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Re: Diablo 1 turned 25 on New Year's Day (2022) eve!
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Ant
Jan 3, 2022, 5:48:41 PM1/3/22
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Jan 2022 16:37:41 -0600, a...@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
> >https://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=243910
> >I still remember downloading and playing its 50 (EXE)/56 (zipped) MB
> >demo file that took several hours in my college dorm back in
> >(19(96/97)). It was worth it since I got addicted! And then, I had my
> >suite mate buy it for me from Fry's Electronics (RIP :~() store! Again,
> >worth it and oops addicting again. ;)
> I only played "Diablo" some time after its release. It wasn't a 'real'
> CRPG, after all; it was just some 'dumbed down' action-RPG hybrid.
> When I finally did pick it up, it was in part to see what all the hype
> was about, but probably more because of its procedural-generation
> technology.
> I can't say my opinion of the game was changed much by actually
> playing the title; its superficial narrative, lack of any real
> character interactions and bewildering (to me, anyway) focus on loot
> collecting just didn't make for a very enjoyable experience. Worse,
> its success seemed to indicate that 'traditional' CRPGs were dead in
> favor of the rush of Diablo-imitators, which left me rather sore about
> the whole thing. These days, I'd like to think I've become a bit more
> mature and can accept that different people can like different things
> (and, anyway, traditional CRPGs have had their own resurgence), but
> for a while I was rather outspoken in my dislike of the game. ;-)
> So it's great that "Diablo" has reached its silver anniversary, even
> if I can't really share in the joy. I'll get a bit more excited in a
> couple of years when "Planescape: Torment" hits its 25th, though. Now
> THERE was a game worth remembering. ;-)
For me, I loved it since I was and still am an action type of player. I
always loved Gauntlet and other types. I'm not crazy about real RPGs
like Eye of Beholder, etc. Although, I don't mind turn based these days
since I'm old and slow. :(
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:) NY! Let's hope 2022 will B betta than da last 2, but it's seems da same so far. :(
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> On Sun, 02 Jan 2022 16:37:41 -0600, a...@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
> >https://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=243910
> >I still remember downloading and playing its 50 (EXE)/56 (zipped) MB
> >demo file that took several hours in my college dorm back in
> >(19(96/97)). It was worth it since I got addicted! And then, I had my
> >suite mate buy it for me from Fry's Electronics (RIP :~() store! Again,
> >worth it and oops addicting again. ;)
> I only played "Diablo" some time after its release. It wasn't a 'real'
> CRPG, after all; it was just some 'dumbed down' action-RPG hybrid.
> When I finally did pick it up, it was in part to see what all the hype
> was about, but probably more because of its procedural-generation
> technology.
> I can't say my opinion of the game was changed much by actually
> playing the title; its superficial narrative, lack of any real
> character interactions and bewildering (to me, anyway) focus on loot
> collecting just didn't make for a very enjoyable experience. Worse,
> its success seemed to indicate that 'traditional' CRPGs were dead in
> favor of the rush of Diablo-imitators, which left me rather sore about
> the whole thing. These days, I'd like to think I've become a bit more
> mature and can accept that different people can like different things
> (and, anyway, traditional CRPGs have had their own resurgence), but
> for a while I was rather outspoken in my dislike of the game. ;-)
> So it's great that "Diablo" has reached its silver anniversary, even
> if I can't really share in the joy. I'll get a bit more excited in a
> couple of years when "Planescape: Torment" hits its 25th, though. Now
> THERE was a game worth remembering. ;-)
For me, I loved it since I was and still am an action type of player. I
always loved Gauntlet and other types. I'm not crazy about real RPGs
like Eye of Beholder, etc. Although, I don't mind turn based these days
since I'm old and slow. :(
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:) NY! Let's hope 2022 will B betta than da last 2, but it's seems da same so far. :(
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Mike S.
Jan 4, 2022, 9:07:12 AM1/4/22
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2022 16:48:35 -0600, a...@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>For me, I loved it since I was and still am an action type of player. I
>always loved Gauntlet and other types. I'm not crazy about real RPGs
>like Eye of Beholder, etc. Although, I don't mind turn based these days
>since I'm old and slow. :(
I love Diablo style RPGs. I also love dungeon crawlers like Eye of the
>For me, I loved it since I was and still am an action type of player. I
>always loved Gauntlet and other types. I'm not crazy about real RPGs
>like Eye of Beholder, etc. Although, I don't mind turn based these days
>since I'm old and slow. :(
Beholder. What I do NOT like are RPGs with pages and pages of text to
read.* You guys can have your Planescape Torments and your Disco
Elysiums. Give me Wizardry and Might & Magic - preferably good remakes
like what was done for Bard's Tale.
* I do really like Ultima 7 though.
Ant
Jan 4, 2022, 9:50:28 PM1/4/22
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> * I do really like Ultima 7 though.
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It's Spaghetti Day!
JAB
Jan 5, 2022, 5:52:54 AM1/5/22
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but one thing that does irate me is that they use the RPG title. The
reason for that is that I come from a table-top RPG background and
action RPG's really struggle even to get to the stage of what AD&D
typical was in the 80's.
I should add that Disco Elysium has for me displaced Planescape Torment
as my top CRPG of all time.
In terms of TT RPG's. my main game is Call of Cthulhu (where combat is
rather deadly) and last week I played a game called Fiasco. That takes
the idea of it's all about the story to the next level as it's GM-less
and a session of played with a bare bones structure for a setting and
the motivations for each character. From that it's very much a case of
the players trying to cooperatively write what can best be described as
a Cohen brothers' movie.
Mike S.
Jan 5, 2022, 9:10:01 AM1/5/22
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2022 10:52:53 +0000, JAB <no...@co.uk> wrote:
>Horses for courses and all that. I'm not a big fan of Diablo type games
>but one thing that does irate me is that they use the RPG title. The
>reason for that is that I come from a table-top RPG background and
>action RPG's really struggle even to get to the stage of what AD&D
>typical was in the 80's.
I have no idea about tabletop RPGs. I grew up with Wizardry, Might &
>Horses for courses and all that. I'm not a big fan of Diablo type games
>but one thing that does irate me is that they use the RPG title. The
>reason for that is that I come from a table-top RPG background and
>action RPG's really struggle even to get to the stage of what AD&D
>typical was in the 80's.
Magic, Eye of the Beholder, Bard's Tale and the Gold Box games. That
is what an RPG is to me. Diablo fits that mold better then story and
text heavy games like Planescape Torment.
For the record, I do consider Planescape Torment an RPG. But I also
consider Diablo an RPG. I never thought of it as anything else.
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