Comments on: Community Post: The Embarrassing Joys of Lost Kingdoms II

By: cary

cary — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:53:50 +0000

Reblogged this on Recollections of Play and commented:

On April 6, 2013, the Internet became a better place for us all, for on that day United We Game was UNLEASHED UPON THE WORLD!! Not that I'm excited about a brand new gaming site that I helped create or anything. But yes, this month marks UWG's 1-year anniversary! And everyone there is incredibly excited and happy with reaching this important threshold. To kick off UWG's birthday month, we've been posting our favorite guilty pleasure games. You know the ones...those games that you'd never play in mixed company? Games that send shivers down the spines of many but warm your heart? Yeah, those games. Here I'm sharing the post that kicked off the series from the wonderful Duck of Indeed.

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[…] back to see what fun we’ve been having in recalling the best of the worst (of the best) since April 1st! And share with us your favorite games that you hate to love and love to love no matter what anyone […]

By: benrosslake

benrosslake — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 16:01:49 +0000

Good Lord, I can’t remember any of the specific attacks. I remember it all making sense to meat the time but when you’ve just written it, it sound insane. Make me want to dig it out for another go though. I fear I may have traded it in.

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:15:11 +0000

This game is actually a lot less complicated than “Chain of Memories” (I never understood that game at all). The monsters all come from cards, but the card concept doesn’t extend much further than that. Nevertheless, while I can’t get rid of these games now that I have them (at least, not yet), it’s good you saved your money.

By: cary

cary — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:10:22 +0000

“And notice how it is so very unpopular, I couldn’t even get an image for it, so enjoy this photo of the console it’s played on instead.”

Oh my, how this statement made me laugh! :D

I have bad luck with card-based RPGs (ahem, KH: Chain of Memories). Ages ago I considered picking up the original Lost Kingdoms, but I just didn’t understand its description enough to make the purchase. Seems like that was a good thing.

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[…] seems we all have our guilty pleasures don’t we? After the stellar start we’ve had from the Duck and Chip, I hope to continue to the trend! Read on for more Tales of the Slightly Embarrassing […]

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:14:12 +0000

Yeah, the AI wasn’t always great, but it was still fun watching your little monsters do stuff on their own. Except when you throw out some Mantraps, and then a very slow-motion pursuit begins where the stupid things can’t seem to catch up with your enemies. Grr! And was it just me, or did certain monsters, like the rats and the giant dismembered hands, do absolutely nothing? Good times, though.

By: benrosslake

benrosslake — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:04:11 +0000

I only played the first one but I have a massive soft spot for it. I have vague memories of running around desperately trying to avoid trouble as my AI summoned monsters were attacking everything but my pursers. Sadly, I don’t even have my copy of the first game anymore. I should try and track one down.

Thanks for bringing back the memories!