tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post6593958007153136946..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 333: Waxworks (1992)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1476433168358213532021-03-15T02:28:33.251-04:002021-03-15T02:28:33.251-04:00Noticing that people had commented with correction...Noticing that people had commented with corrections, and seeing some other minor issues, I asked the Digital Antiquarian at one point whether he preferred such issues be pointed out as comments or privately through e-mail. He said he preferred e-mail. So while apparently he's willing to accept comments pointing out errors, it's not the way he'd prefer to get them either.<br /><br />(That was years ago, though, and I never actually got around to sending him those e-mails... hm.)Jalen Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973042209003357278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82091919298390711812019-07-15T12:07:19.325-04:002019-07-15T12:07:19.325-04:00You absolutely need to map every period except may...You absolutely need to map every period except maybe the graveyard one. Without this you have no hope of winning.<br /><br />In general, the game has a great atmosphere and some genuinely interesting ideas and puzzles, but is ridiculously unforgiving in that missing a single item or failing to perform a set of actions in precisely the right order will render it unwinnable. For example, it's perfectly possible to make a mistake at the very beginning of one of the periods, only to find you're missing a vital item near the end. Also, there are lots and lots of red herring items.<br /><br />What's worse, sometimes logical solutions won't work. One I can think of is in London, where you specifically need the sword cane to fight - even though you can find a sabre and a shotgun, you can't use them!<br /><br />Now that I think of it, the game does remind me of some of the most unfair Fighting Fantasy gamebooks.Boris Blažinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819683226257736371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22248577715901347982019-07-10T04:07:20.635-04:002019-07-10T04:07:20.635-04:00I used a very similar approach to Tristan Gall, a ...I used a very similar approach to Tristan Gall, a bit more strict mathematically. I found out that there are four possible solutions, with C equal to 0, 1, 2, and 3. If C is greater than 3, A and E become greater than 9.<br /><br />I also love PoorKay's approach, that is mathematically impeccable, and he gets to four solutions, too.<br /><br />I wonder if all four solutions would work. Abacoshttps://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Abacosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69344736899284482252019-06-29T17:42:23.780-04:002019-06-29T17:42:23.780-04:00"They said you was hung."
"And they..."They said you was hung."<br />"And they was right."<br /><br />--Blazing SaddlesKishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456086726407491007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51953329524912584532019-06-27T14:28:03.102-04:002019-06-27T14:28:03.102-04:00I mean, the whole scenario takes about 30 minutes ...I mean, the whole scenario takes about 30 minutes if you've already run through it a few times. It's your time, but I'd take a day's break and then give it another run.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33455063395155462882019-06-26T23:33:28.924-04:002019-06-26T23:33:28.924-04:00Ugh, and then I hit another one. It lets you put ...Ugh, and then I hit another one. It lets you put both charcoal in the same handkerchief, and then if you put that in the thing that it goes in, there's no way to get the second charcoal out and you can't harvest another one.<br /><br />This time I don't have a save anywhere reasonably before it - because again, it took such a long time to realise what I'd done wrong - so I guess "screw Waxworks"?GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-175164292516375962019-06-26T18:10:22.511-04:002019-06-26T18:10:22.511-04:00Yes, the mine cart. I felt very swift for dodging...Yes, the mine cart. I felt very swift for dodging it the first time, and thought that that was the whole puzzle (because the boulders in the pyramid always neatly end up somewhere non-problematic once you dodge them). Played for another 90 minutes or so before I realised the problem while checking a walkthrough to help me with another puzzle.<br /><br />I really enjoy the process of mapping this game, but every last actual puzzle feels like it's been playtested precisely zero times.GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70320610720327403372019-06-26T08:23:59.794-04:002019-06-26T08:23:59.794-04:00Was it the mine cart thing? That got me twice.Was it the mine cart thing? That got me twice.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45756054665705087792019-06-26T04:58:48.162-04:002019-06-26T04:58:48.162-04:00Ugh, I just encountered the dead-man-walking scena...Ugh, I just encountered the dead-man-walking scenario in the mine level. Inexcusable. I have a save from not *too* far back but I'm not sure I can be bothered...GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21918860138295710772019-06-24T07:56:16.591-04:002019-06-24T07:56:16.591-04:00Quick note on combat: Apparently most enemies have...Quick note on combat: Apparently most enemies have weak spots, and aiming for them kills them much faster than general attacks. This may be the reason why you sometimes kill them without being hit once, and sometimes get destroyed without seemingly harming them at all.MOZAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56169170294700713452019-06-23T05:10:38.941-04:002019-06-23T05:10:38.941-04:00The death screens are the only reason my 12-year-o...The death screens are the only reason my 12-year-old self wanted to have the game.Andreas Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627726032225417912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18677993239103691772019-06-23T01:57:55.599-04:002019-06-23T01:57:55.599-04:00Forgot to say thank you for finding the article Eo...Forgot to say thank you for finding the article EonFafnir.Honor Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992100501425422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81105107084174172342019-06-23T01:51:41.638-04:002019-06-23T01:51:41.638-04:00Oh yeah that clears up a lot all right. Its defini...Oh yeah that clears up a lot all right. Its definitely a numbers filed off then....only question is whether or not they had tried to get a deal with the movie company and lost it or not.<br /><br />And on the scenario change. That makes sense. If I recall correctly the Dracula one they changed to zombies was a seduction scene in the movie, and the De Sade scene was him trying to dance the Masochism Tango with the heroine. They might have had just a small problem trying to adapt those. De Sade swordfight woulda still been awesome though.Honor Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992100501425422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49247519168306921062019-06-22T23:39:45.952-04:002019-06-22T23:39:45.952-04:00Thank you.
Also: time spent playing the game as...Thank you. <br /><br />Also: time spent playing the game as intended 20%<br />Time spent knowing what the basic solution to a puzzle is and fighting the interface to work out exactly what combination of inputs actually put the sand into the frikkin' pot: 80%GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45573740379125098472019-06-22T14:38:36.932-04:002019-06-22T14:38:36.932-04:00Regarding killing things: things go faster if you ...Regarding killing things: things go faster if you hit stuff in a certain order.<br /><br />Regarding the sound and music: you would really really do yourself a favor in the music department if you changed the game to the Amiga version (I could even provide you with the necessary files and settings for WinUAE because I played the game back in January)<br /><br />Also: never forget checking the inside of pots etc.DANoWARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702243464532327411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80260423854493644972019-06-21T22:47:16.418-04:002019-06-21T22:47:16.418-04:00It seems that they changed the Marquis de Sade sce...It seems that they changed the Marquis de Sade scenario for the Jack the Ripper one on the eleventh hour.EonFafnirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744213515441037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46193892228378614502019-06-21T22:33:52.898-04:002019-06-21T22:33:52.898-04:00Maybe this interview could shed some light to the ...Maybe this interview could shed some light to the matter: https://archive.org/details/ZeroIssue28Feb92/page/n53EonFafnirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744213515441037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79445697928657725412019-06-21T22:31:40.752-04:002019-06-21T22:31:40.752-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.EonFafnirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744213515441037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18085176799157788732019-06-21T21:44:10.180-04:002019-06-21T21:44:10.180-04:00Hunh now that Ethanland mentions it....the sequel ...Hunh now that Ethanland mentions it....the sequel DID drop in 1992 and instead of Wax scenes the wiki says " these worlds comprise "God's video game," where God and the devil battle over the fate of the world, each victory being reflected in events occurring in the real world", and the protagonists become people in that world (even thinking they are that person sometimes). That is a heck of a lot of overlap.Honor Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992100501425422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33586583032765190432019-06-21T18:14:44.365-04:002019-06-21T18:14:44.365-04:00Also, I find it somewhat funny that game number 33...Also, I find it somewhat funny that game number 333 (the little brother of 666) is a horror game. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38302915144860303502019-06-21T18:13:37.287-04:002019-06-21T18:13:37.287-04:00Considering the Elvira games were also based on an...Considering the Elvira games were also based on an existing horror franchise, a licensing deal that fell through wouldn't be all that surprising. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88765800025374978232019-06-21T17:04:53.428-04:002019-06-21T17:04:53.428-04:00Sorry to be pedantic, whom. I know, me. I know. Mo...Sorry to be pedantic, whom. I know, me. I know. Mobile phone and watching and anime at the same time.Risingson Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915480026187953569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73466938061115795772019-06-21T17:03:52.922-04:002019-06-21T17:03:52.922-04:00The film is fun I think.
And please add me to the...The film is fun I think.<br /><br />And please add me to the list of people for who the horrorsoft games never clicked. I learnt to love Simon The Sorcerer 1 with time (it is still one of the most beautiful adventures out there) but their tendency to have a mean anti charismatic main character also pulls me away from the fun in their point n click era.Risingson Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915480026187953569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86090741291535243492019-06-21T16:24:49.603-04:002019-06-21T16:24:49.603-04:00Sorry to be pedantic, but wasn't Charlotte Cor...Sorry to be pedantic, but wasn't Charlotte Corday a republican, not a royalist?<br /><br />(I think everyone should start adopting the moniker "Pedantic Butt" whenever they make these kinds of corrections. "Sorry to be Pedantic Butt. Actually...")PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28283848094916482952019-06-21T16:09:40.469-04:002019-06-21T16:09:40.469-04:00Stuff like this always makes me wonder if there wa...Stuff like this always makes me wonder if there was a licensing deal that fell through, or if the devs were trying from the start to make a serial numbers filed off adaptationTwibathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872080022551062309noreply@blogger.com