tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post275877991555125313..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 72: Galdregon's Domain (1989)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55261911475159038832022-09-19T10:51:04.123-04:002022-09-19T10:51:04.123-04:00"That should say bugged not hugged, and I'..."That should say bugged not hugged, and I'm not sure where the loving came from"<br /><br />It reminds me of an automatic censor that I have seen once or twice in php fora (probably Something Awful was one of them) in which the word 'fucking' was replaced by 'loving', and so. Replacing 'bugging' by 'hugging' rings similarly. :)Jorgemanhttps://extrabiotica.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49743623096657833852015-03-08T16:19:19.635-04:002015-03-08T16:19:19.635-04:00Related to your last point, it always annoys me th...Related to your last point, it always annoys me that I can't save the Emperor in <i>Oblivion</i>.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79332105198231961702015-03-06T14:20:09.386-05:002015-03-06T14:20:09.386-05:00I've thought sometimes about a game that takes...I've thought sometimes about a game that takes place split between some fantasy world and some afterlife world. The player has to die to accomplish plot points in the afterlife, then reincarnate to work on more in the physical world, in a couple of iterations. It seemed like a fun plot twist: "Argh! I died! Wait, the game isn't over? I'm *supposed* to be doing this stuff?" Thing is if not played extremely well it might frustrate players when they're forced to die. For instance, I still hold a grudge against the Atari version of Krull, during the opening scene of which you have to eventually let the princess be kidnapped or you can't move on. Some days I'd lose all my lives trying to fight off the kidnappers when there wasn't any point to it at all and loss was inevitable, and it would have been better to leave it out of the game.Quirkzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409671254311123117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14042090652787151292012-07-02T20:58:31.262-04:002012-07-02T20:58:31.262-04:00These are the Amiga graphics. Most Amiga ports on ...These are the Amiga graphics. Most Amiga ports on PC only use 32 colours in VGA mode.<br /><br />VGA mode could display up to 256 colours, but usually when games were ported from Amiga or Atari to PC, rather than redraw everything in 256 colours, they would just use the 32 colour graphics in VGA mode, essentially leaving the other 224 colours unused. VGA graphics get even better than this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34704824685641290052012-07-02T15:56:15.007-04:002012-07-02T15:56:15.007-04:00Late addition to this thread, but Infinity Blade s...Late addition to this thread, but Infinity Blade seems to have dying as game mechanic. Descendant of the previous character taking the fight on oppressor. Haven't played myself, though. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_BladeRandom Encounternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74484270359647493232012-06-30T16:35:24.822-04:002012-06-30T16:35:24.822-04:00Forgot to mention, the game saves your file after ...Forgot to mention, the game saves your file after each run. So you don't have to do all the runs required to finish the storyline in one sitting :)Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50879907112858526762012-06-30T16:32:06.724-04:002012-06-30T16:32:06.724-04:00I've got this game. Baroque is basically a rog...I've got this game. Baroque is basically a roguelike that has a hub town. There are around 5 obscure things that you need to do in the dungeon to advance the plot, and after you do one of them you finish your run (by either ascending or by permadeath), and then you reincarnate in town with a brand new character and with the plot moved forward by one step. Ascending also allows you to save 2 items of your choice in the hub town bank, which is really the only thing the town is actually good for. Advancing the plot also makes the dungeon deeper each time.Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80442532215696097492012-06-30T14:01:53.108-04:002012-06-30T14:01:53.108-04:00"I think you are getting close to the time wh..."I think you are getting close to the time when PC graphics finally outstripped those of the dead end computers." Well.. give it another three to four years for Doom to hit.Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56499606247522191472012-06-30T03:07:13.932-04:002012-06-30T03:07:13.932-04:00I think you are getting close to the time when PC ...I think you are getting close to the time when PC graphics finally outstripped those of the dead end computers.bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438986830273754976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46407063556298112472012-06-29T19:31:15.660-04:002012-06-29T19:31:15.660-04:00I actually finished it a little while ago. I don&#...I actually finished it a little while ago. I don't think I'll write a walkthrough, though. I don't want to encourage other people to play it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43323241314215786622012-06-29T19:30:45.383-04:002012-06-29T19:30:45.383-04:00I was wondering when I'd finally cross that li...I was wondering when I'd finally cross that line.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75419177322683370662012-06-29T16:07:56.829-04:002012-06-29T16:07:56.829-04:00ah fuggin love the graphicsah fuggin love the graphicsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47224128434543708742012-06-29T15:16:33.143-04:002012-06-29T15:16:33.143-04:00I have Baroque, it's... odd. It didn't get...I have Baroque, it's... odd. It didn't get very good reviews and if you play it, you understand why. It's not terrible... it's just not very good. But the levels are random. You are correct- no permadeath. In fact, as stated, to advance the plot, you HAVE to die periodically. <br /><br />I don't play it very much :)williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3187236545501840422012-06-29T15:12:39.172-04:002012-06-29T15:12:39.172-04:00Thank you all for the kind words. Greatly apprecia...Thank you all for the kind words. Greatly appreciated. I didn't really mean to open up and spill my heart that day, it's just been rather more difficult than usual. <br /><br />I don't sleep much because when I lay in bed while my wife is in the hospital it all comes crushing in hard and sleep is impossible. This is why I try and play computer games so much. But no matter. This time, no matter what I try and do, Galdregon's is impossible. I need something to REsanitize my mind, not DEsanitize! If anyone else can do this game, more power to you. I'm off to another game on our friend the Addict's list.williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36981028583571751512012-06-29T12:42:56.951-04:002012-06-29T12:42:56.951-04:00If this is VGA screenshots I am really impressed. ...If this is VGA screenshots I am really impressed. I was almost sure it was from the Amiga version. I remember playing this game and the music was quite good but I never got very far.<br /><br />Saintus from http://crpgrevisited.blogspot.se/Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11258392149829405062012-06-29T12:18:11.391-04:002012-06-29T12:18:11.391-04:00I've had these same thoughts... different game...I've had these same thoughts... different games though.<br /><br />We know Chet has entertained this notion before, so it's quite possible he will follow through on a game like this.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19644221926609519472012-06-29T12:02:17.753-04:002012-06-29T12:02:17.753-04:00I have Baroque on my list, but being PS2, probably...I have Baroque on my list, but being PS2, probably won't reach it for a good 15 years.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76177541432862185502012-06-29T11:14:13.155-04:002012-06-29T11:14:13.155-04:00Oh no, I know what you're thinking, Chet. &quo...Oh no, I know what you're thinking, Chet. "Nobody seems to have finished this online! I'll be the first one to document it all the way through!" Close behind this perverse thought is another "When I finish it I'll write a walkthrough too!". Be careful!Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88596690733363036582012-06-29T09:54:01.510-04:002012-06-29T09:54:01.510-04:00I can't start to imagine what that must be lik...I can't start to imagine what that must be like, william, if I try my stomach starts turning. Best wishes, and try to take care of yourself. Kick that Azazael's ass!<br /><br />--Einoevktalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010922034775065868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17486167029420598102012-06-29T09:34:28.622-04:002012-06-29T09:34:28.622-04:00Wow, VGA! Finally, DOS games catch up with the res...Wow, VGA! Finally, DOS games catch up with the rest of the market in graphics. Also, the C64 version's title screen is hilariously bad compared to the rest of them.Jonothanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305455959377150878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57401641471845678212012-06-29T03:16:29.006-04:002012-06-29T03:16:29.006-04:00@Woodman- In that situation I would be like, &quo...@Woodman- In that situation I would be like, "Oh, crap, crap, crap! TEXT: Delete that NOW!"<br />Honestly I don't know whether to feel bad for you or to just raz you a little... nah I'm good. That was hilarious, though!Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045059974421586849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11729357946963557122012-06-29T03:08:15.653-04:002012-06-29T03:08:15.653-04:00I remember seeing a (maybe PS2)game called "B...I remember seeing a (maybe PS2)game called "Baroque" that claimed on the back of the store card that dying was a part of advancing the gameplay and story. I don't own any Sony systems, and this is not a CRPG, but I wonder what the implementation was. Curious... hmm.<br /><br />@Anon: "No, no, no, that didn't happen... Shall I continue the story?" - The very best of reloads for a game so fun.Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045059974421586849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33304193779055435522012-06-29T01:59:18.999-04:002012-06-29T01:59:18.999-04:00@CRPGaddict: Ragnarok ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...@CRPGaddict: Ragnarok ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_%28video_game%29 ) is a game that comes to mind in which you encounter corpses of your previous forays into the game. It's a roguelike (which I didn't know when I played it back in the '90s) in a Norse mythology setting. It's a DOS game (now freeware) that'll probably be on your list for 1992? I had a lot of fun playing it and I actually beat it twice. In Europe it was also packaged with the name "Valhalla".Slam23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32836053772199953102012-06-29T01:29:32.315-04:002012-06-29T01:29:32.315-04:00I like the Ultima Underworld tree of life (or what...I like the Ultima Underworld tree of life (or whatever it was called) method, where one's soul was held in the tree (bush>?) and so one was reborn after dying. This concept comes from very old folktales. (I may be remembering this incorrectly; I last played it well over 10 years ago.)<br /><br />This auto-recover mechanism is better than safe-scumming; death requires some backtracking but does not require starting over or from the last save.bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438986830273754976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45206320463542175302012-06-29T00:54:50.072-04:002012-06-29T00:54:50.072-04:00I don't think any of those actually gains you ...I don't think any of those actually gains you anything. Once, I had played around with the idea of game where dying would be a way to gain levels, extra powers, or make the game easier. I don't know of any games that actually do that though.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.com