tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2296320479555445048..comments2024-03-28T23:14:06.156-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Ultima VI: It's a Small World After AllCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54978419862617814692014-04-07T16:04:19.208-04:002014-04-07T16:04:19.208-04:00Tristan: As part of my Dad's brewmaster progra...Tristan: As part of my Dad's brewmaster program you had to learn how to set up a blind test, and then have the prof set up a blind test and judge how you did. Then you had to do it again, with things spiked into the beer and identify what was wrong with it via taste. <br /><br />Sure, if you are drinking standard mass-brewed beer it might be hard, but not actual, proper beer. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1921335952517585172014-04-07T06:02:50.971-04:002014-04-07T06:02:50.971-04:00The funny thing is, so few people can pick beers a...The funny thing is, so few people can pick beers apart when blindfolded. A substantial amount of the taste in beer and wine is confirmation bias.<br />Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74909560699898131042014-04-07T01:59:08.134-04:002014-04-07T01:59:08.134-04:00Also it isn't literally the first image. It is...Also it isn't literally the first image. It is the first image with a person in it, and the second image over all. I'll just be over here now, running away from Chet and the massive broadsword he is swinging at me. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50840478461454187102014-04-07T01:57:31.344-04:002014-04-07T01:57:31.344-04:00My Mom has a blog about my Dad's beer hobby (t...My Mom has a blog about my Dad's beer hobby (turned second career). It was formed as a cheap way to get into the Beer Blogger's convention with him, as they decided to merge his trip to Boston for the conference into a vacation. It then got amusing.... http://marriedtobeer.wordpress.com/Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89127770877614221342014-03-10T00:49:37.380-04:002014-03-10T00:49:37.380-04:00Also, "Jesus. He was IN my posting, too."...Also, "Jesus. He was IN my posting, too."<br /><br />Where's Jesus?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69788021103660989532014-03-10T00:47:51.770-04:002014-03-10T00:47:51.770-04:00Not a Star Trek fan. I thought Guinan was a place....Not a Star Trek fan. I thought Guinan was a place.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinan_CountyKenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4044605671357518412014-03-09T18:32:11.389-04:002014-03-09T18:32:11.389-04:00I wasn't saying that anything is "racist....I wasn't saying that anything is "racist." Why do we have to jump directly to "racist"? I wouldn't even call it "culturally insensitive." At worst, I'd simply say that it suffers from a certain lack of imagination when almost every time a non-white NPC shows up, he or she talks like a caricature.<br /><br />The Ultima Codex, plus Steve below, suggest that Mandy is based on the appearance of Whoopi Goldberg's character, Guinan, in <i>The Next Generation</i>. Have you ever seen TNG? Was there ever any dialogue like this?<br /><br />Riker and Picard sidle up to the bar.<br />RIKER: "I don't know what we're going to do about that holodeck."<br />PICARD: "Yes, it seems to be baffling our most concerted efforts."<br />GUINAN: "Oooooh-eeeee! Laws a' mercy, Mista Picard. You just sit on down, chile, and tell Miss Guinan all about it over a slice of PE-can pie."<br /><br />Of course not. Guinan talks with the same dialect and articulation as everyone else around her, so why base a character on her appearance but have her speak like a character from <i>The Help</i>?<br /><br />This isn't the first time I've criticized Origin for something similar:<br /><br />http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2013/02/tangled-tales-un-pcs.html<br /><br />I don't think anyone at Origin was racist. And I'm not suggesting that anyone should be offended by the dialogue. I am suggesting that Origin had an opportunity to show a multi-cultural world without stereotypes and for some reason they didn't (see also: Utomo, the gypsies, Monsieur Loubet), either because they thought the stereotypes were endearing or because they just didn't think of alternatives. Either way, it's a very minor part of the gameplay and probably not worth all the words I've already invested in it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28881626655014658622014-03-09T14:58:22.572-04:002014-03-09T14:58:22.572-04:00I don't understand what you were going for on ...I don't understand what you were going for on the 'Mandy' thing anyway. Are you saying its racist that there aren't more black NPCs? Or that 'Miss Mandy' is racist because of her dialogue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54974559987620472232014-03-08T14:55:17.788-05:002014-03-08T14:55:17.788-05:00I honestly don't know what people find to crit...I honestly don't know what people find to criticize. There are some silly moments, but the <i>Ultima</i> series has never been short on these. For the most part, I've found the writing to be quite good. What do people complain about?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33603411177758199812014-03-07T21:21:01.458-05:002014-03-07T21:21:01.458-05:00Though U5 had some good writing as well. Stuff lik...Though U5 had some good writing as well. Stuff like "Blackthorn looks upon Lord British without hatred, without even surprise, but with a passive calmness, as would a prisoner awaiting the sentence of hanging."Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7124236202429470992014-03-07T21:18:56.904-05:002014-03-07T21:18:56.904-05:00Is Amanda supposed to be Whoopi Goldberg?
I remem...Is Amanda supposed to be Whoopi Goldberg?<br /><br />I remember playing this game I was so engrossed in the world that I was annoyed that the in-game books were so short. I know the Elder Scrolls games have long in-game books but I never got into the lore as much as Ultima (even though the Elder Scrolls lore is much more detailed and rich, I always thought Ultima had more "personality" to it)<br /><br />Some people have criticised Dr. Cat's writing but I think the writing in this game is really engrossing. Take the text from the intro to the game. "There is the wooden clack of a crossbow, and a violet-fletched rose blooms in the priest"s barren forehead." and all the characters have interesting personalities as well. It really gave me the feeling of me being the Avatar and I had all these cool friends and went on amazing adventures. I think what differentiates U6 from U5 is that the characters in U6 had much more personality.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22472139266776129702014-03-07T04:38:24.879-05:002014-03-07T04:38:24.879-05:00The Ang Lee version of Hulk contained her as the o...The Ang Lee version of Hulk contained her as the only thing worth looking at (even though her character didn't have much to do really). She starred alongside Keanu Reeves in the reportedly abominable The Day The Earth Stood Still, which I didn't see. There was also Blood Diamond, which I don't remember too well, and of course Requiem for a Dream. Her best performance IMO was House of Sand and Fog, but that film was so unbelievably depressing I'll probably not watch it again. Excellent actress, and one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood as far as I'm concerned.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36280683630759709162014-03-07T02:48:20.945-05:002014-03-07T02:48:20.945-05:00That's what I tell myself too. We all do. Welc...That's what I tell myself too. We all do. Welcome to the Dark Side of CRPG Addiction, Chet. XD<br /><br />Seriously, though, your companions have these to day to you...<br /><br />DUPRE: Do U Play RPGs Extensively?<br />SHAMINO: Spent Health And Money, Invested Negatively On -<br />IOLO: I Only Live Once!Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3732266155072064852014-03-06T15:56:04.360-05:002014-03-06T15:56:04.360-05:00There were two possibilities there, but I'm gl...There were two possibilities there, but I'm glad you went with the optimistic one.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67513272506312091922014-03-06T15:32:15.738-05:002014-03-06T15:32:15.738-05:00I had a longer post, but my google profile spazzed...I had a longer post, but my google profile spazzed and lost it..<br /><br />Anyway, with regards to Dark City, I just never understood it to be a widely known film. On top of that, I had the erroneous impression that you didn't watch many modern films.<br /><br />As for Britannia, I think it well could be a VARN. The CRON is supposed to be hidden, for one thing, and to any varnlings it could just appear as another planet or star. The VARNs, to my understanding, are primarily about research, not creating stable ecosystems.<br /><br />My guess is that Britannia was formed to study morality as a virtue ethics system, which would explain some of the rapid changes to refine their research. The big, big changing of the system after the first few Ultimas could be regarded as a reboot by the controllers after the Avatar went to space and ruined their whole isolated system thing.<br /><br />Or, more likely, it just suffers from narrative creep. Tanuveinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397078211341079561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60619390794879760992014-03-06T14:53:50.142-05:002014-03-06T14:53:50.142-05:00When you mentioned the anonymous jackass I thought...When you mentioned the anonymous jackass I thought you were initially referring to me. I'm gald you weren't! I skirted the edge of jackasshood!Viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10441905059578443945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49214284959787296192014-03-06T13:15:46.323-05:002014-03-06T13:15:46.323-05:00And beyond. Smith is in Martian Dreams (where he p...And beyond. Smith is in Martian Dreams (where he provides clues for Ultima VI and Savage Empire) and in Ultima VII (where he provides clues for Ultima VI and Martian Dreams).Oneiromancernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76658079297795647562014-03-06T10:47:30.873-05:002014-03-06T10:47:30.873-05:00You know, aside from the occasional conversation l...You know, aside from the occasional conversation like this, she doesn't even really notice. You have to remember that I'm self-employed, so my RPG playing basically just blends into the other work I do at my computer. When I'm at home (instead of on the road), I do combinations of playing and working all day, knock off for a few hours when Irene gets home, and then do combinations of playing and working in the middle of the night or when she's doing her own things.<br /><br />I don't want anyone to think that I neglect my wife for RPGs. I may have made jokes like that before, but it's not really like that. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49218666503494147572014-03-06T09:57:54.752-05:002014-03-06T09:57:54.752-05:00Nice premonition with Horance.Nice premonition with Horance.TheAlmightyGuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300409320971174210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81701271230828841502014-03-06T09:11:49.106-05:002014-03-06T09:11:49.106-05:00It does sound like it'd make an amazing nerd s...It does sound like it'd make an amazing nerd sitcom. I'd probably actually watch it.Tanuveinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397078211341079561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30559901763927949012014-03-06T07:34:35.602-05:002014-03-06T07:34:35.602-05:00Weird. Two of the blogs in my blogroll mention Jen...Weird. Two of the blogs in my blogroll mention Jennifer Connelly in their latest post. Neither of them being a Jennifer Connelly blog.Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36405073979876299552014-03-06T05:51:11.766-05:002014-03-06T05:51:11.766-05:00speaking of Jennifer Connelly, she's in the mo...speaking of Jennifer Connelly, she's in the movie Noah, with Russell Crowe<br /><br />-Oth-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52257293957029314662014-03-06T04:19:14.633-05:002014-03-06T04:19:14.633-05:00Okay, Bush Jr. is Lord British.
http://content.tim...Okay, Bush Jr. is Lord British.<br />http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2069582,00.html<br /><br />Also... I can only imagine how hot Japanese Jennifer is. Daaammmnn!<br />Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91938547985415434282014-03-06T04:12:22.509-05:002014-03-06T04:12:22.509-05:00I don't know about that. I could always ask my...I don't know about that. I could always ask my wife about that.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37000512602794373332014-03-05T23:01:13.020-05:002014-03-05T23:01:13.020-05:00Remember, VARNs are attached to CRONs, but there&#...Remember, VARNs are attached to CRONs, but there's no evidence of that in Britannia. Moreover, VARNs are about creating stable, mulch-generational ecosystems, which makes no sense when your land is constantly undergoing violent upheavals.<br /><br />Why does it surprise you that I've seen <i>Dark City</i>? CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com