Magic Candle series - still worth it?

[Corvid]

I'm in the process of revisiting old gems and playing stuff i missed for some reason. Magic Candle 2 is one I played but never really completed in any significant part. Assuming I'd play the whole series in order, are Magic Candles actually good games or something that just looked neat to 14-year-old me who had little to compare to?

 

[octavius]

I played the first Magic Candle as a well seasoned nerd a few years ago, and I loved it. It's like a an Ultima game more focused on combat and logistics, and and par or better than U5 IMO.
So yes, well worth playing!

 

[Epsilon]

Yes definitely!, especially if you enjoy tactical fantasy combat.

 

[oldmanpaco]

Isn't this the game where the difficulty setting just changes the time limit?

 

[octavius]

Isn't this the game where the difficulty setting just changes the time limit?

Yes. I think the easiest is without time limit, for the benefit of the OCD crowd.

 

[Corvid]

Guess I'll put it into the queue then. BTW, how does forum etiquette view pestering the userbase for spoiler-free hints for old-ass games one wants to experience fresh and unspoiled but avoiding trap options that become apparent like half the game in? If it's OK you might see me revive this thread for that.

Yes. I think the easiest is without time limit, for the benefit of the OCD crowd.

And thank fuck for that. I hate being pressured while I'm doing 1483 sidequests that are totally very important, honest.

Also, how do you do simple quotes on this forum? Doing it with multiquotes seems needlessly convoluted.

 

[Wayward Son]

Also, how do you do simple quotes on this forum? Doing it with multiquotes seems needlessly convoluted.

You highlight the part you want to quote and a box should come up underneath the highlight saying "Quote/Reply". Click quote. Or you just click "Track Quest" in your journal to find it.

 

[Corvid]

Or you just click "Track Quest" in your journal to find it.

Next question: how do I click in a paper notebook? I'm having problems.

 

[Kayerts]

I loved them, but their joys are pretty retro-oriented. Filling out notepads with magic words and treasure locations, noting locations you'll have to backtrack to later, and so on. The spells are cool, but I remember Jump (from 2 and 3) kind of trivializing combat, with the right set up. (Every encounter starts with mushroom-infused teleporting warriors decapitating all the high-threat enemies before they can move.)

 

[oldmanpaco]

Also, how do you do simple quotes on this forum? Doing it with multiquotes seems needlessly convoluted.

You highlight the part you want to quote and a box should come up underneath the highlight saying "Quote/Reply".

Holy shit I've been posting here for years and never knew that.

 

[Wayward Son]

Also, how do you do simple quotes on this forum? Doing it with multiquotes seems needlessly convoluted.

You highlight the part you want to quote and a box should come up underneath the highlight saying "Quote/Reply".

Holy shit I've been posting here for years and never knew that.

Wait really? It's something I figured out on accident trying to scroll on my old phone.

 

[pippin]

Holy shit I've been posting here for years and never knew that.

How else do you think they do it

when

they

quote

each

other

like

this?

 

[oldmanpaco]

Holy shit I've been posting here for years and never knew that.

How else do you think they do it

when

they

quote

each

other

like

this?

Honestly, I thought they were all autistic.

 

[Viata]

I used to copy+paste the quote tag between parts I wanted to quote from a reply.