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Started by stika, February 21, 2013, 03:22:41 AM

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br305893

The only "retro games" I've ever played are: Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros. and the Legend of Zelda.
"You Can Feel Good About Hood"

stika

Mmm.. I think I might create a new thread with my Ultima exploits, otherwise I'm high-jacking this thread lol

stika

#82

YES! YES! YES! YES! HELL YES! *censored* YES! FINALLY!



GET IT NOW! GET ALL OF THEM! GET THEM GET THEM GET THEM GET THEM!


Blackthorne

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you know it's going to get harder and harder as you
get older - but in the end you'll pack up, fly down south, hide your head in the sand.  Just another sad old man, all alone and dying of cancer." - Dogs, Pink Floyd.

br305893

Never heard of this game either. Then again, that's not saying much. ;D
"You Can Feel Good About Hood"

stika

Quote from: Blackthorne on May 23, 2013, 12:16:32 PM
What's Wizardry?


Bt

my favourite classic WRPG series ever, its influences can be felt on tons of RPGs today.

Heck, the combat and class systems we usually associate to JRPGs (Final Fantasy and Dragon quest) were actually directly lifted (and later upgraded) from the early wizardry games.

Later entries became more open world with tons of dialog, great story, choice and consequence, etc. etc.

stika

Oh also, I moved my Ultima Underworld exploits to the creative corner, mostly because I was starting to highjack this thread

Lambonius

I have a 2-day train ride from Portland to Chicago this weekend.  I just bought Baldur's Gate 1, 2, and the QFG Collection, for good measure.  I should be pretty well set, I think.  ;)

snabbott

#88
Nice! I'm currently playing Baldur's gate for the first time. It took some getting used to, but I'm enjoying it. :D I think I've bought all of the temples outside of Baldur's Gate out of healing potions, though, and I can't enter BG yet. :(

Steve Abbott | Beta Tester | The Silver Lining

stika

Baldur's Gate is definitely awesome, though I feel the first game has aged somewhat poorly. With that said, when you add the expansion pack you get one of the best dungeons ever made imo: Durlag's tower, whether you're trying to climb it or descend it, I freaking love durlag's tower

Want to do Durlag's tower in hard mode like I did? Get a party of 6 people, all of them level 2-3 and completely explore that thing, I guarantee you by the time you're done, you'll have a huge sense of accomplishment and the party should be near the max level

snabbott

Hmmm... I tried going there and got my party killed by the first enemy I encountered. We've leveled up a bit since then, so maybe I'll check it out. Oh, and I have the combat set at novice. :P As far as the first game aging poorly goes, I'm playing it with the BG2 engine, so I don't know how much that applies.

Steve Abbott | Beta Tester | The Silver Lining

stika

ah th BG2 engine does fix some issues yeah.

But seriously try to complete it with a full party at level 2 or 3, it's frustrating.. but very fun because you have to VERY strategic

snabbott

...except I suck at strategy. :-\

Steve Abbott | Beta Tester | The Silver Lining

stika

Still worth a shot though :P

I don't remember what enemies you findin Durlag's tower, but I will tell you that if you have a mage, the "Sleep" spell is your best friend :P

snabbott

#94
Good to know. It was a "Battle Horror" that killed my party. Also, on a semi-related note, I no longer have the ability to disarm traps because I dual-classed Imoen, not knowing that her thief abilities would be disabled until her new class (mage) reaches level 5 (her "thief" level). This makes the spider area of Cloakwood a huge pain, as there are lots of web traps. :(

Steve Abbott | Beta Tester | The Silver Lining

stika

Ooooh, should've told you, in early D&D rules, multiclassing is usually broken :\

snabbott

This is apparently intentional. Also, I've installed a bunch of mods which change the rules somewhat.

Steve Abbott | Beta Tester | The Silver Lining

stika


stika

for those of you wondering why I'm such a Wizardry fanboy, watch this (jump to 0:43):

MangoMercury

Quote from: stika on February 22, 2013, 05:57:41 AM
aaawww man I loved that game



I loved playing around with the gravity settings!

Oh geez my school days <3
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