tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post4526810781704092426..comments2024-03-28T10:19:08.172-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Ultima: Hit Points and ProgressCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77394797331314337562018-10-10T10:14:20.737-04:002018-10-10T10:14:20.737-04:00Come to think of it, "sci-fi elements in the ...Come to think of it, "sci-fi elements in the fantasy setting" was the stuff we got in Might and Magic, too; still, in Ultimas it looks much more silly and zany and out-of-nowhere. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044384583192888822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38001397515059805802018-03-14T17:25:26.423-04:002018-03-14T17:25:26.423-04:00(on the subject of references)
I think The Elder S...(on the subject of references)<br />I think The Elder Scrolls games do a good job with this.<br />When I bought TES V: Skyrim (2011), I thought that this was my first TES game.<br />But one day I was reading an in-game book, a biography of some dark elf queen, and I was thinking "Wait a minute, this seems vaguely familiar... No way! This is the backstory of a game I played as a kid, from the point of view of the queen!"<br />Turns out I played TES: Arena (1994) as a kid but I had forgotten about it until I read that book.McFryehttps://twitter.com/FuzzyMcFryenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83802459943766541602018-02-13T00:17:23.478-05:002018-02-13T00:17:23.478-05:00I was surprised how much I enjoyed this when I fir...I was surprised how much I enjoyed this when I first played it in the mid 90s. I'd owned it for years as part of the Ultima Trilogy on Apple II but had focused on IV onward. Dad had an old IIe lying around and I spent a few days glued to it. I've since made more of an effort to finish it but I find those space battles very off-putting. One day I'll try again... Romhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424138564206888866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82905799049272527782016-11-21T01:43:04.935-05:002016-11-21T01:43:04.935-05:00In U1 he appears in the cities and sings around. N...In U1 he appears in the cities and sings around. Nothing else available to interact with himshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44008255996422892252013-12-18T12:45:07.020-05:002013-12-18T12:45:07.020-05:00It's worth checking out the "Spoony"...It's worth checking out the "Spoony" video review of this game. He riff's quite a bit on the "medieval kingdom with space shuttles" and even has a few nice dress up moments.<br /><br />Also "balrons". Its fun to see that game designers started being at least slightly conscious of ripping off Tolkien :) Old school D&D went through the same phase too where the hobbits became halflings and so forth.Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873440251698488032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12114302290747780492013-10-30T18:42:53.807-04:002013-10-30T18:42:53.807-04:00"If you just sit in place, the rest of the ga..."If you just sit in place, the rest of the game world does not continue on around you."<br /><br />Not entirely true. The game will automatically pass time even if you are idle and enemies will make their moves. The text "Pass" will appear after certain time.Hanzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890313751732432028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34809178599280679032013-07-13T21:05:47.513-04:002013-07-13T21:05:47.513-04:00Yes, Iolo shows up in all the Ultima games, though...Yes, Iolo shows up in all the <i>Ultima</i> games, though I don't remember specifically where he is in U1.<br /><br />I'm glad you like my blog, and I hope you enjoy your tour through your own list. As you'll see if you read my review, I thought U2 was atrocious.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34791576528833574152013-07-11T12:14:33.279-04:002013-07-11T12:14:33.279-04:00I just discovered your blog last week when I was l...I just discovered your blog last week when I was looking up info on old RPGs (Space Saga 1 was the CRPG that lead me to your blog initially) and I love it! I'm on a similar "quest" to you are but mine is to beat all the RPG staples over the years, both CRPGs and console ones as well. I'm working my way through your old posts right now and coincidentally the next RPG that was on my list to beat was the first Ultima.<br /><br />I had never played it before, the only Ultima game I had played up to that point was U4, the NES version. After getting sucked in for a few days, I just beat the game last night! Fun little game (I played the 1987 remake as well), my only gripe was that they should have made more items or at least some dungeon specific ones. I felt like there was no point to going all the way to level ten in each dungeon since there was no physical reward.<br /><br />Overall though, I was impressed with the scope of the game considering when it came out. I'm planning on playing through U2 when I get a chance. On a side note, you asked if there were any other reoccurring characters/towns from other Ultima games and scanning over the comments I don't think anyone mentioned Iolo the bard, who sings in the towns. I believe Iolo is the bard you can recruit in U4 but I could be mistaken. Anyhow, looking forward to reading more of your blog!Josh P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90795598821260174852012-06-05T15:57:50.153-04:002012-06-05T15:57:50.153-04:00Not sure if console JRPGs count, but in most of th...Not sure if console JRPGs count, but in most of the Romancing SaGa and SaGa Frontier games, you ultimately want to preserve Life Points, not Hit Points. Basically, after each battle all of your characters have their full HP restored- but not their LP. If you run out of HP during a battle, you lose one LP (SaGa characters can have from 4 to 30-some LP- it's fixed per character with no way to increase.) After being knocked out they can still be attacked and lose another LP. The only way to restore LP is usually to either rest at an inn in town or to use some rare items. So ultimately, battles come down to finishing them quickly to conserve LP. (Points that fuel special attacks and HP healing spells also usually don't restore after battles- meaning that again you have to balance spending them to finish battles quickly against risking losing LP by letting battles drag on too long.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13441775027443753902011-11-22T19:13:50.629-05:002011-11-22T19:13:50.629-05:00oh google boatmurder and you will see a good examp...oh google boatmurder and you will see a good example of how fun DF is (it is from an older version but there may be some spoilery things in there). Its a game which has the motto loosing is fun and doesn't lie about it.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44896367884909498952011-11-22T19:06:06.612-05:002011-11-22T19:06:06.612-05:00Dwarf fortress is insane when you look at what bas...Dwarf fortress is insane when you look at what basically one coder is doing with it. If you look at the list of things they want to implement it is more ambitious than any other game project I have ever seen, and what is already implemented is amazing when you look at its features compared to big studio games. I encourage you to take a look at the short term development goals: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev.html<br /><br /> This ambition works better in the fortress mode, which is not an RPG but a sim of a titular dwarf fortress, than it does in the roguelike mode. <br /><br /> Best thing about it is that anything you do in the world is there for the next time you play, because the world ages with your games. So when you mighty fortress falls you can start an adventure mode game (the roguelike) and find the ruins to explore. If you kill all the dragons, then there are no more dragons!<br /><br /> I think the lack of pretty graphics is the only reason it has not exploded like Minecraft which it inspired or Terraria which poised to get big soon.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87193850554188183772011-11-22T00:14:55.135-05:002011-11-22T00:14:55.135-05:00That's an exception I didn't know about. T...That's an exception I didn't know about. Thanks, Bhazo.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77378936794392174222011-11-20T13:16:50.239-05:002011-11-20T13:16:50.239-05:00Dwarf Fortress, which has an adventurer mode which...Dwarf Fortress, which has an adventurer mode which plays like a normal roguelike doesn't display as hit points. It actually keeps track of individual organs and has layers for muscles, fat, skin, has full skeletons and nervous systems. There's gotta be numbers hidden somewhere in there, but they're deep enough its hard to see.Bhazonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12416172668293950152011-03-16T22:21:44.713-04:002011-03-16T22:21:44.713-04:00I love reading your takes on these old games from ...I love reading your takes on these old games from a 21st century perspective. Even as someone who knows hit points all to well, the way you explain it makes it rewarding reading. Onward...Chase Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55790649941321554712010-12-23T01:47:22.455-05:002010-12-23T01:47:22.455-05:00No problem, Christopher. Thanks for reading!No problem, Christopher. Thanks for reading!CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38480098792653067912010-12-14T14:15:08.157-05:002010-12-14T14:15:08.157-05:00I really really love this blog and it made me want...I really really love this blog and it made me want to play old CRPGs again. Thank you!Christopher Abreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527227807410101311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74801233108588510842010-11-29T15:58:34.974-05:002010-11-29T15:58:34.974-05:00The Bard's Tale Series had the city of Skara B...The Bard's Tale Series had the city of Skara Brae show up in BT1 and BT3. The Mad God Tarjan is referenced in BT1 and BT3.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28800569331019931362010-02-18T23:08:35.100-05:002010-02-18T23:08:35.100-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887364562630564091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9366628438277738122010-02-18T22:58:12.148-05:002010-02-18T22:58:12.148-05:00Good points. And as you say, it ultimately works i...Good points. And as you say, it ultimately works in the context of the game even if it logically makes little sense.<br /><br />If I remember correctly--and I may not, but I guess I'll find out pretty soon--in Ultima II there literally is no reason to go into any dungeon, since there are no quests that require it and you DON'T get hit points in those games.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67172213776305220012010-02-18T22:53:01.063-05:002010-02-18T22:53:01.063-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887364562630564091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44993158860477968082010-02-18T19:40:23.703-05:002010-02-18T19:40:23.703-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887364562630564091noreply@blogger.com