tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8618290185498787958..comments2024-03-19T01:35:47.501-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 389: The Secrets of Bharas (1991)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26039004909328890062020-11-26T18:45:22.060-05:002020-11-26T18:45:22.060-05:00Maybe Yajiv is just both Big and Nosed.Maybe Yajiv is just both Big and Nosed.Iffy Bonzooliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519858732154180575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47742439061718166372020-11-16T22:40:40.582-05:002020-11-16T22:40:40.582-05:00"Yaniv" and "Yajiv" are two of..."Yaniv" and "Yajiv" are two of the Pai brothers' names backwards. "Keviv" would the the third.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7184134963973350362020-11-16T19:35:11.046-05:002020-11-16T19:35:11.046-05:00could someone elaborate?could someone elaborate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66297881700314265752020-11-16T16:26:30.955-05:002020-11-16T16:26:30.955-05:00The only reason Apple is still around are that Mic...The only reason Apple is still around are that Microsoft bailed them out (in an attempt to dodge antitrust suits by propping up a competitor) and that allowed them to stay afloat long enough for Jobs to get lucky with the iPod and iPhone. <br /><br />One of the reasons that Apple was dying was their deliberate refusal to make anything affordable (like the IIGS), couple with Job's insistence (which got him fired for awhile) on making computers for idiots (as was highlighted in a major ad campaign that had people saying "I'm too stupid to use a PC, but Macs work for me"). If there's any truth to the story of the IIGS being sabotaged, it is symptomatic of the strategy Apple adopted for years.Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55605078042570406692020-11-16T16:08:20.923-05:002020-11-16T16:08:20.923-05:00I honestly didn't know what you were talking a...I honestly didn't know what you were talking about at first. How does that stupid M.O. KEEP GETTING ME!?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52370204499430995772020-11-16T16:06:44.091-05:002020-11-16T16:06:44.091-05:00Good question. I assume I tried that, but heaven k...Good question. I assume I tried that, but heaven knows I've overlooked obvious settings like that in the past. I'll try it again next time I fire it up.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66216192355770922012020-11-16T16:05:02.738-05:002020-11-16T16:05:02.738-05:00Thanks, Imban. I started to look some of them up, ...Thanks, Imban. I started to look some of them up, but I wasn't sure of the results that I was getting. I did a lot of Googling looking for "Bharas" and somehow failed to note that "Bharat" is one of the official names of the country.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53837449061812569312020-11-16T16:02:25.582-05:002020-11-16T16:02:25.582-05:00I played Wraith: The Devil's Demise (1990), Da...I played <i>Wraith: The Devil's Demise</i> (1990), <i>Dark Designs III</i> (1991), <i>The Tower of Myraglen</i> (1987), and <i>2088: The Cryllan Mission</i> on the Apple IIGS. I have never liked the emulator.<br /><br />I can think of lots of reasons to like menus in games--they make it easy to see all the available commands, among other things--but I still can't shake a viscerally negative reaction to them.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22290527518151876202020-11-16T15:56:22.489-05:002020-11-16T15:56:22.489-05:00I have played Arena, but it was a long time ago an...I have played <i>Arena</i>, but it was a long time ago and I don't really remember it. I also played <i>Daggerfall</i> for about five minutes. I look forward to giving them both a second try, as well as seeing this game that supposedly inspired them.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72699017022586792962020-11-16T15:54:16.935-05:002020-11-16T15:54:16.935-05:00I agree with Rory that the original poster didn...I agree with Rory that the original poster didn't necessarily sound like a troll, just someone new who didn't understand the nature of the blog. However, in a later post that I <i>didn't</i> approve, "Benn" did show himself to be interested in nothing more than causing trouble.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32019872895063555192020-11-16T15:25:26.039-05:002020-11-16T15:25:26.039-05:00I think if someone is contemptuous of the very pre...I think if someone is contemptuous of the very premise of the site, they don't really belong here. Not all differences of opinion are welcome at all times: you don't tell your grandmother "Your turkey sucks!" even if it does, and you don't wander into a panel discussion on Brahms and start preaching about the superiority of Beethoven.<br /><br />Also, I don't understand the "now" in the original post. Now as opposed to...when, exactly? It's always involved awful-but-interesting games from the start -- that's a big part of what most of us love about the site!PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17415627638240840152020-11-16T13:42:10.887-05:002020-11-16T13:42:10.887-05:00I don't think the poster is a troll, they'...I don't think the poster is a troll, they're just expressing an opinion after all.<br /><br />Are we no longer allowing differences of opinion and moving towards an echo chamber? If so that is unfortunate.Rorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83190113598572923292020-11-16T13:01:52.789-05:002020-11-16T13:01:52.789-05:00Personally I love reading about oddball mechanics ...Personally I love reading about oddball mechanics in largely-unknown RPGs; because there is way less difference between mechanics (or experimentation with weird mechanics) in "heavy hitter" RPGs.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7760272949247674992020-11-16T12:57:31.566-05:002020-11-16T12:57:31.566-05:00I look forward to any review, whether it's abo...I look forward to any review, whether it's about an obscure freeware game or a well-known top title. Given Chet's writing style and sense of humour, I'd look forward to a review of a crossword puzzle as well.<br /><br />Side note: is it true that Chet has never played the early TES games? It amuses me that someone who likes TES and has a blog about the history of CRPGs has never played Arena.Didiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56445385349160045142020-11-16T10:57:55.472-05:002020-11-16T10:57:55.472-05:00I never played LoV but my recollections from the c...I never played LoV but my recollections from the coverage on game magazines of the time matches Didier's, as an ambitious game that was really hyped (with ads halfway between Daikatana and No Man's sky) but fell well short of people's expectations.<br /><br />Looking forward to the Addict's coverageVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019892418296525854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13884655793572661332020-11-16T08:07:59.770-05:002020-11-16T08:07:59.770-05:00considering that this blog is so well written make...considering that this blog is so well written makes it stand out against most text produced about games, the engaging text makes it interesting to read even when the games are nothing I would like to play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88421376176333616802020-11-16T07:26:59.768-05:002020-11-16T07:26:59.768-05:00... and looking at contemporary reviews of LoV it ...... and looking at contemporary reviews of LoV it seems people where divided some loved it and other hated it, so I really look forward to hear what chet have to say about it.stmpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2786003993397580132020-11-16T06:14:00.419-05:002020-11-16T06:14:00.419-05:00Yup. All people want is to see the same things th...Yup. All people want is to see the same things that they know over and over again. Not interested in anything new, just want to see the five star heavy hitters. Again. <br /><br />If anyone wonders why Hollywood turns out the same derivative crap year after year, <b>this</b> is why. People like Benn have money and they spend it. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75071751124412570122020-11-16T02:49:01.479-05:002020-11-16T02:49:01.479-05:00I read Addict for a range of reasons, but I like s...I read Addict for a range of reasons, but I like seeing the evolution of the form more than anything else, and often that is most evident in the so-called 'heavy hitters', at least once you leave the zany era of pre-88.<br /><br />I prefer reading about Bharas to Gold Box #11, but wont pretend I am not looking forward to Chet's take on Fallout more than pretty much any other title. Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51449567471785207312020-11-15T21:45:42.204-05:002020-11-15T21:45:42.204-05:00He hasn't attained CHIM. He only has a girlfri...He hasn't attained CHIM. He only has a girlfriend named Kim. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2395978388034833142020-11-15T21:44:49.641-05:002020-11-15T21:44:49.641-05:00There are some interesting Mac only games from the...There are some interesting Mac only games from the late 90s that follow entirely different design templates than what we find on PC at the time. It's its own little ecosystem. A lot of Mac RPGs in the 90s feel like they're heavily inspired by Jeff Vogel's games, which makes sense. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34153717529883608792020-11-15T21:42:44.518-05:002020-11-15T21:42:44.518-05:00This looks like a decently made above average RPG ...This looks like a decently made above average RPG I never even heard before, so I'm glad this is getting covered here. Posts on these obscure games are always more interesting to me than those about the heavy hitters, because everyone and their mother already covered Ultima, Wizardry and co and there's little new to be said about them.<br /><br />These posts are what I read the CRPG Addict for. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11216639633203761122020-11-15T21:35:06.715-05:002020-11-15T21:35:06.715-05:00Vivek's a common Indian and Nepali name which ...Vivek's a common Indian and Nepali name which means (as best as I can tell / as best as names mean anything) "wisdom" or "knowledge". Also used as a shortened form of Vivekanandan. It's possible Bethesda just liked the sound of "Vivec" but equally possible they drew it from the same etymological root.GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42629833752371712672020-11-15T20:24:48.417-05:002020-11-15T20:24:48.417-05:00I used to just rum around LoV for hours just being...I used to just rum around LoV for hours just being impressed by the graphics, I was very young at the time.Stmpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90893268794259547072020-11-15T18:17:48.940-05:002020-11-15T18:17:48.940-05:00While I don't know how true it is, I've he...While I don't know how true it is, I've heard rumors the IIGS was gimped specifically to try and kill off the Apple II because they were still selling better than Macs at the time. To be fair, considering Apple's still around while Commodore and Atari aren't, they may have been onto somethingTwibathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872080022551062309noreply@blogger.com