june gloom on 18/4/2012 at 07:20
Because Grimrock doesn't have the fiddly bullshit so endemic to old games like DM?
Melan on 18/4/2012 at 07:43
Quote Posted by Koki
The question is, since it's apparently just Dungeon Master/2 with worse XP system and worse spell system...
Why play Grimrock and not Dungeon Master/2?
Because we have already played DM a few times?
Also, I guess graphics and bling, shallow consumer whores that we are. :nono:
june gloom on 18/4/2012 at 08:03
And also because we're fucking old and don't have the patience anymore.
DDL on 18/4/2012 at 08:07
Plus presumably when games appear to be moving in a direction you like, you buy those games to demonstrate support, and encourage future games to also move in that direction.
Koki on 18/4/2012 at 08:37
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Because Grimrock doesn't have the fiddly bullshit so endemic to old games like DM?
Yes it does. Almost all of it.
Malf on 18/4/2012 at 09:41
Dungeon Master 2 is a bit shit compared to the original though. That's why I wouldn't play DM2 instead of Grimrock.
I also fired up a Return to Chaos game immediately after finishing Grimrock, and fiddly shit? Original DM plays in very much the same way as Grimrock, and I'd go so far as to say that from a user interface perspective it works almost identically, and even better when it comes to spellcasting. Having separate interface elements for spellcasting and combat allows you to pre-cast spells on all 4 characters before getting in to combat.
Papy on 18/4/2012 at 12:38
Quote Posted by Koki
The question is, since it's apparently just Dungeon Master/2 with worse XP system and worse spell system...
Why play Grimrock and not Dungeon Master/2?
I do play with old games, but emulators are a pain in the ass. Also, adapting your brain to interpret low resolution (read less functional) graphics correctly takes time.
Koki on 18/4/2012 at 12:57
Quote Posted by Papy
I do play with old games, but emulators are a pain in the ass.
(
http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/851)
Sadly you need DOSBox for DM2
Malf on 18/4/2012 at 13:24
I used to use dmweb too, until someone pointed me at Return to Chaos, which has all of the DM games built in; you choose which you want to play when you launch the application, no DOSbox needed.
Get it (
http://ragingmole.com/RTC/) here.
Koki on 18/4/2012 at 13:30
Uh, the clone I linked is also 100% Windows based.
(Though admittely it doesn't contain DM2 and there's some framerate issues)
