tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post3056385128490336902..comments2024-01-29T18:11:40.469-08:00Comments on The RPG Consoler: Game 23: Double Dungeons (TG-16) - Finished!Zenic Reveriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-44856600775500293042014-04-27T21:54:29.983-07:002014-04-27T21:54:29.983-07:00I've beaten Drakkhen before, so I'm not th...I've beaten Drakkhen before, so I'm not that worried. There's probably not much to fear in this gaming year, except maybe getting lost for what to do next in Rings of Power.<br /><br />Bard's Tale, I know I played the PC version, but I don't think I got very far.<br /><br />Prince of Thieves is odd... I don't think there's a save option (I don't see it mentioned in the manual at all), so that'll probably be a really short game (unless I'm terrible at it).<br /><br />Unfortunately Double Dungeons didn't rate that high, but not too much lower than estimated. Just not enough going on to really value it as a well rounded RPG.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-76867641420797979282014-04-26T07:01:37.879-07:002014-04-26T07:01:37.879-07:00I remember playing Prince of Thieves as a kid and ...I remember playing Prince of Thieves as a kid and thinking it was one of the best games I had ever played. Years later, not so much. Although the game has several different types of play modes, some are executed better than others. The side-view one-on-one sword fighting is particularly bad. <br /><br />I was not aware that the PC version of Drakkhen was super buggy. I borrowed it from a friend, sans manual, when I was twelve, and just couldn't figure out the mechanics (or point of the game) so I can't really give a fair assessment. <br /><br />Interested to see the rating on Double Dungeons, though. I predict upper-teens. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-23709646452527177872014-04-26T00:38:07.368-07:002014-04-26T00:38:07.368-07:00LOL, don't fear Drakkhen. The SNES version is ...LOL, don't fear Drakkhen. The SNES version is indescribably better than the horrifically buggy, virtually unplayable mess that the CRPG Addict struggled to finish. I actually don't remember any bugs in SNES Drakkhen at all, when I played it. The automatic combat was a little bland and simple, but eh.<br /><br />I don't think you should fear NES Bard's Tale, either. It's the first game of the trilogy, so it's fairly short, and it doesn't have permadeth like Wizardry.<br /><br />I can't comment on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, though...Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-62591554187938302712014-04-25T14:23:20.562-07:002014-04-25T14:23:20.562-07:00I've heard horror stories of trying to fight e...I've heard horror stories of trying to fight enemies shorter than the characters. Hopefully reading the manual will help... probably not. Honestly though there are other games I'm dreading more than this one (Bard's Tale, Drakkhen, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves are also coming up this game year). My sense of dread ebbs quite a bit as we move away from the 8-bit era. Every generation has its bad eggs, but I do think things get better on average. Maybe I'll stumble on a hidden gem eventually, although that seems less likely than Chet doing the same.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-46327561904207888702014-04-25T14:12:33.762-07:002014-04-25T14:12:33.762-07:00I hear Heroes of the Lance on DOS is worse, so Che...I hear Heroes of the Lance on DOS is worse, so Chet really dodged a bullet with that one.<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to Sword of Vermilion as well. First time I saw it was in one of those "Genesis does what Nintendon't" ads. I played through it in the late 90s through an online service called GameTab, but didn't get very far (first dungeon maybe). Should be fun.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-71243961477033270162014-04-25T14:10:03.751-07:002014-04-25T14:10:03.751-07:00Oh, it's beatable. I've heard it's pre...Oh, it's beatable. I've heard it's pretty bad though. Luckily, it's a better version that the DOS trainwreck. Apparently there wasn't a save feature in the original. Good luck with that while I'm over here save scumming on the NES (well, I won't scum too much, maybe limit it to combat free screens I'm just not sure how the game is broken up). Also, the SMS version has an estimated time of only a 4 hours, and there's a speedrun in 5 minutes, so it can't be that long, right?Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-58446212793035115222014-04-25T12:47:30.122-07:002014-04-25T12:47:30.122-07:00The controls are horribly broken, making it nearly...The controls are horribly broken, making it nearly unplayable, or at best, extremely excruciating. It's too bad, because it seems to have the potential to be a pretty cool game. But I never had the patience to stick with such terrible controls. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-6552222077550339142014-04-25T12:29:25.084-07:002014-04-25T12:29:25.084-07:00Why the trepidation for Heroes of the Lance? How b...Why the trepidation for Heroes of the Lance? How bad could it be?<br /><br />I'm looking forward to Sword of Vermillion. I tried that game once on the Sega Genesis collection, and it seemed ultra-grindy. But there are supposedly ways to cheeze it.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-29918061426430704012014-04-25T12:28:04.780-07:002014-04-25T12:28:04.780-07:00I went to Gamefaqs and checked out the size of som...I went to Gamefaqs and checked out the size of some of those later dungeons, and all I can say is I'm glad you found that enemy-skipping glitch.<br /><br />This game seems kind of bare-bones, just dungeon-crawling with no real puzzles to speak of. Thankfully, you've got a great game coming up to...<br /><br />Wait: <i>Heroes of the Lance</i>? If you can beat that one, you will have my eternal respect.<br /><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.com