tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post489445586642664709..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: The Eternal Dagger: Won! (with Final Rating)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51843759646368369682024-03-26T07:44:09.604-04:002024-03-26T07:44:09.604-04:00I may be as crazy as Alvis from this game for want...I may be as crazy as Alvis from this game for wanting another crack at taking down Anawt. This time I may have a winning strategy.<br /><br />Wish me Luck 😄Dave Caspermeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730376457463886013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28156659887663543242023-02-16T16:00:31.364-05:002023-02-16T16:00:31.364-05:00Unfortunately, it would seem that Tactical Simulat...Unfortunately, it would seem that Tactical Simulations Inc never finished their game, which sounded awfully promising. Their last update was June 2016, and the only forum post there in the past seven years is about the release of the SSI Gold Box games on Steam. <br /><br />http://www.tsi-games.com/in-the-news/rabid_tincturenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83445271130254791722021-04-30T15:38:38.244-04:002021-04-30T15:38:38.244-04:00For those just getting to this point, it appears t...For those just getting to this point, it appears that TSI and Seven Dragon Saga are both dead in the water. No Facebook or website activity in years. That's sad because I would have loved to give it a try. Nachtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687591577885252972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14041047607311477782021-04-09T02:16:23.520-04:002021-04-09T02:16:23.520-04:00Boy oh boy did SSI make the optional fight against...Boy oh boy did SSI make the optional fight against Anawt unwinnable. I made three attempts and lost my party on each once. CRPGAddict, I'll be processing the final videos and I dedicate them to you. If you want, I can share the videos with you early before release on YouTube. Send me an email to dave.caspermeyer@cox.net if interested.Dave Caspermeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730376457463886013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8336265345209223892021-01-20T05:48:02.412-05:002021-01-20T05:48:02.412-05:00I'll be trying the Anawt optional fight on my ...I'll be trying the Anawt optional fight on my Atari 800 emulator on the highest difficulty. I WILL also cheese as much as possible to win.Dave Caspermeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730376457463886013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79540542594827157782020-11-28T22:10:26.772-05:002020-11-28T22:10:26.772-05:00I finally made time to check out this game. After ...I finally made time to check out this game. After I had to take a break in the middle of my first combat and come back later because it was taking too long, I decided I was never playing this game.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025511634630902101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75842614912311778172017-10-05T22:06:45.931-04:002017-10-05T22:06:45.931-04:00I didn't try with the items you mentioned but ...I didn't try with the items you mentioned but I did try without the living dagger being enchanted. It was unable to destroy the portal and finish the game.<br /><br />The whole point I think was to enhance your Strength, Life, Dexterity and to specialize certain skills to a high degree because fatigue drains from it. Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588108609410255198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31865335309818699482017-10-05T21:59:28.971-04:002017-10-05T21:59:28.971-04:00Having played that game when it first came out on ...Having played that game when it first came out on the C64, and later on an emulator I didn't have the problems importing my characters from Wizard's Crown. It is true that the characters were weaker but the stats were unchanged, they just weren't enough.<br /><br />I always used a balanced team because clearing the game without a Wizard and a Priest would be very difficult. Only the priests can raise the dead and the best a magical item or a Wizard can do is Regeneration but it doesn't bring back the dead.<br /><br />Before getting a lift from the Grey Eagle, it's worth it to enchant your Eternal Dagger to a +7 weapon. (I think it's also possible to enchant it when it's still a living dagger). Using the Eternal Dagger against the undead will give your fighters a chance on the other side. Give it to someone that can sneak around.<br /><br />Increasing Life and Strength made a difference. The first time I played I didn't know the strength could be enhanced past the value of 18. I trained some characters by clearing the same dungeons and restoring them several times. You cannot get two copies of a special item though, I tried.Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588108609410255198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90281225928584735752017-08-29T16:15:45.623-04:002017-08-29T16:15:45.623-04:00Easier to balance. All of sudden the party with th...Easier to balance. All of sudden the party with the best gear and the worst gear are much closer in power level. It could be a way of showing that they gave out too much loot earlier in the game, or they gave it out too unevenly, or something like that.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25664383580336379072017-08-29T16:12:08.281-04:002017-08-29T16:12:08.281-04:00I was about to say, I wonder if it is due to TSR a...I was about to say, I wonder if it is due to TSR and GDW being competitors, but for years there was an Ares Station section in Dragon that had lots of Traveller stuff.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60707920171059125232017-08-22T19:26:30.182-04:002017-08-22T19:26:30.182-04:00I think it's because leather armour is still s...I think it's because leather armour is still secured with iron rung and buckles and those are inorganic.<br /><br />I'm just wondering about bone spears and wooden javelins now.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68879420866009868542017-08-22T04:17:39.512-04:002017-08-22T04:17:39.512-04:00To be honest I am surprised that Dagger lets you c...To be honest I am surprised that Dagger lets you change the difficulty on the fly. Given that even today you can run into games that don't allow that, it should be lauded for that alone. <br /><br />Personally I simply don't have time to grind anymore. If I play a game, I want it to be interesting, given that my time has shrunk to a few hours a week. <br /><br />From there I actually tend to go one step further and actively cheat. E. G. Recently I cheated myself to level up faster in Sudeki, a nice Xbox era action RPG, cutting all grinding out of the game. My finish time still doesn't beat what 'how long to beat' but otherwise I probably would have taken twice the 10 hours.Develinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413260898487607418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64933009688913488282017-08-20T23:38:52.286-04:002017-08-20T23:38:52.286-04:00Although I agree that's logical, the game make...Although I agree that's logical, the game makes it clear that nothing survives passage except for the Eternal Dagger. I'm sure if I'd equipped leather armor it wouldn't have let me through.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39429570604779465102017-08-20T20:20:37.160-04:002017-08-20T20:20:37.160-04:00The sword was the Eternal Dagger.
I mean, the ogre...The sword was the Eternal Dagger.<br />I mean, the ogres might use it as a dagger. Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69082526370396218362017-08-20T20:17:53.707-04:002017-08-20T20:17:53.707-04:00Well, those extra content probably will be too muc...Well, those extra content probably will be too much for you to handle. <br /><br />It's quite usual in a few fighting games back in the 90s and early 00s where the hardest AI boss will only appear if you had never lost a single round in all your fights.<br /><br />Even if you're playing at the lowest level to meet him, his difficulty level is still maxed.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10297594911967331022017-08-19T11:47:14.378-04:002017-08-19T11:47:14.378-04:00"Why does the box show them stepping through ..."Why does the box show them stepping through the portal with equipment?! This would have been the one time that nudity was justified."<br /><br />Didn't you say that the eternal dagger was able to go through because it was alive at some point? Wouldn't that apply to some of the armor the people is wearing in that picture (but not the sword)? Leather was kind of alive at some pointshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74142114191775346542017-08-19T11:44:25.788-04:002017-08-19T11:44:25.788-04:00I have one problem with lowering the difficulty, a...I have one problem with lowering the difficulty, and that's when some games give you access to extra content when selecting the harder levelsshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50398686123198471162017-08-19T11:08:21.423-04:002017-08-19T11:08:21.423-04:00Argh, I don't understand why games do this. Wh...Argh, I don't understand why games do this. Why spend the whole game making item accrual and upgrading a core component of advancement only to arbitrarily take it away for the last dungeon? That really sucks. Like if the game just halved your levels for no reason at the end.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031332983375940560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53844410815371270942017-08-18T15:19:55.324-04:002017-08-18T15:19:55.324-04:00Yes, that's what I meant. Alas, having now exp...Yes, that's what I meant. Alas, having now experienced the game, I'm afraid there is no such connection.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1874675234361120672017-08-18T15:19:23.151-04:002017-08-18T15:19:23.151-04:00It was a point of pride thing. I don't have an...It was a point of pride thing. I don't have any problem with setting the desired difficulty at the beginning of the game, or even changing it during the first 10-15% of the game, after you've had a chance to feel what that means. But changing it ust fort he final combats feels like subverting all of the skill-building (both yours and your characters) that you've spent hours on.<br /><br />But between hours of tedious grinding and being able to document the end of the game for the purposes of my blog, I'll probably be erring towards the latter more often.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43861257922720510282017-08-18T15:16:02.625-04:002017-08-18T15:16:02.625-04:00I shouldn't have played it right after Wizard&...I shouldn't have played it right after <i>Wizard's Crown</i>. The tactical combat is indeed a highlight, but two games in a row of it is too much.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80835736745157349182017-08-18T09:19:27.294-04:002017-08-18T09:19:27.294-04:00I'm glad to see a playthrough of this game. I ...I'm glad to see a playthrough of this game. I never got to play it, only ride shotgun as my cousin played it. I loved Wizard's Crown, though. I found it kind of ironic, though - you use Quick Combat to get through the game, but the main thing I enjoyed about these two games was the tactical combat!<br /><br />Either way, thanks for playing this and writing it up.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87311626237435487012017-08-17T22:52:39.356-04:002017-08-17T22:52:39.356-04:00Wow, Might and Magic 3 is coming up soon...one of ...Wow, Might and Magic 3 is coming up soon...one of the best RPGs of all time.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26379229102486413862017-08-17T19:30:23.749-04:002017-08-17T19:30:23.749-04:00I really, really dislike that concept. Having it b...I really, really dislike that concept. Having it be too difficult because of bad design decisions is a problem, but the notion that games should default to being "trivially surmountable" is one of the biggest reasons I find myself gravitating more and more to older games, despite the fact that newer ones generally do have better polish on the design and mechanics.<br /><br />Difficulty levels alone don't solve this issue, as making games default to easily completable generally results in oversimplified mechanics that can't be fixed just by (for example) ramping up enemy damage and health.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a well designed game that is built to be difficult can generally function just fine with an easier difficulty that ramps up player health and damage, making more power-ups spawn, or whatever.<br />Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75742811984903936002017-08-17T18:54:32.439-04:002017-08-17T18:54:32.439-04:00If I, as someone who's spent the majority of m...If I, as someone who's spent the majority of my life playing videogames, have to lower the difficulty beyond the recommended "default" in order to complete a game, then it leaves me with a nagging feeling that either (a) I've missed some key content or skill that's a core part of the game, and thus haven't experienced the game properly, or (b) the designers screwed up. Either way it's frustrating. It's always better to have an easy option rather than just block player progress but the default difficulty should be fairly trivially surmountable for an experienced gamer.GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.com