Games - Review of role-playing games: HEROQUEST, MOONWIND, THE BARDS TAL.

                                          
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RPG-Role-Playing Game. What is it? What
what do they represent? These games do not lend themselves to
to the human brain, I mean their
capacity. Not everyone can understand them. In what
the meaning of all RPGs is to educate and train
hero, essentially speaking, make a machine out of him
well, capable of withstanding everything. But also
there is a second goal (usually it plays the main role)
important role, but not always, only in those games where
which have only some kind of RPG, and not
everything that should be present in it, i.e.
training, upbringing) - some specific
the goal, well, let’s say, is to find and kill someone who wants to-
this is the main thing. After all, no one has become
The first task in an RPG is education
hero, no, they put exactly what is quite definite
the ultimate goal, and everything else is self-
oneself should be. In this article I will lead
We are talking about 3 representatives of this genre, because...
I no longer have role-playing games, although I know
one more game, but I don’t have it, but I like it
el. Let's start, the simplest thing in the RPG genre is
This is a game that has long been familiar to everyone, which
Mendoval at its best. HEROQUEST                 
        (HEROIC JOURNEY)         
                                          
      (c) GREMLIN GRAPHICS, 1991       
                                          
Yes, this is not a classic RPG, but the elements are
genre, are present here. After all, all RPGs
"live" in a fantasy world, not a fantasy world
sticks, although some people think it’s fantasy
tics and fantasy are the same thing, I can say
Well, they are deeply mistaken. Okay, as in
of all RPGs, this game has no end goal, ho-
missions are assigned to you, even with
there is some chain of events (find a connection
that blade and kill the witch), but after a passer-by
during all 14 missions, you will not be expected
some final cut, everything will remain the same
xia......... Yes, this is of course not the first
the game in this one is not on spec, but it’s clear that
for the period from the 80s to the 90s, decline comes
this genre, because THE BARDS TALES, rather
was released in the 80s, and         
HEROQUEST in the early 90s, that's why I     
I judge that the decline of this genre is coming.
HEROQUEST is something that should be considered 
an indispensable attribute of this genre. I       
I say that heroes have CHARACTERISTICS, but
they don't change at all. As stated in
REVIEW - this game belongs to the RPG genre, but about
wait. Actually, I don’t know, but it seems to me
As for the RPG genre, HEROQUEST stillfar away
then, i.e. to the CLASSIC RPG. There is no 
what interconnectedness (mission), although they
must be present, because it is
the power of some tasks, riddles in RPGs and additional
The limit of character development is being pushed.      
                                          
                                          
                                          
                 MOONWIND                 
              (MOON WIND)              
               demo version               
                                          
     (c) Nesterenko Evgeniy, 2000      
                                          
But the figurines are like this gamez for you, today I
I won’t write anymore, I’ll go to bed, otherwise I’ll lose my head
I’m not thinking clearly anymore, I’ll add it in the morning.
Well, at least I hope so, that
I'll add it.  Gamez I will say, new (as you can see by
year you launched), so, now on to the game. Apparently
The author knows a lot about RPGs, because... this gamez
refers to the classic game of this       
genre. Even if this is a demo version, but still
it is one of the best games (the best game in
this genre THE BARDS TALES),Combat in the game
built according to the canons of the genre, i.e. step-by-step
and it’s not just a fluke that happens, but everything
depends on the professionalism of the given    
character. But there is also a minus in this          
game - THERE IS AN ULTIMATE GOAL, yes maybe
the author did this only in the demo version, but 
inI hope not the full version of this
there will be, although the gamez is new, so most likely everything will be...
this will be the end. Present in the game       
a large selection of characters, but there are differences     
them are insignificant (I mean           
characteristics). I completed this game to the end
and in my group there were different characters, and
I saw that they were practically nothing   
friends differ from each other. Differences, as for me  
seems to consist in the characteristics, as well as
weapons that they can wield. But here    
the characteristics are so similar that    
it gives the impression that the author is just a mess
I got the name of the race and that’s it, please in front of you
another puzzle, which race should I take?
to the group. Yes, I can’t understand why the monk   
fights just as well with a weapon as without it.   
After all, monks are fighters without weapons, here is the author
obviously made a grave mistake. Also did not understand
The meaning of magic and magical races is discussed.
Why are they lower if there is no magic in the game. Or
the author is trying to hint that it is completely true
it will be possible to use shipments from
old, but it seems to me that I’m wrong. In the game -
re a glitch was noticed, I didn’t put it in OB-
ZOR GLITCHES, in this issue, because... this number
dedicated to role-playing games, I’ve already talked about this
reel in issue 6, as well as at the very beginning of issue 7
number. It consists in the fact that when trying to dry
injure a state in another city (in the game
only three cities), and not the one in which you
started, gamedoes this. She saves
condition, but the next time you start the game, you
you find yourself in the very first city. So
you'll have to get to the first city and
be saved there, and if you also
have a low level, then you will meet with the enemy,
will not be very desirable to you, and you will lose -
Here's what we managed to do. It's possible
the only glitch in this game, I actually
and didn’t look for glitches. Okay, let’s forget about this crap
mo. This means that the game contains most of what is possible
it's completely useless to study, I don't understand
WELL, WHY IS THIS NEEDED SO WITHOUT THIS IT WILL NOT BE
YOU DECIDE, AND THERE ELSE.... Sometimes in the game        
you meet an army that is largely
times superior to yours and naturally       
you die. That would be completely stupid
side of the author of this creation. Out of town  
If you don’t go for a walk, they might kill you (there are such troops there
they hang around, it’s creepy. And in the castle, they give you such     
tasks that make your hair stand on end. In addition
there is no storyline other than fi-      
cash (I guessed completely by accident,
what word should be said, eo of this dog
there are no hints or help).        
It seems as if the author is gay
man of no soul, no, you're just playing
Get into it and you will understand everything. After review
third role-playing game, I'll move on            
I'll go straight to the promotion       
MOONWIND (demo version), I don’t have the full version,
and I doubt that shewill come out. Now
ANGEL will write lyrics in HORROR WORD
v1.0r.Cool editor I will say a lot
There are functions that I need and which
was not in the Khokhlovsky editor, although HRW
It's been a long time since I've been used
his something, ahhh, the 64-characters infuriated me
line, but now it doesn’t infuriate me, damn, I distracted her from
topics of conversation. What are we talking about?
RPG, yes, a good topic for conversation with de
a girl under the moon, a summer party. Just kidding,
you look at the game and think who made it 
slowly, and therefore bad, “left” hiring
tion, i.e.  There is a moment in the game when
you can meet ownerless warriors, but this
only outside the city, but you don’t come across them
often (in the whole game I met only two
for).And now about the tasks when you receive
him, then the search for who needs to be killed is busy
there is such a long time that you can hang-
sya. You go around the whole place a thousand times, but they are not there. And
it turns out that they are in a different place altogether,
although I clearly read the entire task, as well as the notes
where and who to look for. This is generally a glitch
glitches. It’s also completely pointless to
say in all places, because everyone is silent
If I were the author, I would remove this possible
is there where it is not needed. Or maybe he
really wants to mislead us??
Or it was left over from the last debugging 
Yes, today is NOTSOFT's birthday, eh
It’s a pity I’m here, otherwise they’d get drunk, wellnothing
Let's drink some more this day (06/12/002).        
Hmm, it seems like yesterday I was tempted to write, yes I   
I didn’t write that, so let’s continue. If
MOONWIND is considered as a toy of the genre
RPG, not D&D (Dungeons & Dragons), then I would
said that the growth was very well thought out
characters, both physically and mentally       
intellectually. But again there is one ma-
a lazy mistake (from clouds of small mistakes 
there is a glitch), there are inscriptions in the game,
which are impossible to read if not in   
team of a player of a certain race, even    
learning secret languages does not help, I don’t know
and that’s it. Well, to hell with these secrets then   
languages, probably, in order to spend   
money (I will say pleasure is not cheap-
vyh).a, Money, you can’t just earn it,
The fight is so unequal that a thousand times
you'll die before you make money
2000 experience.  When you come to the guild
voin, then if you don’t need something            
enough (any of the characteristics       
not developed enough to receive more
highly qualified), then they won’t tell you
what, but they’ll say: “There’s something you don’t want         
enough,” but I already realized that I don’t have enough experience. Well
damn it’s hard to say, the author could        
take care of it, insert             
messages that specify “what and on”
than." Well, yes, he says, there is "skill         
unavailable", and a couple more little things, II agree that this is also necessary, but not          
enough. You have to guess for yourself
where and what. Plus to everything it creates an impression
not as if the game is not a role-playing game (although 99E-RPG), but
some kind of walker-collector-killer.
Well, I don’t understand why an altar is needed if
when you are poisoned, run to him at all times
you won’t have time (there are two altars in the game - one is good
the best one, and the second one is bad), you’ll die, because you’re good 
the altar is in another city.Fly
we don't know how to levitate as far as I remember
is completely absent here. And the initial amount
It’s actually funny - for that kind of money you can only eat food
you will provide for yourself. Okay, I'll finish about this
game, because its promotion awaits you
further, after reviewing another RPG.        
                                          
                                          
                                          
              THE BARDS TALE              
             (BARD'S LORD)             
I don’t know who and when, but bring it closer 
              flax year 86-88.             
                                          
Yes, yes, yes. Here he is a real representative   
         CLASSIC GENRE RPG          
It was not in vain that I centered and wrote with more
capital letter. This is a truly global game
and from this number the assault on her begins. I
at least I played it a little and still
I continue to play, but I have a long way to go
I don'tsucceeded. Because to appreciate it
capabilities and qualities are not under control       
to the human brain. This game is intertwined   
everything that should be in an RPG. Huge 
choice of characters, huge space. U
Now the map is already disgusting, but
I'm not too far from the beginning yet. What
what will happen next, I have no idea. This game
fascinates and attracts its own nasty things
and secrets. Although she has             
disadvantages: graphics, design; but its advantages with
surplus replaces all this. Excellent         
construction of the battle, but here is the intelligence of the enemies
leaves much to be desired. They are stupidly eager
into battle, they rarely use magic. And sometimes
it happened that only magic and                
used it, although it was easier by hand and
weapons. The game does not allow you to lift
objects, and I will say this in a game of this genre
plays a very important role. After all, when attacking
the enemy (or yours) remains after the battle       
weapon (rare). And someone picks it up, but   
he needs it if he doesn’t know how            
use weapons of this class (race
didn’t come out), but he can’t give it away, no
such a team and that's it. That's pretty          
significant lack of authors (or       
author), but somehow it is not noticed. Also
the disadvantage is the conservation           
state. To move from #beney to            
started, sometimes things don’t work out very well        
pushes, but it is necessary. Aif you have and low
level, and also when you return at night, it’s 80E,
that you won’t get to the Guild (beginning and month-
then saving). The game has no concept of reality
these events. For example, if you killed a security guard
house with a castle, then it’s standing there again (it’s bu-
det if you restart the game).
Maybe during the time I was fighting with him, I
lost a cloud of soldiers, and the rest were wounded. That's about
how to get into the castle, how about getting into the castle?
at least these guards are unlikely to succeed.
Well, fuck, HORROR WORD, I'm freaking out over his stupidity -
kami, I think I already wrote about him, but if not
wrote, then I’ll write in the GLITCH REVIEW, but this
will be in issue 8. But he’s still great
more convenient than others (my personal opinion).
Large selection of magic - there is something for everyone
taste, damn thing. But regarding
characters who have magic
say a few words. I can't figure out how
to become an Archmage, I studied all directions
no shit. What race is the last one left?
she died, and when she tried to learn
they tell me that you already own the most
high level, much more. What a miracle -
sa in a fantasy world.  Hmmm, it's on now
World Cup, funny show
I'll tell you. Today he will play
Russia-Belgium, literally in 50 minutes
(at 10.15). We'll see, let's get sick. Well, and on
football theme, did any of you know that
there is a player in the England teamby last name
Sinclair, I don’t. Cool, don’t argue.          
                                          
Hmm, the first half is over                
            BELGIUM 1:0 RUSSIA            
No comments needed, except to say  
about the judge, that he needs to score. Su-   
you need to be able to swim, and not run across the field and     
#let's shake our eggs...................   
Well, the second half has come to an end.    
            BELGIUM 3:2 RUSSIA            
Rejoice Belgium fans, your coma
nda is heading further (1/8 finals), and we
(i.e. Russia) we’re going home. The Belgians are goats
it is much more important for us to go further, we are like
haven't played at the Aempionata for 6 years   
Mira. Well, I don’t care about everything.                 
And today is already 02/16/002, and at our school
graduation, how long ago it all happened. Although
not so long ago, a year ago (exactly). Booze
It will be today, maybe I should go, yes, I should
I'll go and get drunk. And just relax.
It seems to me (I need to pray) that I was distracted
It’s off topic, but if that’s the case, then it needs to be on topic. Well
in short, play BARDS TALE and that's it. A
You don’t have to play if you don’t like RPGs, and
don’t like walking around the city where people are of the same type
the buildings do not differ in color at all, with
this to find out what it is, or just
dim or something else, you will need
come close to him, also run into
for trouble, I doubt thatyou'll want to, because if you lose, then
everything, GAME OVER, and the experience you gained
stung and will not return again. Indeed,
All this awaits you. Games of the RPG genre, not pro-
walk in a couple of hours, like everyone else
shooters, they require the utmost
attention, patience, and also a fair share
mind. What I just wrote can
It’s not possible for everyone to appear. BARDS
TALE is actually a difficult game, it
more like IS-DOS. Why?
Remember 1993-1995, when this
there was nothing but a pitiful operating system
descriptions and how people develop
chikovs (ISKRASOFT) that they did not provide
NORMAL description for the program, but they gave it a pitiful one
similar to help, but not with this help  
you can write in OS, there are no dots
entry to procedures, generally IS-DOS at that
time, and even now it represented itself   
a real puzzle to figure out
Oh how difficult it is, but it’s possible. Here too
this is what BARDS TALE is all about.
at first it may seem that she is too
boring, because...   most of the time is spent on
hero development, but then she         
captivating. I'm not kidding, because... a thousand times   
I stopped playing it because I
I was tired of going around and killing everyone, I wanted
riddles (if so, then play adventure games, but
adventures I'm somehow not very English, but
hereRussian I'm always ready), but through
a day or two. And I’m back at the game, but now
I walk around and look for the entrance to the dungeons. I
I didn’t find it, but only found the entrance to the castle. And then 
only one castle, but there are three of them.             
I'm annoyed by the high prices in the game, at the beginning of the official
how difficult it is to buy something, but it’s so
there is only one way to make money
bomb-murder, and they don’t give much for victory
a lot of money gives more experience. B
haramah restorations are prohibitively large
prices, as well as in the Garth store. Good thing
You don’t have to pay for a drink in a tavern, otherwise
I would go completely crazy with this game. But
but you have to pay for the owner’s information
taverns, but this is not good, but he doesn’t take
small: from 1-999 coins. At first I paid
not enough, but now there is no money
difficulties: the castle is very big   
money (again, only with the help of a fight),
but you have to pay for them with your life.      
There is one more minus in the game, and it’s quite serious
Noteworthy: the castle does not show the direction
where are you standing (direction of the light), and also
(very sorry) how to get to the exit
of the castle. After all, you can wander somewhere,
take a ton of experience, money, etc. But here’s the way out
You are unlikely to find it from the castle, because... didn't do it
mouth, or even worse, stepped somewhere. That’s what I want
di and ryschi a way out; only magic will help out
to get out of this. Yes, it’s a good thing, but
these are very necessaryspells sometimes happen
uts are inaccessible, but for a simple reason - too
com low level magician or located (ordered-
molting) belongs to a different qualification. 
Wow, but here you can’t get out of it.          
                                          
These are the RGP games, complex and incomprehensible -
new, but exciting. Too interesting and
too difficult. In general, you need to play them
but then, when you are ready to WAIT for that moment -
the one when you become invulnerable, but then
it will become less interesting for you to play, because
gaining experience is one of the main tasks.A
educating a hero is educating oneself.
These games require the utmost attention.
mania, your heroes will constantly moan
from everything, they will die, live and grow.
Or RPGs are abandoned because... It's too difficult, isn't it?
because they are always played. They are unlike anything
that they have their own differences from others
genres-realism. This is the main thing,   
what should be in an RPG...................   
Yes, I forgot to mention another game:
th genre-BLOODWYCH. As I said, I didn’t
I saw, no, I saw her for a couple of seconds. What about these
a couple of seconds of the game, but the first impression
I liked her, I hope I find her
and you will see her review in one             
from newspaper issues.                        
Well, let's sum up the review. I, of course
Well, I give preference to BARDS TALE, not-
looking at her quite strongdisadvantages
it is much more realistic compared to
with MOON WIND. Although MOON WIND, I’m happy
but it's a good game, but it's still just a little...
almost a “dry” RPG, but it’s so cool
and BARDS TALE it will be significant
new competition, if, of course, the author is with
would like to release the full version. And HERO-
QUEST is only suitable for entertainment, and for
those who have not seen a very beautiful game
fics. This review is over.              
                                          
                                          
                                          
                 MOONWIND                 
              (demo version)              
Unfortunately, I lost them, disk and
everything, so...                            
Oh, RPGs, how interesting they are, but also beautiful. How
they are able to fascinate us and are capable
make sure we don't tear ourselves away from them
look (just like a girl, although women are much more
better, I’ve lost something here). The game, with sweat-
stunning graphics, large sprites,
good music and an interesting plot - that's all
is here in MOONWIND. After the release,
let's get started. Well, let's get started.  For
first, I advise you to immediately head to
Imperatov to hire a team. One
You can’t handle Elegius (that’s what I’m talking about
I’m completely sure). I advise you to join the army
yourself ents (monks), because these are the coolestwars in the game, they are the only ones that do not require
weapons, because they fight with their hands, but all the same
but buy a weapon, but a cheap one will do for them.
Remember that no one knows how to fight...
mi types of weapons, they all have their own exceptions
niya. The weakest in weaponry are people
(very strange). Only a dart suits them.
But they are born masters of cartography.
fii, and this is an irreplaceable thing outside the city.
After you hire a team, buy weapons
alive (you have 300 coins for everything).
Then go to the church, go further to
north (go around the church), and then go through everything
buildings, whatever they are (Library, Guild
Voinov), there you will receive the necessary skills
ki.Yes, in your army it should definitely
There is a thief and a priest, I generally keep quiet about fighters. El
It’s not worth firing Yegius, because... he already has
ett skills.                               
After you go around all the buildings, look for
troubles. Search until you find
you get 3000 experience. Well, then go through everything again -
Look at the buildings, yes, that's another thing. The enemies are growing
in proportion to you, if you are weak, then
they are weak, but with each new level they
will become stronger (your warriors may have
be 12 levels).At level 12 you are incompetent
Dima. And don’t even think about leaving the city.
They will kill you there immediately. Don’t go out until then.
until you can't win a fight without
single loss + with a minimum of injuries. Because on
street (outsidecity) you will be opposed
very strong opponents. Also don’t forget-
those to buy food (if you go out of town, then
buy 99 food).  So you scored a good one
level and go to the countryside, there you go
to the west until you
you will meet mountains, they will occupy the whole
map screen.In this screen(maps) find
castle. You can learn something else there
and gain more experience, but tasks that
Baron gives very complex ones, but they pay for them
a lot. Also on this screen there is no
a shack or something like that, you can
spend the night and buy food. As soon as
get to level 12 you can go
finish the game. There are two more cities in the game
yes, one is located on the northernmost screen-
not the second one on the northeast screen.
Which one is in the north, it’s located like that
just leave the Capitol and go north, and
It will be very close to you to search there.
But I’ll tell you right away what to do in these cities
nothing to do but gain skills and experience
well, buy orc weapons, but none of you
Most warriors do not know how to use it.     
                                          
          Symbols for the map          
                                          
u-decree of Imperatov                         
dv- Dvprets (place where you can)              
or-Imperatpra(hire warriors)           
c-church (you cancure the hero)           
m-shop (what is a no brainer)          
k-well (I don’t remember)                       
a-Arsenal (where you can buy weapons and shields)  
                                          
       City Capitol N           
       (the very beginning) ^           
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      # ########## # W<--e-->E       
     # # # # ъ           
     # # # # # # S           
      # m# # ### #                     
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     # y# dv # #                     
     # op # #                     
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s # ## # ### ts #                     
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And here is the second card that we need. I know
cheat, go to the southeasternmost screen and
find the mountains (they are at the very bottom of the
wound)                                     
                                          
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B-Buddha Temple ##                   
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You need to go where the arrow points
There, go to the temple and say in the temple
INDRA (in capital and Russian letters).
And Buddha will give you what you need. Well,
then return to the Capitol. And go to them-
to the perator. Place the scroll on the ground and
call "mission". That's it.              
                                          
                                          
I apologize, but about BARDS TALE
nothing will happen here, just my memory
There's not much left, so next time. And
I apologize for describing the passer-by so briefly
deniya gameza (memory). That's it, bye everyone.....   

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