tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post8439886052669136740..comments2024-03-28T18:43:06.423+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Missed Classic: Emerald Isle - Won! (With Final Rating)The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-80073034608177850992018-04-12T03:25:16.751+10:002018-04-12T03:25:16.751+10:00I find that often personal perspective on a game j...I find that often personal perspective on a game just clouds my judgement on how another person would rate it. With games I know nothing about it's easier to be objective.<br /><br />And, of course, most of the Level 9 games I've played have really been of cookie cutter variety, so the scores have differed only by few points.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17450752768751765012018-04-12T03:10:29.260+10:002018-04-12T03:10:29.260+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578527544496996079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-20033036988619630852018-04-11T17:55:03.986+10:002018-04-11T17:55:03.986+10:00"Missed oldie"?"Missed oldie"?Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37171010364406915232018-04-11T13:05:07.284+10:002018-04-11T13:05:07.284+10:00It's a gift, and a curse. (But mostly a curse)...It's a gift, and a curse. (But mostly a curse).Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-11552559199185724382018-04-11T13:03:33.038+10:002018-04-11T13:03:33.038+10:00My comment was absolutely made tongue-in-cheek. An...My comment was absolutely made tongue-in-cheek. And you are right that it's somewhat unfair to slag these decades-old games as being deficient to stuff made later when both technology and puzzle design were a little more refined.<br /><br />Plenty of older games still hold up . . . and I don't really want you to have to change all of these post titles!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84625328367093191102018-04-11T12:51:41.928+10:002018-04-11T12:51:41.928+10:00I love how I got some scores right for completely ...I love how I got some scores right for completely unknown games to me, but not for the ones I really know hahaAlex Romanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339996270681716245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32801065455825523632018-04-11T12:45:26.004+10:002018-04-11T12:45:26.004+10:00I suppose your comment was made tongue in cheek, b...I suppose your comment was made tongue in cheek, but it does feel so sometimes! Then again, it would mean lot of work to change all the titles and tags to "Missed for Good Reason".<br /><br />Seriously speaking, what we should mean by classic is difficult to decide. Is it a historically important game? Or is it a game that still seems good after all these years? The Level 9 games I've been playing were much acclaimed in their own time - they were consistently praised by magazines and they even won prestigious awards. But this was mostly because of a lack of better games in their own niche (UK adventure games made for cheap 8-bit computers) and from modern perspective they are sorely lacking in many areas.<br /><br />Another explanation for the popularity of Level 9 games in the past might be a difference in the adventure gamer culture in 80s and nowadays. Level 9 emphasised the room count in their advertisement, and it is true, if you love mapping, these games are awesome, because they have hundreds of rooms to explore. Mostly empty rooms, of course, but still rooms.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89652625605398851662018-04-11T12:07:00.504+10:002018-04-11T12:07:00.504+10:00I can feel your relief to be done with this one, I...I can feel your relief to be done with this one, Ilmari. Good job!<br /><br />Is it time to change the name of "Missed Classic" to "Missed for Good Reason"? Not every missed game is a classic . . . Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.com