tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8230898362837285175..comments2024-03-28T10:19:08.172-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Legend of Faerghail: Final RatingCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28141197493548817982022-10-29T19:51:28.551-04:002022-10-29T19:51:28.551-04:00As one of those incredibly rare people who actuall...As one of those incredibly rare people who actually played Baldur's Gate multiplayer on release (in a LAN setup with my friends for about three days straight, definitely one of my fondest multiplayer gaming memories), I still have no idea how anyone could think the game was designed to be played that way. We got so mad every time the "protagonist" levelled up and got cool new abilities, while the rest of us got nothing, that we would save the game and kill him. I mean it was all in fun, but just one of many things making it clear multiplayer was, while not quite an afterthought, definitely a "hey, I bet we could add this!" kind of feature.<br /><br />I will say it is possible Scorpia was referring to how the pacing of the game kind of falls off the cliff once you actually get to the city of Baldur's Gate, and suddenly it feels like most of the things you have been focusing on are suddenly sidelined by "hey, what is this cool tower? Oh no, I am poisoned and need to find a cure! Hey, a sewer system! Ooh, can you go in this boat?" But like, yeah, the plot only really gets better as the game goes along otherwise.Quarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66436230155974757452014-02-03T16:15:16.193-05:002014-02-03T16:15:16.193-05:00The best (worst) I've seen is the one with the...The best (worst) I've seen is the one with the "No women allowed!" ads. Someone checked, and yes, the first question in character creation is your sex. So, either women are allowed, or all the female characters are played by guys. Um..... <br /><br />Also, is the 13 year olds and sexists demographic really that large? o.0Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49189317630548170442014-02-03T16:13:11.414-05:002014-02-03T16:13:11.414-05:00Railfield: You mean EVERYTHING was unstable and bu...Railfield: You mean EVERYTHING was unstable and buggy on release. I played it on the original 6 disk version, unpatched (What was a patch?) and man. I had to turn off weather or it would crash, save after every fight or major event in case a crash pushed me backwards, etc. <br /><br />Chet: Good editing, possibly. On the other hand, if you are writing every day for years, you should be improving. I improved a lot when I had to write a two page essay every week for a history class I took in my final year of uni, discovering I was using a lot of redundant words and so on. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50094973184517547232014-02-03T16:10:00.736-05:002014-02-03T16:10:00.736-05:00I hear the biggest red flag for a bad game is when...I hear the biggest red flag for a bad game is when they don't send out review copies, as they know that will delay reviews going up for a few days after release, as the reviewers will have to go stand in line for it, then play it and then write a review. <br /><br />No press release is even worse: Have a look at the game that 'just appear' on Steam. Jim Sterling plays a number of them blind on his YouTube channel, giving commentary as he goes. There has yet to be a good game in the bunch that hasn't reached out to at least some review sites. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80688278864690014572014-01-07T03:31:11.221-05:002014-01-07T03:31:11.221-05:00You don't f*ck with BG and expect to get away ...You don't f*ck with BG and expect to get away with it.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81671981045671220112014-01-05T23:37:56.853-05:002014-01-05T23:37:56.853-05:00I'm not saying that in English, nobody uses &q...I'm not saying that in English, nobody uses "ice flower," but I am saying that in 40 years, I have never heard anyone use it.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22470758419191091832014-01-05T18:17:53.893-05:002014-01-05T18:17:53.893-05:00As a German "Iceflower" was an obvious t...As a German "Iceflower" was an obvious translation of "Eisblume" to me, plus I knew the riddle from outside of the game and earlier. But at least "Ice flower" seems to be valid:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_frost#Window_frostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7081252203926629012014-01-03T09:05:51.658-05:002014-01-03T09:05:51.658-05:00Thanks! And wow, I can only assume that the German...Thanks! And wow, I can only assume that the German version had a lot fewer bugs in it than the English versions to get such high scores.Jonothanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305455959377150878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65882048489590513432014-01-03T08:23:20.298-05:002014-01-03T08:23:20.298-05:00Regarding the story in BG, I think it is that in t...Regarding the story in BG, I think it is that in the beginning, the plot shows some promise to be good, but later it turns out to be pretty boring. It's the side-quests that make BG good.<br /><br />Also, I dislike the Infinity Engine because I find it very hard to control the characters in a good way (i.e. I need to micromanage all characters so that they don't do stupid things with path-finding etc.). Turn-based would have worked better (note: I don't say RTwP cannot work, but BG:s implementation does not work particularily well).Ragnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29763576074290742502014-01-02T18:48:08.255-05:002014-01-02T18:48:08.255-05:00If I were playing in Skyrim, I'd type "an...If I were playing in Skyrim, I'd type "an arrow to the knee".Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32367722496081218362014-01-02T18:17:12.978-05:002014-01-02T18:17:12.978-05:00Their main draw is skanky, half-dressed bimbos, ye...Their main draw is skanky, half-dressed bimbos, yet it looks like you can't even get a good look at your character during game play. well, at least they actually have women: Evony has all those racy ads, but not females in game at all. If I were male, I might be insulted by a game that said 'Our game sucks, but we know you'll play it anyway because tits.'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715105712066395402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18785136279370157762014-01-02T18:00:35.186-05:002014-01-02T18:00:35.186-05:00Happy New Year, Chet! I look forward to the games ...Happy New Year, Chet! I look forward to the games that you're gonna play, and or rereading old posts; no pressure. As for my own gaming I'm going to try not to play any Civilization this year. It's almost 20 years since I bought that game, time has come to move on, hard as though it can be.<br /><br />Your blog is the most eloquent gaming blog on the internet, your "voice" is vivid and sometimes humorous, and always entertaining. I always read your blog, even if I don't comment often; I don't have much to add.innategamerhttp://www.youtube.com/user/innategamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21194239986701282592014-01-02T17:55:39.468-05:002014-01-02T17:55:39.468-05:00Yes and yes:
http://www.kultboy.com/testbericht-u...Yes and yes:<br /><br />http://www.kultboy.com/testbericht-uebersicht/716/<br /><br />Trivia: The Powerplay review prompted the developers to write a letter due to the (in their opinion) too low score. It should be noted that 66% was still regarded as solid at that time in the magazine.Trypticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89562117977604571142014-01-02T17:29:55.871-05:002014-01-02T17:29:55.871-05:00I wonder if there's any archive of reviews for...I wonder if there's any archive of reviews for the game in the German gaming press, I'm curious if it was received better in its native land than overseas.Jonothanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305455959377150878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70077307211316998832014-01-02T14:01:50.486-05:002014-01-02T14:01:50.486-05:00Sorry, my corporate laptop utilizes a hefty HOSTS ...Sorry, my corporate laptop utilizes a hefty HOSTS file to block pretty much everything under the sun, including the ad provider Blogger uses. I do wish there was some other way to support this site, I really cannot see any ads at all.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76502209189109874372014-01-02T12:18:55.479-05:002014-01-02T12:18:55.479-05:00Tell me you at least clicked on the ad on my site ...Tell me you at least clicked on the ad on my site to get to theirs.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20456306692340549862014-01-02T12:17:23.965-05:002014-01-02T12:17:23.965-05:00Can't fault the League of Angels for its enthu...Can't fault the League of Angels for its enthusiasm though. January 2nd and the website already proclaims it as 2014's leading browser game.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73108047783139457722014-01-02T12:15:50.352-05:002014-01-02T12:15:50.352-05:00It's especially hilarious considering I rememb...It's especially hilarious considering I remember the multiplayer being unstable and buggy at release and some time after. Using Gamespy might have had something to do with it, I have no good memories of that product.<br /><br />And I just went to their website to find they were shut down last February. Another bit of my childhood (even hatefully remembered) now gone. Sad.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24177780596455211872014-01-02T12:13:42.755-05:002014-01-02T12:13:42.755-05:00Slightly apropos of the subject, my ad feed is fea...Slightly apropos of the subject, my ad feed is featuring a video ad for a game called <i>League of Angels</i> that's one step away from straight-up porn. I'm not marketing expert, but it strikes me that with actual pornography so freely and easily available to any teenager in mere seconds, these browser-based MMORPGs would do better focusing on gameplay and less on elves in bikinis.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39042829323128683412014-01-02T11:53:00.962-05:002014-01-02T11:53:00.962-05:00It's not just the swear, but the effete Mickey...It's not just the swear, but the effete Mickey Mouse voice, that had me laughing.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70484193314534104952014-01-02T11:51:18.607-05:002014-01-02T11:51:18.607-05:00Well, I read the review. I disagree with it, of co...Well, I read the review. I disagree with it, of course. I thought the combat system was a nice balance between turn-based combat and action combat. I find her comments on the dialogue the most baffling of all. What the hell was she playing in that offered better dialogue and more role-playing options?<br /><br />"There's no question that BALDUR was designed from the first with multiplayer in mind." Seriously? A game that features a single main protagonist? A game in which the plot makes no sense to have a full party at the beginning? I never played it in multiplayer, so I'm not qualified to comment, but in 15 years, I've never heard of anyone praising this aspect of the game besides Scorpia.<br /><br />[Spoilers in this paragraph] "Unfortunately, what starts as [a rather interesting plot] later fizzles out." Towards the end of the game, you find out that you're the CHILD OF A GOD. She thought doing errands in Candlekeep was more compelling?<br /><br />As baffled as I am with the review, I have to say that her writing quality improved dramatically between 1990 and 1998. I'd suspect it was better editing, but I've read some articles on her web site and it has the same quality. I wonder if she did anything special in the intervening years or whether it was just an accumulation of experience.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9971297523045626702014-01-02T10:23:10.094-05:002014-01-02T10:23:10.094-05:00More than anything else I'm struck by how many...More than anything else I'm struck by how many ads that issue of CGW has. Six ads (twelve pages) before the Table of Contents, then another five (and ten pages) after the ToC, but before any articles. <br /><br />I was only ever a Nintendo Power kid and the magazine never needed ads, thanks to being bankrolled by Nintendo. That eventually changed, but I had grown out of the habit by then.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73081088163137884422014-01-02T08:33:23.373-05:002014-01-02T08:33:23.373-05:00http://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/scorp...http://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/scorpias_review_of_bg1_from_1999<br /><br />More on the topic in this thread: http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?28150-Scorpia-is-backtrudodyrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63287846305412013732014-01-02T08:28:19.632-05:002014-01-02T08:28:19.632-05:00Yeah, it says 1991 for the US release...which was ...Yeah, it says 1991 for the US release...which was contributed by me, so I guess I'm partly responsible for you stating it as such, haha. I have to look up what my reasoning was for moving it into the next year and possibly get the DOS US date corrected as well.Trypticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48897057324123280442014-01-02T07:50:49.656-05:002014-01-02T07:50:49.656-05:00Save states have a problem of their own: it's ...Save states have a problem of their own: it's as if you played for days, weeks, months without turning off your computer or even resetting the game, which was really not done with Spectrums, C64s, Amigas and so on. This may well expose memory leaks and other problems that people at the time would never encounter.<br /><br />I certainly rely mostly on save states, but, if I'm going to be playing a game for a while, I start by testing the emulated save-to-disk option, as it's good to use it (and reset the emulation) once in a while.Dehumanizerhttp://winterdrake.comnoreply@blogger.com