tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post448388529123159822..comments2024-03-29T09:18:29.803-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: BRIEF: King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu (1986)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56857253406729769192023-06-20T19:42:19.763-04:002023-06-20T19:42:19.763-04:00To the last Anonymous, we're supposed to get a...To the last Anonymous, we're supposed to get a PC release of Suikoden 1 and 2 this year, so only 30 game years away!Zack Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077050078436768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6223513748228486642022-11-29T03:08:29.342-05:002022-11-29T03:08:29.342-05:00"This game was never released in English; onl..."This game was never released in English; only through a 2000 patch am I playing."<br /><br />The game's Wikipedia page claims "The game was unofficially re-released in English by the South Korean company Zemina in 1987, as 킹콩II (King Kong II)", but there is no reference and a quick search of the English title and company didn't turn up anything immediately, so I guess that's that. (Unless someone stopping by knows more.)Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10076859681224666832022-01-27T10:40:25.388-05:002022-01-27T10:40:25.388-05:00It's not a proper Zeldoid unless it has a Like...It's not a proper Zeldoid unless it has a Likelike-like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58736219760889489222021-08-11T01:53:08.671-04:002021-08-11T01:53:08.671-04:00Thanks, Joet. I appreciate the kind words. Fortuna...Thanks, Joet. I appreciate the kind words. Fortunately, the "hostility" I face on my own blog isn't as bad as in some other locations.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84262916409217741982021-08-10T22:03:49.951-04:002021-08-10T22:03:49.951-04:00The random hostility you face on this blog is so b...The random hostility you face on this blog is so bizarre, I feel like if I was in your place I would tell everyone to just f off. But you always do a great job of engaging and managing the strange turns, which is why the community here is so positive, and which is a big part of why this blog is great.<br /><br />This comment is a bit late, I've been behind on entries about a year due to school, but I'm starting to catch up!Joet88https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298640825880372478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82122191675465005122021-05-27T13:53:54.112-04:002021-05-27T13:53:54.112-04:00No movie with Linda Hamilton is entirely bad.No movie with Linda Hamilton is entirely bad.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43906139759144831692021-05-27T12:08:29.622-04:002021-05-27T12:08:29.622-04:00Because tone is hard online and you came off as a ...Because tone is hard online and you came off as a sarcastic troll. Alexander Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100095032496713664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20397601583053267082021-05-26T16:36:20.883-04:002021-05-26T16:36:20.883-04:00Yikes! Captain Bringdown and the Buzzkills just sh...Yikes! Captain Bringdown and the Buzzkills just showed up to tell Chet what's what, eh?!Mayhaymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1697578961270855792021-05-26T15:28:48.074-04:002021-05-26T15:28:48.074-04:00It's weird how everyone read that as negative....It's weird how everyone read that as negative. I'm glad they're mostly gone.DSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54611220444501715202021-05-26T09:10:16.797-04:002021-05-26T09:10:16.797-04:00Zeldoids, of course.Zeldoids, of course.Mirnaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817941432768803717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26647038990251543632021-05-26T04:20:10.868-04:002021-05-26T04:20:10.868-04:00Yes, but what you're all forgetting with your ...Yes, but what you're all forgetting with your hair-splitting, is that "Hydlikes" is an <i>excellent</i> pun.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17404601492934794272021-05-26T02:13:12.484-04:002021-05-26T02:13:12.484-04:00The Zelda games arguably aren't Hydlikes, beca...The Zelda games arguably aren't Hydlikes, because they have less limited attributes (e.g. mana meter) and less limited inventory than the list of hydlike qualities would suggest. Also they don't have "relentless" music.<br /><br />(of course, it depends on which Zelda game in particular we're talking about)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12372405930535185532021-05-26T00:51:44.251-04:002021-05-26T00:51:44.251-04:00"Simplistic combat, either by bumping into th..."Simplistic combat, either by bumping into the enemy or by using a single attack button."<br /><br />Might want to revise this one slightly before the next game of this type comes up. Zelda has two attack buttons (sword and boomerang).Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456086726407491007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90928444811047272142021-05-25T22:10:58.417-04:002021-05-25T22:10:58.417-04:00Hey, does this mean we can look forward to playthr...Hey, does this mean we can look forward to playthroughs of Hydlide II and III to confirm the "Hydlike" hypothesis?<br /><br />Acceptable answers include: (a) yes, (b) yes, and (c) I like you, but I don't know if I like-you-like-you, but I'll go to the 8th grade prom with you anyway.PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48877360735298324882021-05-25T20:22:19.306-04:002021-05-25T20:22:19.306-04:00Suikoden got a windows release in Japan is it enou...Suikoden got a windows release in Japan is it enough for Chet to play it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82590964458310237332021-05-25T19:30:42.168-04:002021-05-25T19:30:42.168-04:00People with greater attention to detail than these...People with greater attention to detail than these trolls will remember that the highest-scoring game of 1987 was Final Fantasy, a JRPG.<br /><br />I don't think Chet hates JRPGs all that much. He just hasn't gotten around to playing the ones he'd like yet.Kearudanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77651815852597678802021-05-25T19:14:43.726-04:002021-05-25T19:14:43.726-04:00After Survivor Season One they got a bad rap as be...After Survivor Season One they got a bad rap as being chock full of hungry, naked western tourists. Now they defend their brand.AdventureMaterialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285640430049907816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51527480569847119072021-05-25T19:07:35.853-04:002021-05-25T19:07:35.853-04:00"Very Serious Gamers" will complain if y..."Very Serious Gamers" will complain if you break the rules and they'll complain if following them keeps you from praising the games they worship. They're a bunch of fickle children I tell you.Mr. Pavonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286558267156792637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62979533323323605882021-05-25T18:28:45.112-04:002021-05-25T18:28:45.112-04:00This post made me watch king Kong lives so now tha...This post made me watch king Kong lives so now that is something I have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-445404887259605232021-05-25T17:39:30.286-04:002021-05-25T17:39:30.286-04:00I mean, I just generally assume all the anonymous ...I mean, I just generally assume all the anonymous comments starting threads to basically the same effect are all the same, sad person, who is clearly very unwell because *gestures broadly to their behaviour*.GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84057032016641563062021-05-25T16:48:03.054-04:002021-05-25T16:48:03.054-04:00I just hydLIKE the new word.I just hydLIKE the new word.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62715196395157664822021-05-25T16:42:37.360-04:002021-05-25T16:42:37.360-04:00Call them early-top-down-soul-like or just go with...Call them early-top-down-soul-like or just go with hydlike it's a good enough explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32799466100672044692021-05-25T16:27:27.876-04:002021-05-25T16:27:27.876-04:00Sure, Zelda-likes do it too; Bomberman does it; an...Sure, Zelda-likes do it too; Bomberman does it; and I'm sure there's some more erratic Gauntlet clones out there. I don't mean to imply that any of these are necessarily RPGs :)Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86982808361710537092021-05-25T16:02:02.269-04:002021-05-25T16:02:02.269-04:00Hydlike, how hasn't this been coined before? I...Hydlike, how hasn't this been coined before? I wonder if top-down fighting against erratic enemies exists in games that aren't hydlikes.Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48911499531209292672021-05-25T15:06:34.323-04:002021-05-25T15:06:34.323-04:00Heck, Chet even said specifically that Hydlide its...Heck, Chet even said specifically that Hydlide itself *does* make it over the line into RPG territory. I expect Ys Book I & II, to use the further example that immediately came to my mind (and has already been mentioned by other commenters), will do the same. Lagoon, Crystalis, and Faria also come to mind as further developments on the "Hydlike" concept that nevertheless will likely also count as RPGs. So, I disagree that Chet has done anything like "redefine Japanese action RPGs into a little box" all to be "ignored." Voltglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893726442063421240noreply@blogger.com