That has assets lifted straight from Vaporum lol. Glad they aint' selling it!
That has assets lifted straight from Vaporum lol. Glad they aint' selling it!
Release date announced for Sword Legacy: Omen, 13th August 2018.
It was made by the Vaporum team.
This looks neat. Terrible title though. You could take the 3 words in the title and rearrange them in any way and get an equally goofy title.
Sword Omen: Legacy
Legacy Sword: Omen
Omen Sword: Legacy
etc
Sword Sword: Sword
What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
I love Moria, absolutely love it. I still play Angband a fair bit, although I don't play a particularly current version (if indeed there is a current version).Oldest I've played was the roguelike Moria. I played the heck out of it on my old 386, since it was a small enough game that I could actually download it from my 2400 baud modem at the time.
I don't know if I would still recommend new players play it, it's not the oldest roguelike (Rogue, of course) and others have improved on it in various ways (it's part of the Angband family). But yes, I still recommend people play something in those ASCII roguelike lines once in a while.
Well the oldest RPGs I think I played are from 1992. Soul Blazer and Realms of Arcania: Blade of Destiny (Das Schwarze Auge: Schicksalsklinge). I fully completed the first one, but only put in around 10 hours into the latter. But it could also have been the sequel Realms of Arcania: Star trail (Das Schwarze Auge: Sternenschweif). Or both. I don't remember them too well. But I know I played at least one of them twenty years ago they were part of a multi game compilation box.What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
Oldest has to be Chrono Trigger, though I first played it around 2010 when the DS port was released. Would I recommend it to anybody? Abso-fucking-lutely. It's still a blast to play through. Great graphics, great characters, great story, great battle system. The only letdown are the late-game sidequests, which are underwhelmingly short. On the other hand, one might argue the game at least doesn't waste your time (if we ignore the optional dungeon added in the DS port).What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
Wizardry destroys me. One of these days I'll beat at least the first one though. Honestly it's a game I'd love to play through for the RPG club because I feel like that's probably the only way most of us would consider playing it.Oldest is Wizardry 1 for me. Didn't even come close to finishing. Not really worth playing imo. But if you still want to torture yourself and play it just go all the way with the torture and play Wizardry 4 instead. Never even made it out of the first room in that one.
How do you feel about the Gold Box games? I think they're still pretty playable today (relatively speaking at least).Probably Temple of Apshai on my C-64 (or probably my Vic-20 with cassette tape storage). Think it was around 1980. I'm old but I never stopped playing CRPGs. There is very little from those days I would replay or recommend. Better as a nostalgic memory.
Oh god this is one of my favorite parts of the entire series.Still the best scene in the entire game. Vaan's dopey face sells it so well.
Don't listen to Ondore's lies!
How do you feel about the Gold Box games? I think they're still pretty playable today (relatively speaking at least).
Depends on your definition of over-the-top. Is Conan (Schwarzenegger Movies and Pulp Novels) over-the-top enough? There is a Conan MMORPG (Age of Conan) and Conan Exiles is an open world survival "RPG". There are a lot of CRPGs where you can choose a barbarian class. Most Barbarian and Conan games I could find are more action adventure or hack 'n slash. Barbarians don't wait for their turn, they knock you out immediately.I'm watching Son of Zorn on Netflix and it occurs to me that an over-the-top barbarian RPG could potentially be fun as hell.
...Does anything even close to that exist?
Edit: I haven't played any really old RPGs because the oldest I've played were SNES games, and even then they were remakes on newer platforms. The oldest game I've completed was probably the original Zork.
What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
Alright started X-2 and that opening mission was definitely .. "different" haha
Battle system is odd coming straight from X although I think it controls much better and updated visuals are nice.
Probably an indie RPGMaker game since I was smart enough to understand I could download games but not smart enough to know I could pirate them.What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
I was gonna say Dragon Quest but then remembered it was the GBC version which is way newer, so I think it's Earthbound Beginnings (1989). I played it out of genuine interest back when the unused localization was released and loved it from start to finish. It's still one of my favorites of all time.What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
Good to see you enjoyed X after all!Damn, just beat FFX for the first time. What a ride.
Story was very deep, the fighting is hands down one of my favorites of any game. Being able to freely change characters on the fly as well as having enemies that have huge weaknesses versus certain characters attributes made me use every in the party.
Also the sphere grid, while I wasn't a fan at first, is crazy. Once you got farther along and could venture into other paths it made me a believer.
Going on the X-2 now. Time to keep this world rolling on.
I was gonna say Dragon Quest but then remembered it was the GBC version which is way newer, so I think it's Earthbound Beginnings (1989). I played it out of genuine interest back when the unused localization was released and loved it from start to finish. It's still one of my favorites of all time.
Good to see you enjoyed X after all!
Would have to be Final Fantasy VII, and I would still recommend it, however, we live in the age of fan mods and the like so I would recommend playing it with fan mods or patches that touch stuff up gameplay wise at least.What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
I only learned of its more humorous aspects after the fact :P I didn't think much of it when I palyed the game, and it was the game's TVTropes page that got me to know about it.Still the best scene in the entire game. Vaan's dopey face sells it so well.
Don't listen to Ondore's lies!
Not really sure it shows, but Balthier for example already has all three Swiftness licenses.
Heh, it actually was the same for me. I visited FFXII's page on TV Tropes once, years ago, and I saw Basch's folder was called "Basch fon Ronsenburg (of Dalmasca)" or something like that in reference to the meme. It's long gone from his character page (though it's still referenced at the bottom of the FFXII's main page) but I can't watch that scene with a straight face ever since.I only learned of its more humorous aspects after the fact :P I didn't think much of it when I palyed the game, and it was the game's TVTropes page that got me to know about it.
Balthier has some of the best lines in the game.My fav. scene would be a hard choice between Cid and Baltheir
Though this made me realize I would NOT want to be around a furious Baltheir.
Just started playing Lunar (PS1 version) for the first time. It seems pretty typical wrt story but it has a lot of charm, battles are fairly engaging thus far, and I love the sprites.
Oh neat! Had no idea there was even an iOS version tbh. I assume it works pretty well with touch controls?Twinsies! Well, I'm not playing for the first time, but I just bought the iOS version, and I haven't touched Lunar 1 in over a decade (Lunar 2 is my preference).
The dubbing is significantly worse than the Working Designs version, but other than that, I'm pleasantly suprised by how good the version is, and how well the game holds up. I didn't remember the early game being quite as harrowing as it is.
Oh neat! Had no idea there was even an iOS version tbh. I assume it works pretty well with touch controls?
Yeah I was pleasantly surprised how good the dub is considering its a PS1 title, and while I wouldnt call it super challenging or anything yet, it's definitely harder than the typical JRPG, at least at the outset.
I'll have to track down a copy at some point. I'm pretty sure I'm going to enjoy this one a lotHave no big complaints with the touch controls so far. Pretty standard. Version's only like $6.50 on the Apple Store.
Lunar 1/2 were my favorites of Working Designs' catalog, so you're definitely in for one of the most charming PS1 JRPG localizations. You should give Lunar 2 a shot afterward! It improves on the original in virtually every way, IMO.
Vaan ran his good name to the ground, that punk little scrub!Heh, it actually was the same for me. I visited FFXII's page on TV Tropes once, years ago, and I saw Basch's folder was called "Basch fon Ronsenburg (of Dalmasca)" or something like that in reference to the meme. It's long gone from his character page (though it's still referenced at the bottom of the FFXII's main page) but I can't watch that scene with a straight face ever since.
Balthier has some of the best lines in the game.
Two of my other favorites, more serious in nature:
- "The illusions of the past. You think to have cast them off, only to find them years later, unwearying, unrelenting. The past can bind a man as surely as irons."
- "If I could protect but one person from war's horror... then I would bear any shame. I would bear it proudly."
What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?
It looks like probably the original Final Fantasy, if you go by original release date (the other I was thinking of was Phantasy Star, released two days later). I still haven't played the original Dragon Quest/Warrior.What is the oldest RPG you've played? Do you consider it purely of historical interest, or would you still recommend it today?