tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post5068521035298375973..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 310: Le Maître Absolu (1989)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56136531292029073792022-05-26T22:32:17.649-04:002022-05-26T22:32:17.649-04:00Call of Cthulhu isn't quite like that. If you ...Call of Cthulhu isn't quite like that. If you take time off between adventures you can get your temporary sanity back. Your permanent sanity goes down when you learn more about the mythos, however. But that often comes with access to spells from reading Tomes. Meanwhile, your mundane skills get better after each adventure, but it is based on use with a low cap, and the better you are at something the lower the chance you get better at it. <br /><br />So experienced investigators tend to be more fragile due to their lower max sanity, and more well-rounded then starting characters, but I wouldn't say they are OVERALL weaker.<br /><br />(Based on pre-7th edition rules. I played 6e quite a bit and it hasn't changed much over time....except for 7e which I've only played once at a con) Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68248148279318677752018-12-18T02:13:48.058-05:002018-12-18T02:13:48.058-05:00Yes, on those years some companies were starting t...Yes, on those years some companies were starting to use pre-rendered sprites and textures on their games. It gives them quite a distinctive lookshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43974909534377472232018-12-17T09:47:49.530-05:002018-12-17T09:47:49.530-05:00Yeah, Mobygames has some images of UK-printed disk...Yeah, Mobygames has some images of UK-printed disks from 1992, I stand corrected. Wow, its graphics and UI are really advanced for 1992. VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48180352606747200582018-12-16T21:53:10.152-05:002018-12-16T21:53:10.152-05:00I checked this out. There are already reviews from...I checked this out. There are already reviews from Dec. 1992 in European magazinesshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49136609899439092592018-12-16T17:24:43.945-05:002018-12-16T17:24:43.945-05:00My notes says:
"Europe: 1992. US: March 1993&...My notes says:<br />"Europe: 1992. US: March 1993"<br />PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64671367366639622812018-12-16T17:17:58.159-05:002018-12-16T17:17:58.159-05:00By the way, you list Legacy Realm of Terror as a 1...By the way, you list Legacy Realm of Terror as a 1992 game, while going by most sources (including manual and box scans on MoCAGH) it was released in 1993.VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5955176204119577452018-12-16T15:36:23.343-05:002018-12-16T15:36:23.343-05:00Oh, I meant to add Realms of Arkania to that list,...Oh, I meant to add <i>Realms of Arkania</i> to that list, and thanks for the note about it appearing twice. I deleted the alias.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89728647540664805752018-12-16T15:34:00.569-05:002018-12-16T15:34:00.569-05:00I know for sure I'll enjoy The Dark Queen of K...I know for sure I'll enjoy <i>The Dark Queen of Krynn</i>, <i>Ultima VII</i>, <i>The Lord of the Rings, vol. II</i>, and <i>Might and Magic IV</i> (though I'm saving that one for last). I suspect, but don't know, that I'll enjoy <i>Darklands</i>, <i>The Magic Candle III</i>, <i>Ishar</i>, <i>Amberstar</i>, and <i>Spelljammer</i>. I figure I'll keep using the random method, but if more than 6 or so games go by without one of these titles, I may manually intervene.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73088389482838547462018-12-16T15:30:01.208-05:002018-12-16T15:30:01.208-05:00I don't have an opinion on the arguments here,...I don't have an opinion on the arguments here, but I'll just say that I prefer a fantasy setting for aesthetic reasons. I also spend less time worrying about plot holes with fantasy RPGs. Sci-fi RPGs have me wondering if society really needs robots, androids, AND cyborgs.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26880082867803155532018-12-16T15:28:05.029-05:002018-12-16T15:28:05.029-05:00Good luck, Isaac, and let us know what you think o...Good luck, Isaac, and let us know what you think of the higher-ranked games that you try.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47932308999228986852018-12-16T15:27:44.041-05:002018-12-16T15:27:44.041-05:00Thanks, shankao. It would have taken me a couple o...Thanks, shankao. It would have taken me a couple of days to get back here.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64413588764950035142018-12-16T05:21:35.674-05:002018-12-16T05:21:35.674-05:00"If I HAD strategically placed games that wou..."If I HAD strategically placed games that wouldn't give me any trouble, CDS would have been one of the cornerstones. It's probably too early for another one."<br /><br />I count 52 games left in 1992 (Realms of Akardia appears twice), and about 10 games that I know or at least recognize by name (implying they are somewhat well known and reasonably playable for an advanced player). So playing one every 5-6 games seems reasonable if you want to spread them out evenly.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24649578093732568332018-12-16T05:03:00.760-05:002018-12-16T05:03:00.760-05:00Call me a cynic but I'd say we're much clo...Call me a cynic but I'd say we're much closer to a medieval society than a futuristic one. ;)<br /><br />Hand grenades and bandages aren't exactly futuristic. Imagine nano-robots injected into the blood-stream, quickly repairing any damage to the body. Doesn't make much sense if you think a lot about it, but if suspension of disbelief didn't work for science fiction noone would read it.<br /><br />But I was mostly referring to the point "what's left to develop". Well, why would you develop cyborgs, modern weapons and medicine, if you can summon spirits, kill and heal, etc. by magic?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56820069668663285022018-12-15T21:53:56.655-05:002018-12-15T21:53:56.655-05:00The big difference is that a future society is fun...The big difference is that a future society is fundamentally closer to the modern one, in a sort of inversion of the not-really-medieval trappings common to fantasy. Those are cases of us including "anachronistic" elements because we don't really stop to think "was this a thing?"<br /><br />With a futuristic setting, we run into the opposite problem. <br /><br />The dynamics of a fireball spell are total blanks to us - we can just fill in whatever we want, and it works.<br /><br />A hand grenade? We have a lot of preconceptions about how those work, from TV and video games. When a grenade in-game works differently from what we expect (even if it is correct and our idea is not), it is jarring.<br /><br />We know how long it takes injuries to heal. In a fantasy setting, this isn't a big deal - just have a cleric zap it and you're good to go. In a future setting it feels off to have a guy slap on a bandage and be done with it - we instinctively know something's off there.Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14885019002785591592018-12-15T10:22:27.454-05:002018-12-15T10:22:27.454-05:00I don't see a principal difference between fut...I don't see a principal difference between futuristic and fantasy RPGs (which aren't that medieval - especially as far as society is concerned). Technology is the equivalent of magic. Nukes and cyborgs? Just powerful magic and summoned spirits. Modern medicine? Healing spells. And so on...<br /><br />It's just that there are so many more fantasy RPGs that certain standards have been established and we know what to expect from most games.<br /><br />In tabletop RPGs I found futuristic settings harder to play. We have a basic grasp how a fantasy society works, but not so much for futuristic societies. E.g., how do you tip a beggar in a cashless society? Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83546746349562350592018-12-15T01:36:13.829-05:002018-12-15T01:36:13.829-05:00You can see the link to the master list in the sid...You can see the link to the master list in the sidebar at the top right (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ar06A8hYXxv3dEFVbWJzb1J5S3BqWjRDRng2TUxkUVE&usp=sharing).<br />Also, if you just want to get into CRPGs, there's the last list in the sidebar of recommended onesshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22180360819127247052018-12-14T23:59:20.893-05:002018-12-14T23:59:20.893-05:00Hello,
I've recently started getting really i...Hello,<br /><br />I've recently started getting really into crpgs and I'm interested in playing some older ones. I've been reading random posts from your blog and I think it is fascinating! My question is this: do you have a page somewhere of all the games you've played with a GIMLET rating next to them? I personally really like your rating system and would like to try some of the higher ranked games, but I can't find a list of scores anywhere and I really can't click through every post to look at them. If you have it that's great... if not I might try and write a script that comes to your blog and scrapes the data. Thanks!Isaac Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059676629414550780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81776371004913376432018-12-14T22:53:46.216-05:002018-12-14T22:53:46.216-05:00I too like this idea. It not only makes the game m...I too like this idea. It not only makes the game more lifelike but it also discourages grinding. The whole idea of a person becoming more damage resistant as a result of constant abuse and injury strikes me as silly.<br />I can see it work if a game lets you toughen up and improve your skills but then they degrade as your levels get higher. You'd "know more" but you certainly wouldn't be able to keep up with the young'uns for long.<br />Mr. Pavonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286558267156792637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83489671608546562182018-12-14T12:36:23.746-05:002018-12-14T12:36:23.746-05:00While a PnP RPG and not a CRPG, Call of Cthulhu fo...While a PnP RPG and not a CRPG, Call of Cthulhu follows that model. The players are start of naive investigators and over time, end up driven insane or dead by the horrors they uncover. Systems are in place to manage the decent into insanity and all the effects on the player as they begin to crack.PirateGrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42055502332069463602018-12-14T10:00:51.133-05:002018-12-14T10:00:51.133-05:00I didn't mean to imply that seventh Wizardry i...I didn't mean to imply that seventh Wizardry is poorly-known game. If anything, Bane of the Cosmic Forge and Crusaders of the Dark Savant represent a point in the series where Wizardry was starting to get recognition in Europe, where the earlier titles had been relatively unknown as opposed to the more popular Bard's Tale and Ultima series.<br /><br />Rather, I meant that COTDS can be confusing in some of its quests and puzzles and while it is one of the classics in the genre, it is also infamous for requiring huge amount of investment in time. After completing something like that playing through Ys I & II Chronicles+ could be nice change of pace before tackling the next demanding CRPG. :)DamoclesAlphanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65242881982572319432018-12-14T04:13:41.151-05:002018-12-14T04:13:41.151-05:00There is one roguelike that's been made with t...There is one roguelike that's been made with the premise that you start strong, at the top of your abilities, and then you grow weaker over the game.<br /><br />http://www.randomstuff.org.uk/~geoffrey/roguelikes/aquesttoofar.htmlviilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38491470157012085902018-12-13T22:22:31.095-05:002018-12-13T22:22:31.095-05:00On your master list, Ragnarok seems to be a 1992-r...On your master list, Ragnarok seems to be a 1992-released game (in Europe) instead of 1993. Mobygame's decision to list USA release dates on their main page strikes again.<br />See https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ragnarok/release-infoshankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40476265645931991412018-12-13T21:22:43.028-05:002018-12-13T21:22:43.028-05:00Keep up the good work and hopefully find some comf...Keep up the good work and hopefully find some comfort in knowing that most of your readers love what you are doingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21663992734502067582018-12-13T18:16:05.600-05:002018-12-13T18:16:05.600-05:00"French developers made RPGs after this, of c..."French developers made RPGs after this, of course, but they lose a lot of their outré characteristics in favor of a more conventional western RPG experience." - oh just you wait until you get to E.Y.E :DVKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2234480286563825332018-12-13T13:03:29.976-05:002018-12-13T13:03:29.976-05:00I've been letting randomization pick the 1992 ...I've been letting randomization pick the 1992 games so far. I'm not sure I agree with Damocles's thesis, though, because <i>Crusaders of the Dark Savant</i> is a pretty well-known game that I was destined to like at least a little. If I HAD strategically placed games that wouldn't give me any trouble, CDS would have been one of the cornerstones. It's probably too early for another one.<br /><br />I'll just be happy when 1989 is over. This last batch is killing me. Two Color Computer games and THREE Mac games?! Kill me now.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com