tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post1871394974042043286..comments2024-02-21T13:26:05.168+00:00Comments on My all time favourite video games: Gateway to the Savage Frontier - Commodore Amiga - 1991Wingnuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07859158206963441813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-41311581683257706042023-05-30T19:24:55.705+01:002023-05-30T19:24:55.705+01:00Great blog I enjoyed reeadingGreat blog I enjoyed reeadingBacon Recipeshttps://www.baconfoodies.com/bacon/bacon_burger_with_grilled_onions_and_jalapenos_4474369268.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-64056728756169482412015-10-17T09:09:02.442+01:002015-10-17T09:09:02.442+01:00Really? I'm glad I didn't waste a lot of ...Really? I'm glad I didn't waste a lot of time trying to defeat Valgaamon. I stupidly sold the wand of defoliation earlier in the game so the shambling mounds would have probably got me anyway. If I had beat him and got the same ending, the game would have gone down in my opinion.<br /><br />Anyhow, I enjoyed it and still maintain Secret of the Silver Blades is the weakest of the Gold Box game I have played so far.Wingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859158206963441813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-75786646748548105402015-10-17T02:18:24.087+01:002015-10-17T02:18:24.087+01:00"I didn't go hunting for side quests in t..."I didn't go hunting for side quests in the overworld map"<br /><br />It's a good thing you didn't, 'cause there's abso-smegging-lutely nothing whatsoever to discover on that pretty map.<br /><br />IMO Gateway is by far the weakest of the fantasy Gold Box games, and the only redeeming feature is the end battles, which were memorable and pleasantly hard. Finally I could use <br /><br />the potions and wands that had been collecting dust. I used a Hasted and Enlarged Fighter/Thief to deal with Valgaamon. It took 4 or 5 succesful backstabs to kill him, and then <br /><br />I was dismayed to discover that the victory screen assumed you had not killed him.<br /><br />Fortunately the sequel is much better, even though it introduces romances.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-44185477877908047082015-10-17T01:02:06.593+01:002015-10-17T01:02:06.593+01:00"I didn't go hunting for side quests in t..."I didn't go hunting for side quests in the overworld map"<br /><br />It's a good thing you didn't, 'cause there's abso-smegging-lutely nothing whatsoever to discover on that pretty map.<br /><br />IMO Gateway is by far the weakest of the fantasy Gold Box games, and the only redeeming feature is the end battles, which were memorable and pleasantly hard. Finally I could use the potions and wands that had been collecting dust. I used a Hasted and Enlarged Fighter/Thief to deal with Valgaamon. It took 4 or 5 succesful backstabs to kill him, and then I was dismayed to discover that the victory screen assumed you had not killed him.<br /><br />Fortunately the sequel is much better, even though it introduces romances.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.com