tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post1577128534638303726..comments2024-03-28T07:16:05.720-07:00Comments on Experience Points: EXP Podcast #236: Homage to HomesJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-18252060587598430302013-08-24T05:51:22.501-07:002013-08-24T05:51:22.501-07:00These games basically revolve around exploring gor...These games basically revolve around exploring gorgeous environments and solving puzzles based on environmental and textual clues. Unfortunately, their graphics are not timeless.<br /><br />Although the relevancy of the series to gaming at large has diminished, I think it's still important for gaming historians. Because some of their achievements are still unchallenged. So maybe read about the gameplay on wikipedia before revisiting? It'll help cushion the blow.<br /><br />There's an odd shaped gem in there.Daniel Butlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-81236021033351928552013-08-23T22:45:04.790-07:002013-08-23T22:45:04.790-07:00Riven sticks you in a hard spot from the beginning...Riven sticks you in a hard spot from the beginning. It's hard to gauge if you're really making progress. There are essentially two big puzzles in that game, everything else is just the small puzzles that impede normal exploration. The revelation that one of these big puzzles is even a goal to overcome is a huge step in figuring the game out.<br /><br />Riven is basically the odd duck of the series, the rest are much better about giving you long term goals to achieve. It's definitely the hardest of the series.Daniel Butlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-8951280274930893322013-08-14T22:21:09.748-07:002013-08-14T22:21:09.748-07:00I haven't played many of those listed, but you...I haven't played many of those listed, but you're right re: Home. The fact your decisions affect how you interpret the feeling of coming home, whether its a frightening space or one you dominate, so cool.Jorge Albornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-36576761780718136472013-08-14T22:20:16.834-07:002013-08-14T22:20:16.834-07:00I hopped into a myst game a few years ago and it d...I hopped into a myst game a few years ago and it didn't feel like it aged well, but I should probably try again. They still carry so much cultural weight, it'd be interesting to revisit.Jorge Albornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-60951253160353651712013-08-14T22:19:39.360-07:002013-08-14T22:19:39.360-07:00Oh man. Chrono Trigger is so good! I'm jealous...Oh man. Chrono Trigger is so good! I'm jealous.<br /><br />As for keeping my old consoles, I wish I had. Although all plugged in? Holy cow, you should open a museum!Jorge Albornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-5863749530194476112013-08-13T00:41:45.122-07:002013-08-13T00:41:45.122-07:00How do you deal with the difficulty level? I love ...How do you deal with the difficulty level? I love the Myst series for its settings and contemplative, un-hurried nature, but starting with Riven I was stuck from the very beginning.rodarmornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-26727333189133995212013-08-11T07:16:11.358-07:002013-08-11T07:16:11.358-07:00Some other games worth mentioning when it comes to...Some other games worth mentioning when it comes to homes in games: OctoDad, Grandia, the Natsume games (like Harvest Moon), Shenmue<br />and also some horror games like Silent Hill The Room, or Indie Games like Home and Paranormal.<br /><br />Silent Hill The Room is a very special case here, because of the apartment being a prison and a refuge at the same time.Tony M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-74390604098167077332013-08-10T07:27:50.591-07:002013-08-10T07:27:50.591-07:00I just recently had my attention drawn to the Myst...I just recently had my attention drawn to the Myst series again. Which are games entirely about nosing around people's homes. Their weird steampunk homes filled with ingenious machinery.<br /><br />Every single game was a archeological mystery where the final puzzle was a judge of character for the guy whose home you'd just been nosing around.<br /><br />The series graduated slowly from snooping around bedrooms, to snooping around an evil dictator's crumbling island, and finally to snooping around the remains of a dead civilization that spanned worlds.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you've never played or completed a game in this series, I found them highly rewarding after returning to them in adulthood.Daniel Butlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-10602659537519929862013-08-08T12:21:34.965-07:002013-08-08T12:21:34.965-07:00What? Crono dies! I just started playing Crono Tri...What? Crono dies! I just started playing Crono Trigger on my DS :-)<br /><br />I'm surprised by how few of your old game consoles you guys have kept. I still have all my "original" consoles - and apart from that I have acquired quite a few old consoles to play with. Doing a quick count in my head I think I have 14 consoles (all plugged in) not counting the hand held ones. I guess I am a hoarder ;-)Mads Kristensennoreply@blogger.com