tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8376296794511088080..comments2024-03-28T12:11:15.628-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Keef the Thief: A Bit Less GriefCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29329885951459619702022-04-18T22:27:06.302-04:002022-04-18T22:27:06.302-04:00All I can ever think about when I see this game is...All I can ever think about when I see this game is the spell Nudus Bunsus, as I was the right age that I assumed this was 90% of the reason this game existed, to be able to cast spells to see nude women. I also could have sworn I looked up this post when I heard you had covered this game to post this before, but clearly I did not.A.M.J. Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408821058110652986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45931545293856725572016-05-13T09:36:36.534-04:002016-05-13T09:36:36.534-04:00I find the fact that you misplaced a space between...I find the fact that you misplaced a space between 'but' and 'this' (forming 'butt his') in the comment about juvenile humor pretty hilarious. I mean, I almost smirked when I read that. ;)KarbonKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36494058879708894712013-09-29T00:23:10.660-04:002013-09-29T00:23:10.660-04:00An iamb is a metrical unit consisting of an unstre...An iamb is a metrical unit consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The names Marie, Collette, Eugene, and Jermaine are all iambs. Iambic pentameter is a popular verse form, used extensively by Shakespeare, consisting of five iambs in a row:<br /><br />This <b>roy</b>al <b>throne</b> of <b>kings</b>,<br />This <b>scep</b>tred <b>isle</b><br /><br />Shall <b>I</b> com<b>pare</b> thee <b>to</b><br />A <b>sum</b>mer's <b>day</b>?<br /><br />You <b>com</b>mon <b>cry</b> of <b>curs</b><br />Whose <b>breath</b> I <b>hate</b><br /><br />To <b>be</b> or <b>not</b> to <b>be</b><br />That <b>is</b> the <b>quest</b>(ion)<br /><br />(It was common to occasionally add an unstressed syllable to the end of the iambic pentameter.)<br /><br />William paraphrased a bit from the Scottish Play, and Canageek followed him by quoting the rest of the phrase, but he left out the word "hold." The original is:<br /><br />And <b>damned</b> be <b>he</b> who <b>first</b><br />cries "<b>Hold</b>, e<b>nough</b>!"<br /><br />By missing the "hold," the iambic pentameter is compromised, with two unstressed syllables appearing next to each other.<br /><br />It was an obnoxious thing for me to point out in the first place, but you asked.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61080855215386029612013-09-28T23:57:17.147-04:002013-09-28T23:57:17.147-04:00I've read your comment several times, and thou...I've read your comment several times, and thought about it, and I still don't get it. Explain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41021160082084907632013-08-27T13:43:17.528-04:002013-08-27T13:43:17.528-04:00@Canageek if RPG have taught us anything gold magi...@Canageek if RPG have taught us anything gold magically appears when you kill anything, sometimes you also get a magic item if your lucky. <br /><br />This is why jobs as exterminators are so sought after because those rats drop gold and magic wands of create booze.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66442020105097045762013-08-27T13:09:42.205-04:002013-08-27T13:09:42.205-04:00Vic: To be honest, I can't remember it ever co...Vic: To be honest, I can't remember it ever coming up. I don't think so, otherwise where is the gold you get after beating them coming from?Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42224941533202388292013-08-27T08:43:14.225-04:002013-08-27T08:43:14.225-04:00The logic behind dragons is that they're soo b...The logic behind dragons is that they're soo big that in places the scales have become thick armor plates.<br /><br />But dragons are big and Dracs aren't. At Drac size scales probably wouldn't be very resistant to direct penetration - No better than uncured leather.<br /><br />Stupid Drac question for the day:- When a Drac 'dies', does its clothes\weapon turn to stone too?<br />Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90305145597160125642013-08-27T00:43:06.441-04:002013-08-27T00:43:06.441-04:00Weren't they fairly arrow resistant in the boo...Weren't they fairly arrow resistant in the books, due to the fact their hide is made of dragon scales? I mean, I recall some dying due to arrows in one of the very first Kang's Command stories, but I thought that was part of the thing that made them so hard to kill.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30857787637012436102013-08-26T23:06:03.053-04:002013-08-26T23:06:03.053-04:00Its kinda funny that... imagining them fight in ba...Its kinda funny that... imagining them fight in battalions and getting killed by missile attacks.<br /><br />They'd probably cause a lot of collateral damage and logistical difficulties among their own ranks.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20822226259537296102013-08-26T23:02:31.894-04:002013-08-26T23:02:31.894-04:00A fair point. To be honest, in the original three ...A fair point. To be honest, in the original three books, I only recall it coming up once, and then a few times in the Kang's Command books.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38980570798377972332013-08-26T17:41:57.225-04:002013-08-26T17:41:57.225-04:00All of which are better than badly acted ones. Wa...All of which are better than badly acted ones. Wait till games start using cinematic scenes, where they used some famous actor and could only afford one take.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33025229535362305482013-08-26T14:17:49.764-04:002013-08-26T14:17:49.764-04:00Turning to stone was just dramatic narrative mecha...Turning to stone was just dramatic narrative mechanic. It occurs 'on death' - People rarely just drop dead when shot\stabbed\clubbed. Death isn't something you can combine with a time sensitive effect (stone\exploding) reliably.<br /><br />The writers just wanted a way to raise the stakes without thinking too much about it. It works fine a p&p gameplay mechanic (Red book D&D - Iron statues had something similar iirc) but once you try to explore \ justify the idea it ends up looking dumb.<br /><br />I always wondered why no-one just used a mace.Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24849535387417631862013-08-25T17:21:50.840-04:002013-08-25T17:21:50.840-04:00Fair point, but if you are on the defensive? Also ...Fair point, but if you are on the defensive? Also they crumble to dust after a very short period (One minute I think?) so it wouldn't do horrible damage by chocking fallout up attacks. <br /><br />The Draconians were also discontinued for various reasons, one of which was they weren't as effective as hoped, though that had more to do with lack of discipline then anything else. <br /><br />Bu, naq gur snpg fbzr bs gurz rkcybqrq qvq qb fbzr qnzntr gb gurve bja nezvrf, ohg jnf hfrq gb terng rssrpg ntnvafg rarzl qentbaf, juvpu jnf pbhagrq nf jbegu gur ybff bs n srj rkcraqnoyr qenpbavnaf. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77546031429260885312013-08-25T10:34:45.846-04:002013-08-25T10:34:45.846-04:00Way to hose up the iambic pentameter.Way to hose up the iambic pentameter.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12536490180938543552013-08-25T05:31:30.254-04:002013-08-25T05:31:30.254-04:00The whole 'turn to stone' idea is pretty u...The whole 'turn to stone' idea is pretty useless for an army - Attacks would grind to a halt, missile fire would make charges hilarious, Bodies would block choke points, and scaling castle walls would be fatal due to the falling rocks.<br /><br />It's not even any good for attacking pike formations because you create an wall of stone in front of them which blocks the follow up.<br /><br />It's just a stupid version of glue for blood really.Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30656451246426145302013-08-24T16:05:07.139-04:002013-08-24T16:05:07.139-04:00I was allowed 1 hour of TV a day, which I often us...I was allowed 1 hour of TV a day, which I often used on an episode of Star Trek. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76524345466418502422013-08-24T15:59:10.946-04:002013-08-24T15:59:10.946-04:00Elvira: Mistress of the Dark? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh t...Elvira: Mistress of the Dark? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh this is going to rock. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I can't wait to see Chet have to play a game with Elvira. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. <br /><br />Also: The draconians turning to stone makes sense in world. I don't want to say too much, as I don't know if the games follow the plot of the books, but in world it makes sense that they do things like turn to stone and explode as they were made to fight in battles with normal soldiers, and even if it doesn't stop an army, having to equip each man with two weapons doubles your logistic expenses, breaks up pike lines, etc. I don't think this was actually said in the books, as they kinda gloss over the large battles, but yeah. Just remember they are meant to fight in armies against normal people, not mighty heroes. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16804613214111992102013-08-24T15:47:24.191-04:002013-08-24T15:47:24.191-04:00And damned be he who first cries, "Enough!&qu...And damned be he who first cries, "Enough!"Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60526519395925967242013-08-23T05:14:33.805-04:002013-08-23T05:14:33.805-04:00I must admit I laughed at some of the jokes as rep...I must admit I laughed at some of the jokes as reported by Chet. But perhaps if they were appearing relentlessly while I was playing they would not seem so funny.Gerry Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078394659680797175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42070566034829587992013-08-22T21:24:48.233-04:002013-08-22T21:24:48.233-04:00It's the freaking kiddy humor. Also, his paren...It's the freaking kiddy humor. Also, his parents didn't give him the usual luxuries other kids have these days. They are really strict with him. The only "games" he's allowed to play were straight-faced educational ones and TV programs that he can watch are on Discovery Channel.<br /><br />Hmm... I think that's what we all used to have back in our childhood days anyway...Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16735112200749330962013-08-22T21:18:11.749-04:002013-08-22T21:18:11.749-04:00Ultima 6 is a vast improvement, IMHO. Extremely in...Ultima 6 is a vast improvement, IMHO. Extremely interactive (first RPG that lets you bake your own bread!) and melding the entire world into a single map without loading screens.<br /><br />LOTR Vol. 1 was a sleep-inducing mechanic. The graphics were passable but, gods, they stuffed everything in the books here. Even the boring parts (which was a lot).<br /><br />Tunnels & Trolls is not bad... but I think they might have went over-board with their cringe-worthy humor as well. The manual looked like it was written as a joke-book for pre-school kids.<br /><br />Fallthru is a single-player MUD. It does have some interesting features but pretty boring.<br /><br />Xenomorph is one of the few better Sci-fi RPGs out there with a very interesting premise that succeeded where Fountain Of Dreams failed. I highly recommend it.<br /><br />Galactic Empire is actually more of a space-sim. I can't recall if there were even any character advancements available. If there was, it was minimal.<br /><br />Secret of The Silver Blades is one of the less successful Gold Box games for a good reason. Can't disclose without spoiling it but it might be just my askewed view, since I had very high expectations for games using the same engine.<br /><br />L'Empereur is another historical strategy sim based on the shortest greatest emperor of France, good ol' Napoleon. The gameplay is very similar to Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. So, best to skip it.<br /><br />Uncharted Waters, even though it is also by KOEI (the guys who brought you Romance of the 3 Kingdoms, the aforementioned L'Empereur, Bandit Kings of Ancient China, Gemfire and Eye of Balor in your list), is DEFINITELY an RPG. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It is their first <br />endeavor in their ReKoeition (giving their strategy games a more personal feel by making them into RPGs) efforts.<br /><br />The Worlds of Ultima series (Savage Empire and Martian Dreams) are basically Ultima-Lite built with the Ultima 6 engine. Still, they were passable and are actually better than most other RPGs in 1990.<br /><br />Elvira is one of the games I'm looking forward to you playing along Trickster, as well as QFG 2.<br />Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19099687726536985512013-08-22T19:55:28.184-04:002013-08-22T19:55:28.184-04:00Ah, I'm only familiar with Lord of the Rings V...Ah, I'm only familiar with Lord of the Rings Vol. 1 on the SNES also from Interplay, and assumed it played the same. Well, I'm definitely interested in seeing the differences. I wonder why they decided to change the game.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90525587427536565302013-08-22T16:12:42.833-04:002013-08-22T16:12:42.833-04:00And to continue with the trend:
DarkSpyre - kinds ...And to continue with the trend:<br /><i>DarkSpyre</i> - kinds top-down single-character Dungeon Master. Notable mostly as a prequel to <i>The Summoning</i> and as possibly the only RPG, that has more non-combat spells than combat ones.<br /><i>Quest for Glory II</i> - the only Quest for Glory I couldn't play because of those horrible labyrinths.<br /><i>Tunnels&Trolls</i> - an excellent game, but very unpolished. Great writing and lots of roleplaying options (it was based on a collection of PnP modules), but also quite bugs and annoying interface inconveniences. The most peculiar thing about TnT is that while PnP rules were developed as a streamlined and simplified alternative to DnD, their only computer implementation is arguably a more complex game than most DnD titles to date.<br /><i>Elvira: Mistress of the Dark</i> - yet another RPG/Adventure, yet one more, that would do much better without the RPG part.<br /><i>Vampyr: Talisman of Convocation</i> - probably the first RPG that can qualify as indie. In other words, a clusterfuck of poorly implemented ideas.<br /><br />I second <i>Lords of Chaos</i> not being an RPG. <i>DragonStrike</i> is also more of a flight sim than RPG, even though it's based on DnD. <i>Kings Bounty</i> is a precusor for Heroes of M&M and features similar gameplay, but since you played <i>Sword of Aragon</i>, it probably qualifies. <br /><br />I'm also not sure if you can acquire a working English-language copy of Dragonflight - the ones I found on abandonware sites were all in German and had game-breaking bugs.VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35615816732967313652013-08-22T15:36:14.515-04:002013-08-22T15:36:14.515-04:00You're certainly wrong about Lord of the Rings...You're certainly wrong about Lord of the Rings - it has turn-based combat and all the qualities of a full-fledged CRPG. It's just very linear and very faithful to the books, and thus not much fun to play.VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42472871655375249362013-08-22T15:02:26.142-04:002013-08-22T15:02:26.142-04:00Chet usually does an in-between year post where we...Chet usually does an in-between year post where we take a long look at the list, but since you started it:<br /><br />Champions of Krynn - I've heard this is good. Never played a Dragonlance game myself.<br />Ultima VI - Not sure how far Chet got into the series, but I'm looking for his take on the change of perspective.<br />Secret of the Silver Blades - The original gold box series continues. I think this was the lowest reviewed of the four.<br />Lord of the Rings Vol. 1 - This is more action than RPG. I don't even think there are levels or stat based combat, but I could be wrong.<br />Buck Rodgers - I've heard this is good as well, but I've never played it.<br />Quest for Glory II - Will Chet and Trickster team up again? It'd take some rearranging, but I wonder if it could be lined up again like last year.<br />Uncharted Waters - It'll be interesting to see if this trading simulation sticks in the list.<br />Worlds of Ultima: Savage Empire - I've only just recently heard of this game.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.com