tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post6979696711186131048..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Sorcerian: Three More Quests, Final RatingCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5283994571104133892013-05-27T19:20:35.843-04:002013-05-27T19:20:35.843-04:00More colours and more pixles allow an artist more ...More colours and more pixles allow an artist more space to work with, which allows the creation of better art. Early computers were so constrained (CGA with its 4 colours, artists working in odious shades as their only options) that even a relatively poor artist could surpass the best was done in that era with relative ease. However, more space to work in doesn't help you if you don't know how to use it, so it is not uncommon for a artist working on a more constrained system to surpass better ones by better use of the colours, pixles, etc that he or she has available to them. <br /><br />That said, I firmly believe that if the same artist is working in a better medium they will produce better art.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58270268095069173272013-05-26T22:49:01.842-04:002013-05-26T22:49:01.842-04:00The concept of what "looks best" is subj...The concept of what "looks best" is subjective, though people certainly assume some degree of objectivity to it as well (more colors > fewer colors, higher resolution > lower resolution, that sort of thing, generally) ... but those Sorcerian screenshots are painful to look at. Yes, in theory, they are higher-resolution and higher-color than basically everything else he has played, but it almost looks like there are garbage pixels spewed randomly on every part of the screen due to the way ... well, I do not know enough technical details to know WHAT that is all about, but it looks like someone scratched the screen with sandpaper until it looked awful. Or like it is out-of-focus all the time. Or both.<br /><br />This reminds me of the classic argument I had on a BBS(!) in 1996, where a half-dozen people were arguing that Mario 64 was the best-looking game of all time, and I was furiously telling them that they were being actively obtuse and had to acknowledge that Myst was far better-looking, even if was barely a game.Quarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68802489190066973292012-10-07T04:21:41.708-04:002012-10-07T04:21:41.708-04:00Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I agree with yo...Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I agree with you right up to the end. I didn't continue with the game not because of the anime thing (it really wasn't all that prominent) but because I didn't like the gameplay. It was more of an action game than an RPG, and the combat mechanism was absurd.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27590629013336074352012-10-04T10:41:56.900-04:002012-10-04T10:41:56.900-04:00My guess is that the anime-style discussion has a ...My guess is that the anime-style discussion has a lot to do with nostalgia. Being a kid of the 80s i grew up watching Japanese cartoons on TV and playing Mario and Zelda on my NES. I did have an Amiga 500 as my first computer, but i never played any RPGs on this. The first game that I recognized as an RPG was Breath of Fire 2 on the SNES, so this is what defined RPGs for me.<br /><br />What I'm trying to say is that to me Anime-style and RPGs work together just perfectly when i was a teen and even later because a lot of the style reminded me of my childhood. Also Japanese games of this era looked way better than their American counterparts - combining 8bit-tech and Animestyle-Design just worked out perfectly back then.<br /><br />I guess that you didnt grow up watching those cartoons and didnt play lots of console games, so you don't feel that kind of nostalgia. Me on the other hand, I don't get why anyone would play a game where the grafics are made of lines like lots of those old PC games. From what I can see from your screenshots Sorcerian looks the best by miles from what we've seen so far, but again, you might see that different.<br /><br />We just grew up in different times and so we see things differently based on our nostalgia. I however understand that anime-fans get kind of angry when someone says they hate anime. I kind of grew out of it, playing more western games nowadays. But I still consider Princess Mononoke the best movie ever made. So that's that.<br /><br />My guess was (and you've basically confirmed it) that you dont like cartoons and animation in general, fair enough. But i have the feeling that you didn't give this game enough time compared to other games because of that. Now, you don't have to play it again or sthg, but maybe you wanna give the next JRPG more time?<br /><br />Love your blog!<br /><br />KidSuneKidSunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342963751398055136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9790554338634357062011-03-07T00:00:03.912-05:002011-03-07T00:00:03.912-05:00Yeah, I'm a little worried about that, too. I&...Yeah, I'm a little worried about that, too. I'll see when it happens. I can probably get past the anime if I have to. I loathe the character portraits in Might & Magic VI and Ultima VII almost as much, and I still think they're great games.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54766274247007747922011-03-05T17:40:16.107-05:002011-03-05T17:40:16.107-05:00I have to ask: What are you going to do when the J...I have to ask: What are you going to do when the JRPG scene picks up and there are 100,000 Final Fantasy clones a year hitting the market in an unplayable tide of buckles and big hair?<br /><br />(Am I the only one who likes a subtle anime style? I agree that Cloud-hair is stupid though.)Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61630039166002496632011-02-22T23:20:56.794-05:002011-02-22T23:20:56.794-05:00Davzz, I wish I'd known about the endgame whil...Davzz, I wish I'd known about the endgame while I was playing because I may have stuck with it. I appreciate the alert for the benefit of future readers.<br /><br />I agree that some of the artwork on the page doesn't look like traditional "anime"-style, but I really don't know what it's supposed to be. It's too high-quality to have been intended for in-game art.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7338498362738904122011-02-17T12:22:17.382-05:002011-02-17T12:22:17.382-05:00Oh, also, apparently you hate "anime" ar...Oh, also, apparently you hate "anime" art but you should check the original art for this game. I think it's very non-anime. I can't find a non-Japanese resource for the art of this game but you should be able to navigate this page with a little experiment.<br /><br />http://homepage2.nifty.com/tkdate/Pc88_98/scenario/scenario.html<br /><br />Just an example:<br />http://homepage2.nifty.com/tkdate/Pc88_98/scenario/sce01.htmlDavzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24977790829426666582011-02-17T12:16:14.547-05:002011-02-17T12:16:14.547-05:00Hey man, don't know if you'll read this si...Hey man, don't know if you'll read this since it's like weeks past but this game is more along the lines of Metroidvanias (like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) more than a standard hack and slash RPGs.<br /><br />Anyway, it's a shame that you couldn't get the music to work because they're one of the draws of the game, although the English PC version screwed up half of the songs by playing them in the wrong areas for some reason.<br /><br />Also, there IS an end-game. After completing all 15 missions, a new mission called "Fight Dragon" appears, where you basically boss-run all the dragons in the game, followed by a new "King Dragon." Beating it gives a really weird ending where the dragon turns to stone or something as it dies while the credits roll and then you return to the title and can continue doing whatever.Davzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73988563629557550212011-01-27T00:01:28.814-05:002011-01-27T00:01:28.814-05:00Giauz, you sure have been hitting me with the supe...Giauz, you sure have been hitting me with the superlatives lately, so I'll be glad to give you a shout-out when I get to POR. But no way am I going back to Swords of Glass. My regret isn't that significant.<br /><br />Anon, I found the HotU site just as you were posting this. Thanks! Anyone want to play Star Saga with me by e-mail? (The correct answer is "no.")CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11085227872262190372011-01-26T02:03:33.793-05:002011-01-26T02:03:33.793-05:00Star Saga may be a multiplayer RPG. It should be p...Star Saga may be a multiplayer RPG. It should be playable alone. I've no idea how well that works.<br /><br />The Home of the Underdogs site with working downloads has a thirty-megabyte documentation pack, which includes a program to turn the game into Play-By-Email.The full documentation seems absolutely necessary, regardless of how the game is played.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16273407225034007592011-01-26T00:59:44.020-05:002011-01-26T00:59:44.020-05:00Hey, I finally got around to creating a google acc...Hey, I finally got around to creating a google account, I had been previously signing anonymously as Glass2099 (composed from part experience I had in London, UK, and part harkening back to when Marvel began making year 2099 versions of their superheroes, e.g. Spiderman 2099), but Giauz (gE-awes) is the name I came up with for my Fighter back in 2008 when I picked up Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (for GameBoy Advance).<br /><br />Signing up to post in forums and blogs can be a pain, but since this is my favorite site lately next to cracked.com and unrealitymag.com I figured why not.<br /><br />About your scoring problem, I think whenever a situation like this where you believe you gave an earlier game the raw deal you should mark it for a quick/partial replay at the end of the current listed release year starting with the end of 1987. I feel that you needed to experience these later games to better refine the grading curve of your admittedly somewhat subjective GIMLET scoring system. Hope this might help rest your conscience.<br /><br />PS. Is it too early to call dibs on having my profile name as a Fighter's name in Pool of Radience (either in that or in The Magic Candle as I am quite excited to see what you think of that game which many crpg enthusiasts have 'waxed' over. Ha!)?Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.com