ins204h@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr a.j. blanch) (09/24/90)
Yipee! Hooray! At last! I was wondering why I haven't seen any articles about it yet? But more importantly : How does it compare to the IBM version? Champions of Krynn? Does anyone who has it think it is worth buying? ie. has something in the packaging to make it interesting and of some value to purchase. Please I know there are many interested parties here at least so any comments will be welcome. Lord Elminster bows gracefully as he erupts in a ball of flame! He is gone.
lcbrink@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Lee C Brink) (09/24/90)
In article <4657@monu1.cc.monash.oz> ins204h@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr a.j. blanch) writes: >Yipee! Hooray! At last! > >I was wondering why I haven't seen any articles about it yet? > >But more importantly : >How does it compare to the IBM version? Champions of Krynn? >Does anyone who has it think it is worth buying? >ie. has something in the packaging to make it interesting and of >some value to purchase. >Please I know there are many interested parties here at least so >any comments will be welcome. I was not impressed with it. Compared to "Champions of Krynn," "Pool of Radiance" is pretty poor. An inconsistant user interface (Where one must use the mouse only to do some things and use only the keyboard to do others), Slow response (Takes a second for the program to react to your input), and generally mediocre (Sp?) graphics makes this game a real disappointment for me. I loved "Champions of Krynn" and in comparison "Pool of Radiance" is a poor subsitute. As a side note, the only good thing I found was the music. Not Boston Pops quality, but better than most games I've played. Lee -- Lee C Brink - Operator at NorthEast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC) lcbrink@rodan.acs.syr.edu ; lee@nova.npac.syr.edu - Internet lcbrink@sunrise.bitnet - Bitnet LBRINK1 - GEnie
huebner@aerospace.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner) (09/25/90)
In article <4657@monu1.cc.monash.oz> ins204h@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr a.j. blanch) writes: >Yipee! Hooray! At last! >I was wondering why I haven't seen any articles about it yet? >But more importantly : >How does it compare to the IBM version? Champions of Krynn? >Does anyone who has it think it is worth buying? >ie. has something in the packaging to make it interesting and of >some value to purchase. >Please I know there are many interested parties here at least so >any comments will be welcome. How does it compare to IBM. Come now! I think they did a great job with this one. They used a different group to do the coding (I forgot the name, but its one of the groups that produce real polished stuff) in the Amiga version. Although I can't (yet) speak for the storyline/plot, the interface and programming is IMHO, better than Champs of Krynn. Better music, better graphics, etc. Not worlds better (Cause I thought previous AD&D releases were pretty darn good), but there is an extra degree of polish in this production. As for purchasing, I'd recommend it. But I'm a junkie when it comes to AD&D-type games. There is a journal included with the package (referenced by number while playing, just like before). I don't think they changed the packaging from the previous versions (C-64 has been out for a loooong time). Question: Does this mean Curse of the Azure Bonds is coming, or is it out? huebner@aerospace.aero.org The Aerospace Corporation El Segundo, CA