tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7909859314132223404..comments2024-03-18T21:14:09.798-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Why We're HereCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7067152997144858402023-11-16T13:40:26.180-05:002023-11-16T13:40:26.180-05:00i have to admit, I hadn't quite imagined peopl...i have to admit, I hadn't quite imagined people using the sheet for those purposes, but I'm glad it's been helpful to you either way. Just keep in mind that sometimes a high-rated difficulty is about more than just combat.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47084474355796330252023-11-14T13:55:37.744-05:002023-11-14T13:55:37.744-05:00Just a message to say thanks for making your full ...Just a message to say thanks for making your full scores available in a spreadsheet. I never had a chance to play CRPGs until the mid-90s (Exile: Escape from the Pit, my first and still favourite) and I fell out love with modern gaming about 20 years ago.<br /><br />I'm keen to identify the best of the 80s and 90s to buy from GoG and your spreadsheet helps me identify games that might appeal to me. Firstly, because gameplay and combat are the most important variables for me (and I can filter on them to see I really must play Pool of Radiance) and secondly, by listing their difficulty I get an idea before I start of whether I need to min/max characters or if I can experiment with multiclassing etc without making the game impossible. Really helpful. Here's to the next 490 games!Fergeinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61764438074880297762023-11-14T13:47:53.142-05:002023-11-14T13:47:53.142-05:00Just a message to say thanks for making your full ...Just a message to say thanks for making your full scores available in a spreadsheet. I never had a chance to play CRPGs until the mid-90s (Exile: Escape from the Pit, my first and still favourite) and I fell out love with modern gaming about 20 years ago. I'm keen to identify the best of the 80s and 90s to buy from GoG and your spreadsheet helps me identify games that might appeal to me. Firstly, because gameplay and combat are the most important variables for me (and I can filter on them to see I really must play Pool of Radiance) and secondly, by listing their difficulty I get an idea before I start of whether I need to min/max characters or if I can experiment with multiclassing etc without making the game impossible. Really helpful. Here's to the next 490 games!Fergoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789757185284503904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88135907133855601162023-03-11T02:45:54.301-05:002023-03-11T02:45:54.301-05:00Thank you so much for all your words you've pu...Thank you so much for all your words you've put into this, you must be near five million of them! That's more than three volumes of Gibbon's The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, and I do find it quite humorous that you joked about comparing yourself to a film historian when you have become a defacto guide to the CRPG, both the popular and the weird. Thank you again. vitellusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40433557892901784742022-02-07T10:29:36.797-05:002022-02-07T10:29:36.797-05:00Hi, Leo. I get it. I used to love reading Roger Eb...Hi, Leo. I get it. I used to love reading Roger Ebert's movie reviews even for movies that I never intended to see. I hope my blog gives you some of the same entertainment.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62782927481359808632022-02-05T16:09:13.214-05:002022-02-05T16:09:13.214-05:00Hi Chet. I don`t like CRPGs. My favourite genre is...Hi Chet. I don`t like CRPGs. My favourite genre is the point & click graphic adventure (Maniac Mansion and The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes are my favourite of all time), although i play a lot of FPS since i played Half Life 2, which blew my mind. Anyways, a couple of years ago i started reading a lot of retro gaming blogs and sites, starting with The Adventure Gamer (now The Adventurers Guild). I read several people mentioning your blog, including The Trickster, who admitted that your blog was a main influence to start his. Today i read a lot of blogs like yours: CRPG Adventures, Data Driven Gamer, FRGCB, The Digital Antiquarian, etc....The thing is, although i don`t like CRPGs, i like reading about people who played them, so i figure, heck, let´s go to the primordial spark that started all...and here i am. Maybe, reading this massive body of work i will learn all the tricks to this genre, and maybe i will finally start enjoying this games....for now, a good point to start is reading every single post and comment in chronological order, so i got a lot to chew on for months to come. Cheers from Argentina Leo Vellésnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61057990977656126422020-12-30T13:19:25.061-05:002020-12-30T13:19:25.061-05:00Found out about this blog through the PCGamer arti...Found out about this blog through the PCGamer article and instantly subscribed to the Patreon! I'm a sucker for these kind of chrongaming projects, but sadly there aren't many people insane enough tackle these kind of huge game lists - Chrontendo and Jeremy Parish (both on youtube) are the two others I watch regularly and I'll gladly add this site to the list.<br />I really miss the more insular, community focused feeling of blogs so I'm glad someone out there is still using this format, I look forward to reading through everything!smiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354081253681124801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40367682056306956452020-01-23T18:43:27.383-05:002020-01-23T18:43:27.383-05:00Alright, I'll play conservative with my commen...Alright, I'll play conservative with my comments. I wonder when I'll come across my first comment. I may have commented anonymously at first, and I think I lurked for quite some time before then. This feels like visiting a past lifetime!Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90460226309475639572020-01-23T17:17:32.733-05:002020-01-23T17:17:32.733-05:00That's cool, but don't feel like you HAVE ...That's cool, but don't feel like you HAVE to comment on every entry unless you can think of something to say. Some of them aren't worth it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57287405254883664762020-01-23T12:50:24.652-05:002020-01-23T12:50:24.652-05:00I just wanted to let you know, CA, that I am rerea...I just wanted to let you know, CA, that I am rereading your blog from the beginning. I was going to skip the comments section, but that would be missing so much information. I just got done reading all the comments on this first post. I'll drop at least one comment per post to keep track of my progress. I want to rediscover the deep interest I had for your blog that kept me reading every post as they came out.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />- AdamGiauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86193077098233071442019-08-25T20:35:56.806-04:002019-08-25T20:35:56.806-04:00I wouldn't have minded if you'd posted a l...I wouldn't have minded if you'd posted a link:<br /><br />https://raisingthevgbrow.blogspot.com/<br /><br />It looks promising. I'll try to remember to check in from time to time.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25983122815861891552019-08-19T13:02:37.425-04:002019-08-19T13:02:37.425-04:00Thanks for this blog, it was one of the big three ...Thanks for this blog, it was one of the big three that inspired me to start blogging my own video game journey (Digital Antiquarian and Data Driven Gamer are the other two). Your posts are all well thought out and have that personal element that makes them fun to read. Please keep it up!RetroAnalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633021712932756737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18949527443667142522019-06-15T15:37:17.392-04:002019-06-15T15:37:17.392-04:00Hello there. Only just discovered your blog. Was r...Hello there. Only just discovered your blog. Was re-playing Eye of the Beholder and stumbled on to your blog postings about it.<br /><br />Your blog is very enjoyable and I look forward to slowly working my way through it from start to hopefully the current day.<br /><br />Your right about the comments section as it's often just as informative and interesting as the blog itself. So will be reading my way through those at the same time.<br /><br />cheersfairfaxxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48306183755015373122018-12-31T04:28:18.485-05:002018-12-31T04:28:18.485-05:00I actually started to remember the game and read c...I actually started to remember the game and read couple of reviews of it and now I think you are right. I played it long time ago and remembered as a real RPG, but it seems to be really light RPG, more adventure game. No character development at least. There should be more deep sci-fi RPGs. Maybe I should play it again, but I think you did right rejecting it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747786509629547595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82430117876739505012018-12-30T12:41:50.102-05:002018-12-30T12:41:50.102-05:00I think I rejected it when I initially passed the ...I think I rejected it when I initially passed the year, but I don't remember why. Character development, flexible inventory, and stats-based combat. Does it have all three?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46755518020952543142018-12-30T00:31:04.847-05:002018-12-30T00:31:04.847-05:00Hi! Thank you for this blog. Are you planning to p...Hi! Thank you for this blog. Are you planning to play Atari ST's SunDog: Frozen Legacy someday? I think it fits your criteria.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747786509629547595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20091257872336945142018-12-29T08:30:37.006-05:002018-12-29T08:30:37.006-05:00At some point the Master will handpick and teach a...At some point the Master will handpick and teach a few disciples, who will then live up to the legacy...to play Oblivion.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90630100471003637772018-12-28T16:50:15.004-05:002018-12-28T16:50:15.004-05:00Having played every cRPG from 1975 to 1991 is not ...Having played every cRPG from 1975 to 1991 is not even making a dent? "LOL"PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59391104062740563832018-12-28T15:18:01.818-05:002018-12-28T15:18:01.818-05:00Aw, man. Where were you 9 years ago? I wish I'...Aw, man. Where were you 9 years ago? I wish I'd known then--before I wrote 1,100 postings, covering more than 300 games, visited by more than 5,000 people a week--that my blog was going to be a failure.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29168226312443073882018-12-28T00:51:46.971-05:002018-12-28T00:51:46.971-05:00LOL, talk about biting off more than you can chew....LOL, talk about biting off more than you can chew. There's way too many computer role-playing games over the last 50 years for you to even make a dent in them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88330065862415958772017-08-25T12:21:15.514-04:002017-08-25T12:21:15.514-04:00Glad to have you with us, Rodan. That you could lo...Glad to have you with us, Rodan. That you could love <i>Ultima IV</i> despite being 9 years younger than the game shows that certain RPGs are indeed timeless.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11119478373940985512017-08-22T22:54:27.880-04:002017-08-22T22:54:27.880-04:00This is as good a time and place as any to mention...This is as good a time and place as any to mention that this blog has been a favorite of mine for a couple of years now, ever since I played through Ultima IV and loved it, then googled around and found this great documentation of classics, oddities, and regretful experiments I never would have known anything about otherwise. <br /><br />I was born in 1994, so you haven't covered any of my contemporaries yet, but if anything that makes it more interesting. I don't mean that in a "look at me, I'm so precocious" sort of way - I'm not special, and in some ways these games are more accessible today than ever before - but just to satisfy your demographic curiosity. <br /><br />At this point I've also hopelessly entrenched myself in a life of media addiction made relatively meaningful through writing, but my purview is far too broad to be relevant or cohesive so I've kept my ever-growing heap of opinions to myself for now. It's nice to have your blog as an example of someone making the most of that in a very personally characteristic way that's still interesting to a broad audience. <br /><br />I won't have much to add until you hit 1995 and start playing Heroes of Might and Magic, but I'd been meaning to speak up in a small way for a while, so hey! Rodannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53887970976707761052017-03-16T00:16:04.283-04:002017-03-16T00:16:04.283-04:00I think you've hit the nail on the head.I think you've hit the nail on the head.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18977576701606987582017-03-15T17:58:20.530-04:002017-03-15T17:58:20.530-04:00I guess the problem is that with newer games, it&#...I guess the problem is that with newer games, it's not as obvious that the abstraction is intended. People wander around Whiterun and note its 12 buildings and 15 NPCs and laugh at the scale because it's not explicit that the developers intend your imagination to fill in the rest. I'm not even sure it's true.<br /><br /><i>Fallout</i> games (the latest ones) do a better job by having a lot of structures that you just can't enter. Yes, they pose their own realism problems, but at least they make the cities seem bigger (if still not big enough), and you can imagine that thousands of innocents are huddling inside.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70994039263394367232017-03-14T00:25:31.984-04:002017-03-14T00:25:31.984-04:00Mara was reading this comment to me and I thought ...Mara was reading this comment to me and I thought I'd add a comment that didn't occur to me at the time. The is still abstraction in games, even 3d ones like Skyrim and Fallout 3&4, in some ways more than say, Baldur's Gate or the first Witcher game. <br /><br />In Baldur's Gate you visit Naskel and it has farms filling a large chunk of the map, going off into areas you can't get to. In modern open world games you can't show all that. For one, it would be hugely expensive, and another spending hours walking through farms before getting to the wilderness would bore a lot of players. This developers have taken to using abstractions. They have little plots of land meant to evoke farming, of show epic battles with a few dozen people instead of hundreds. I'm not sure how well it works. It is ready to pretend some things, like larger farms, but harder to make the battles larger in my minds eye.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.com