tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post4423438366445110861..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Oméga: Planète Invisible: Won! (with Summary and Rating)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61807428670366764642021-05-20T14:57:45.805-04:002021-05-20T14:57:45.805-04:00The Unknown planet/ship, #2, seems to be a referen...The Unknown planet/ship, #2, seems to be a reference to the original Star Trek episode "And the Children Shall Lead".Ken Brubakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56996759162020904012020-11-07T13:40:06.911-05:002020-11-07T13:40:06.911-05:00I think they look rad, especially when you conside...I think they look rad, especially when you consider what other RPGs of the 1985 era looked like. Really stylish stuff!Biff Rapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454119660922657098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56583532352120359832020-11-07T08:18:40.914-05:002020-11-07T08:18:40.914-05:00Was it poorly translated, or was someone a fan of ...Was it poorly translated, or was someone a fan of the Go-Go's with the "our lips are sealed" reference?<br /><br />I appreciate that the Dragonlance world is not one you're familiar with beyond the SSI games, but in the 2nd novel of the original trilogy (Dragons of Winter Night), the land of the Elves they visit, Silvanesti is plagued by the nightmares of the Elven King, which manifest through a magical 'Dragon Orb'.<br /><br />It was released in 1985, could it have been a source of inspiration for what plagues the King?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555164129781347046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69474311489112605172020-11-06T16:19:09.978-05:002020-11-06T16:19:09.978-05:00Wow, not only you mentioned me twice, you even pos...Wow, not only you mentioned me twice, you even posted a link to my Strategywiki guide! I am flattered! Thank you!<br /><br />Some random comment:<br /><br /><i>"Unknown. I never saw a name for the second planet, which wasn't so much a planet as a ship."</i><br /><br />I am pretty sure the game calls it "vaisseau fantôme", that is "phantom/ghost ship". This is why I assumed all the children were undead.<br /><br /><i>"If you desire to live forever and well, stay with us, stranger, and you will know the benefits of freezing!"</i><br /><br />I interpreted this as a trap: they wanted to freeze you, and then maybe eat you. The bomb can be dropped in either of the two rooms that together spell "FREEZER", instead of just "FREE".<br /><br /><i>"the game originally shipped with a novel or novella by Christian Ballandras. I couldn't find anything about this book, and I'm not sure if it's a novelization of the game or a novel on which the game was based."</i><br /><br />The "novella" is just the backstory. If I remember well, it should answer many of your questions about Oméga. I can send you a copy, but it is in French.<br /><br />I am looking forward to your coverage of <i>Phalsberg</i>. I gave up on that game.Abacoshttps://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Abacosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65601540437686086992020-11-06T12:38:21.455-05:002020-11-06T12:38:21.455-05:00this is why I love this blog, many thanks.this is why I love this blog, many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31093104907422064662020-11-06T11:16:29.685-05:002020-11-06T11:16:29.685-05:00I read your reasoning below after writing that com...I read your reasoning below after writing that comment. I was thinking of actively harmful graphics, but if they fail to do the job of giving the player the information needed to navigate the game, I can see how a zero is justifierd in this case.Atantuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853865245930951775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78200863651915716372020-11-06T10:22:58.652-05:002020-11-06T10:22:58.652-05:00My opinion is that we are at that level for this g...My opinion is that we are at that level for this game.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81052403177399726532020-11-06T10:19:59.189-05:002020-11-06T10:19:59.189-05:00Fair enough. I suppose graphics *could* be so bad ...Fair enough. I suppose graphics *could* be so bad as to justify not giving any points, or even detracting some. Like, if there were excessive flashing of clashing colours for no reason that makes you nauseous just looking at it, or something like that. We're clearly not at that level for this game, though.Atantuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853865245930951775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52471258589046044092020-11-06T10:14:22.359-05:002020-11-06T10:14:22.359-05:00Thanks for taking the time to skim that. So it sou...Thanks for taking the time to skim that. So it sounds like the novella is more like a prelude to the game than a retelling of it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6742784335925839422020-11-06T10:09:56.466-05:002020-11-06T10:09:56.466-05:00I rejected Turlogh a long time ago, at the bottom ...I rejected <i>Turlogh</i> a long time ago, at the bottom of this entry: http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2018/06/game-291-unreal-world-v-100b-1992.html<br /><br />These days, I'd have made that a BRIEF.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33748396258813084542020-11-06T04:23:49.189-05:002020-11-06T04:23:49.189-05:00Not a RPG at all, but I think the game that put me...Not a RPG at all, but I think the game that put me the most in awe when I was really small was a French game called "L'arche du Captain Blood" ("Captain Blood" is the English name). It was something different, I could just play now, the game just clicked and I don't think of any equivalent right now.<br />I guess I ll do a Let's Play of it somewhere.Narwhal, the Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808952600298482923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11004351967340542432020-11-06T04:21:58.522-05:002020-11-06T04:21:58.522-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Narwhal, the Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808952600298482923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29961611050566254502020-11-05T22:10:53.245-05:002020-11-05T22:10:53.245-05:00Turlogh le Rôdeur was the follow-up to a CYOA comi...Turlogh le Rôdeur was the follow-up to a CYOA comic - in the comic you appropriated a crystal ball* to know where the kingdom-threatening evil was, and in the game you went and took care of it<br /><br />* from an evil archmage whose castle was under siege by another evil armyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85943958404945405482020-11-05T21:35:20.828-05:002020-11-05T21:35:20.828-05:00I Love how all of us blogfans like this kind of po...I Love how all of us blogfans like this kind of post... Just put these on the list and go back to it later... Still looking forward to the next couple of games on the listKsmbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34284113448762421782020-11-05T20:26:38.859-05:002020-11-05T20:26:38.859-05:00Personally, I feel like giving something a point j...Personally, I feel like giving something a point just for existing is a bad idea. After all, you can have something be such a bad implementation that it makes the game actively worse than if it hadn't been there at allTwibathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872080022551062309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32610832495377640302020-11-05T19:20:37.869-05:002020-11-05T19:20:37.869-05:00Sapiens is a great rpg.
It also had Character vis...Sapiens is a great rpg.<br /><br />It also had Character visual customization, you can change height, face, weight, hair , and even 2 or 3 primitive clothing apparatus to choose from.<br /><br />Full 3D: When you climb a mountain, you go up.<br />Charisma being useful. Since you can even seduce wolf. I think my win was with a charisma build character.<br />And the weird but relaxing mini game of carving a stone for a spear head.Oolinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36558118208853747942020-11-05T19:10:00.655-05:002020-11-05T19:10:00.655-05:00|"Avorton Enrichi" was but apparently it...|"Avorton Enrichi" was but apparently it means new-rich runt.|<br /><br />"Enrichi" is a term only use about Uranium as an adjective. It Describe the treatment of uranium that make it suitable for power generation (or something, I'm not a scientist).<br />The term is used here as an insult.. because it's cool, I guess.<br /><br /><br /> Make sens in a planet where the locals all look for rare metal.<br /><br /><br />The novel:<br /><br />Is inspired by the game.<br />It is a poor man Dune (F.Herbert) in the writing style/concept.<br /><br />Prologue:<br />Show a Mutant fighting and being deported by Naxorg army. Heavy WWII imagery.<br /><br />ch1:<br />Our hero Florian, a very skilled fighter but opposed to war as a solution against Naxorg is commissioned to go find the Invisible planet.<br /><br />ch2:<br />Florian recruit a powerful robot<br /><br />ch3:<br />Florian go to a primitive planet where there is a clue about the Naxorg location. Florian recruit a young princess who's mother crashlanded here<br /><br />ch4:<br />On its way to another clue, the ship is attacked by Naxorg force. Florian died and get the young princess and the robot to promise to fulfill his mission.<br /><br />Glossary:<br />Dune's like description of opposing faction, and <br />secret fighting power, and old history.<br />---<br /><br />Reading about the game, I dont thing it make any 80' reference. The dev was thinking all of thoses weird stuffs were cool. And somehow, they are a little bitOolinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74174794048478265672020-11-05T16:50:23.216-05:002020-11-05T16:50:23.216-05:00Argh. I'll give them my own review when I get ...Argh. I'll give them my own review when I get a chance.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58469098517685780332020-11-05T15:23:42.589-05:002020-11-05T15:23:42.589-05:00I don't want to depress you, but your French f...I don't want to depress you, but your French fans had found a stash not so long ago, and it looks the French RPG from the 80ies are like Pennsylvanian ballots - you can stop finding some around :).<br /><br />Anyway, here is the check I had done, 100% based on youtube videos, from the Joueur du Grenier Secret stash :<br /><br />- RPG you already covered :<br />Mandragore<br />Fer & Flamme<br />L'Anneau de Zengara<br />Templiers d'Orven<br />Tyrann<br /><br />- A game that has been debated on whether it is a RPG or not for a while :<br /><br />Sapiens :)<br /><br />- Totally RPG and NOT covered so far by the CRPGAddict<br /><br />Danse Macabre<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paMOLjAqywM&t=405s<br /><br />By far the most interesting. Ultima like with some cool features (the "world" is the British Isles, you cannot be attacked outside in the plains, dungeons are top-view, enemies you encounter are displayed with a small graphic as in Bard's Tale (but horrible quality) ...)<br /><br />L'Antre de la Peur<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOiCzt3v-Go&t=143s<br /><br />Clearly an RPG, but this one LOOKS really low-quality and low-interest. Dungeon-crawler with Wizardry/Bard's Tale type of combat<br /><br />Argolath<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-81r5gWv46I&list=PL6WErXbMLBuehm8rO1Kp4Lx8VRhA9tdO2&index=14&t=0s<br />Top view dungeon crawler. Looks awful but well 1984 and fully qualifies. Actually could be interesting to check because it took some design decisions that were never copied later)<br /><br />Le jeu des six lys.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRV20gyDco&list=PL6WErXbMLBuehm8rO1Kp4Lx8VRhA9tdO2&index=15<br />Technically qualifies, but in the video the youtuber says he talked to the author who claimed to have had to program it in 48 hours and well... it shows. No need to play that.<br /><br />- Weird stuff that I would check<br /><br />Graal<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJA8amWKgeo&t=74s<br />Supposedly an "education game", it is an Ultima-like (barely) with ONE reason for which I put it in there : apparently to win you must get the Graal but ALSO raise your virtues (which double as your statistics, and are the traditional chivalry virtues : Wits, Strenght, Agility but also "Goodness", Courage, Wisdow, Courtesy). The game is full of mini-games in addition to the usual, so for this reason I am not sure whether it qualifies as a RPG especially since there is only some 15 minutes of gameplay showed, but eh, if it did Ultima IV before Ultima IV it may deserve a mention<br /><br />- Adventure / RPG hybrid:<br />Les conspirateurs de l'ombre (it looks terrible though)<br /><br /><br /><br />CYOA-book<br /><br />Citadelle<br />Crystal 5<br />Troll<br />Turlogh le Rodeur (but high quality with image)<br />La Geste d'Artillac (but the videos needs a viewing because it is incredibly creative in the way it is showed)<br /><br />Not even a CYOA<br />Chevalier Arthur<br />Chateau Noir et Dragon Rouge<br />Le Dragon du Donjon<br />Necron (adventure game I think)Narwhal, the Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808952600298482923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63583751378002415192020-11-05T13:36:31.744-05:002020-11-05T13:36:31.744-05:00I find the graphics INTERESTING. Certainly worthy ...I find the graphics INTERESTING. Certainly worthy of comment. But they fundamentally impeded the game by showing things that might be important but were not important and not always showing the reverse. As a gameplay experience, text or simple icons would have been better. As an experience in avant-garde art, they are perhaps remarkable, but that's not what I play games for.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57309123907662713242020-11-05T13:34:11.735-05:002020-11-05T13:34:11.735-05:00Thanks for digging this up. It looks like it was m...Thanks for digging this up. It looks like it was meant to accompany the game. Reading it would probably make sense of many of the stranger elements of the game. I'm guessing the screens were meant to reference elements in the novella rather than stand alone. Perhaps even the "enter the villain's name backwards" part makes sense with the novella at hand (although a CTRL-F doesn't reveal GROXAN anywhere). <br /> <br />I could read it, but it would take me a long time. If a native French speaker ever gets a chance to at least skim it and comment on its contents, I'd appreciate it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34322368756134424322020-11-05T13:28:24.032-05:002020-11-05T13:28:24.032-05:00Thank heavens for your edit. Hearing about yet ano...Thank heavens for your edit. Hearing about yet another French RPG from the 1980s might have put me over the edge.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91984707486574759132020-11-05T08:01:17.099-05:002020-11-05T08:01:17.099-05:00Yeah, they were going for this absurdist style - h...Yeah, they were going for this absurdist style - having the big boss at the end killed without any hassle in his harem.<br />I think they're meant to be played tongue-in-cheek, or something.Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89323426199426907762020-11-05T07:41:13.445-05:002020-11-05T07:41:13.445-05:00We eventually found the king hooked up to some kin...<i>We eventually found the king hooked up to some kind of machine, saying, "It's good to dream!"</i><br /><br /><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LotusEaterMachine" rel="nofollow">Lotus-Eater Machine</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16084209474312510322020-11-05T05:05:18.012-05:002020-11-05T05:05:18.012-05:00*TERA*TERANarwhal, the Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808952600298482923noreply@blogger.com