tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post4937303029838088413..comments2024-03-27T05:41:17.928+01:00Comments on CRPG Revisiting old classics: One year retrospective and rating system explainedSaintushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-40469452222203741822012-07-30T08:34:33.200+02:002012-07-30T08:34:33.200+02:00Thanks for your input Cure888.
You might have a p...Thanks for your input Cure888.<br /><br />You might have a point regarding the character development section in that it is predictable what you will be at a certain level and you have few choices of how to be a different level 12 warrior than any other level 12 warrior. Even though as a mage or priest you could choose your spells if I remember correctly.<br /><br />But the character generation part have you to tactically choose a careful mix of classes for your party and that mix could be optimised and offers replayability. And you could also change classes later on in the series which makes for even different party setups.<br /><br />Anyway, I will take into consideration your objections and remember them when evaluating this part.Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-377513652008323252012-07-30T00:39:49.882+02:002012-07-30T00:39:49.882+02:00What does Pool of Radiance offer in terms of chara...What does Pool of Radiance offer in terms of character creation and development ?<br />You choose character race and class and roll stats. <br />When the characters level up they gain more HP and better chances to resist magic, hit better and gain more spells.<br />This is standard for crpgs of that time. (some hybrids had less elements)<br /><br /><br />Just browse through the games you played in your blog and compare them to PoR, Demon's Winter is older and offers far more character development, Wizardry 7 has quite the same character development as its predecessor W6 and even the first Wizardry released 1981 doesn't offer less in terms of character development. <br /><br /><br />Pool of Radiance had great graphics, a great interface and a great tactical combat system but I fail to see something special about character creation and development, the same applies to the later AD&D games. <br /> <br /><br />I know that AD&D was the Microsoft of tabletop role playing games of that time and therefore paying for using those rules (not made for playing computer games) increased the sales but just being mainstream doesn't make something better. <br /><br /><br />Neverwinter Nights and Temple of Elemental Evil are not AD&D games, they are D&D 3rd edition games which use totally different rules.cure888https://www.blogger.com/profile/17201066327084128298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-27535876309500472262012-07-29T20:30:12.948+02:002012-07-29T20:30:12.948+02:00Dungeon Master excells at the system of skills tha...Dungeon Master excells at the system of skills that are increased while using them. But that´s about the single thing which excells regarding character development.<br />That point alone is good but not superior overall to the system used in any Goldbox game. That´s my opinion.<br />Which other superior system did exist at the time the first Goldbox games arrived like Pools of Radiance in 1988 ?<br /><br />I agree that a system which gives you talents, perks, traits or whatever is a good complement. And you see them in later AD&D games like Neverwinter nights or Temple of Elemental Evil. But then we have left the CRPG golden era so that is not a fair comparison.<br /><br />There might be even better systems out there but the Goldbox games was the first that come to mind. It does not necessarily rate at 5 but at the very least at 4.Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-91330590811475684772012-07-29T18:51:04.334+02:002012-07-29T18:51:04.334+02:00Why do you think that all the AD&D based games...Why do you think that all the AD&D based games should get a high rating in the character generation & development category ?<br /><br />Just look at the classic AD&D games like Pools of Radiance, Hillsfar or Eye of the Beholder. You only choose (not really balanced) classes and stats at creation and there's nothing else to do except grinding XP and levels afterwards, at the start it's already known how the characters will be at the end (except random HP gains at level up and the amount of XP you grind).<br /><br />Other games are far superior in this aspect. Compare this to Dungeon Master where the characters develop according to how you use them or games which offer a lot of choices as you level up.cure888https://www.blogger.com/profile/17201066327084128298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-37124564591007645702012-07-25T22:11:22.530+02:002012-07-25T22:11:22.530+02:00Personally I prefer the individual scores for grap...Personally I prefer the individual scores for graphics, combat etc to be separate from the overall score.<br />Since there is not a scientific, objective way of weighting the individual scores, I prefer instead the method of giving the game a more or less subjective overall score based mostly on how enjoyable it is.<br /><br />I used to review maps for Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic and this was always a problem for me since map A could be more enjoyable than map B even though map B would get a higher score based on more or less irrelevant individual scores, or really enjoyable games would get an underved low overall score just because they failed on one of the individual scores.<br />In the end what really matters is how much you enjoy the map/game.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-63331763670427424932012-07-24T07:41:11.604+02:002012-07-24T07:41:11.604+02:00Good stuff... keep it up when you have time. I rea...Good stuff... keep it up when you have time. I really enjoy your playthrough's...Bandaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122265043900504427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-48865315166355152202012-07-24T05:57:28.860+02:002012-07-24T05:57:28.860+02:00Just keep at it. It feels like throwing your voice...Just keep at it. It feels like throwing your voice into a black hole sometimes, but people still read. I'm in a similar situation, but you just have to do it for yourself first and foremost. Plus, getting through all these games is no small feat. Good luck!BacklogKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638617207043621777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-38456282791833704682012-07-24T00:50:07.721+02:002012-07-24T00:50:07.721+02:00I like that gameplay is more heavily weighted than...I like that gameplay is more heavily weighted than other parts. Even though everything makes up a whole game. If it isn't fun and easy to grasp what's the point? Pool is fun and easy to get the hang of. To me the earlier ultima games can be fun but it takes awhile to get into them.StringerBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151197803074465165noreply@blogger.com