http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/ Diary of an Indie Game Developer Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 Geoff Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:11:56 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/#comment-2213 I played 2 of the early ultimas, but I would have to go look up which ones they were. I specifically remember getting slaughtered by town guards for doing anything remotely wrong (and feeling that it was too easy to say, walk up and attack a merchant when I actually wanted to buy something); and some later part where I wasn't sure where to go and all the random encounters seemed to ramp up significantly in difficulty. Fortunately this all occurred well before my OCD completionist syndrome (OCDCS?) fully set in, or I might still be stuck on it today. I played 2 of the early ultimas, but I would have to go look up which ones they were. I specifically remember getting slaughtered by town guards for doing anything remotely wrong (and feeling that it was too easy to say, walk up and attack a merchant when I actually wanted to buy something); and some later part where I wasn’t sure where to go and all the random encounters seemed to ramp up significantly in difficulty. Fortunately this all occurred well before my OCD completionist syndrome (OCDCS?) fully set in, or I might still be stuck on it today.

]]> http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/comment-page-1/#comment-12387 Geoff Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:11:00 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/#comment-12387 I played 2 of the early ultimas, but I would have to go look up which ones they were. I specifically remember getting slaughtered by town guards for doing anything remotely wrong (and feeling that it was too easy to say, walk up and attack a merchant when I actually wanted to buy something); and some later part where I wasn't sure where to go and all the random encounters seemed to ramp up significantly in difficulty. Fortunately this all occurred well before my OCD completionist syndrome (OCDCS?) fully set in, or I might still be stuck on it today. I played 2 of the early ultimas, but I would have to go look up which ones they were. I specifically remember getting slaughtered by town guards for doing anything remotely wrong (and feeling that it was too easy to say, walk up and attack a merchant when I actually wanted to buy something); and some later part where I wasn’t sure where to go and all the random encounters seemed to ramp up significantly in difficulty. Fortunately this all occurred well before my OCD completionist syndrome (OCDCS?) fully set in, or I might still be stuck on it today.

]]> http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 TheOtherErik Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:35:57 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/#comment-2204 Anyone 'round here play both the early Ultimas (1-5) and the Gold Box games? I always wondered how they compared. The Gold Box games came out during one of my non-computing periods. Anyone ’round here play both the early Ultimas (1-5) and the Gold Box games? I always wondered how they compared. The Gold Box games came out during one of my non-computing periods.

]]> http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/comment-page-1/#comment-12386 TheOtherErik Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-01-10/go-on-try-to-tell-me-this-doesnt-give-you-the-warm-fuzzies/#comment-12386 Anyone 'round here play both the early Ultimas (1-5) and the Gold Box games? I always wondered how they compared. The Gold Box games came out during one of my non-computing periods. Anyone ’round here play both the early Ultimas (1-5) and the Gold Box games? I always wondered how they compared. The Gold Box games came out during one of my non-computing periods.

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