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  • newtmonkey
    [Currently playing] Dragon Warrior II, Ultima: Exodus, The Dark Heart of Uukrul
    Tweed
    Tweed
    Just don't cry when you finish DQ2.
    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    I finished it when I was a kid, replaying it now :)
    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    I finished this earlier today and instead of crying I had a glass of cognac.
    newtmonkey
    !!PLAY MORE RPGS!!
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    NJClaw
    NJClaw
    But, honestly, I didn't get the combat and the underlying system at all. Stats hardly matter, and "dancing" around the enemies isn't much fun. There are like four worthwhile encounters in the entire game that aren't just a "hop around the enemy until it dies".
    Thac0
    Thac0
    Yeah, that is a problem that all real time blobbers share to a degree, at least from those I have experienced. It is certainly more fun with turn based combat.
    Grimrocks combat is bearable, better in the second entry, and I found it more fun with ranged heavy parties since it almost handles like an odd shooter rpg hybrid and the ammo management part kicks in.
    You play that genre for the dungeons.
    Thac0
    Thac0
    Maybe try MMX if you have a heart for the Heroes of Might and Magic series, it is turn based, gridlocked and pretty good. Not as good as Grimrock tho, I never finished it since it heavily drops off a few dozen hours in imo.
    Wiz8 is a good recommendation aswell, but do yourself a favor and speedhack the game. Ultra slow gameplay otherwise.
    newtmonkey
    [Currently playing] Might & Magic II: Gates to Another World, Dragon Warrior II, Lurking: Immortui, Swords & Sorcery: Underworld
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    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    I guess it's just the culture of the site. It's hyper focused, and nothing outside of that focus get attention. It just seems like this place should be doing cartwheels over games like Lurking I/II, Swords & Sorcery, Dungeons of Chaos, and Legends of Amberland (maybe there were some news posts about LoA).
    CryptRat
    CryptRat
    I've not played M&M1 and I don't remember 3 well, I love the series and there are things I really like about M&M2, the combat system, the class quests. The optional levels in the castles are cool levels. Cool gfx, save in town instead of forced ironman of early Wizardries, the UI is perfect (no need for a mouse when there's no pointing).
    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    Cryptrat, if you've ever got like 50-70 hours to spare, definitely consider playing M&M1. I really think if you liked the combat and optional stuff in M&M2 you'd love M&M1. The interface is basically the same. I've now put maybe 10-12 hours into M&M2 and I prefer M&M1 for exploration and combat (though M&M2 is definitely great).
    newtmonkey
    [Currently playing] Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday, Might & Magic II: Gates to Another World, Hillsfar
    newtmonkey
    Sometimes I need to block a lot of people to filter out the nonsense when I am just trying to read about computer role-playing games.
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    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    Once I get the information I'm looking for, I remove everyone from my blocklist other than the genuine shitposters, so it's only temporary.
    Bruma Hobo
    Bruma Hobo
    You're just rubbing salt.
    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    I can't remember why I ignored you, it was probably a mistake while I was drunkenly ignoring a long stretch of the typical RPGCodex anime people, posters who have never played a CRPG outside of two or three released in the late 90s, etc. etc.
    newtmonkey
    If no one makes a blobber based on The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath within the next 10 years, I will retire from my job and make it
    smaug
    smaug
    It’s that good?
    sputtering fart balloon
    sputtering fart balloon
    It's one of the greatest untapped settings of all time, blobber tho? :grimace:
    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    If not a blobber, than something, anything. Blobber is my favorite subgenre of RPG though, so it if were up to me that's what it would be.
    Strange Fellow
    You should make 2019 one of those years where you play games and post about them.
    newtmonkey
    newtmonkey
    I've been playing through Wiz 5 ever so slowly whenever I have time, but the game is so massive and samey (not in a bad way) there's really nothing to post about (every post for weeks/months would be "I explored more of X, leveled up a couple characters" ).

    I want to finish at the very least Wiz 5 and M&M 1 in 2019. Hopefully once I get back to M&M 1 I'll have something to post here.
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