tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post917081058012345045..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 438: Burntime (1993)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15088352283468422542023-04-01T04:41:39.081-04:002023-04-01T04:41:39.081-04:00As you've since played the first two of these ...As you've since played the first two of these three (and I assume you recall the experience...), it's maybe worth mentioning that the last, 'Magische Steine', a diskmag game written by a 15 year old, is already quite extensely documented (in German) on https://www.c64-wiki.de/wiki/Magische_Steine.<br /><br />Based on that coverage, it fails element 3 of your CRPG definition (PC only gains max. HP). You could probably also decide to reject it as amateur effort with no innovation or accolades. No character creation, no attributes, combat based on rolls only. Or make it a BRIEF, whatever works best for you.Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13125394691226910902022-02-20T17:17:15.187-05:002022-02-20T17:17:15.187-05:00In general, I haven't found GB64's genre c...In general, I haven't found GB64's genre classifications to be consistent or accurate enough to trust their catalog. But if you have personal experience with these games and think they're RPGs by my definitions, I'll check them out.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38247263868293932372022-02-20T15:47:41.293-05:002022-02-20T15:47:41.293-05:00BTW: I suggest some obscure European/German CRPGs ...BTW: I suggest some obscure European/German CRPGs for the C64 I didn't find in the master game list<br />- Shadows of the Evil http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=13088&d=45&h=0 from Hungary<br />- Tygus Horx http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=8266&d=45&h=0 (German language)<br />- Magische Steine http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=4550&d=45&h=0<br /><br />I hope this comment doesn't get me kicked. If there is a better to suggest games, please Chet, let me know. Thanks.Sir_Brennushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826358662287829479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42426094699908548442021-11-18T21:32:21.005-05:002021-11-18T21:32:21.005-05:00I wonder if Chet has played Disco Elysium before, ...I wonder if Chet has played Disco Elysium before, and if he has.. please not have turned off the music..Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088621906291687183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54055720562085795112021-10-29T04:24:08.690-04:002021-10-29T04:24:08.690-04:00Oh one thing: different foods provide a different ...Oh one thing: different foods provide a different amount of satisfaction.<br />Maggots for one day, Rats 3, snakes 4, meat (from dogs) 6 days. At least that's what I remember. <br />As I wrote the person guarding the location will eat and drink, but the additional product will be stored in the "shelter" ... there is always one shelter building in a location. There the tools, containers and produced food is stored.<br />By the way I never played the game alone - it has hot-seat multiplayer. I'd say if you play cautious and don't risk to many fights you can win this without much effort in 8-10 hours. Discobutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779788258464817270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6996949777806453382021-10-29T04:15:49.897-04:002021-10-29T04:15:49.897-04:00It's a cliche ... German games are often parti...It's a cliche ... German games are often partially a trading simulation. Even our RPGs...Discobutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779788258464817270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14491413563359977862021-10-28T21:55:50.331-04:002021-10-28T21:55:50.331-04:00Thanks for the correction. That makes this slightl...Thanks for the correction. That makes this slightly more notable, then, as it's the first Austrian RPG we've seen.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53580523824341667412021-10-28T21:55:08.804-04:002021-10-28T21:55:08.804-04:00I appreciate the tips. I appreciate the tips. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1056800512985686922021-10-28T20:42:36.244-04:002021-10-28T20:42:36.244-04:00Thirded, audible laughter was produced.Thirded, audible laughter was produced.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469733830517678716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73628829092107197482021-10-28T12:50:02.878-04:002021-10-28T12:50:02.878-04:00@Krtek - hilarious!@Krtek - hilarious!BoardGameNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573162816708652568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56829182598495162302021-10-28T12:48:07.576-04:002021-10-28T12:48:07.576-04:00I thought our intrepid author had a time limit rul...I thought our intrepid author had a time limit rule for games he was having a hard time with playing or am I mistaken? If you've played a long enough period of time to get a sense of how CRPG the games is and can't stand it, by all means wrap it up.BoardGameNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573162816708652568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68311052761820459432021-10-28T05:34:10.198-04:002021-10-28T05:34:10.198-04:00That specifically is unlikely to be a big issue. T...That specifically is unlikely to be a big issue. The vast majority of games started in RPG Maker are never finished or are of obviously low quality and thus easily dismissed even without applying any "non-commercial games don't count for the list" filter.<br /><br />Not to mention that it wasn't until XP that the RPG Maker series was officially available in English, and even pirate copies didn't show up until 2000. Meaning that most of the games made with the engine until the early 00s are in Japanese only.Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87473357249760385132021-10-28T03:41:08.953-04:002021-10-28T03:41:08.953-04:00@Krtek That actually made me laugh out loud! Well ...@Krtek That actually made me laugh out loud! Well played sir!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555164129781347046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17414999891465928122021-10-27T22:06:46.904-04:002021-10-27T22:06:46.904-04:00Given how bleak this game is, I wouldn't be su...Given how bleak this game is, I wouldn't be surprised if that was a possibility.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56053579402167973772021-10-27T15:45:52.497-04:002021-10-27T15:45:52.497-04:00My curiosity has me really wondering what is going...My curiosity has me really wondering what is going to happen when RPGmaker created games hit the scene, and the number per year goes up exponentiallyChris Theofiloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899878431650981199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22608029057925855442021-10-27T05:50:59.676-04:002021-10-27T05:50:59.676-04:00Take me down to the Dogshit City
Where I kill all ...Take me down to the Dogshit City<br />Where I kill all dogs<br />And rename that city<br /><br />Take me home! Krteknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45497607067013329652021-10-27T02:53:20.607-04:002021-10-27T02:53:20.607-04:00Oh, this game!
When I was a kidhad it as sharewar...Oh, this game!<br /><br />When I was a kidhad it as shareware, never came far because of the time/turn(?) limitation of that version. Recently thought on it because Fallout 4 and its base mechanics. <br /><br />Too bad you haven't much fun with it.Marc Sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732120014575394311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54972677927442750162021-10-27T01:50:11.728-04:002021-10-27T01:50:11.728-04:00Anyone who is not already on Earth should keep out...Anyone who is not already on Earth should keep out, because it's radioactive and that can't be good.Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456086726407491007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44452611762153239052021-10-27T01:17:13.052-04:002021-10-27T01:17:13.052-04:00This is my collected wisdom from the game, but no ...This is my collected wisdom from the game, but no guarantees!<br />You have to leave items in the building top be used by the owner of the spot. Knifes create some maggots per day, the different traps leave dead rats/meat/snakes. Each location has a number of rations of water created per day as well as a number of rations of water that can be stored. When you leave containers they get filled - as long as the water production is higher than one. Because the person living there is drinking and eating. <br />If you don't kill all the dogs they will replicate - providing food. <br />You can assemble two types of pumps, which increase water production.<br />In the cities you can just drop an item on the head of the person to pay for the services. You can find some gold bars in the game - the people in the cities give you maximum service for a gold bar.<br />What else ... You have to make sure that food and water production is higher than 1, so owning the location is earning you something over time.<br />Fighting against anything but dogs is not always something worth your health.<br />I never found the recipe for the radiation suit - but I found one. Same for the gasmask.<br />... You really need to slow down emulator speed, the enemies should be skittering around, but not impossible to hit.<br /><br />All in all: this is a trading simulation, and barely an RPG. I have no clue, what the experience score does. But at least different weapons kill things fast or slower...<br /><br />Cheers<br />FerdinandDiscobutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779788258464817270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56900034164650640192021-10-26T23:27:24.986-04:002021-10-26T23:27:24.986-04:00ThirdedThirdedjoehbrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837988222714030857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-824308764677186462021-10-26T13:27:32.447-04:002021-10-26T13:27:32.447-04:00Same. I started scrolling up, looking for the pass...Same. I started scrolling up, looking for the passage I missed where he talked about butchering people, before I realized my mistake. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10493813316764028692021-10-26T12:49:14.471-04:002021-10-26T12:49:14.471-04:00Chet's soul is being tormented by this game. H...Chet's soul is being tormented by this game. How does he soothe it? By sharing his pain. He takes Irene to Dogshit City, not once but twice!! The torment is real. (it's all tongue in cheek people)<br /><br />When Chet expresses his angst about a game might be the posts I laugh at the most. Not because I enjoy him suffering, but because we have all been there and can relate. And I think he does a great job in expressing his disgust.LanHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073207178889909708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63831042442197851112021-10-26T11:48:48.896-04:002021-10-26T11:48:48.896-04:00Chet, I know you said "in exchange for" ...Chet, I know you said "in exchange for" the first time, but whenever you said you hired an NPC "for meat" I thought what was happening was even darker than with the dogs.Matt Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731711604182232484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25008763966724577712021-10-26T11:12:24.202-04:002021-10-26T11:12:24.202-04:00It actually got good reviews back in the day. I tr...It actually got good reviews back in the day. I tried playing it but always failed pretty quickly. By all accounts, it should be something I like, but isn't. <br />The idea of a really ressource-strapped world with RPG elements, making do with what you have, and building an empire, has lots of potential. The later fallout games that have base-building, the world is actually too rich. Too much useful stuff. Another game like this should focus more on the survival aspects.Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82600199222282523512021-10-26T10:50:58.308-04:002021-10-26T10:50:58.308-04:00I've read a couple of post apoc pen and paper ...I've read a couple of post apoc pen and paper RPGs such as Aftermath! (gloriously complex simulationist game), and of course watched Mad Max and all the 80s and 90s B-movie clones. It was a pretty popular genre around the turn of the decade. Fallout arrived at the tail end of it so it could gobble up quite a few diverse influences. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.com