tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post3928383877640925360..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Quest for Glory III: Questions of HonorCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47416032178001122002018-04-16T20:53:27.617-04:002018-04-16T20:53:27.617-04:00I really enjoyed the ritual of the first three gam...I really enjoyed the ritual of the first three games. Waking, eating and talking in each location, doing chores that resulted in stat gain. The living anatomy of each town was great and didn't feel like grinding. Walking back to Kattas inn, having a descriptive and delicious meal and occasionally a dance in QfgII were highlights of the series for me. Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204901637975146609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52728754546522952662018-04-16T08:59:16.558-04:002018-04-16T08:59:16.558-04:00Actually, having made it farther into QfG5, I can ...Actually, having made it farther into QfG5, I can see the basis for some of the complaints now. At least the part of the game I am in is combat-centric and event after event where I just spam flame dart is getting a bit old. It could have used more "adventure" solutions to problems. (A mage's battle in particular would have been handled in an "adventure" way in the previous games, but here was just another combat where you had to wait forever for the enemy's "reversal" spell to fade so you could sneak in a few darts before he puts it up again, then repeat.) We'll see if that continues...Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90832128481385883142018-04-15T22:39:27.762-04:002018-04-15T22:39:27.762-04:00To be fair with Chet and Alex, US teen movies ofte...To be fair with Chet and Alex, US teen movies often involve something called a beer bong. A completely different device, but the name might suggest that beer bong and "water bong" are just types in a more general class of bongs.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16698009992451523052018-04-15T22:35:07.178-04:002018-04-15T22:35:07.178-04:00The burned-out drug addict ending is easily my fav...The burned-out drug addict ending is easily my favourite Sierra death after failing to pick your nose in QfG1.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650899016493335364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52818386953509638432018-04-15T21:59:25.855-04:002018-04-15T21:59:25.855-04:00I used to think that QfG5 would benefit from that ...I used to think that QfG5 would benefit from that treatment, but frankly it would not. There's some nice camera movement in a few scenes and such that just wouldn't play as well in the old engine.<br /><br />That said, QfG5 went wrong by not having decent character portraits and making the font too small. Small things, perhaps even silly things, but I really miss the portraits. The 3D models for most of the characters are very low-polygon and that hurts as well. It's what they could do in 1998.<br /><br />I'd say, an "ideal" QfG5 would be the current game with a watercolor/cell-shaded feature to make the texture more like the previous games, plus character portraits and text boxes more akin to the those installments. Keep the music. Keep the simplified interface. <br /><br />Past that, I know some people complain that it leans more heavily into RPG territory but I've found it to be quite fine. A bit different, but still recognizably an adventure game. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18287259859609912442018-04-15T21:25:20.442-04:002018-04-15T21:25:20.442-04:00I don't have the option to tell the apothecary...I don't have the option to tell the apothecary about Julanar, although I'm sure we had the conversation about the talking tree earlier on. I'm a little later in the game, though, so I may have missed my chance. I hope it's not important.Bunyiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568418061481970011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1489915871141227512018-04-15T20:52:36.242-04:002018-04-15T20:52:36.242-04:00It's a great touch to be descriptive about foo...It's a great touch to be descriptive about food to plunge the player into the world, if they haven't yet.<br /><br />I mean, sure, it's just a Hunger Bar or a number denoting how much Food/Ration you're carrying but scents and taste are what really evokes a sense of being there.<br /><br />Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42090226324918069902018-04-15T12:54:10.465-04:002018-04-15T12:54:10.465-04:00I would say that this feeling "this is my hom...I would say that this feeling "this is my home now" is done well in first two Gothic games. For example in Gothic II, when I finally got to the monastery and started the mage training, the monastery really started to feel quite homely. I think what helps is that the world of Gothic II is rather contained and not too sprawling. ... There was also some tower with bandits which I cleared and "pretended" that was my home now, but alas the game did not support that much. Satupekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607914096292058176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33193681984813429942018-04-15T12:43:40.959-04:002018-04-15T12:43:40.959-04:00The statue also appears to have very distinct brea...The statue also appears to have very distinct breasts, so I'm assuming that's an error on his part.<br /><br />...and speaking of catwoman anatomy...WHAT is going on with the lower body of that catwoman on the right in the throne room? Is she part slug? Is she dissolving?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23410349610701537712018-04-15T12:01:36.515-04:002018-04-15T12:01:36.515-04:00That would be cool...but I wonder how close to the...That would be cool...but I wonder how close to the “original” vision it would be, thinking about an alternate timeline where QfG III was Shadows of Darkness, and IV was Dragon Fire, created at the time the IV we all know was instead. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80233025878164594612018-04-15T10:54:52.147-04:002018-04-15T10:54:52.147-04:00When I was a kid I took a tour of the Sierra offic...When I was a kid I took a tour of the Sierra offices in Oakhurst, and at the beginning of the tour they showed off Space Quest 3 with an MT-32 and a decent sound system. I was blown away. I had never seen an SCI game and never heard anything but the internal speaker.<br /><br />Later my family bought a Game Blaster, which was soon upgrade to a Sound Blaster. <br /><br />It wasn't until after college I bought myself an MT-32 on eBay for $50. I find it amazing that despite every other piece of equipment on my desk being replaced, the MT-32 is still in service, and the old Sierra games still hold up against modern titles in terms of music.<br />Trapgatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74462081071870918042018-04-15T10:11:56.388-04:002018-04-15T10:11:56.388-04:00I would love for someone to remake QfG5 into an Ad...I would love for someone to remake QfG5 into an Adventure Game Studio-based VGA game, just as QfG2 was remade that way.Mordaviannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72019328519780572112018-04-15T10:02:43.665-04:002018-04-15T10:02:43.665-04:00For the record Chet, I’m straight about drugs as w...For the record Chet, I’m straight about drugs as well. I lit the pipe or WHATEVER it’s calles because when you click “hand” on it, the game tells you you can’t do anything while it’s unlit. And then I got a tinder box...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-738627679299220892018-04-15T10:01:12.166-04:002018-04-15T10:01:12.166-04:00Joe, I felt the exact same way about Dragon Fire. ...Joe, I felt the exact same way about Dragon Fire. The Coles really creates a satisfying conclusion to all the little plot threads. My only small gripe is that it’d have been really nice to have seen Shema and Shameen one more time. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56347462760877789072018-04-15T09:59:26.087-04:002018-04-15T09:59:26.087-04:00The “home base” aspect AND the descriptions of foo...The “home base” aspect AND the descriptions of food (until the inn in QfG V, at least), are definitely highlights. It gives the player the feeling you’re helping defend something cherished. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20345099959136835572018-04-15T09:58:33.700-04:002018-04-15T09:58:33.700-04:00Peter,
You might be right about other ways for a ...Peter,<br /><br />You might be right about other ways for a fighter not to become a paladin. I just remember a fighter playthrough where I kept becoming one when I didn’t want to and the only reliable way to remain a fighter was to refuse to pledge my honor. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45421566423462920572018-04-15T09:02:48.180-04:002018-04-15T09:02:48.180-04:00About the Mummy thing...either they mixed it up wi...About the Mummy thing...either they mixed it up with Imhotep or they referred to the spanish Paul Naschy film. I wouldn't find it that weird given that back then when you were a horror fan you were a hardcore one that knew all those VHS tapes in the store around the corner.Risingson Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915480026187953569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29351177314092206862018-04-15T08:44:42.884-04:002018-04-15T08:44:42.884-04:00I apologize for applying a stereotype. I'll e... I apologize for applying a stereotype. I'll edit the above when I'm not on my mobile. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84845485144756822712018-04-15T08:41:13.330-04:002018-04-15T08:41:13.330-04:00Cracks me up to this day how the Hero turns in pla...Cracks me up to this day how the Hero turns in place. Lift leg, pivot, lift leg, pivot. He handles like a M4 Sherman tank.<br /><br />The music, as has always been the case for the series, is fantastic. One of my fever dreams is for someone to refresh QFG5 on a modern engine.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81472820858741735012018-04-15T08:38:17.427-04:002018-04-15T08:38:17.427-04:00Hell, I bought a Roland MT-32 years ago just for S...Hell, I bought a Roland MT-32 years ago just for Sierra titles, though there are other games that use it, of course.<br /><br />Sierra pushed the Roland MT-32 (and CDROM drives and various sound cards) through the InterAction magazine, I think the Roland retailed for something like $700 back then.<br /><br />But I can only imagine someone's reaction to playing King's Quest IV for the first time with the MT-32. Totally worth it.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74586566440899919722018-04-15T08:24:36.183-04:002018-04-15T08:24:36.183-04:00Maybe Harami’s parents were just employing reverse...Maybe Harami’s parents were just employing reverse psychology...you know, like how making a child Chastity is one way to make sure she won’t live up to that name... Looks like that also backfired, so we are wise to stick with more indirect names rather than being named after morals!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431741012966569454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8731401350809897282018-04-15T07:46:20.275-04:002018-04-15T07:46:20.275-04:00In Trails in the Sky, the main character (Estelle ...In Trails in the Sky, the main character (Estelle Bright) has a house, and you can revisit it in the second game. The second series (Zero and Ao no Kiseki) was based in one city so the home base for your police force was the main hub in both games.Kurisuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132568197501054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12767642145889789112018-04-15T05:18:01.120-04:002018-04-15T05:18:01.120-04:00Besides required and useless, an item could also b...Besides required and useless, an item could also be optional. RPGs tend to have a fair amount of those, although adventure games usually don't.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64822068804792646572018-04-15T05:00:47.119-04:002018-04-15T05:00:47.119-04:00Typo: "Rakeesh stood up for himself, nothing ...Typo: "Rakeesh stood up for himself, nothing that..." should be "... noting that..."<br /><br />Some of the character names in Quest for Glory are just there for the sound, but many reinforce the character. Lori did not choose Harami randomly. Similarly, we learned from a filk song that Uhura means "freedom" in Swahili; we didn't just give her that name as a Star Trek reference. It made sense for her character concept.<br /><br />I'm fairly certain neither Lori nor I has ever "lit a water bong". We may have taken a puff from one at some time in our lives, but I'm not sure about that. I did have a roommate in college who used a bong frequently, so at least I'm not a total innocent.<br /><br />But we're pretty "straight" as far as drugs and alcohol go - we just don't find them interesting, and they cost more money than we care to spend. Lori had a drug dealer friend once, but neither of us has ever tried anything stronger than marijuana, and that just makes us sleepy.<br /><br />Historical side note: My mother *did* use marijuana as a teenager. It was completely legal then (late 1930's) and often prescribed for asthmatics.<br /><br />All reference to drugs and drunks in our games is imaginative, not from personal experience.<br /><br />Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75162592268513259572018-04-15T02:59:22.396-04:002018-04-15T02:59:22.396-04:00The "honorlessness" here seems to operat...The "honorlessness" here seems to operate like the "outlawry" of northern and western Europe -- you don't get any of the privileges and immunities of a regular member of society, even a slave or serf. Which means that if you're caught stealing, someone can just kill you and face no legal difficulty.stepped pyramidsnoreply@blogger.com