tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post3187522146928192164..comments2024-03-25T13:49:18.217+13:00Comments on Fighting Dantasy: #32 - Slaves of the AbyssDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10420300163867766297noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-12567928388892482202023-01-22T17:47:25.382+13:002023-01-22T17:47:25.382+13:00'Mags hunter': an exciting Fighting Fantas...'Mags hunter': an exciting Fighting Fantasy where YOU are the hero, rummaging through peoples' dustbins in the hope of chancing on some discarded spicy magazines from yesteryear...<br /><br />But puerile humour (and the reason I'm here is that I just got sent a review that says Slaves was plotted by an imaginative 8-year-old and fleshed out by an adult, which is probably not so far from the truth) aside, thanks for the kind words.Paul Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825399893084157058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-44901949467241772942020-03-10T13:44:15.090+13:002020-03-10T13:44:15.090+13:00I think this is real exercise in creativity and de...I think this is real exercise in creativity and deserves massive props for that..<br /><br />Mags hunter is one of the all time greats, in my top 5. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08278611250279275285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-23742673228987069912013-08-06T12:57:46.516+12:002013-08-06T12:57:46.516+12:00Slaves of the Abyss was perhaps one of the strange...Slaves of the Abyss was perhaps one of the strangest adventures. I must confess to being confounded several times until I finally determined the 'true' path - and yes: I did get caught out by simply staying to defend the city (although I'm one of those readers fascinated with all the various 'death' entries!)<br /><br />Plot-wise, having two writers for the same book can be a bit risky, and sometimes ideas and hints can be thrown at the player from all directions, confusing them, rather than being more obviously tied to the main story in some way. I'm a big fan of having some interesting 'side missions' along the way (Legend of the Shadow Warriors is one such example).<br /><br />For most FF gamebooks, the 'true' path was often a narrow one. If you had a made a wrong decision, if you didn't pick up an item, etc. I often favoured those adventures with only one or two items as plot-critical while the remainder either penalised or rewarded the reader's efforts as they battled and test-rolled their way through. Puzzles were also a fun (and often overlooked) part of gamebooks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-91418433744738576152012-10-06T13:16:14.361+13:002012-10-06T13:16:14.361+13:00gotta say I really liked this one in the end, hard...gotta say I really liked this one in the end, hardly remember what it was about but the story seemed original, there was something metaphysical about the whole thing...strom-znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-39076959736668332872010-11-19T22:08:01.744+13:002010-11-19T22:08:01.744+13:00Interesting article, added his blog to FavoritesInteresting article, added his blog to Favoritescheap viagra onlinehttp://www.aiesec.fi/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-54484466584574287452009-09-02T23:42:20.575+12:002009-09-02T23:42:20.575+12:00The scary thing about reading this run through of ...The scary thing about reading this run through of the book was that I couldn't remember any of it. Which, given that I co-wrote it (the book, that is, not the run through), probably says something about my memory, as well as about the book itself.<br /><br />But I do think the criticisms are fair. It's an unforgiving book because we were unforgiving writers. It's also a bit all over the place because Steve Williams and I were pulling in different directions.<br /><br />It's also confusing because we were trying to have the reader's adventure take place in the context of other things happening. This obviously succeeded to some extent -- hence Ed's very generous comments -- but inevitably it cranked up the randomness.<br /><br />I feel that writers' opinions about their own books aren't really worth much, and that's true here. For what it's worth, I loved the cover (<i>Black Vein Prophecy</i> was much, much, worse, and that was mainly my fault), but although I know <i>Slaves</i> is the most highly regarded of the books I wrote, I still think that <i>Magehunter</i> is much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-22957603798266745812008-09-21T01:19:00.000+12:002008-09-21T01:19:00.000+12:00I'm beginning to realise a failing of my blog, thr...I'm beginning to realise a failing of my blog, through design though not intentional, is that those books with a wider scope than I'm prepared for maybe get done hard by... my premise is one attempt and I write, when others obviously have the luxury (and free time) to do instant death page counts and mathematical analyses. I do glance at the others' writings before I do mine!<BR/><BR/>-danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-61151142042493603492008-09-21T00:21:00.000+12:002008-09-21T00:21:00.000+12:00This is one of my favourite FF books, to a great e...This is one of my favourite FF books, to a great extent because of all the little indications that what happens to you is only part of a much bigger picture. I do agree that it can be very unforgiving, though.<BR/><BR/>Minor spoilers ahead:<BR/>If you'd made a certain decision in the wizard's house, that would have meant that you got directed to a different section for your encounter with the hostile army, in which you'd have a decent chance of survival. As it was, you had no defence against the freaky magics being used, hence the no-win set-up in which you found yourself.<BR/><BR/>As for the potions, one is beneficial but not essential, one is indeed a deferred fatality, and one just inconveniences you (though if you hoard it and then use it at the wrong point later on, the inconvenience becomes lethal).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com