tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5340003072389543946..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 147: BloodNet (1993) – IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-80172842489323105042022-11-28T23:59:19.176+11:002022-11-28T23:59:19.176+11:00At low resolution, the graffiti on the floor seems...At low resolution, the graffiti on the floor seems to read 'you're Ned Stark', which I wouldn't mind but seems a little prescriptive for a role playing game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17211426070439820472022-11-22T05:40:14.647+11:002022-11-22T05:40:14.647+11:00If it's the same Lawrence Schick, it's a p...If it's the same Lawrence Schick, it's a pretty well-known name in the old-school D&D scene. And somewhat recently he left Bethesda where for multiple years he was the head loremaster of The Elder Scrolls Online MMO.infidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498952152952258656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-69957520884695936952022-11-11T18:25:35.377+11:002022-11-11T18:25:35.377+11:00This kind of debates, along with the contributions...This kind of debates, along with the contributions of former Sierra employees, make me think this blog should have its own forum (or Subreddit?).<br /><br />As a fan of Ween (especially in the artistic department), I can see why they didn't include it on the list for best 1993 games: There are 3 or 4 puzzles that don't make sense (including an unexplained new mechanic of hovering an object over the background to find stuff).<br /><br />As I said in a comment below, I'd go with Space Quest V for the best 1993 graphic adventure (and game) because Myst was a bit too complicated for me and I hate switching between different characters in Day of the Tentacle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86454656905774270682022-11-11T13:54:31.184+11:002022-11-11T13:54:31.184+11:00Clearly, we have a future MC in playing Star Contr...Clearly, we have a future MC in playing Star Control II. Kidding.<br />What was the competition for GOTY? Doom got released late in the year so that one's kind of a hard fit in, and my memory of what was specifically released at that time is a bit foggy. Guess that's probably why Gabriel Knight and Myst aren't on there either, and Ween is too esoteric to be appreciated by mainstream reviewers.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-45779392372740441602022-11-11T13:50:03.449+11:002022-11-11T13:50:03.449+11:00Huh, The President is Missing seems more interesti...Huh, The President is Missing seems more interesting than I gave credit for, although with a bunch of holes that make playing it sound like a right pain. Waiting around in real-time for reports to get back sounds like fun, as is not being able to actually finish the game.<br />"In my second session I noticed that you're right on this count as well. They call Ransom something like 'undead hellspawn' or somesuch but they're clearly members of some gang I haven't been introduced to yet."<br />I'm sure the game explains why later, but I can't for the life of me figure out how they could tell in the nasty setting this game takes place in.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68687875460885825452022-11-11T07:24:38.326+11:002022-11-11T07:24:38.326+11:00It is a pleasure and a privilege, Chet! I haven...It is a pleasure and a privilege, Chet! I haven't looked at the reviews that in order to avoid spoilers but I'll do that right after the final rating. It's an ambitious game but I'm not so sure yet if it's a good one.Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59107331101290722512022-11-11T07:23:57.007+11:002022-11-11T07:23:57.007+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5230372527554507292022-11-11T07:22:12.892+11:002022-11-11T07:22:12.892+11:00"Actually, Van Helsing isn't bad news, si..."Actually, Van Helsing isn't bad news, since Abraham Van Helsing is one of the good guys in Dracula. I forgot they picked that. Kind of weird naming your main bad guy after him."<br /><br />You're right, of course. I just mixed them together in my mind without giving it a second thought. <br /><br />"Are the dudes in the cemetery zombies? I thought they were just street punks who hung out in graveyards because those are cool or something."<br /><br />In my second session I noticed that you're right on this count as well. They call Ransom something like "undead hellspawn" or somesuch but they're clearly members of some gang I haven't been introduced to yet.Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-28850294807284528442022-11-08T00:34:30.976+11:002022-11-08T00:34:30.976+11:00The only acceptable ways to upscale pixel art game...The only acceptable ways to upscale pixel art games to me are <a href="http://filthypants.blogspot.com/2017/01/shaders-for-sharpest-pixels.html" rel="nofollow">those preserving rectangular pixels</a> or <a href="https://thingsiplay.game.blog/2022/03/08/crt-shader-showcase-for-retroarch/" rel="nofollow">CRT shaders</a>.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44278318927229656882022-11-07T22:30:48.905+11:002022-11-07T22:30:48.905+11:00I just saw fragments of a longplay on Youtube and....I just saw fragments of a longplay on Youtube and... wow. Those UI are going to need some explaining.<br /><br />(By the way, the youtuber who uploaded the longplay is one of these people that for some reason can't stand pixellation at all and the game is un-pixellated by some terribly ugly filter... I will never understand how someone can commit that artistic crime to a decades old work of interactive art).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63493262585292760462022-11-07T09:48:05.121+11:002022-11-07T09:48:05.121+11:00I know this is a divisive position, but in respons...I know this is a divisive position, but in response to that news, I feel the need to quote the comedian Dennis Miller: (Edited for language)<br /><br />"I went clothes shopping today at the K-Mart. I think when i say K-Mart we're all hip to the fact that I'm talking style central. I picked up a couple of short sleeve suits... a little Century 21 blazer for the holidays, you know. The thing I hate about these cheap clothing stores is they have these two-for-one sales... Hey folks, two of sh*t is SH*T! If they really want to f**k you they'll give your three of these things. Yeah, that's all I need is three lime green leisure suits, with lapels shaped like a f**king hang glider."<br /><br />Apologies for the two or three people out there that liked Myst and it's children.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70611024306288629142022-11-07T00:22:28.034+11:002022-11-07T00:22:28.034+11:00https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/cyan-working...https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/cyan-working-on-modern-3d-remake-of-rivenLaukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-26820140171703530492022-11-06T07:03:57.676+11:002022-11-06T07:03:57.676+11:00My take on van helsing is that he got turned when ...My take on van helsing is that he got turned when hunting some vampire (whether Dracula or someone else). Which would seem likely given that line of work, but really it’s probably just meant to be a wink at vampire lore.<br /><br />President is missing is an interesting game which uses multimedia at a tone when that was a lot harder. But it has the side effect that there’s no completing it right now, since it had you sending a card to them with your answers to the questions. If you got them right, they would send you a certificate or something. I can’t remember if anyone actually posted what the correct solution was; making it a total curiosityDeanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030651394605861730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12065189071094008672022-11-05T21:09:59.360+11:002022-11-05T21:09:59.360+11:00This game was not THAT bad... but not very good ei...This game was not THAT bad... but not very good either. I'll say 43 for both ratings.Vetinarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734964199926068473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-47541170625978154662022-11-05T18:10:55.293+11:002022-11-05T18:10:55.293+11:00Space Quest V is, in my humble anonymous opinion, ...Space Quest V is, in my humble anonymous opinion, the best graphic adventure from 1993. I don't see how all these games mentioned could even compare to it, especially when one of them is not even a graphic adventure. Perhaps only Day of the Tentacle could (I personally can't play this game because I hate controlling several characters and having to give items to each other).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19496406306639432422022-11-05T14:49:31.917+11:002022-11-05T14:49:31.917+11:00That 1993 GoY adventure award is interesting. I wo...That 1993 GoY adventure award is interesting. I would have thought DotT would have been the obvious choice. Personally, I'd prefer Eric over Kyrandia everyday, but I am aware this is a minority opinion. And the inclusion of Star Control II is especially intriguing, since the game has gained almost a cult status afterwards, but it's not so obvious whether it should be categorised as an adventure game.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-8053764297068104742022-11-05T11:19:30.299+11:002022-11-05T11:19:30.299+11:00How do the GIMLET guesses on this site make you fe...How do the GIMLET guesses on this site make you feel? We're mostly guessing blind, but still, I'm curious.<br /><br />I don't know, in retrospect, that we can use CGW as a good barometer of game quality. I just looked at 1991's Game of the Year issue, where King's Quest 5 took the adventure honors over Monkey Island. Hmmm.<br /><br />In 1993, for the adventure category, Eric the Unready and Accolade's Star Control II beat out QFG3 and Kyrandia.<br /><br />Back in the day, I thought of CGW as the holy scripture of the gaming world. In hindsight, maybe they weren't the most objective judges.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-92179752435989698492022-11-05T10:59:51.018+11:002022-11-05T10:59:51.018+11:00Happy to be working with you! I was anticipating a...Happy to be working with you! I was anticipating a much better game than the GIMLET guesses on my site are indicating. Didn't this one almost get CGW's "Game of the Year"?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36283627659340687802022-11-05T06:12:37.506+11:002022-11-05T06:12:37.506+11:00Yeah, when I saw the pictures of this game I thoug...Yeah, when I saw the pictures of this game I thought it was Bureau 13, which I really tried to like but the RPG elementos threw me off. Guess this one is very similar. Pissed 45, gimlet 48Leo Vellésnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-28558595378209315312022-11-04T12:30:28.279+11:002022-11-04T12:30:28.279+11:00I played some of the Amiga version. Well, when I s...I played some of the Amiga version. Well, when I say played, I mean I swapped discs while watching the opening cutscene and the first room. And by swapping discs, I mean there are 13 of them. What's worse is that I kept swapping between discs 1, 2, and 4, whoever thought that up was an idiot. So what's about a 10 minute cutscene turned into about 20-30 minutes. Guess that's my fault for playing what should have been a game you installed to hard drive off the floppies, but they're just as nuts for presenting this as an option. I was going to go a little further, but I tried to save and the game wouldn't register anything at that point.<br />On the plus side the Amiga version's music is really nice.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-50984380065614344332022-11-04T11:00:36.651+11:002022-11-04T11:00:36.651+11:00That is, PISSED 36 , and Gimlet, dunno let's s...That is, PISSED 36 , and Gimlet, dunno let's say 37El despertandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760941024574852525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1517708793226189282022-11-04T08:58:04.562+11:002022-11-04T08:58:04.562+11:00excited to see another playthrough blog to read!
...excited to see another playthrough blog to read! <br />thanks for the link morpheuskitami!gamer indreamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52230638916868457452022-11-04T08:01:03.755+11:002022-11-04T08:01:03.755+11:00Well it seems people are thinking this will get a ...Well it seems people are thinking this will get a higher GIMLET than a PISSED, and without any knowledge of this game I guess I'll just have to go with the wisdom of the crowd.<br />PISSED score = 34<br />GIMLET score = 37Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66006380606431158512022-11-04T07:04:14.917+11:002022-11-04T07:04:14.917+11:00I will never understand these games. even when the...I will never understand these games. even when they're good. Tried Veil of Darkness and Quest for Glory I and III for awhile, but the RPG parts stress me. However, I confess they're quite interesting to read about.<br /><br />RPG games rely too much on the addiction of fake achievement. This is why I prefer graphic adventures, platform games, sport games or even escape the room flash games to RPG games. More about it here: https://pixelpoppers.com/2009/11/addicted-to-fake-achievement/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71205335543613517672022-11-04T02:28:44.292+11:002022-11-04T02:28:44.292+11:00Okay, I've got a lot to unpack on this one. Li...Okay, I've got a lot to unpack on this one. Like Legacy, I played this game back when it was abandonware, but unlike that, it was pretty obvious why BloodNet failed. Its a very well-designed and crafted world that feels like a fictional world should, not that the events unfold purely for your benefit, but that you've just been put in the world as these particular events happen. Its a shame nobody ever made a different game in this world, because it deserved it. The game attached to it, is mediocre at best and unplayable at worst.<br />As such, I think this have a quite bloated score for what it really deserves. 51 for PISSED, and 44 for the GIMLET. I also predict both you and Chet will give it some negative points at the end. Combat in particular will really bring down Chet's score.<br /><br />I'm not sure The President is Missing counts as MPS, they just published it in some places. It was developed and published by Cosmi, I've heard decent enough things about it, but then, I have played a Cosmi "adventure" game once before, on my own blog:<br />https://almostafamine.blogspot.com/2022/03/delta-man.html<br />Yeah, I think I'll let someone else blog about The President is Missing.<br /><br />Actually, Van Helsing isn't bad news, since Abraham Van Helsing is one of the good guys in Dracula. I forgot they picked that. Kind of weird naming your main bad guy after him. It'd be like setting your game in cyberpunk Soviet Russia, but having the main bad guy be called Ronald Reagan. Not like an American or a capitalist or anything, just some a Russian guy named Ronald Reagan for some reason.<br /><br />Are the dudes in the cemetery zombies? I thought they were just street punks who hung out in graveyards because those are cool or something.<br /><br />I'm not going to play along, but I might check out the Amiga version since I'm curious about that. 1993 is around the time where the Amiga has less of an advantage over DOS, just for the most part the Amiga only had a better soundchip at this point, whereas you were at the mercy of your sound card on DOS.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.com