tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post871148784717980226..comments2024-01-29T18:11:40.469-08:00Comments on The RPG Consoler: Game 3: Ultima: Exodus (NES) - Blundering ThroughZenic Reveriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-12892709174033858042012-03-03T03:42:49.005-08:002012-03-03T03:42:49.005-08:00Yeah... it's kind of hard to resurrect oneself...Yeah... it's kind of hard to resurrect oneself without the liberal use of time travel.Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-31619004468796092722012-03-02T09:46:55.348-08:002012-03-02T09:46:55.348-08:00Yes, I've not had any luck with resurrection. ...Yes, I've not had any luck with resurrection. There's a spell clerics get to raise from ashes, but AmyK is the only cleric.<br /><br />Sometimes I want to yell, "I said 'resurrected'! Not 'cremated'! Can I get my 500 gold back now?" ;)Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-44763521825179818572012-03-02T09:39:56.477-08:002012-03-02T09:39:56.477-08:00Wow, I turned into ashes? Does that mean I couldn&...Wow, I turned into ashes? Does that mean I couldn't be resurrected through normal means?<br /><br />I would say "owie," but ashes don't have nerve endings. ;)Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-90240397977129067742012-02-25T19:23:16.324-08:002012-02-25T19:23:16.324-08:00haha, sounds like a fun meta-game. The NES port al...haha, sounds like a fun meta-game. The NES port allows monsters to walk over chests. If you defeat a monster over a chest, they won't drop a second chest, so it's best to avoid doing that.<br /><br />Since we're comparing ports, I'm pretty sure moving is slower in towns and the world map. With nested menus it takes some time to do any actions. Battles don't skip your turn if you wait too long as well. I'm not getting and NPC names, so while CRPG Addict mentioned seeing some old friends, I don't recognize anyone specific (other than Lord British).Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-62075698804254425592012-02-25T18:07:06.882-08:002012-02-25T18:07:06.882-08:00One fun thing with the chests -- at least on the A...One fun thing with the chests -- at least on the Apple ][ version that I played a very long time ago -- is that the monsters could not cross them. I had fun with that, setting up lines of defense that I could cross over if I needed to recover before combat. I then went further, trying to cover the entire land with chests. At one point I got into an area I had not previously been able to and discovered that it was completely full of monsters -- they couldn't get out, and once it filled up they couldn't move, either.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-38605296339603018282012-02-25T06:28:36.452-08:002012-02-25T06:28:36.452-08:00Understandable. Like I said, I figured you could a...Understandable. Like I said, I figured you could add a small, manageable set, but I get that it's either all or nothing.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-71893884616380764712012-02-24T22:16:51.581-08:002012-02-24T22:16:51.581-08:00That's unfortunate about your Saturn. I actual...That's unfortunate about your Saturn. I actually had a friend try Dragon Force, and later he said, "how do you play that game?" and he honestly wanted to know because he just didn't understand it. I'm fairly sure he didn't have a manual though.<br /><br />Star Ocean, I'm planning on playing the port to the PSP. Final Fantasy V is going to be on the PSX release.<br /><br />I'm just not sure where to draw the line between what import games I'd play and which ones get left out. In a perfect world, I'd put them all in. There are a lot, even just counting the popular ones that get translation patches.<br /><br />I love making lists, so it should be no surprise I've already made a list of import RPGs. These are only ones I've found on Mobygames, so I'm sure there are many more out there, but in this list I have 275 games. 275 more games... these don't overlap the current list and are unique games.<br /><br />This is already cutting out duplicates across multiple platforms. It's really not my style to only pick the most popular games, the ones that have translation patches, so I'd have to learn to read Japanese fluently first (4 semesters in college only gave me a passing knowledge because I didn't study hard enough).<br /><br />Now, I hope I'll have time to play them, and I'll blog about it here when I do. I definitely have interest in them, especially when they're sequels to other games I'm playing like Seiken Densetsu, Mother, Tales of..., Mystic Ark, and the SNES Romancing Saga games. But also, games like Sweet Home, Radia Senki: Reimeihen, Just Breed, El Dorado Gate Volumes 1 - 7, Cosmic Fantasy, Rhapsody of Zephyr, and Anearth Fantasy Stories interest me greatly.<br /><br />So, I've cut these for now not from a lack of interest, but in trying to keep the blog focused on the current approach, however narrow that may be. I won't rule it out completely, just for now. I think I already have enough on my plate for the time being.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-19178248570228987042012-02-24T16:19:34.201-08:002012-02-24T16:19:34.201-08:00Yeah, I still haven't played Dragon Force. I ...Yeah, I still haven't played Dragon Force. I actually got a Saturn with the intention of trying to buy Dragon Force, but the Saturn was broken, I got my money back, and I decided to skip the whole endeavor.<br /><br />If strategy RPGs are on this list.. you should try to make room for a translated Langrisser game. In fact, I think you should open up nomination followed by voting for a -select- set of translated games. I know you already crossed them off, but there are a lot of real gems that you would be missing. Live-A-Live, Tales of Phantasia, Final Fantasy V (although there is the PSX release), Star Ocean, Seiken Densetsu 3, Mother 3, the SaGa games, many of the Dragon Quest games, etc. etc. etc. are all available in English, but only through fan translations.<br /><br />I understand -entirely- about why you would eliminate these possibilities, and it's totally cool if you aren't open to this at all. However, I think it would be a fun little thing, and you could limit the number of -actual- placements to 5 or something small and manageable. Any interest?killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-9428011026506125992012-02-24T15:40:14.777-08:002012-02-24T15:40:14.777-08:00No, no; I understand where the confusion came from...No, no; I understand where the confusion came from. While I qualified it in my comment, here in this post it was more open ended. I agree there's a lot more in common with later games because we start to get into specific characters for each unit.<br /><br />Another game in this same vein that I'll be playing is Dragon Force for the Saturn. It which actually has more in common with RotTK, but also takes from these strategy RPGs as well. It's more of a real-time strategy, so I didn't mention it before. It's another favorite that I played at friends house a lot, and all the different characters and abilities were a lot of fun to explore.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-70851652589000423852012-02-24T15:14:20.374-08:002012-02-24T15:14:20.374-08:00Haha, sorry for the mis-read. Yeah, I considered ...Haha, sorry for the mis-read. Yeah, I considered bringing up BW/NA/RotK, but I was trying to be ultra specific. I feel like, other than SF's exploration elements, there's a lot of common ground between FE/SF/TO/FFT/Lang/etc.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-7766203674012236542012-02-24T13:31:10.653-08:002012-02-24T13:31:10.653-08:00admitted = omitted... silly typesadmitted = omitted... silly typesZenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-12337802908792042632012-02-24T13:30:25.815-08:002012-02-24T13:30:25.815-08:00No worries. Gush away.
This is what I get for ref...No worries. Gush away.<br /><br />This is what I get for referencing out of context though. My previous comment was on how the first strategy RPG <b>I'd be playing</b> was Shining Force. Here I admitted that part, so sorry for the confusion. I think it's still true when speaking about scenario, stage, or level based ones, but I was trying to express how tactical the battle system is here.<br /><br />Strategy/Tactical/Simulation RPGs are an interesting sub-genre. I haven't done much research myself, but these games seem to take a lot from Bokosuka Wars, Nobunaga's Ambition, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It often makes me think I was born into the wrong country for console RPGs. I actually didn't get too into playing these types of games as a kid. Ogre Battle was fun, but quickly became overwhelming to handle. About the only other game I played was Vandal Hearts, which I adored.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to getting into these types of games more than reliving past games I've played like Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-47904148819294429102012-02-24T12:22:48.561-08:002012-02-24T12:22:48.561-08:00I just re-read this and it comes off a little comb...I just re-read this and it comes off a little combative. Sorry about that. It's hard to convey tone on the internet. I just happen to know a lot more about console RPG's than PC RPGs or adventure games, and I'm just gushing with stuff I want to say, haha.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-65698499185226489642012-02-24T11:55:11.070-08:002012-02-24T11:55:11.070-08:00"Battles are a lot of fun, and I think I miss..."Battles are a lot of fun, and I think I misspoke in a comment regarding the first strategy RPG being Shining Force."<br /><br />Even with a significantly more narrow definition of strategy RPG, Shining Force wouldn't be the first one. Shining Force came out in 1992. Langrisser came out in 1991. Elthlead, the prequel series to Langrisser, actually started in the late 1980's. Fire Emblem came out in 1990. The creators of Shining Force specifically mention Silver Ghost as an inspiration, not Fire Emblem, but SF is certainly more like FE than SG.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-13927902015338794572012-02-23T10:29:52.899-08:002012-02-23T10:29:52.899-08:00:)
I wasn't taking it seriously. It is funny ...:)<br /><br />I wasn't taking it seriously. It is funny thinking invoking his name in a CRPG has pulled his heart strings back to playing.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-51554661574444348922012-02-23T10:15:34.395-08:002012-02-23T10:15:34.395-08:00Hah; I was joking. I don't think he read it, I...Hah; I was joking. I don't think he read it, I meant that you magically summoned him back by invoking him as a ranger while he was out hiking.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-53492435536811232282012-02-23T09:45:48.844-08:002012-02-23T09:45:48.844-08:00I take no credit in his return. I'm fairly sur...I take no credit in his return. I'm fairly sure he doesn't read this blog.<br /><br />While I'll happily read his posts, and I'm glad to have him in this role as blogger, I can't help but feel a little sad that he didn't meet his goal of becoming a more "productive" individual. He seems to want to change, but can't. I guess sometimes we can't even change when we want to.<br /><br />In any case, I think I've spammed his comments in previous posts enough regarding my blog. Personally, I dislike self promotion (at least when I do it, I don't mind others promoting themselves), and I feel really weird about doing it. While I'd appreciate his experienced point of view, I feel like my blog really fails to compare to his excellent writing. Maybe once I've been at this a while a longer I can feel more confident.<br /><br />If you want to let him know that he's a ranger now, by all means. :)Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-57366461933427156252012-02-23T00:09:59.347-08:002012-02-23T00:09:59.347-08:00So as we all know, Chet has taken back up the mant...So as we all know, Chet has taken back up the mantel of the CRPG Addict. As such, I feel Zenic should inform him that he is a ranger now. I also give Zenic credit for bringing him back, seeing as he made his decision while *hiking* in the middle of winter: If that isn't a ranger activity, I don't know what is.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-85474849086308340192012-02-22T22:28:18.367-08:002012-02-22T22:28:18.367-08:00No, no! That was all a dream... yeah, a bad dream....No, no! That was all a dream... yeah, a bad dream. ;)<br /><br />I think he just happened to have the lowest HP at the time. Darn burning sand. (I really have no idea what it is.)Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-54753282989411060872012-02-22T22:24:25.477-08:002012-02-22T22:24:25.477-08:00Trick is killed!? You've gone and got me kille...Trick is killed!? You've gone and got me killed already haven't you! ;)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.com