tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2682605106367901722..comments2024-03-28T20:51:01.807-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 49: Evets: The Ultimate Adventure (1988)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22325283772946425132020-12-30T10:33:29.108-05:002020-12-30T10:33:29.108-05:00Yo! My brother and I used to play this game with a...Yo! My brother and I used to play this game with a passion:) We even printed out the entire manual and studied it in more detail than our actual homework. I don't think we ever made it past the second floor though. . .<br />First shareware I ever contributed money for.<br />Thanks for this!Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573363566467953437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14801476027193034352016-08-31T20:22:32.274-04:002016-08-31T20:22:32.274-04:00Yes me as well. Evets and his bodyguard are very f...Yes me as well. Evets and his bodyguard are very far down in the dungeon, I think around level 20 or 25. The game is both impossible to win and boring to play without magic, and so I always played the mage. There was a rich selection of monsters created for the game, many of the more difficult ones with weaknesses that needed to be figured out or learned through trial and error. Monsters become progressively more difficult, as well as unique and rare, which was one of the draws of the game. I believe the author started using a random maze generator either towards or immediately after the Evets level as the mazes become very chaotic and fairly uninteresting to play afterwards. Eventually you find a tool or magic spell that will allow you to jump to various levels on command. From what I can recall Evets and his bodyguard are simple to defeat, but getting to them without "cheating" (jumping to the level automatically) is very difficult. There are many hidden rooms, even on Level 1. You do not collect objects directly from creatures or rooms, but you can purchase increasingly powerful ones at the shop (one on every level I believe) by collecting gold. Like the monsters, the objects and spells were also very numerous. The author also added a "Lost" status wherein your character was permanently deleted after death; nothing could bring it back. This would happen if you carelessly allowed your character to be hit by certain creatures' venom or spells, without the adequate life-support tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72784734105835875592015-10-23T13:47:45.959-04:002015-10-23T13:47:45.959-04:00Damn, and i tought my idea for a party based rogue...Damn, and i tought my idea for a party based rogue like was original.BrazilRulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79961867422569802372013-06-05T18:12:12.540-04:002013-06-05T18:12:12.540-04:00People have pointed out the same thing about my bl...People have pointed out the same thing about my blog. You do have to give a little understanding (though I'm always the first to point out errors) to amateur enterprises without professional editors.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56178601223536717612013-06-04T13:58:46.111-04:002013-06-04T13:58:46.111-04:00Well, you learn something new every day. I always...Well, you learn something new every day. I always figured Cactus Jack could only possibly refer to one thing (the wrestler), and here I find out he stole the name from a cocktail? Weak. Oh, actually, according to Wikipedia, he could have stolen it from many different sources, so never mind.<br /><br />Also this game is astoundingly poorly proofread.Quarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4844008108861510042013-03-16T05:00:10.129-04:002013-03-16T05:00:10.129-04:00No, Mr. Ackerman did not have a partner named Nath...No, Mr. Ackerman did not have a partner named Nathan Utley. His good friend Bob Allsop helped with some of the coding, though.Steve-Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90765230614137199522011-12-02T10:49:19.085-05:002011-12-02T10:49:19.085-05:00While (arguably) not a true RL, Dwarf Fortress has...While (arguably) not a true RL, Dwarf Fortress has adventure mode, where you wander around the huge random world, killing things for people. Its not a true party, but as you kill things your fame increases, which allows you to recruit fighters. The main mode of the game, however, is the most complicated fortress building game ever. The most amazing part of the game, however, is the face that one man has coded it all...The Dread Pirate Rodgersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39635848459363943062011-09-05T21:33:25.883-04:002011-09-05T21:33:25.883-04:00Addict, thanks to the Anonymous comment on this pa...Addict, thanks to the Anonymous comment on this page I found Guild. It looks interesting, but the level limit is 5. I'll play it to see how it is.<br /><br />I have an idea for a multi-character roguelike, but my ambition far outstrips my ability. Right now it's in the VERY early planning stages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47075744259198331432011-09-02T20:10:41.366-04:002011-09-02T20:10:41.366-04:00Thanks, George. That's good information to kno...Thanks, George. That's good information to know. I wondered why I couldn't find him, but I'm glad to know that there's no world-changing victory if you do.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1366206491324635592011-08-31T12:50:17.356-04:002011-08-31T12:50:17.356-04:00I played this game SO HARD I fell asleep in middle...I played this game SO HARD I fell asleep in middleschool the next day... and I think there was no end. At one point I found Evets and an accompanying bodyguard and killed them and -- nothing. The game just keeps going on and on. <br /><br />Eventually I got Pirates and Starflight, but this was my first ever CRPG.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269913375393024863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16761511460910849652011-03-18T12:52:42.356-04:002011-03-18T12:52:42.356-04:00Funny, anonymous, I just killed him, too. I wonde...Funny, anonymous, I just killed him, too. I wonder if there is any connection, ie the DA2 character was named for this game.Chase Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7712262441331244032011-03-18T10:58:42.249-04:002011-03-18T10:58:42.249-04:00Heh, I just killed a guy called Evets in Dragon Ag...Heh, I just killed a guy called Evets in Dragon Age 2. Weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16441215951393852862011-03-17T20:50:50.156-04:002011-03-17T20:50:50.156-04:00I hereby dub Sean the King of Puns! This didn'...I hereby dub Sean the King of Puns! This didn't even occur to me; I was just trying to make a party based on cocktails.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8327493492924058742011-03-17T20:01:28.482-04:002011-03-17T20:01:28.482-04:00Hold up there, Chief. Everyone knows Darkand Storm...Hold up there, Chief. Everyone knows Darkand Stormy is a knight.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055151721115225373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63694539888520315462011-03-16T21:21:26.274-04:002011-03-16T21:21:26.274-04:00People debate endlessly about what defines a rogue...People debate endlessly about what defines a roguelike, but without random levels or permadeath, most probably wouldn't apply the appellation to this game. As Anonymous mentioned there ARE party-based roguelikes out there (check out the Roguebasin wiki).<br /><br />This sounds more like a JRPG-style game that happens to use ASCII symbols instead of a graphical map.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071502512342812271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27976126324263160542011-03-16T13:20:06.842-04:002011-03-16T13:20:06.842-04:00There is another multi-character roguelike called ...There is another multi-character roguelike called Guild. Its much more recent, and much more roguelike. All 4 members of your party appear in the dungeon, and can move around independently. You control one of them at a time (you can change whenever you want), while the others are AI-controlled. The AI was actually quite good. Unfortunately, I believe the developer has since abandoned the project, although its still available for download.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71783503127352966112011-03-16T12:56:50.005-04:002011-03-16T12:56:50.005-04:00I think I remember playing this game for a bit bac...I think I remember playing this game for a bit back in my BBS days in the early '90s. It was memorable to me mainly because I had also been playing Wizardry 6 around the same time and noticed the same similarities that you mentioned. I don't remember it holding my interest for long, though, as I found roguelikes like UMoria and RPGs like Wiz6 more engaging than this hybrid.HunterZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049065099652976143noreply@blogger.com