tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7386770365829231856..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 100: Dragon Wars (1989)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46359005875768186112023-01-08T16:10:07.080-05:002023-01-08T16:10:07.080-05:00I think this will be my new policy: when someone c...I think this will be my new policy: when someone comments on an old entry, I'll re-read the entire entry. That way, I can refresh my memory about some of the features of titles I played years ago. <br /><br />I have virtually no memory of playing this game. Re-reading this now, it sounds fun. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70674612024930292222023-01-08T03:43:26.033-05:002023-01-08T03:43:26.033-05:00@tristan gall:
of the games chester's played ...@tristan gall:<br /><br />of the games chester's played so far [up to where i've read, anyway], the two i have most anticipated were ultima 4 - since that game is just so monumentally different from everything else [in terms of it's plot, at least] and also dark heart of uukrul, which i've always known of as a bit of an underdog in the rpg community.<br /><br />[and to a lesser extent quest for glory 1/hero's quest 1, but that's always been a known quantity for me, since i lean more toward the adventure game spectrum of video games.]<br /><br />i hope you enjoyed his postings on this particular game when he finally got here. :)lostwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697299839262994456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85156224281857819952023-01-07T22:04:48.132-05:002023-01-07T22:04:48.132-05:0010 years ago I was hyped for this playthrough desp...10 years ago I was hyped for this playthrough despite never having played it :)Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19079454639174406412023-01-06T15:37:44.964-05:002023-01-06T15:37:44.964-05:00this one hasn't been built up by your audience...this one hasn't been built up by your audience /quite/ as much as dark heart of uukrul/starflight were, but there's clearly been some anticipation about getting to this particular game, so i'm very curious to see how this turns out.<br /><br />i never played it - my interest in crpg's always existed, but the actual thought of playing them filled me with dread [because they just seemed like such massive time investments, with sometimes very little payout for your trouble], but i've seen it around the internet and i /love/ the title of the game.<br /><br />i've always wanted a game that had dragons in it that you could treat as friends and could quest with. while dragon wars is obviously not that game, the name of it might have given that impression at a casual glance at the store in ye olden times.<br /><br />very much looking forward to your coverage of this.lostwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697299839262994456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76783467358970324092022-09-02T06:13:37.568-04:002022-09-02T06:13:37.568-04:00Also, if i remember correctly, there is an area wh...Also, if i remember correctly, there is an area where the dead are piled up and you can hide yourself to be thrown over the wall into the river as a supposed body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55934069220108976632021-07-20T11:47:54.488-04:002021-07-20T11:47:54.488-04:00Wow, first comment on this article in eight years....Wow, first comment on this article in eight years...! Anyway, the introduction to this game sound reminded me startlingly of Brandon Sanderson's "Elantris:" thrown into a walled-in zone of poor folk and forced to make one's own way, despite starting with only the shirt on one's back. Pretty common tropes, but it still caught my imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42972199512505074342013-06-10T18:10:29.904-04:002013-06-10T18:10:29.904-04:00Sorry to say after watching the movie I didn't...Sorry to say after watching the movie I didn't really like it (OK, seeing The Emperor as a priest was a pretty enjoyable double-take for me). It definitely wasn't Lord of the Rings (the Peter Jackson movies, I had my fill with The Two Towers and half of The Return of the King book versions) or my beloved The Chronicles of Narnia (got a compilation of all of them at Christmas 2005 and blasted through all the books before vacation ended).<br /><br />Also, I remember when I kilt Humbabba I got a "Fenrir Magicite".Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64627611333082219362013-06-05T17:33:14.192-04:002013-06-05T17:33:14.192-04:00Well, I wish I'd known about swim. I ended up ...Well, I wish I'd known about swim. I ended up giving it to ALL of my characters because I thought not having it was the reason that I went "splash!" in all the rivers instead of being able to cross them. I guess not. I should have experimented and reloaded instead of saving after wasting the points.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84850328913740696492013-06-05T17:30:30.534-04:002013-06-05T17:30:30.534-04:00Yes, I suspended that rule for this game for the r...Yes, I suspended that rule for this game for the reasons that you state.<br /><br />I appreciate the ROT13'd tips, but I've declined to translate them just yet, since I'm not exactly having any huge problems.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53709771723320469962013-06-05T17:24:32.515-04:002013-06-05T17:24:32.515-04:00I suppose the shield thing makes sense if you imag...I suppose the shield thing makes sense if you imagine it's strapped to the arm or something.<br /><br />It's hard to imagine a roleplaying choice to sell yourself into slavery even if it opens some interesting options. But I like how it enhances the replayability of the game.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57483014089004734152013-06-05T17:22:25.318-04:002013-06-05T17:22:25.318-04:00I meant to mention that since Irkalla and Nergal a...I meant to mention that since Irkalla and Nergal are also both Mesopotamian gods, it's clear that was the source for DW specifically.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17478346616053141902013-06-05T17:20:10.462-04:002013-06-05T17:20:10.462-04:00It was also the name of the "DNA Mad Scientis...It was also the name of the "DNA Mad Scientist" in a particularly good <i>Farscape</i> episode. In that episode, he did indeed turn out to be a mutated rat-like creature, so it's tough to say whether they went to Mesopotamian mythology on that or not.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71975677275188065972013-06-05T17:18:25.702-04:002013-06-05T17:18:25.702-04:00I compared DW and MM a little in my last posting. ...I compared DW and MM a little in my last posting. I do like the randomness in MM2, but for the story it was such an absurd melange of themes and dumb jokes that I think DW performs much better as a narrative.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31587010703867916912013-06-05T17:16:12.144-04:002013-06-05T17:16:12.144-04:00I did exchange some e-mails with Andrew Schultz. B...I did exchange some e-mails with Andrew Schultz. But I think I ended up overwhelming him with questions, and he declined to submit to such an interrogation for my blog.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61692390373880692882013-06-05T17:02:50.977-04:002013-06-05T17:02:50.977-04:00I actually didn't find it easy to miss, since ...I actually didn't find it easy to miss, since I couldn't tell from the image that the picture was supposed to represent a chasm, and I just blundered onto it. It didn't occur to me to keep doing it and restarting the game, but as you say, that would be "cheesy" anyway.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48471098330975289332013-06-05T17:00:46.876-04:002013-06-05T17:00:46.876-04:00Yes, take another look at it. The story is half of...Yes, take another look at it. The story is half of what makes it fun!CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77847249488455341072013-06-05T16:59:45.578-04:002013-06-05T16:59:45.578-04:00Take my blog with a grain of salt on BT2-3; I seem...Take my blog with a grain of salt on BT2-3; I seem to be among the minority in my active dislike of those games, and some of that was related to some misunderstandings about the rules and such.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27041320635105179682013-06-05T13:02:55.013-04:002013-06-05T13:02:55.013-04:00I'm excited about this play through. Bard'...I'm excited about this play through. Bard's Tale 1-3 were my obsessions when I was a kid (although their flaws would surely be more apparent now), and I'd always wondered about the unofficial sequel. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73009604482828221922013-06-05T12:24:49.998-04:002013-06-05T12:24:49.998-04:00Lbh pna nyfb or ernyyl purrfl naq trg hayvzvgrq fx...Lbh pna nyfb or ernyyl purrfl naq trg hayvzvgrq fxvyy cbvagf. Vs lbh xabj jung lbh ner qbvat, lbh pna dhvpxyl (cebonoyl va haqre n zvahgr) trg gur fxvyy cbvagf, naq gura erfgneg gur tnzr jvgu gur fnzr punenpgref. Gur tnzr jbeyq vf erfrg, vapyhqvat gur fxvyy cbvag obahf, ohg lbhe punenpgref ner abg. Ercrng hagvy lbh trg oberq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28211719252706600422013-06-05T11:49:13.314-04:002013-06-05T11:49:13.314-04:00This game looks really cool indeed... I liked the ...This game looks really cool indeed... I liked the first Bard's Tale very much, but never played the 2&3 (and your blog kind of discouraged me to). <br /><br />I may give that a run at some point!Georgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801694109856585537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41854346168950956142013-06-05T05:24:10.234-04:002013-06-05T05:24:10.234-04:00(rot'd spoilers)
V oryvrir gung orsber lbh pn...(rot'd spoilers)<br /><br />V oryvrir gung orsber lbh pna qb gung, lbh arrq gb fnpevsvpr fbzrguvat gb bar bs Vexnyyn'f fgnghrf va gur birejbeyq - gurer'f bar va Chetngbel naq bar ng gur Cvytevz Qbpx. N ybj zntvp fpebyy vf n tbbq pubvpr.<br /><br />Guvf vf n ernyyl tbbq jnl gb tvir ybj zntvp gb nyy bs lbhe svtugref, fvapr vg pbairavragyl erdhverf svir fxvyy cbvagf.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633618048971764059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69172039120569465632013-06-05T05:18:06.874-04:002013-06-05T05:18:06.874-04:00I think I was too young when I played this - got t...I think I was too young when I played this - got to the end without ending it, did not understand ANYTHING about the storyline.<br /><br />I guess I have to revisit this, fifteen years later.Clarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488871871166757469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53077781465328531032013-06-05T02:42:48.350-04:002013-06-05T02:42:48.350-04:00There's a really useful but also really easy t...There's a really useful but also really easy to miss easter egg in the Underworld:<br /><br />Gelvat gb whzc (jnyx) vagb n pregnva cvg jvyy tvir lbh n bar-gvzr qbfr bs 5 fxvyy cbvagf sbe rnpu punenpgre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31884952004045763902013-06-05T01:50:16.130-04:002013-06-05T01:50:16.130-04:00That's the giant that Gilgamesh and Enkidu def...That's the giant that Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeated, right? I think it was called slightly differently in Croatian, but I can't remember exactly. It just sounds familiar.Nikola (Blogging Games)http://addictedgamewise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32847102210654749012013-06-04T23:42:45.447-04:002013-06-04T23:42:45.447-04:00Dude, that's not cool. You gotta give a guy a ...Dude, that's not cool. You gotta give a guy a chance to clean up his <i>Bard's Tale</i> postings before you invite a woman over unannounced.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com