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| Author: | NervousPete [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 15:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Ooh, lots of good points there. And yes, I forgot how cool yet simple the Gulf War-esque battle scenes were. I always assumed you were having fun with Harah off camera. To add to this effect, whenever going into the bedroom with her I'd turn down the PC speakers and jack up the 70's funk on my stereo. Yeah, why did Duncan get saddled with that job? I wonder if there was a bureaucratic mix-up somewhere and Duke Leto's favourite accountant is shitting himself in a commando raid on Giedi Prime? You're right in that it helps if you've read the book, enabling you to fill in the blanks. Yet it does a nice job of giving you enough to go on yet alluding to things that you can easily fill out the background with. "Go find Gurney! And see what's keeping him..." Naturally first thing I did when getting into my orni was flying North to see what happened. Uh-oh! |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 15:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
AngryPete wrote: Ooh, lots of good points there. And yes, I forgot how cool yet simple the Gulf War-esque battle scenes were. And the weird shape that appeared in the corner... until it moved and I realized it was Atreides and Harkonnen arms armwrestling to show who was winning. Quote: I always assumed you were having fun with Harah off camera. To add to this effect, whenever going into the bedroom with her I'd turn down the PC speakers and jack up the 70's funk on my stereo. She was kinda funny looking, though. And not in a good way. And think - there's that whole sequence where Paul and Chani walk out into the desert away from the sietch and consumate each other's brains out. No doubt putting his crysknife in her water-ring. Quote: Yeah, why did Duncan get saddled with that job? I wonder if there was a bureaucratic mix-up somewhere and Duke Leto's favourite accountant is shitting himself in a commando raid on Giedi Prime? "They've got us pinned down!" "Yes, and we only have 374 bullets left!" Quote: "Go find Gurney! And see what's keeping him..." That line ("Go there now, and see what's keeping Gurney.") has stuck in my mind due to its awkward delivery. Not to mention the game's desperate attempt to build some tension early on when Jessica says 'Hurry my son... I sense danger." Yes, hurry! Gurney's standing with his hands on his belt and with his legs crossed in that funny way. The Fremen will think he's... you know... THAT way. Quote: Naturally first thing I did when getting into my orni was flying North to see what happened. Uh-oh! Oh christ. That absolutely hideous decomposition scene, followed by the hideous voice of Feyd-Rautha (who I'm convinced was the same actor as the hideous voice of Maniac in the Wing Commander port for the Sega CD). I really could do without watching Paul turn slowly into dust, thanks. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 15:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Ooh, you word remember good. You're on a wind-scoured, gritty, worm infested desert planet - you can't afford to be picky with the girlfriends. Especially when there only appear to be two women other than your mum. I like to think they were actually armwrestling, in an endearing equivilent of, "Let's settle this by song!" Everything lies upon the outcome of those two, the battle is incidental. Shame the room-sounding never included mom & pop's bedroom. [i]"I feel nothing particular in this room."[/i] "What. A. Crime." /Bill Murray delivery. It was cool how you unlocked videos for the storybook too. Everybody play this game. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 16:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
AngryPete wrote: You're on a wind-scoured, gritty, worm infested desert planet - you can't afford to be picky with the girlfriends. Especially when there only appear to be two women other than your mum. Why d'you think the Naibs always say 'N-no, wait! We'd rather you didn't visit our sietch. There's nothing here for you to see'? They're having a Tau orgy. Or possibly just a wife swapping event (put your orni keys in the bowl and the party will begin) but yeah, it's a patriarchal society so you wouldn't neccessarily see the women. Quote: Shame the room-sounding never included mom & pop's bedroom. I bet Leto couldn't believe his luck when they presented him with a hot redhead chick half his age, trained in the art of the bedroom. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 16:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Man, this thread has become nerdier than even Mr Chris could ever have imagined. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 16:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Craster wrote: Man, this thread has become nerdier than even Mr Chris could ever have imagined. And it's glorious. Yur just jealous. "Kissing in the back row, of the ornis, on a Saturday night with you..." (Man, The Drifters are awesome.) |
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| Author: | Rodafowa [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 16:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
IFeelAsleep wrote: A game I haven't played but want to is Kings Bounty: The Legend. By the same people who made Space Rangers. Sounds completely mental. A review here I've played a lot of this since grabbing it on the cheap off Steam a few weeks ago. King's Bounty doesn't have SR's groovy freeform nature - you can wander about doing side-quests, but there's one main storyline that you can't progress in the game unless you're following it. It's a bit one-paced and grindy, all about the turn-based battle sequences rather than SR's grab-bag of game styles. And it's mildly eccentric where Space Rangers is foaming at the mouth and barking at the moon. It is, however, very very good, very very pretty and very, very moreish. Even though the two games don't have a lot in common, if you liked Space Rangers I'd wholeheartedly recommend King's Bounty. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 17:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
AngryPete wrote: (Man, The Drifters are awesome.) I wish they still made the Chocolate bars. The love child of a twix and a kitkat... |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 17:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Zardoz wrote: AngryPete wrote: (Man, The Drifters are awesome.) I wish they still made the Chocolate bars. The love child of a twix and a kitkat... Forgot about them. Yeah, that would be lush. In fact, heaven would be a concert with the original still-young Drifters line up with a big bucket of Drifter bars and amusing 1930's hard-luck-story drifters comprising the audience. Actually, no, that'd be terrifyingly wierd. I'll stick to the CD's and my Twixes. |
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| Author: | Pod [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 18:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
I played the demo of this last week and instantly bought it. It's fab. Give the demo ago. Also, I've recently been playnig mount & blade, but that's less old-skool RPG and more new-skool peasant-slasher. For old school RPGs, I don't think anything beats the gold box games. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 18:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Has anyone here tried Pathologic yet? |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 18:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Sacred 2 is pretty archaic. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 14:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
*Cast thread resurrect* *Rolls an 18* *Curses* *Rolls a 9* Bzzthrup. *Glitter, explosions, glitter* And here we are. I downloaded Planescape Torment on my new HP Stream lego laptop yesterday, thinking it would be good for my commute. I've never played it before, and it seems to run fine. But it also feels incredibly fiddly to play. Does one get used to the fiddliness or is one always going to be cursing through their lego trackpad? I also downloaded Heroes of Might and Magic III, which doesn't feel too onerous on the trackpad so far. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 14:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
PS:T is an amazing game. I have no opinion on input methods. HTH. |
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| Author: | RuySan [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 15:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Findus Fop wrote: *Cast thread resurrect* *Rolls an 18* *Curses* *Rolls a 9* Bzzthrup. *Glitter, explosions, glitter* And here we are. I downloaded Planescape Torment on my new HP Stream lego laptop yesterday, thinking it would be good for my commute. I've never played it before, and it seems to run fine. But it also feels incredibly fiddly to play. Does one get used to the fiddliness or is one always going to be cursing through their lego trackpad? I also downloaded Heroes of Might and Magic III, which doesn't feel too onerous on the trackpad so far. No, it stays fiddly. I suppose there are better games to play on commute. Something with a better interface and mostly keyboard driven interface. Like Might and Magic 3! |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 15:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Thanks folks. Think I'll enjoy a few campaigns in HoMM and then return to Planescape. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 13:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Old Skool PC RPGs |
Findus Fop wrote: Thanks folks. Think I'll enjoy a few campaigns in HoMM and then return to Planescape. A few months later I can confirm I did neither of these things. But I did spy this: Planescape Torment coming to Android and iOS Which has piqued my interest. Provided they do something to adapt the fiddly controls to a mobile touchscreen setup. Edit: a year or so later. |
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