Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20180827202615/@comment-1496755-20190823200011

I recognize only three flavors of strategy games - Blizzard, Command & Conquer series... and Dark Colony, which is an oddball, but has a number of connections to past memories and thus has sentimental value (and I do enjoy it).

Yes, Wolf 3D definitely had patrolling enemies. I remember putting some while messing around with the map editor - they are a separate type from the stationary guards, and then you have to add arrows that create the route they follow (just be careful not to mix them up with some other guard's arrows or the patrol routes could get thrown off). When I said moving like a person, I meant they didn't put any vehicle-like effects like acceleration/deceleration or inertia. But they surely did put them in the latest version of Radix (nice job, Greg!). Enemies aren't always far away, there are plenty of close-quarters fights as well. And even melee enemies.

Arena's dungeons are so large that they can often conceal stuff you didn't suspect existed. Like some kind of temple in the Fang Lair, which is mostly a mine and thus you don't expect to come across such a thing. The ice fortress had this contrastingly red treasure vault (guarded by Hellhounds, of course, why'd you expect anything else?). Hidden surprises becomr rare towards the end - maybe the designers got tired? I also liked the various small details thrown in here and there, e.g. the random citizens' introductions (name & occupation). One of them could actually claim to be the village idiot, heh :P

But, but, but they are fighting for GLORY with their swords of STEEL! And they're gonna kill the DRAGON, while riding a UNICORN! Yeah, baby! Isn't power metal fun?

Well, about the relating - sometimes you listen to what the guy sings and you feel like he is describing something you've experienced in your own life. At least that how it works for me. It just "clicks", maybe it's not like this for everyone.

Mmm, I see. Well yes, different players enjoy different aspects of the same game experience. I do enjoy getting powerful, maybe because I am quite a wimp in real life, who knows... Some kind of payback?

It's so hot that Skyrim is probably melting right now...