Ineffable Wingbolt Frozen Feet Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Originally Posted By: SEED SPROUTETH MALATEXT Even without ESP, Angband pretty much requires you to cast or zap multiple detecton spells every screen if you really want to ensure survival. Even with ESP you have to cast multiple detection spells every second step you take, or it'll be traps that screw you. Or one of those gazillion monsters that are mindless. Really, Angband is really bad about all things you need to have to advance past certain points. And some variants then go and screw it over by adding a horde of things you can't defend against. As to Eph, I'm not playing AIMhack because I can't use AIM. I tried to, but computer I had it installed on crashed (again), and I've yet to get around giving it a second shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Yeah, I was going to say that roguelike and kidlike are opposite genres. But it's not quite that everything goes fine for the kids; they get bad and good things. It's just that the bad things can never stretch so far as any PC dying. Or any PC's pet dying. Man, I had a close call with one of those. I only kept the entire party from breaking down in tears by flagrantly ad-hocking a special cling-to-life-roll for Fluffy. After that I ruled that the pooch had to stay home to convalesce. The player had represented Fluffy with a drawing on her character sheet. She drew a nice doghouse around it, and everyone was happy again. Phew. PCs losing favorite items would probably be bad, too. But if they're getting minor items and cash in and out at a fairly steady rate, then these can come and go without disaster, and it seems to keep the kids interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 "You killed Fluffy." - Lark in Avernum 5 on being informed that you killed the lizard upstairs that attacked you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Originally Posted By: Frozen Feet I'm not playing AIMhack because I can't use AIM. I tried to, but computer I had it installed on crashed (again), and I've yet to get around giving it a second shot. Aw... dangit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Setbacks are part of any good story. Perfection is boring, after all. But things going terribly wrong? Not so much. —Alorael, who thinks the genre divide may be more of a scale. On one end is everything ending happily no matter what, although you do have to do something to earn it. On the other end is success being elusive and nearly impossible to attain. You know, like children's fantasy versus A Song of Ice and Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Jawaj Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Any of you played Spelunky? Now there's a fun game. It's basically a roguelike put into the platformer genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jawaj Any of you played Spelunky? Now there's a fun game. It's basically a roguelike put into the platformer genre. i have won spelunky twice but i still can't unlock the damsel or time trophies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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