tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8052315226131318918..comments2024-03-28T10:08:39.972-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Legend of Faerghail: Encounters, Combats, and StuffCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44898958281215479702022-10-27T14:41:27.525-04:002022-10-27T14:41:27.525-04:00You said magic had not played a "bit role&quo...You said magic had not played a "bit role" for you, but I assume you meant a "big role," as it indeed seemed to play a bit role. I am sure this comment will not make it to being posted since it is useless but you might still be fixing typos even this long ago! Great stuff though as always.A.M.J. Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408821058110652986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63947511139642810582013-12-16T16:32:51.563-05:002013-12-16T16:32:51.563-05:00Yes, I was going to comment and say this was the e...Yes, I was going to comment and say this was the ending of some of the Grimms' fairy tales until I read the other comments and saw it had already been mentioned. I didn't realize it was a more general standard German fairy-tale ending, though.Jalen Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973042209003357278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41652652666590254292013-12-01T19:01:25.386-05:002013-12-01T19:01:25.386-05:00I've seen it used in some English fairy tales ...I've seen it used in some English fairy tales as well; though,. they could easily have been English translations of German ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-661235394333832062013-12-01T11:55:59.831-05:002013-12-01T11:55:59.831-05:00Addict, you killed Kenny's argument. You bast...Addict, you killed Kenny's argument. You bastard!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173972921872381992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19174638476390816042013-11-30T17:30:07.558-05:002013-11-30T17:30:07.558-05:002400 AD had a repair system and a crime/jail syste...2400 AD had a repair system and a crime/jail system too ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12450413631002900982013-11-29T01:12:21.024-05:002013-11-29T01:12:21.024-05:00I'm pretty sure you're actually right, Gia...I'm pretty sure you're actually right, Giauz. I saw Snow White, Cinderella and God-knows-which-princess-is-dressed-in-green (all living Happily-Ever-After, no doubt) in the advertisement for Disney-On-Ice.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66150539613784359372013-11-29T01:07:24.416-05:002013-11-29T01:07:24.416-05:00Are you the earlier Anonymous? Because, I swear, y...Are you the earlier Anonymous? Because, I swear, you all look alike to me. XD<br /><br />Anyway, still very confused on the the German context of what the term "Bastard" actually means. It would be a stinker if I wanted to curse at a German guy only to find out later that it's a compliment. That'd suck pretty hard.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84630854356061625642013-11-29T01:03:30.277-05:002013-11-29T01:03:30.277-05:00Me again,
1) it seems there is no way out of pos...Me again, <br /><br />1) it seems there is no way out of posting a comment once you hit publish, not even page refresh. Nor is editing possible.<br /><br />2) adding to my previous post, of course this does not mean that the game designers didn't call a mythical creature a bastard. People can have ideas of their own. <br /><br />Just saying the dictionary does not support the previously postulated theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32548599407385881962013-11-29T01:00:36.584-05:002013-11-29T01:00:36.584-05:00re: the german bastard thing
the meaning of '...re: the german bastard thing<br /><br />the meaning of 'crossbreed' does not mean animal hybrids or fantasy creatures, it comes from the fact that a bastard primarily means illegitimate child. An hangover from times when it mattered, any mixed-race child would be a bastard, assuming a non-christian foreign parent, since they would not be (properly) married. Hence bastard as a word for mixed-race children (or simply of the wrong religion, of course).<br /><br />Point is, we germans get 'crossbreed' in the dictionary under bastard *because of* the 'illegitimate child' meaning, not because it also refers to something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23019643546211720912013-11-29T00:49:02.098-05:002013-11-29T00:49:02.098-05:00That's the point, I can't. If not played i...That's the point, I can't. If not played in a row with similar games it is pretty neat, otherwise not so much. I promise to be less high next time I try to make a point.<br /><br />Btw, I just started playing Buck Rogers (amiga)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22560261519516314382013-11-28T19:12:45.148-05:002013-11-28T19:12:45.148-05:00I can't help it if I'm used to calling the...I can't help it if I'm used to calling the wizard in our party an "elven bastard". XDKenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29234467666747348072013-11-28T05:28:22.954-05:002013-11-28T05:28:22.954-05:00I always took "And they lived happily ever af...I always took "And they lived happily ever after." to mean that no one died ever and they were just happy doing what they did at the end of the story- FOREVER.Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37156457992740625752013-11-27T20:05:08.609-05:002013-11-27T20:05:08.609-05:00Oh, and thanks for reminding me about the repair s...Oh, and thanks for reminding me about the repair system in <i>The Magic Candle</i>. I'd forgotten completely. I really need to keep better track of this stuff.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52482752402187421382013-11-27T20:04:28.444-05:002013-11-27T20:04:28.444-05:00Oh, Kenny, don't be pedantic. There are plenty...Oh, Kenny, don't be pedantic. There are plenty of foes from numerous franchises that don't have mutually exclusive names. Consider "goblin" from D&D, which means a specific thing there, but comes from a much more generic background. Or <i>Wasteland's</i> whole catalog of humanoid foes: cutthroats, bikers, and whatnot. In fact, let's pick on "skeletons." When you think about it, isn't there a skeleton inside ALL of us?<br /><br />I think Giuseppe and the other anon commenters have solved the mystery quite well, and I'm learning a lot about German.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38485032596338246902013-11-27T20:03:03.377-05:002013-11-27T20:03:03.377-05:00Oh, Kenny, don't be pedantic. There are plenty...Oh, Kenny, don't be pedantic. There are plenty of foes from numerous franchises that don't have mutually exclusive names. Consider "goblin" from D&D, which means a specific thing there, but comes from a much more generic background. Or <i>Wasteland's</i> whole catalog of humanoid foes: cutthroats, bikers, and whatnot. In fact, let's pick on "skeletons." When you think about it, isn't there a skeleton inside ALL of us?<br /><br />I think Giuseppe and the other anon commenters have solved the mystery quite well, and I'm learning a lot about German.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9895247248804921562013-11-27T19:57:12.311-05:002013-11-27T19:57:12.311-05:00I appreciate your enthusiasm for the game, but I h...I appreciate your enthusiasm for the game, but I have to say, you didn't really "sell" it here.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69023140740330927962013-11-27T19:55:34.482-05:002013-11-27T19:55:34.482-05:00Thanks. That was an interesting thing to learn. I ...Thanks. That was an interesting thing to learn. I guess it makes about as much sense as "happily ever after" instead of, you know, "happily until they inevitably died."CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61843701034812589262013-11-27T19:02:46.029-05:002013-11-27T19:02:46.029-05:00Yes, well... then wouldn't sirens, harpies, mi...Yes, well... then wouldn't sirens, harpies, minotaurs, satyrs, fawns, centaurs, sphinxes, manticores, merfolks and every demihuman race be called "bastards" too?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73959363872563955182013-11-27T18:58:52.276-05:002013-11-27T18:58:52.276-05:00Or immortalized. Just saying.Or immortalized. Just saying.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76404615349206176472013-11-27T16:35:44.815-05:002013-11-27T16:35:44.815-05:00Arrrgh - "Blogger has a way of "eating&q...Arrrgh - "Blogger has a way of "eating" comments", yes it does!<br />Anyway, and much shorter now: "but if they have not died, they're still alive today!" is the german "and they lived happily ever after". Maybe the translator didn't know that, otherwise the legend ending could have been as goofy as in German. Or he did know and decided otherwise, because he wanted to hint on the champions still being alive in some undead way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33132486328394484772013-11-27T10:51:00.663-05:002013-11-27T10:51:00.663-05:00German wikipedia says it's a colloquial/antiqu...German wikipedia says it's a colloquial/antiquated term for hybrids or crossbreeds. The thing looks like it's half human, so it kind of fits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13513133141477762982013-11-27T06:42:52.119-05:002013-11-27T06:42:52.119-05:00I've been praising this game/reliving my memor...I've been praising this game/reliving my memories in the previous posts, this time I'd like to try and tell people what I really liked about it (aside from me being too young to know better): just like another favourite of mine, dragon wars, LoF was a standalone thing - while I surely liked series, there was (and is) something beautiful about an entertaining one-off.<br /><br />Sure, when played in a row with other, similar games LoF doesn't offer much to make it stand out. When you get into it without knowing anything about it (I rarely had manuals in my amiga days and mainly figured things out on my own), the fact that it offers the leveling up system and has a unique storyline is actually entertaining enough! That the different parts of the game do not really come together that well was lost on 12 year old me, and I was more immersed into it as a result than I had been into bards tale, for example. Now dragon wars on the other hand...[wanders off still talking]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48403339082813523402013-11-27T06:17:33.510-05:002013-11-27T06:17:33.510-05:00Nah, I'm german and took the time to have a qu...Nah, I'm german and took the time to have a quick dictionary google to make sure - there is nothing there. Very localized folklore may be an option, but I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33450631422472691132013-11-27T04:20:35.006-05:002013-11-27T04:20:35.006-05:00*IN German*IN GermanGiuseppenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91619997102789231092013-11-27T04:19:27.263-05:002013-11-27T04:19:27.263-05:00I'm pretty sure German the word bastard has so...I'm pretty sure German the word <i>bastard</i> has some slightly different (additional) meanings from its English version. I imagine by bastard they meant something like crossbreed or halfbreed and, when the game got translated, they kept the name <i>bastard</i> not realizing that in English it doesn't have the same precise meaning.Giuseppenoreply@blogger.com