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DGM_2 posted:Lizardman lizardman lizardman lizardman - Well, you know what they say: lizardman
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Chokes McGee posted:Well, you know what they say: Et tu, Chokes? 
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Jan 22, 2020 22:08
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Chokes McGee posted:Well, you know what they say: Apros of nothing, but where is your avatar from and why do they kind of look like Frisk from undertale?
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Jan 23, 2020 13:28
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NewMars posted:Apros of nothing, but where is your avatar from and why do they kind of look like Frisk from undertale? I posted the source earlier in October to distract the thread when I was having a bad week. Long story short: it's Monoe from Yume Nikki. Not surprisingly, Yume Nikki is one of the inspirations behind Undertale, so that's why they feel similar. I want to emphasize that Yume Nikki is not a happy game. At all. But, in this particular case, it's been filtered through this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMUEFZXkmDA So, yeah. That's a thing that just happened.
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Jan 23, 2020 23:19
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Lizardman posted:Et tu, Chokes?
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Jan 23, 2020 23:19
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Chokes McGee posted:I want to emphasize that Yume Nikki is not a happy game. At all. But, in this particular case, it's been filtered through this: I was not familiar with Yume Nikki but was familiar with the, ah, filter, and now many things are explained. Just know that I've been hearing "Seeeeeeeecret" in that voice for this whole thread.
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Jan 24, 2020 04:40
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Chokes McGee posted:So, yeah. That's a thing that just happened. Well that was certainly a... thing. Can... can we go back to the borderline functional, semi-compitent, quasi-heroes who try to conveniently ignore the sickly sweet smell of rotting corpses and that the overall skintone of the city has gone several shades
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Jan 24, 2020 04:52
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Randalor posted:Well that was certainly a... thing. Can... can we go back to the borderline functional, semi-compitent, quasi-heroes who try to conveniently ignore the sickly sweet smell of rotting corpses and that the overall skintone of the city has gone several shades No, we can't. Apparently there's an entire Youtube channel of such nonsense to plow through first: https://www.youtube.com/user/gobou0san/videos The artist goes by "gobou" (no idea if that's his real name or not). I don't know what drugs he's on but I've got to admit the dude's got talent. EDIT: For some reason I really like this Crypt of the Necrodancer-inspired one (right-click and put it on loop): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-L9L7q4EU DGM_2 fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Jan 24, 2020 |
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Jan 24, 2020 07:42
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Randalor posted:Well that was certainly a... thing. Can... can we go back to the borderline functional, semi-compitent, quasi-heroes who try to conveniently ignore the sickly sweet smell of rotting corpses and that the overall skintone of the city has gone several shades sure but we were already talking about yume nikki DGM_2 posted:No, we can't. Apparently there's an entire Youtube channel of such nonsense to plow through first: https://www.youtube.com/user/gobou0san/videos All of Gobou's yume nikki stuff is fantastic. It brings a lot of warmth and joy to the characters which absolutely does not exist in a game about the dreams of a girl who had Bad Things happen to her and now knifes everyone she meets in them. e: and then throws herself off a balcony at the end 
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Jan 24, 2020 20:28
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My 10th grade roommate played PoR on his Mac until late into the night. I can still hear the clunky movement sound effects, and the horrible screeches of kobolds dying in my nightmares.
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Jan 25, 2020 19:55
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The best dying sounds are definitely in Treasures of the Savage Frontier
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Jan 26, 2020 01:16
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Jason Sextro posted:The best dying sounds are definitely in Treasures of the Savage Frontier *pfffffft!* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiDz69EqlFk&t=20s
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Jan 26, 2020 07:09
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AltaBrown posted:My 10th grade roommate played PoR on his Mac until late into the night. HWAAAAAAAAAA
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Jan 26, 2020 16:49
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Chokes McGee posted:HWAAAAAAAAAA goddammit
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Jan 26, 2020 22:15
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Hey Chokes, does your game have music? My collection has what claims to be the soundtrack for the Amiga version, but I don't seem to recall any music from my extremely brief attempts at playing that version. Also has a much more robust soundtrack from the PC-98 version, which makes me smile imagining Japanese kids getting into American CRPGs at the same time American kids were picking up Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.
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Jan 27, 2020 22:15
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Truthkeeper posted:Hey Chokes, does your game have music? My collection has what claims to be the soundtrack for the Amiga version, but I don't seem to recall any music from my extremely brief attempts at playing that version. I mean, you're not missing much. The major music is during camp and at the title screen. And, while the camp music is pretty rockin' chiptunes, I'm not on the screen long enough for me to notice or care. I'll see if I can get the camp theme up next update.
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Jan 28, 2020 22:00
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I never thought about the music, I originally played these on an 8088 with no sound card I remember the PC speaker effects being- well 'good' isn't the word so much as 'not horrible' and that's all you could expect really
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Jan 28, 2020 23:38
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Peanut Butler posted:I never thought about the music, I originally played these on an 8088 with no sound card The PC version we're familiar with didn't have music. The PC-98 was an 80s-90s 16 bit Japanese computer that had a pretty decent library of games, including a surprising number of ports, including a version of Pool of Radiance that looked and sounded like this. Oddly, the sound effects are actually worse. We weren't exactly missing out.
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Jan 29, 2020 00:55
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Truthkeeper posted:Oddly, the sound effects are actually worse. We weren't exactly missing out. I could see the music getting old fast as well. They might have done better to just have a short bit of music at the start of an area or battle to set the mood and then shut up.
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Jan 29, 2020 06:28
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Truthkeeper posted:The PC version we're familiar with didn't have music. The PC-98 was an 80s-90s 16 bit Japanese computer that had a pretty decent library of games, including a surprising number of ports, including a version of Pool of Radiance that looked and sounded like this. Oddly, the sound effects are actually worse. We weren't exactly missing out. Oh, I see they took some music from the NES/Famicom version. For the sake of comparison: https://youtu.be/O8own2gNwZk
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Jan 29, 2020 06:51
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Gilgamesh255 posted:Oh, I see they took some music from the NES/Famicom version. For the sake of comparison: https://youtu.be/O8own2gNwZk Yeah, as far as I can tell they have the same soundtrack, though I think the PC98 predates the NES release by a couple years, though I can't find a date to confirm that. Both ports were done by the same company, FCI, who also ported a bunch of other western RPGs to the NES and SNES, including the Ultima series.
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Jan 29, 2020 06:58
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Here's an example of the Amiga version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h53jEGLDHEI It really can't be stressed enough how MOD files are the superior chiptune.
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Jan 29, 2020 19:23
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I like how the dragon on the boxart in that video isn't so much using his breath weapon as he is shooting a fire laser beam from his mouth.
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Jan 30, 2020 02:18
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Commander Keene posted:I like how the dragon on the boxart in that video isn't so much using his breath weapon as he is shooting a fire laser beam from his mouth. That particular variety of dragon's breath weapon is almost literally a fire laser beam.
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Jan 30, 2020 02:53
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Truthkeeper posted:That particular variety of dragon's breath weapon is almost literally a fire laser beam.
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Jan 30, 2020 03:07
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Sup thread! Party has officially entered endgame after a few stumbles here and there. Nothing unreasonable, those were some pretty ridiculous fights. Looks like we're going to be able to clear PoR. Update should be coming this weekend, including the moment you've all been waiting for. Get hype! Or don't! Whichever! Chokes McGee fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Jan 30, 2020 |
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Jan 30, 2020 19:31
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Oh man! I can't wait for the sudden but inevitable betrayal of the city by Sternn and co. when the villain bribes them with 100 platinum pieces and a wagon full of barrels of the finest ales.
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Jan 30, 2020 20:00
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Randalor posted:Oh man! I can't wait for the sudden but inevitable betrayal of the city by Sternn and co. when the villain bribes them with 100 platinum pieces and a wagon full of barrels of the finest ales. Or five bucks and a cup of coffee. Whichever.
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Jan 30, 2020 20:26
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Randalor posted:I can't wait for the sudden but inevitable betrayal of the city by Sternn and co.  Hey, we already left them to get eaten by zombies! What more do you want from me?
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Jan 30, 2020 22:47
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A kickback from the zombies? Wait, undead aren’t usually known for giving kickbacks. Nor are most evil overlords. Is this a good enough reason to take them down? Survey of antiheroes says YES!
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Jan 30, 2020 23:50
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I will get hype for two things and only two things: Zombies eating PC brains, or  "Break out the chainsaws!"
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Jan 30, 2020 23:57
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It's funny because I totally expect Chokes to show off the automatic game over from the entire party agreeing to join Big T's Merry Men before the final boss fight
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Jan 31, 2020 00:51
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I don't know why I find the Sasha bits so funny, but I do.
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Jan 31, 2020 01:57
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JustJeff88 posted:I don't know why I find the Sasha bits so funny, but I do. Me too. Sasha is the perfect handler for these guys because she does not give one iota of a gently caress as long as it’s not directly threatening her personal safety.
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Jan 31, 2020 02:08
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I think they perfectly nailed her expression as well. She's not there to be your friend, she knows exactly why you're there, and she knows theres a good chance that as much blustering and swaggering the "heroes" are doing, theres a 75% chance she'll never see them again except as a "Missing Person" poster.
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Jan 31, 2020 12:49
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Randalor posted:theres a 75% chance she'll never see them again except as a "Missing Person" poster. I can just see it now - after an especially long trip the party makes it back to find their pictures on milk cartons. Naturally, Sternn sues the dairy company for using his likeness without permission.
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Jan 31, 2020 19:04
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DGM_2 posted:I can just see it now - after an especially long trip the party makes it back to find their pictures on milk cartons. Naturally, Sternn sues the dairy company for using his likeness without permission. Or better yet they try to claim the reward for finding the missing adventurers.
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Jan 31, 2020 19:37
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docbeard posted:Or better yet they try to claim the reward for finding the missing adventurers. Embrace the healing power of "and."
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Jan 31, 2020 19:45
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Commander Keene posted:Oh, right, Brass (IIRC) dragons do that. I tend to forget about them. Well they are good dragons. So they tend not to be fought too often.
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MonsterEnvy posted:Well they are good dragons. So they tend not to be fought too often. In comparison, Brass dragons are just "the chatty ones", because they love to talk.
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