RPG Review Week at Playitreviewit

Siraris · 01-19-2009, 04:21 PM

Time to don your mythril helmets, draw your two-handed battle axes, and start writing some reviews of some of your favorite RPG titles! This week, we're trying something new at Playitreviewit, where we select a particular genre for people to wax poetically about.

You can go as recent as Fallout 3, or transport back to the days of yore, and conjure up a review of your favorite Zork title.

This is the first installment of Playitreviewit's themed review week, and if you aren't a big RPG fan, don't worry; there will be plenty of other genres to work with in the weeks and months to come.

Bingley Joe · 01-20-2009, 07:13 AM

Ahhh, Zork. How much time did I spend being eaten by that stupidass Grue, I wonder?

MosBen · 01-20-2009, 07:26 AM

Return to Zork was one of the first games I got when my family got a PC. Also included in the CD-ROM were all the original text adventures, including Planetfall. Someone really needs to resurect that series.

"Want some rye? 'Course ya do!"

National Kato · 01-20-2009, 09:18 AM

The Infocom games were my first true gaming loves. Before that I tinkered with the standard Mystery House-type games, but when Zork came out, it was all over.

The rest is history.

Johan · 01-20-2009, 09:30 AM

Someone should review Baldur's Gate I and II for consoles, as well as the Norrath games. Someone besides me, of course. I have no time.

Except I'm off today, but that doesn't count. I'm busy. With stuff. Of an important nature.

Gorvi · 01-20-2009, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johan

Someone should review Baldur's Gate I and II for consoles, as well as the Norrath games. Someone besides me, of course. I have no time.

Except I'm off today, but that doesn't count. I'm busy. With stuff. Of an important nature.

Like posting on forums.

Bingley Joe · 01-20-2009, 11:54 AM

More Zorky Youtube goodness (this time a speedrun, LOL):

HQ version here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1bLBy7gQPI&fmt=18

.. not that it improves the graphics much

alienmastermind · 01-20-2009, 04:12 PM

I knew the pic would work. When Siraris asked me to draw a banner for RPG Week, I said to myself, 'What was the evolution of my gaming history?'
Bonus points to whoever can identify the different enemies and the games they came from.

AM

MosBen · 01-20-2009, 07:10 PM

Well, the first is a grue from Zork, and the second is a slime from Dragon Warrior. Can't place the other two though...

National Kato · 01-21-2009, 08:47 AM

The last one is the candle-headed little guys from World of Warcraft. Gnolls or something...

alienmastermind · 01-21-2009, 12:50 PM

And the third? A goblin...imp...or whatever you had them called in your copy of Final Fantasy for the Famicom/NES.

BlackPete · 01-21-2009, 09:41 PM

Strange, for some reason I could've sworn it was a Dragon Warrior or WoW goblin. It's kinda hard to tell as goblins are pretty generic...

EDIT: Ah, yes, this thread reminded me that I have yet to finish A Lurking Horror, although that technically isn't a RPG.

01-19-2009, 04:21 PM	#1
Siraris Well-Hung Chap Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,320	RPG Review Week at Playitreviewit Time to don your mythril helmets, draw your two-handed battle axes, and start writing some reviews of some of your favorite RPG titles! This week, we're trying something new at Playitreviewit, where we select a particular genre for people to wax poetically about. You can go as recent as Fallout 3, or transport back to the days of yore, and conjure up a review of your favorite Zork title. This is the first installment of Playitreviewit's themed review week, and if you aren't a big RPG fan, don't worry; there will be plenty of other genres to work with in the weeks and months to come.

01-20-2009, 09:18 AM	#4
National Kato Surfer Rosa Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sun & Sand Posts: 9,415	The Infocom games were my first true gaming loves. Before that I tinkered with the standard Mystery House-type games, but when Zork came out, it was all over. The rest is history. __________________ 360: National Kato PSN: National_Kato Steam: NationalKato Origin: NationalKato Now Playing: The Last Of Us / State of Decay / Blood Dragon / NHL 13 / Battlefield 3 / Skyrim [smith.ink]

01-21-2009, 08:47 AM	#10
National Kato Surfer Rosa Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sun & Sand Posts: 9,415	The last one is the candle-headed little guys from World of Warcraft. Gnolls or something... __________________ 360: National Kato PSN: National_Kato Steam: NationalKato Origin: NationalKato Now Playing: The Last Of Us / State of Decay / Blood Dragon / NHL 13 / Battlefield 3 / Skyrim [smith.ink]

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01-20-2009, 07:13 AM	#2
Bingley Joe Sing-Ding Enforcer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronts Posts: 1,539	Ahhh, Zork. How much time did I spend being eaten by that stupidass Grue, I wonder?

01-20-2009, 07:26 AM	#3
MosBen Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,343	Return to Zork was one of the first games I got when my family got a PC. Also included in the CD-ROM were all the original text adventures, including Planetfall. Someone really needs to resurect that series. "Want some rye? 'Course ya do!"

01-20-2009, 09:30 AM	#5
Johan Take it easy! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: I'm not dead yet. Posts: 4,269	Someone should review Baldur's Gate I and II for consoles, as well as the Norrath games. Someone besides me, of course. I have no time. Except I'm off today, but that doesn't count. I'm busy. With stuff. Of an important nature.

01-20-2009, 11:54 AM	#7
Bingley Joe Sing-Ding Enforcer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronts Posts: 1,539	More Zorky Youtube goodness (this time a speedrun, LOL): HQ version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1bLBy7gQPI&fmt=18 .. not that it improves the graphics much

01-20-2009, 04:12 PM	#8
alienmastermind Colonic-ist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Close to Raven Software... Posts: 1,131 Blog Entries: 3	I knew the pic would work. When Siraris asked me to draw a banner for RPG Week, I said to myself, 'What was the evolution of my gaming history?' Bonus points to whoever can identify the different enemies and the games they came from. AM

01-20-2009, 07:10 PM	#9
MosBen Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,343	Well, the first is a grue from Zork, and the second is a slime from Dragon Warrior. Can't place the other two though...

01-21-2009, 12:50 PM	#11
alienmastermind Colonic-ist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Close to Raven Software... Posts: 1,131 Blog Entries: 3	And the third? A goblin...imp...or whatever you had them called in your copy of Final Fantasy for the Famicom/NES.

01-21-2009, 09:41 PM	#12
BlackPete Colonist Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,962	Strange, for some reason I could've sworn it was a Dragon Warrior or WoW goblin. It's kinda hard to tell as goblins are pretty generic... EDIT: Ah, yes, this thread reminded me that I have yet to finish A Lurking Horror, although that technically isn't a RPG.