tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post3805203662303682806..comments2024-03-28T14:39:04.452-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: BloodNet: We'll Take ManhattanCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87561918328750384522022-11-18T15:35:47.754-05:002022-11-18T15:35:47.754-05:00You say the character names are goofy, but I'm...You say the character names are goofy, but I'm fairly certain at least 80% of them play in the NFL.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79256000155765353952022-11-18T14:26:21.470-05:002022-11-18T14:26:21.470-05:00I'm glad you're having fun with it so far!...I'm glad you're having fun with it so far!Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22968835336850568212022-11-17T13:20:01.507-05:002022-11-17T13:20:01.507-05:00I think Harland made a useful distinction, and I a...I think Harland made a useful distinction, and I agree with it. I'm not trying to win the game as quickly as possible. But so far, most of the length of the game has been in dialogue. I'm 5 hours into the game, but to get to the point that I'm at, if I just clicked through the dialogue, now that I know what the character's are saying, would only take about 15 minutes.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76406258972808369472022-11-17T02:29:41.680-05:002022-11-17T02:29:41.680-05:00...so basically, like a speedrun....so basically, like a speedrun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35681458628187181492022-11-17T01:24:06.725-05:002022-11-17T01:24:06.725-05:00I think "speedrun" is the wrong word and...I think "speedrun" is the wrong word and has thrown people off the track. That's deliberately trying to play the game as fast as possible for some baffling reason. What we're talking about here is going through a game until you establish what you need to do to win, and then abandoning your screwed up playthrough and starting a fresh clean one that can proceed smoothly to the finish now that the correct path is known. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89094112984942831572022-11-16T18:23:19.104-05:002022-11-16T18:23:19.104-05:00And Carlos, even though you "cannot see any s...And Carlos, even though you "cannot see any sense on the concept", people do speedrun adventure game, and Chet is right in that most of them can be done ridiculously quickly if you know all the secrets.<br /><br />Speedrun.com has an extensive list - for example, here's King's Quest I done in less than a minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDn69oXv0YRadianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-513432039246665332022-11-16T16:11:09.246-05:002022-11-16T16:11:09.246-05:00I honestly don't know what it is about my comm...I honestly don't know what it is about my commenters lately that they want to focus on the least important part of what I say. <br /><br />ME: "I just won 2 billion dollars in the lottery! I'm as rich as Kanye!"<br /><br />Regular person: "Wow! 2 billion! That's incredible! What will you do with it!"<br /><br />Commenter: "Technically, I don't think Kanye has that much money anymore. He hit is peak early in 2022, but he lost so much money in the . . . ."CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43210480870185016092022-11-16T16:07:19.201-05:002022-11-16T16:07:19.201-05:00I understand your point just fine, Carlos. You'...I understand your point just fine, Carlos. You're saying that what I said about adventure games doesn't apply to many adventure games, particularly after a certain date. I'm sure you're right. But what I said DOES apply to many adventure games, particularly the ones I have experience playing, including almost all the RPG/Adventure hybrids that have come before this, like <i>Quest for Glory</i>, <i>B.A.T.</i>, <i>Beyond Zork</i>, <i>Journey</i>, <i>Tangled Tales</i>, <i>The Third Courier</i>, and <i>Elvira</i>. Look at any <i>Quest for Clues</i> book from the 1980s. The series of winning steps for most games can be offered on two pages.<br /><br />I don't care whether such games are representative of the adventure genre or not. I wasn't trying to make a point about the adventure genre. I was just speculating about what might happen in this game. Replace "like many adventure games" with "like [all the games I just listed above]" and the point is the same. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14015899101611943732022-11-16T14:15:41.117-05:002022-11-16T14:15:41.117-05:00We definitely speak different languages, because I...We definitely speak different languages, because Infocom was not doing any Infocom thingy from 1994, where Bloodnet was released, and Sierra had already left behind the old school way of design with dead ends at that time. I am thinking of Divide By Zero, of Revolution, of Adventure Soft, of Cyan... but also I cannot see any sense on the concept of speed running an adventure game, where the gameplay rewards are basically part of the story, so a replay is like reading a book twice (better to do with some space). Unless with "adventure" you mean "all the adventures I have played that take place before Monkey Island". Anyway, this is a fruitless conversation because I cannot see you trying to understand my point. Risingson Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915480026187953569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64051971753083871282022-11-15T14:35:13.407-05:002022-11-15T14:35:13.407-05:00ROT13: Gur Cngpu Pbeq yrgf lbh hfr lbhe cnegl zrzo...ROT13: Gur Cngpu Pbeq yrgf lbh hfr lbhe cnegl zrzoref' fxvyyf va plorefcnpr. Ertneqyrff, nsgre n pregnva crevbq bs gvzr va plorefcnpr lbh'yy "qvfcrefr" naq qvr. Lbh fubhyq trg n jneavat orsber vg unccraf, gubhtu.stepped pyramidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22944973229102982052022-11-15T12:21:43.196-05:002022-11-15T12:21:43.196-05:00Yeah, good call. I haven't seen that movie in ...Yeah, good call. I haven't seen that movie in decades.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85776010084886142442022-11-15T12:21:09.976-05:002022-11-15T12:21:09.976-05:00Fortunately, "many" is an ambiguous term...Fortunately, "many" is an ambiguous term. There were "many" Infocom and Sierra games.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15624899166013391542022-11-15T12:11:53.824-05:002022-11-15T12:11:53.824-05:00That was the movie where all the underage boys wer...That was the movie where all the underage boys were being sexually assaulted by the Hollywood producers while on set. Decades before Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein were exposed. Everyone in the entertainment industry knew, but it wasn't a problem for them. <b>They all knew</b>.Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77277299078803989032022-11-15T08:52:33.474-05:002022-11-15T08:52:33.474-05:00That is the thing, it didn't make sense for me...That is the thing, it didn't make sense for me because you are referring to a game design that is, well, mostly extinct for adventure games (or now called point n click games). Unless we are in visual novel/"choices matter" ones, which btw I personally dislike. Risingson Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915480026187953569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12882252150218367922022-11-15T06:17:49.917-05:002022-11-15T06:17:49.917-05:00I dont' know about you, but I'm getting in...I dont' know about you, but I'm getting intense 'Escape from New York' vibes from the screenshots. BESTIEunlmtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34423856722699562702022-11-15T04:35:34.704-05:002022-11-15T04:35:34.704-05:00Although I like "Goldfarb" ("Goldco...Although I like "Goldfarb" ("Goldcolor"). Google tells me it's German/Jewish in origin and it somehow reminded me of old German silent movies. My brain probably made an unconscious similarity to "Rotwang" of Metropolis whose name I just looked up now. fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88652483453803007022022-11-15T04:17:03.938-05:002022-11-15T04:17:03.938-05:00"Despite the dire GIMLET predictions, I'm..."Despite the dire GIMLET predictions, I'm enjoying the game so far. It's quite thickly plotted, but that's more of an issue for blogging than for playing."<br />I'm surprised, too. Judging from your experience and contrary to some contemporary critics this sounds like a game I would enjoy pretty much. I'm all the more curious how it turns out in the end. fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13636492610293293312022-11-15T00:54:52.936-05:002022-11-15T00:54:52.936-05:00aww. haha. i kind of wanted it to be the r.e.m s...aww. haha. i kind of wanted it to be the r.e.m song [by way of leonard cohen.]<br /><br />ie: "first, we take manhattan."<br /><br />[i understand it's not the addict's taste, of course, but i like it a lot.]<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PrGQAE8Molostwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697299839262994456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43150700406273121742022-11-14T21:49:25.097-05:002022-11-14T21:49:25.097-05:00Wow, I completely forgot about the Corn Syrup Cart...Wow, I completely forgot about the Corn Syrup Cartel, that's a hilarious reference in retrospect.<br /><br />"Ha! I knew that 'Willis Tower' wouldn't stick!"<br />What you talkin' about Willis?<br /><br />A question about cyberspace, spoilers because I don't think any of this has come into question yet...<br />Qba'g lbh qvr vs lbh zrff nebhaq sbe gbb ybat va gurer? V'z phevbhf vs guvf Cngpu Pbeq Purg sbhaq ceriragf gung. V whfg erzrzore qlvat va plorefcnpr nsgre n srj zvahgrf bs gbgny gvzr, juvpu znqr ehaavat nebhaq va plorefcnpr n tnzoyr.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6894569195097580612022-11-14T16:22:11.946-05:002022-11-14T16:22:11.946-05:00That was going to be my subtitle, but Will stole f...That was going to be my subtitle, but Will stole for his TAG entry.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16911136731704395382022-11-14T16:17:06.303-05:002022-11-14T16:17:06.303-05:00No, I meant adventure games. The ones I'm fami...No, I meant adventure games. The ones I'm familiar with can be speed-runned ("sped-run?") quickly once you know all the secrets and puzzles. My knowledge is definitely weighted towards the early Sierra and Infocom titles.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30524224899344152752022-11-14T13:41:59.513-05:002022-11-14T13:41:59.513-05:00Chet: "My greatest enemy is actually paralyzi...Chet: "My greatest enemy is actually paralyzing procrastination, but I admit I don't know how I'd represent it graphically."<br />Well, you could go with any movie still of Jack Nicholson after his lobotomy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.... ;-) That's how I look when suffering from paralyzing procrastination!Slam23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82231305773462051822022-11-14T13:16:09.491-05:002022-11-14T13:16:09.491-05:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIgQdOoEV0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIgQdOoEV0CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26527410527096770942022-11-14T13:06:07.584-05:002022-11-14T13:06:07.584-05:00I was wondering if the subtitle is taken from the ...I was wondering if the subtitle is taken from the 2012 TV movie (which has a jazz soundtrack) or whether we will read something about Berlin next, but now I see there is also a muppet movie, so no idea.Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54711003538298805552022-11-14T12:33:19.351-05:002022-11-14T12:33:19.351-05:00'The Lost Kids' - is that maybe related to...'The Lost Kids' - is that maybe related to the 1987 vampire movie 'The Lost Boys'? Which itself, as I just learned, is a reference to characters from 'Peter Pan', who, like vampires, never grow older. Though here it seems it's a group actually fighting against vampires or at least Van Helsing.Buscanoreply@blogger.com