tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8980060912647108073..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Magic Candle: Curse the DarknessCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85691285768263841632012-10-02T19:48:33.016-04:002012-10-02T19:48:33.016-04:00It's buried in the side-bar. crpgaddict@gmail....It's buried in the side-bar. crpgaddict@gmail.comCRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61051407364094458212012-10-02T11:24:15.193-04:002012-10-02T11:24:15.193-04:00Well now I feel stupid because I cant find your em...Well now I feel stupid because I cant find your email address on this blogger site... I must be missing something exceedingly obvious.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3605737206695095862012-10-01T20:46:05.836-04:002012-10-01T20:46:05.836-04:00Always glad to get positive feedback from you, Wil...Always glad to get positive feedback from you, William. I don't think our nostalgia for the days when we had to take notes is universal, but I hold it anyway.<br /><br />But, William, I have to correct you: I'm a jazz man. I don't "rock." I SWING.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6940975370793939592012-10-01T17:05:28.278-04:002012-10-01T17:05:28.278-04:00yup, i did. :)yup, i did. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42649771966127164672012-10-01T08:02:12.862-04:002012-10-01T08:02:12.862-04:00"For wading through days of combat with horri..."For wading through days of combat with horrific legions of evil and returning their priceless artifact, I got a bottle of perfume." Oooh, you are turning into quite the funny guy! You got a nice smile out of me with this one. An arrow shot straight down the hallway of my sense of humor, so to mangle aphorisms. I like your writing all around, even your driest and most lifeless prose, so when you toss gems my way it really makes the sun shine.<br /><br />"These PCs knew what they were signing up for: permanent damage to their health and psyches, 999 days of raw punishment, a constant state of near-delirium, and an inability to ever hold a normal relationship again." Frodo, et al, had NOTHING on your guys. He was able to hold near-normal conversations even toward the end- your characters are mumbling at and stumbling over each other on their best days.<br /><br />"Earlier today, I wandered into a sleeping god's chambers, but because I hadn't written down the chants correctly, I couldn't wake him up. No game developer would dare do something like this today. Skyrim probably wouldn't even let you into the dungeon containing the chamber until you already had the chants." This is the biggest difference, I think, between games from the days of olde and the games of today. Never ye mind the differences in graphics, that's nothing about gameplay. But yes, these days you don't need to write down a bloody thing to win an entire game of complexity because the game does all the hand-holding. I sort of miss the olden thyme games for that- but I don't know how well I would be able to play them any more. I doubt, had I started playing this game without your example, have done anywhere NEAR as well, simply because I wouldn't have been writing everything down, nor making that bloody encyclopedia zirvanidadia. <br /><br />Simply put, you rock.<br />williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82880105337081966212012-09-30T22:29:04.296-04:002012-09-30T22:29:04.296-04:00@Gamma Leak: Ahh! IT IS 'L'! Just wanted...@Gamma Leak: Ahh! IT IS 'L'! Just wanted to say I love your avatar, MAN!... starting to watch 'Death Note'... again...Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045059974421586849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78029057413191523272012-09-30T22:22:40.193-04:002012-09-30T22:22:40.193-04:00... because our lives weren't bad enough as it...... because our lives weren't bad enough as it is.... and I think I just tasted magenta...Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045059974421586849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37857411609587757662012-09-30T19:54:55.790-04:002012-09-30T19:54:55.790-04:00Thanks for your insights! I'll be interested t...Thanks for your insights! I'll be interested to see if your opinion changes or not. Magic Candle may have to end up on my personal (and seemingly insurmountable) backlog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51897467241838120902012-09-30T15:56:41.294-04:002012-09-30T15:56:41.294-04:00No, I wouldn't go that far, although I might b...No, I wouldn't go that far, although I might by the end of the game. I find that all the logistics keep you engaged. It makes the prospect of taking a long journey a somewhat daunting one, because you have to wonder, "Do I have enough food? Do I have enough mushrooms? Will I be able to get to a town before I need more?" It creates a more palpable tension during gameplay than in, say, <i>Ultima IV</i>, where you're pretty confident you can cross the entire game map at any time. (That game had food, but it was so cheap and you could carry so much it was a non-issue.)CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35444100581912968302012-09-30T15:54:03.572-04:002012-09-30T15:54:03.572-04:00I realized after I posted this that "Energy&q...I realized after I posted this that "Energy" restores more than it costs, so if a character casting it on himself gets a net benefit--except the time it takes to memorize the spell. I could also see it being useful in combat, where you don't want to waste a fighter's turn eating a Sermin but you don't mind wasting a mage's turn giving him a jolt. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52402579821998754822012-09-30T15:50:32.692-04:002012-09-30T15:50:32.692-04:00Glad to have you with us, Shlominus. I assume you ...Glad to have you with us, Shlominus. I assume you mean the <i>Der Standard</i> article?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33937110721730563642012-09-30T15:49:56.634-04:002012-09-30T15:49:56.634-04:00Yes, that works, as does turning off the sound. I ...Yes, that works, as does turning off the sound. I was complaining about it more from the perspective of the 1989 player who didn't have those options.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34165327309156639532012-09-30T15:48:58.049-04:002012-09-30T15:48:58.049-04:00Hey, this isn't some dumb action movie where, ...Hey, this isn't some dumb action movie where, even though the entire world is at stake, the hero has enough time to stop for a drink, a shag, and a good night's sleep. My characters don't linger over "elevensies." These PCs knew what they were signing up for: permanent damage to their health and psyches, 999 days of raw punishment, a constant state of near-delirium, and an inability to ever hold a normal relationship again. All in the name of saving the world.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83683952003563280032012-09-30T15:45:08.565-04:002012-09-30T15:45:08.565-04:00Well, it's just one at this point, so I think ...Well, it's just one at this point, so I think we can do it. When I get back to New England, I'll see if she has any physical copies left. Send me your address and I'll see what I can do.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29772880352983813672012-09-30T12:28:17.722-04:002012-09-30T12:28:17.722-04:00How does it compare to its sequels in hours of gam...How does it compare to its sequels in hours of gameplay and feature set?Faderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1423888061286255462012-09-30T10:12:42.758-04:002012-09-30T10:12:42.758-04:00Hi! While it seems the combat isn't quite is r...Hi! While it seems the combat isn't quite is refined as Pool of Radiance, the rest of the game seems a lot more complex than Pool of Radiance... almost to the point of unpleasant micromanagement. What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62940224769083701642012-09-30T07:25:00.454-04:002012-09-30T07:25:00.454-04:00Lots of interesting mechanics in this game. Thanks...Lots of interesting mechanics in this game. Thanks for putting in the hard yards!Lachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833146821491741149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40928594847431322652012-09-30T05:02:51.249-04:002012-09-30T05:02:51.249-04:00Excellent post.
Some comments:
I found the Energy...Excellent post.<br /><br />Some comments:<br />I found the Energy spell to be quite useful, since it means one character can energize another.<br /><br />I never talked to the orcs in Port Avur, so there must be an alternative way (which I don't remember now) of getting the pass phrase to the orc dungeon. PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9349349269514605572012-09-30T04:54:58.496-04:002012-09-30T04:54:58.496-04:00that article brought me here. :) great blog, a ver...that article brought me here. :) great blog, a very enjoyable and interesting read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32977899823948817942012-09-30T04:11:40.344-04:002012-09-30T04:11:40.344-04:00You may be able to reduce animation time by either...You may be able to reduce animation time by either increasing Dosbox cycle (Ctrl +F12) or frameskip (Ctrl +F8)oolihttp://www.no.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8392216920110839412012-09-30T03:06:38.940-04:002012-09-30T03:06:38.940-04:00I am very entertained by the implication that the ...I am very entertained by the implication that the only way to achieve victory in this time-sensitive battle against the Forces of Darkness is by adventurers that haven't had a good night's sleep in weeks and are hopped up on eight different types of hallucagenic mushrooms, tripping out of their gourd, mumlbling to themselves "I am invincible, I can not die!" and "it's just a flesh wound" and perhaps once in a while "Gotta go fast!"Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41519328501409320412012-09-29T23:08:23.005-04:002012-09-29T23:08:23.005-04:00Regarding your spam bot problem, I guess the novel...Regarding your spam bot problem, I guess the novelty of being popular enough to get so many of them wears thin after a while.<br /><br />Regarding the book, would it be possible to get a signed copy directly from the author? If so how much more work to get you to sign it?<br /><br />Go ahead and delete this comment if you don't want to get inundated with such requests.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37919716147932762842012-09-29T22:41:03.313-04:002012-09-29T22:41:03.313-04:00Very interesting. I vaguely recall playing a spin...Very interesting. I vaguely recall playing a spinoff of this game "Keys to Maramon" but it's. . . completely different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com