Comments on: 15 Games From 25 Years, Part 2

By: Another Summer (Sale) Gone | Random Waypoint

Another Summer (Sale) Gone | Random Waypoint — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:02:17 +0000

[…] Fandango and I have a history. It is one of my all time favorite games, but I lost access to it. I’m certain I owned the CDs at some point, but they got lost, […]

By: flosch

flosch — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:13:23 +0000

So far, I only read the “historical” ones, and enjoyed the combination of that setting and modern and postmodernist influences a lot. “The Name of the Rose” (from which I got the appropriated quote) even made me discover Borges.

On an unrelated note, it was harder than I thought to find an online full-text version in English, to get the English translation of that quote.

By: HarbingerZero

HarbingerZero — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:30:06 +0000

Worth the read if you can handle the prose, particularly if you like conspiracy theory and stuff.

By: flosch

flosch — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:23:32 +0000

That one’s been on my “to read” last for ages, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I even took it on vacation with me, but brought it back unread.

By: HarbingerZero

HarbingerZero — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:14:17 +0000

Its from Focoult’s Pendulum, the main character pondering his fictional Templar creation. But its one of those lines that extends beyond the character and into life itself.

By: flosch

flosch — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:11:10 +0000

I had to pick one of the two games. I just figured you might’ve played too much Diablo to ever pick up Diablo II.

That quote is quite interesting, though I’m not sure I get it or whether there’s more context that would help. I wonder what Richard Bartle or Eric Heimburg would answer. 😉

By: HarbingerZero

HarbingerZero — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:09:02 +0000

Nope, never did. Last RTS I played seriously was Red Alert I think. I figured Diablo II would be the bigger surprise. (-:

“As long as you remain in your private vacuum, you can pretend you are in harmony with the One. But the moment you pick up the clay, electronic or otherwise, you become the demiurge, and he who embarks on the creation of worlds is already tainted with corruption and evil.” ~ Umberto Eco

By: flosch

flosch — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:02:07 +0000

That’s fascinating, I thought everybody I know had at least tried out Starcraft at some point. Well, everybody who’s interesting in games…

By: HarbingerZero

HarbingerZero — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 02:02:08 +0000

The only one of these I’ve played is WoW. But…I love Umberto Eco, so its all good.

By: flosch

flosch — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 06:55:13 +0000

Hehe, thanks. 🙂
It just happened that when I started thinking about the topic, I asked myself why these games were influential to me, and not just some games I liked. So naturally, I went off on a tangent in every other description. It was a fun write.

And just as you, I’m a sucker for story. I think it’s one of the reasons why MMOs can annoy me if their quest lines are just a bit too off too regularly.