tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post3279047510091279438..comments2024-03-29T09:18:29.803-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 144: Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78217480644765471352022-09-15T10:54:45.262-04:002022-09-15T10:54:45.262-04:00Yes. I remember being unable to do something prett...Yes. I remember being unable to do something pretty important at the end of the game because I'd failed to find a key that should have been in a cave that a bug prevented me from accessing. I was still able to win the game, but the victory felt incomplete.100FloorsOfFrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625564667909827929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61983808837167491592022-09-15T09:59:41.725-04:002022-09-15T09:59:41.725-04:00Every time I hear Aragorn say 'Let's hunt ...Every time I hear Aragorn say 'Let's hunt some orc,' I die a little bit inside.100FloorsOfFrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625564667909827929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30430013209099720512015-12-10T20:16:10.906-05:002015-12-10T20:16:10.906-05:00The animated Hobbit movie was one of my favs as a ...The animated Hobbit movie was one of my favs as a kid (and still holds up). Much closer to the book, and great music (Rankin/Bass are known for that, I think).<br />Just don't watch their Return of the King. The music's wonderful (When there's a whip there's a way, Frodo of the 9 Fingers), but they massacred the plot.<br />And as for the recent Hobbit adaptation, great visuals but I really feel they lost the charm of the book. And wow, the pacing issues. Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32175870918812855882014-06-03T05:26:38.647-04:002014-06-03T05:26:38.647-04:00There are numerous Russian translations of LotR an...There are numerous Russian translations of LotR and most of them take liberties with the original text.<br />The most famous one is about Boromir.<br />Russian translation: "A shadow of a smile crossed Boromir's pale, bloodless face".<br />Original text: "Boromir smiled".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559431219675498765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88135271200057631592014-05-18T07:04:57.668-04:002014-05-18T07:04:57.668-04:00I really don't like the Jackson films. I think...I really don't like the Jackson films. I think they're too Hollywood, lack subtlety, focus too much on action and setpieces, and are emotionally clichéd and shallow. In short, pop culture. One of the few things I liked though was how they handled Gollum's split personality. The music is pretty good too.<br /><br />I saw the first Hobbit film and disliked it even more. Probably my biggest groan was at the end when Thorin made his <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArsonMurderAndLifeSaving" rel="nofollow">Arson Murder And Life Saving</a> speech to Bilbo. I really have no interest in seeing the other two films.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58619262478522529912014-05-18T02:16:14.225-04:002014-05-18T02:16:14.225-04:00Man, I remember that Radio Shack used to have a to...Man, I remember that Radio Shack used to have a ton of joysticks on sale, now they are hard to find in stores. I wonder why flight sims fell to the wayside in favour of FPS? I think they overclomplicated themselves and priced themselves out of a market. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20139595099673383582014-05-17T22:29:51.797-04:002014-05-17T22:29:51.797-04:00Turns out I had my games mixed up. The SNES versio...Turns out I had my games mixed up. The SNES version wasn't released until '94 (which is about 3 game years out).Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69493309679786260632014-05-17T16:35:03.768-04:002014-05-17T16:35:03.768-04:00"Couldn't stand" is a little strong,..."Couldn't stand" is a little strong, but I can't say I've really liked the <i>Hobbit</i> adaptations for the reason Tristan says. Then again, I didn't like the book, either. (Unlike LOTR, I read that one all the way through.)CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16436384341392143832014-05-17T16:34:20.528-04:002014-05-17T16:34:20.528-04:00I just recently watched the second Hobbit film. In...I just recently watched the second Hobbit film. In its defense, I'll mention that action and Hollywood tropes don't 100% overwhelm the spirit of Tolkien's book. I think one has to be able to turn one's brain off to enjoy the movie - but I also think that's a requirement for the majority of pop culture movies. And at least some CRPGs.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49520079780453895092014-05-17T16:31:14.140-04:002014-05-17T16:31:14.140-04:00I'm not sure why we experienced such differenc...I'm not sure why we experienced such differences, but I fought spiders, wolves, and a few other characters in the Shire and didn't find combat particularly unforgiving.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83552684190219725842014-05-17T16:28:00.607-04:002014-05-17T16:28:00.607-04:00Good suggestions, but probably not a project I'...Good suggestions, but probably not a project I'm going to have time for in the near-future.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65245409058790404642014-05-17T16:27:02.041-04:002014-05-17T16:27:02.041-04:00I certainly just meant that U6 and LOTR remind me ...I certainly just meant that U6 and LOTR remind me of each other, not that I think either influenced the other.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76360234472046151652014-05-17T16:26:22.810-04:002014-05-17T16:26:22.810-04:00I think U6 has a similar-enough interface. What is...I think U6 has a similar-enough interface. What is it about the LOTR interface that you see as superior?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86608193405769611772014-05-17T16:25:58.424-04:002014-05-17T16:25:58.424-04:00Great! I'll look forward to it.Great! I'll look forward to it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33461999195814521162014-05-17T16:25:40.609-04:002014-05-17T16:25:40.609-04:00Can't they both be bad for different reasons? ...Can't they both be bad for different reasons? I seem to be getting a lot of comments lately that make spurious comparisons between games.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19858571134132237862014-05-17T11:06:32.299-04:002014-05-17T11:06:32.299-04:00I couldn't stand the hobbit films, especially ...I couldn't stand the hobbit films, especially the second one. They felt like long CG action sequences interspersed with exposition and Hollywood tropes.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45801345583250082392014-05-17T03:12:42.509-04:002014-05-17T03:12:42.509-04:00Which awful hobbit films? I thought some parts of ...Which awful hobbit films? I thought some parts of the new hobbit film worked really well, though he crammed way the hell to much stuff into it lifted from the other books. I can't bring myself to read the appendixes or Simerillion, but my Dad is a complete Tolkien geek with a stunning memory, so he was explaining all the changes and such. I thought the addition of an ongoing badguy was an annoying concession to modern movie sensibilities and it would have worked better in the original children's book format. <br /><br />Speaking of changes, my brother was always annoyed at Dad and I objecting to some of the changes in the LotR movies...until he saw the first Hunger Games movie (He is a huge fan of the books, having found them at a very, very dark part of his life), and he then apologized as he 'gets it' now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79079662816310522352014-05-16T23:48:04.894-04:002014-05-16T23:48:04.894-04:00I don't know about the first name for Chubb, b...I don't know about the first name for Chubb, but Bilbo does acknowledge Chubbs being present at his birthday party.<br /><br />I agree with you that using a familiar setting but with a different story would be preferable. However, although not quite the same consider a board game such as Middle Earth Quest. It uses a familiar Middle Earth setting but with a completely different adventure and different characters...and people reamed on it for being so unfamiliar, and said everyone in their games just started calling the elf Legolas, the dwarf Gimli, etc. So, I think this is a case where no matter what you lose. Granted CRPGs have significant differences from board games, but there was pushback with exploring the relatively "boring" time in between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in that game.<br /><br />I am looking forward to hearing about this CRPG; I tried playing this game as a kid, but didn't get very far, and was just borrowing the disks from a friend (back in the day when you could do that sort of thing!). It will be nice to hear whether it's worth revisiting.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431741012966569454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16650364292844474872014-05-16T07:33:56.022-04:002014-05-16T07:33:56.022-04:00Moria on the PC version is quite hard to navigate....Moria on the PC version is quite hard to navigate. You don't even know visually if the stairs go up or down (unless you have a dwarf in the party, who tells you so). At a certain point I knew the dungeon almost by heart. Moria too has a few very welcome extras in relation to the book ;)<br />Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-229444403862557362014-05-16T06:02:40.517-04:002014-05-16T06:02:40.517-04:00@Kenny
Fuck, I really didn't get it :-)@Kenny <br />Fuck, I really didn't get it :-) <br /><br />marc_autnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47283421790819749172014-05-16T02:01:44.356-04:002014-05-16T02:01:44.356-04:00@Kenny: Have you tried the Icelandic translation o...@Kenny: Have you tried the Icelandic translation of Hobbit called Edda? They took some liberties with Gandalf (he's practically one of the dwarfs).Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80629194851877756152014-05-15T19:24:41.553-04:002014-05-15T19:24:41.553-04:00@marc_aut - I see that my sarcasm and attempt at t...@marc_aut - I see that my sarcasm and attempt at trolling has failed miserably if I had to explain myself. XDKenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8923860516799191042014-05-15T14:51:30.322-04:002014-05-15T14:51:30.322-04:00I should've spelled this out, but: both Faery ...I should've spelled this out, but: both Faery Tale Adventure (Genesis) and Lord of the Rings Vol. 1 (SNES) came with maps in the manuals. That's why you need the manual. :) The LOTR SNES dungeons are unmanageable otherwise.PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75138042562851536482014-05-15T13:57:16.660-04:002014-05-15T13:57:16.660-04:00Well, for better or worse the negative connotation...Well, for better or worse the negative connotations of "Sons of Lilith" went over my head at the time I read the books, as I assume it did for most secular Israeli children.<br /><br />Lilith as a demonic/mythical figure is part of Jewish esoterica and mysticism, as opposed to the "main stream" religion. Certainly not something you'd learn about at a non-religious school.<br /><br />I think the translator simply looked for a name that would fit a magical, mysterious, non-human race - I.E. Sons of Lilith as opposed to the sons of Eve. I don't think she meant to portray them as evil or demonic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7333641038157344502014-05-15T13:32:20.506-04:002014-05-15T13:32:20.506-04:00"Der Ring der Nibelungen" is a opera cyc..."Der Ring der Nibelungen" is a opera cycle based on the "Nibelungenlied" a medival poem of the Dragonslayer Siegfried.<br /><br />I know Lilith was the first wife of Adam and was banned out of paradise cause of disobedience and cause of this a feminist symbol, but for a believer "Sons of lilith" would be equal to demonspawn marc_autnoreply@blogger.com