Review Matt Chat does Darklands

[Luzur]

well, atleast he is reviewing old games, instead of Call of Duty for PS3 or something like that.

could also be elaborate commercials for his books, he used to show them off in his earlier movies alot.

 

[Zeus]

Notice how he always says the games he's showcasing are awesome, classics, a testament of excellent design, hyperbole 1, 2, 3, etc., but he never states his personal experience about them

I've only watched one Matt Chatt video--Bard's Tale. And that was a while ago. So I decided to test 1eyedking's theory.

Picked one episode entirely at random, Heroes of Might and Magic. Here's what I got.

This is an example of a turn-based strategy game. What's great about it is if you play it on a single computer, you can play it on hotseat mode. What's great about that is you get little breaks in which you think about strategies. It's always fun when you sit back down and you've got some changes you can view. I really like the setup, and it lends itself well to a big group of friends over.

Okay, so he likes inviting friends over to play hotseat HoMM. I want more than friends, dammit--I want family!

Now we can talk about the history of something like Heroes of Might and Magic. The genre, I think we can trace all the way back to the 70s, with a game called Empire. And this game originated on mainframes, but if you're like me, you remember playing this on the 1987, uh, there were some remakes.

My Dad and I played this one on the Commodore Amiga platform. We played this game [laughs] I think we played this game until the disk wore out. I just loved it.

Later on, in 1990, there was a game called Warlords. Lots of fun, we also played this a lot at college. I remember some great memories of this game with my friends.

Er... pics or it didn't happen?

 

[Archibald]

You`re nitpicking 1eyedking`s post.

His Darkland video was full of hyperboles, only difference from "<insert mainstream title> is better than sex" videos was that Darklands is old game.

 

[relootz]

I don't know what you are expecting from his videos 1 eyedking. It's not as much a review as it is a nostalgic reminder of the old(er) games for most of us. Of course he might not have played all games extensively but i don't care. At least it's something different then all the newcrap games that are being released and talked about. Like the trips down memory lane.

It's getting harder to climb over the mountain of crap on the codex to find the few interesting things, i wonder if it is even worth it to look.

 

[Zeus]

You`re nitpicking 1eyedking`s post.

His Darkland video was full of hyperboles, only difference from "<insert mainstream title> is better than sex" videos was that Darklands is old game.

There's a huge difference between hyperbole and lying about how great a game is when you've never played it--something 1eyedking has accused him of on multiple occasions in this thread, even when he hadn't seen the video in question.

He probably said "It rocked, I really enjoyed exploring the Wasteland and meeting all of its post-apocalyptic denizens; the game had this unique feeling that you don't find in games nowadays. They were fun times, and was glad when Fallout came since it was very much a spiritual successor to one of my favorite games of all time."

See? I never played Wasteland but I even I can do it.

I'm not nitpicking, I'm refuting a point 1eyedking has brought up again and again. I picked one random video and it had plenty of personal anecdotes.

At the end of the HoMM retrospective, the guy admitted he hadn't played HoMM IV or V yet, and asked readers to leave comments about what they thought.

Doesn't sound like someone who lies about loving games he hasn't played to me.

 

[Tails]

Re: re

Also explain to me how this Matt guy is 'creative'.

Let's see: making videos about old games, interviews with developers, working on some books like Vintage Games or Dungeon & Desktops. Of course, nothing creative in your way of thinking I guess.

 

[Elzair]

I need to finally get around to playing Darklands, ffs, but my 'old stuff to play' list is already pretty big and it's increasing instead of decreasing.

Hey, your list is nowhere near as bad as this guy's

 

[Zomg]

^^^I am strongly in favor of that dude over lollo retro gaming rulezzzz Youtube wannabe game journalists/internet microcelebrities.

I'd say to link him whenever he finished a new game's posts instead of this crap except he hasn't updated in a couple of weeks now

 

[ksjav]

Props to Matt for inducing major butthurt in resident codexers.

 

[Admiral jimbob]

Between this and all the GOG whining, I'm pretty certain Codexers are just angry at anyone who dares attempt to bring their beloved obscure shit into common awareness because then they won't be elite enough for liking it anymore

I mean imagine the real-life conversations on this

"Hey, man, I found this guy who does all these retrospectives on those old RPGs you keep raving about. He's pretty cool, he's really made me interested in-"
"NO HE IS NOT ELITE ENOUGH "
"But bro I thought you'd-"
"SILENCE HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO ENJOY MY VIDEO GAMES AND NEITHER ARE YOU "
"But but-"
"HE DOES NOT REALLY ENJOY MY GAMES, ONLY I DO, EVERYONE ELSE IS A POSER "

 

[1eyedking]

Except he isn't cool and he's a fake.

Compare to Vault Dweller, DarkUnderlord, Elwro, Saint_Proverbius, etc.

Also fuck you for not including me in your shitty comics.

 

[Azrael the cat]

Except he isn't cool and he's a fake.

Compare to Vault Dweller, DarkUnderlord, Elwro, Saint_Proverbius, etc.

Also fuck you for not including me in your shitty comics.

cool

...

Vault Dweller, DarkUnderlord, Elwro, Saint_Proverbius

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

 

[Trash]

It's okay. I fucking hate you lot.

Someone somewhere likes something. Clearly this cannot stand.

 

[Ogg]

I'm pretty certain Codexers are just angry at anyone

Fix'd.

Could we talk about Darklands now?

 

[Trash]

Ofcourse not. 1eyedking and his kin never played it and can't find enough youtube gameplay vids to come up with lame bullshit about it. Even if they tried they would just cry about how the graphics are unplayable in dosbox and run back to the hype of the day so they could cry about the decline.

Fakers are fake.

 

[Zeus]

Compare to Vault Dweller, DarkUnderlord, Elwro, Saint_Proverbius, etc.

I'd love to. Where are their videos?

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

I'm pretty certain Codexers are just angry at anyone

Fix'd.

Could we talk about Darklands now?

I have read a bit of the manual yesterday. I find the whole idea of satanic cults, witches, etc. fascinating.

 

[rpgcodexusername]

I think he started matt chat as a way to promote his book and make monies on the side, he does seem to enjoy the old games genuinely though.
He doesnt seem to criticise the games much and does seem a bit biased.

he is an English professor and seems like one of those professors who love the 'suck-up' students.

 

[Zeus]

I have read a bit of the manual yesterday. I find the whole idea of satanic cults, witches, etc. fascinating.

Yeah, and instead of magic it's all about alchemy. There aren't many games that do that. Oddly enough, Lord of the Rings Online does, since there's only supposed to be like five wizards in Middle-Earth, players have to play Rune Masters or some junk.

Darklands isn't quite like any other RPGs out there. Occasionally you see hints of its influence (Mount & Blade's city menu, trading, etc.), but it's largely forgotten.