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by Marak
Tue May 15, 2012 1:13 am
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Torchlight Crawlers
Replies: 34
Views: 58796

Re: Torchlight Crawlers

Atlas actually published a game for the Nintendo DS called "The Dark Spire" which is, if memory serves, almost a textbook Torchlight Crawler. The only thing missing is a hunger mechanic, but it has the rest: a hub town; a huge tower that you explore floor-by-floor, lighting is an issue, yo...
by Marak
Sun May 13, 2012 11:47 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Things the devs didn't think through
Replies: 110
Views: 96342

Re: Things the devs didn't think through

Really, what this thread boils down to is: 1) You barely get 50 Skill Points in your average play-through, thus making the capstone skills only obtainable to the exclusion of literally everything else. 2) Offense trumps defense so hard it's ridiculous. Even if you're trapped in a dead-end, you'll ta...
by Marak
Sun May 13, 2012 6:11 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Set Bonus?
Replies: 44
Views: 37936

Re: Set Bonus?

I dunno, both sides have points. Those against the addition of set bonuses feel that additional stats on top of what the individual pieces grant might be "too much" or "too good" and thus require that the individual pieces be tweaked to be less powerful. It also opens up the trap...
by Marak
Wed May 09, 2012 10:38 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Comments on Game Design
Replies: 18
Views: 16253

Re: Comments on Game Design

I retract my previous statement. There is, in fact, a hole in the ceiling where you fell in.

Did they sneak that in in a patch, or am I just completely blind? Because I know I checked the ceiling on my first playthrough(s) and didn't see it. :?
by Marak
Wed May 09, 2012 9:16 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Comments on Game Design
Replies: 18
Views: 16253

Re: Comments on Game Design

Not neccesarily so strange. The tentackle faces know how to operate doors, and it could have been one of them about, turning a small room into a prison. \ Except that only Ogres inhabit that part of the dungeon (at least initially, and I don't think anything else spawns there). I suppose you could ...
by Marak
Wed May 09, 2012 9:10 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Reluctantly have to quit this game at Level 4
Replies: 52
Views: 56428

Re: Reluctantly have to quit this game at Level 4

While I was able to beat all the timed puzzles in this game, I will freely admit that they were, bar none, the least fun part of the experience for me. In fact, I really dread trying to get the Sword of Nex on my subsequent playthroughs, because getting it the first time almost resulted in my fist g...
by Marak
Wed May 09, 2012 8:59 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Comments on Game Design
Replies: 18
Views: 16253

Re: Comments on Game Design

Rewarding you for jumping down pits was also pretty immersion-breaking: if everyone (except you) dies down here, why are there teleporters that take you out of every pitfall and back to safety? You're telling me that every single other prisoner died at the hands of the monsters? Or starving to death...
by Marak
Tue May 08, 2012 2:27 pm
Forum: Gameplay Hints
Topic: Sword of nex. Frustration fest...
Replies: 26
Views: 46543

Re: Sword of nex. Frustration fest...

Weebu has the right idea, though. You have to get into a rhythm and tap the next movement key while your party is still performing their current "movement command". There should be a steady 'tap-tap-tap' going on (unless you're turning, as that's near-instant). It's a matter of mastering t...
by Marak
Sun May 06, 2012 3:52 pm
Forum: Creative Corner
Topic: Let's Play LoG... in Dungeons & Dragons!
Replies: 30
Views: 42898

Re: Let's Play LoG... in Dungeons & Dragons!

I really think you could do this 1st Edition style with a minimum of fuss. 1) Either start your Party at a slighty higher level (say, 5?) instead of Level 1, or make up monster statistics that are in-line with a small, weak, Level 1 party. 2) Make Clerics and Druids available, or allow for the easy ...
by Marak
Sun May 06, 2012 3:44 pm
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Brilliant game up til Level 9. I won't be finishing it.
Replies: 60
Views: 59185

Re: Brilliant game up til Level 9. I won't be finishing it.

Honestly I thought the whole damn game was brilliant. Even the sometimes-maligned final 2 floors and final encounter(s), while a little contrived, still captured that Grimrock feel: they made you nervous and twitchy by running you around a huge, pit-and-monster infested level for an extended amount ...