So, two days ago I was wandering through the wilderness of the Drakalor chain, muttering some incantations to myself, when I stumbled upon a pack of wild jackals. As I was being torn apart, I remembered that Blazing Potion I had in my pocket, as well as the Light potion. Like any curious Alchemist, I mixed the two.
Two seconds later I realized I, and every one of the jackals, had been blown to pieces in a major conflagration.Now, if you aren't lost yet, I'm talking about ADOM, my latest gaming addiction. Minecraft pales in comparison IMO.Of course, this is what I'd say about Dwarf Fortress too.How about another tale?Once again, I was wandering around minding my own business (This time as a Drakish Fighter, in a dungeon). I had just encountered an Ogre and dispatched him with ease. Pleased with my accomplishment I walked up to a nearby door. It was locked. So feeling overconfident I kicked it down, only to realize to my dismay a few seconds later that some mischievous magician had rigged the door. My armor, weapons and body were shredded apart by a magical explosion. Local newspapers sport the headline "Mighty adventurer defeated by a door!".So, anyway, I've been coding a Roguelike library in SFML, been working on HYDRA (Which is still practically finished, but I'm still taking my time), tinkered with GM and almost completed another fangame.So, anything going on that's NOT Minecraft? (Besides the comp mentioned in the newsfeed. I'm entering it).
lol @ above post.
well even if the game is all "gameplay" i still think graphics are a tad bit necessary. there should be a good balance. why graphics are important - to me at least - is to get the players to be able to understand what they're seeing, or more closely, have the players SEE what the developers wanted them to.in a lot of old games, there was always confusion caused by graphics. "is that a block of cheese?" now every one you know things it's a block of cheese the whole game, the purpose of the game becomes collecting cheese cause bad guys are stealing them? makes no sense, but in reality it was "gold bars! ahhhhh so that's why there was a vault containing so much cheese lol".long story short, i don't think i would play a game soley for gameplay alone =P i want a complete package. which means no half-assing on either end. however, i'll try this game out just in appreciation for the history behind these games and what lead to today's RPGs.