost twice as much memory (including items and wall texture). So that looks like a pretty similar memory limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29125301468232507922022-07-24T12:35:45.543-04:002022-07-24T12:35:45.543-04:00Dungeon Master has no hard limit for monsters, and...Dungeon Master has no hard limit for monsters, and often enough uses 3 types per level. There was a palette limit, but that was handled simply by monsters changing their colour. There are red and orange worms in CSB for example, while they are magenta in DM. Think you can also make them blue by combining them with Trolls. Either way, the engine didn't limit monster types per level.<br /><br />The Atari hat 32 colours and 16 could be used at the same time. 14 were reserved for the dungeon and the 2 others were dependand on the monsters. There even were fixed orders, so red was dominant and blue quite low if I remember right.sucinumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198771998880365061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32740097610377872852022-07-24T12:07:41.433-04:002022-07-24T12:07:41.433-04:00Yup. Also, that druid with his books looks rather ...Yup. Also, that druid with his books looks rather a lot like Bugsy the player character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22788097483971375462022-07-24T11:18:48.869-04:002022-07-24T11:18:48.869-04:00Perhaps a trivial observation, but I couldn't ...Perhaps a trivial observation, but I couldn't help noticing the sprite for the statues flanking the niche seems to be derived from Insal the thief in EOB2, even sharing the "blackened" eye.<br /><br />https://gigi.nullneuron.net/comp/images/eob2/eob2-catacombs-08.png<br />(picture the sprite mirrored)krysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40916667108309907342022-07-24T09:33:53.586-04:002022-07-24T09:33:53.586-04:00Yes, I was referring to what Vince said. Although ...Yes, I was referring to what Vince said. Although retroactively with much more gaming experience it wasn't so bad at all.Georgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801694109856585537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49651224443769694962022-07-24T07:56:57.092-04:002022-07-24T07:56:57.092-04:00can start to look like a meaningless waste of time...<i>can start to look like a meaningless waste of time to someone who just wants it to be over and out of the way so they can get to the "good stuff".</i><br /><br />Ah, you mean the stuff they've seen a million times and want to see again.<br /><br />I used to wonder why sitcoms were popular, and why Hollywood makes sequel after sequel after remake. I don't wonder any more - there are people out there that just want the same thing over and over. <br /><br />Never stop the completism. Frustrate the haters. They only have about a billion other sources of content that repeats again and again.Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37386581218579543402022-07-24T03:48:30.248-04:002022-07-24T03:48:30.248-04:00They are in Dark Sun 2, iircThey are in Dark Sun 2, iircBradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204901637975146609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56478372693126833392022-07-24T01:11:09.521-04:002022-07-24T01:11:09.521-04:00Huh. I didn't know about the Swinburne poem. T...Huh. I didn't know about the Swinburne poem. The connection of the phrase to my entry is admittedly think (I couldn't find a better one), but Tetrapod got why I picked it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com