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[-] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago

I can't handle getting addicted to Nethack again at this point in time

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

It’s still great. Like old school Civilization, or even older Zork

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I did a lot of stuff in the first Zork (kill the troll, solve the maze, open the gates of hell, etc), but I never quite figured out how I was supposed to win.

They had to start putting graphics in their games before I could beat them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Zork

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Hitchhikers Guide was even worse.

Fuck the babble fish puzzle.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Plus getting a third of the way into the game and if you didn't take the junk mail at the beginning you have to restart.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Also - can’t you pick up tea at some point, when you need to have the item “no tea” to complete the game?

I played the Apple II version. Old games were cruel. I’d get frustrated and rotate between Rivers of Light and The Return of Hercules.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You release the bird from the cage to kill the troll, or maybe I'm thinking Adventure

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The troll you can kill with the sword that glows in its presence, if I'm remembering my Zork correctly. I think it regenerates though, so maybe you have to cut the head off, and then it vanishes in a puff of vile smoke, or something like that.

The smirking sneak thief can be dispatched the same way, although I think you can also use the axe you get after killing the troll. I think it wasn't a sure thing though, like you can give the "stab thief with sword" command a few times and sometimes you win and other times you die.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

try out Moonring. you might like it and its free

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

So you thought suggesting another addictive RPG was the correct response here??

Seriously though, seems fun--I tried to go through one dungeon and died very quickly. Looks like it has a lot of depth though, so I'll probably wait until I have a break to give it a real go. Looks a bit more accessible than Caves of Qud, so I might actually have a chance of getting somewhere.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

its very unique for sure. good luck matey

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