tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8267599506141023631..comments2024-03-28T10:19:08.172-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Magic Candle III: The Whole Ball of WaxCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57408937903585907822021-03-14T10:58:24.728-04:002021-03-14T10:58:24.728-04:00"I appreciate the fact that he want to all th..."I appreciate the fact that he want to all the trouble to learn our language, but sheesh if you're going to be a broadcaster please take some elocution lessons and practice at it."<br /><br />Harland, I appreciate the fact that you went to all the trouble to learn our language but, sheesh, if you're going to be a commenter, please take some grammar / proofreading lessons and practice it elsewhere first.gamerindreamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54369791767848610022021-03-12T22:53:05.502-05:002021-03-12T22:53:05.502-05:00Longplay, to my understanding, is a complete game ...Longplay, to my understanding, is a complete game from opening animation to end. Possibly all in one session. Possibly all in one 8 hour and 37 minute session. <br /><br />I used to like them without narration, but these days I prefer a stream of consciousness narration that says what the player is thinking while he does it. Some people have the gift of gab to keep up the chatter and some don't. I like them without a video of themselves in the corner, as some of them are pretty unkempt and kind of wig me out. Faceless voice is fine. <br /><br />The ones I feel the worst about are where someone has something to say, but he has some irritating foreign accent that I can't listen to for more than a few minutes. I appreciate the fact that he want to all the trouble to learn our language, but sheesh if you're going to be a broadcaster please take some elocution lessons and practice at it. That goes for native speakers, too. The very worst are the ones that make mistakes showing they don't even know how to play the game correctly, and don't read comments in between sessions that are screaming at them "put more than the default amount of fuel in your rockets! That's why they keep crashing and you keep complaining the computer gets to colonize other planets and you can't!" Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24066085604204605552021-03-12T12:59:15.894-05:002021-03-12T12:59:15.894-05:00I like that Magic Candle tries to create a shared ...I like that Magic Candle tries to create a shared universe of multiple spinoff games instead of just direct, numbered sequels. I could easily imagine supplemental lore expanding on the games, like the Halo novels depicting characters and events that wouldn't appear in the games for a decade or even later.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025511634630902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73715781861589713362021-03-09T16:13:58.355-05:002021-03-09T16:13:58.355-05:00Yup, part of the idea of Let's Plays is that t...Yup, part of the idea of Let's Plays is that the person running it will stop and ask for input from readers - what decision should I make here? What party members should I pick up? Where should I go next?Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820538967423341664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17163554882451323212021-03-07T18:31:15.989-05:002021-03-07T18:31:15.989-05:00RPG Codex still has some classic forum Let's P...RPG Codex still has some classic forum Let's Plays, in a dedicated subforum to that kind of thing and not limited to RPGs - any genre goes. Strategy games in particular lend themselves well to forum member input.<br /><br />I remember being confused when video LPs started popping up because up to that point Let's Play had the definition of someone posting a screenshot story of his playthrough on a forum, and occasionally accepting input from other posters. <br /><br />The few LPers I watch on YouTube also allow some degree of viewer input (I like to watch FenPhoenix who does Thief fan mission LPs, and I give him hints on things he missed, which he then takes a look at in the next episode). JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1696270141591374432021-03-07T18:26:35.059-05:002021-03-07T18:26:35.059-05:00The trick is to cast it before ambushes, not after...The trick is to cast it before ambushes, not after :pJarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57340208527714123452021-03-07T13:24:15.428-05:002021-03-07T13:24:15.428-05:00I though that longplay was from the old vinyls.I though that longplay was from the old vinyls.Nifft Batuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436118163609366932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58170218192232161192021-03-06T18:07:51.154-05:002021-03-06T18:07:51.154-05:00That's one of the things I like most about the...That's one of the things I like most about the series, the goal isn't kill an Evil Overlord and progressing through the game involves a lot of research and active information gathering. It reminds me of the Lord of the Rings, both the ending and the amount of research Gandalf had to do to figure out what the ring actually was.James Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402554691802940518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75659855061028630562021-03-06T17:16:22.202-05:002021-03-06T17:16:22.202-05:00In the original form, which started over on Someth...In the original form, which started over on Something Awful, you have a forum thread to discuss and analyze between updates be they video or screenshot, so you have community involvement even if only one person is playing the game. This is the "Let's" in "Let's Play".Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54436479684702848652021-03-06T16:06:09.995-05:002021-03-06T16:06:09.995-05:00That's ominous.That's ominous.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18136713879614157942021-03-06T16:05:47.221-05:002021-03-06T16:05:47.221-05:00Yes, I always do that for a few minutes after I...Yes, I always do that for a few minutes after I've been ambushed, and of course I find nothing. Then I get lax and get ambushed again.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83670350571370732002021-03-06T16:05:07.507-05:002021-03-06T16:05:07.507-05:00I didn't realize there was a distinction betwe...I didn't realize there was a distinction between "longplay" and "let's play," and that commentary was that distinction. I think I've always used the terms interchangeably. Well, now I know.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56212700191025773262021-03-06T16:04:09.665-05:002021-03-06T16:04:09.665-05:00That's definitely one of the mysteries at this...That's definitely one of the mysteries at this point.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33286783800736734712021-03-06T15:27:41.082-05:002021-03-06T15:27:41.082-05:00So what do you need the candle wicks for if you ar...So what do you need the candle wicks for if you are stopping a blight started by evil wizard who you don’t even fight, seems strange to me.Bakuielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708554023018591850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36366373147018295842021-03-06T15:20:57.510-05:002021-03-06T15:20:57.510-05:00Can't speak for Anonymous, who is not me, but ...Can't speak for Anonymous, who is not me, but my issue with the term is that there's usually no "let's" involved. I understand that originally it was a term for letting a forum or comment section actually influence the playthrough, and sometimes it still is, but most "Let's Plays" seem to be, rather, "Let's you watch me play."Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456086726407491007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71304661779866694752021-03-06T12:01:56.349-05:002021-03-06T12:01:56.349-05:00Why is "Let's Play" a stupid term?Why is "Let's Play" a stupid term?stepped pyramidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35037809948101635572021-03-06T08:05:17.678-05:002021-03-06T08:05:17.678-05:00Longplay is the accepted English word for, appropr...Longplay is the accepted English word for, appropriately, YouTube playthroughs - specifically ones presented without commentary. (Ones with commentary are known as "Let's Plays", a phenomenally stupid term but one we're stuck with.) I don't think the term existed (in English) before the rise of recorded playthroughs on video hosting sites. Possibly it was adopted from German players. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36297848735908772002021-03-06T03:12:22.717-05:002021-03-06T03:12:22.717-05:00I really like these "longplay" style pos...I really like these "longplay" style posts. It reminds me of my youth when these were often written in game magazines here in Germany, it was like a cheap way to experience a game without owning it. Like the pre internet equivalent of a YouTube playthrough. Btw I wonder if the word longplay is even used in english speaking countries or if that was just denglish (deutsch-english as in bastardized english). fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21201076914400704852021-03-05T20:48:07.241-05:002021-03-05T20:48:07.241-05:00Hopefully you figure out the trick to this game on...Hopefully you figure out the trick to this game on the next post, otherwise it will get pretty grim.Booobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269573005323157966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86812744418917454842021-03-05T19:32:34.983-05:002021-03-05T19:32:34.983-05:00Cast Sense to detect ambushes.Cast Sense to detect ambushes.Booobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269573005323157966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40064925279563071192021-03-05T17:38:10.141-05:002021-03-05T17:38:10.141-05:00Whenever someone in a game taunts me with the &quo...Whenever someone in a game taunts me with the "mortals" designation, I get very irritated if the game does not allow me to introduce them to mortality. Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10448616296945022472021-03-05T14:16:43.598-05:002021-03-05T14:16:43.598-05:00Oh man kothspawn. I'm getting flashbacks.Oh man kothspawn. I'm getting flashbacks.James Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402554691802940518noreply@blogger.com