Belteshazzar
2007-07-31, 10:09 PM
I have long wondered why the Thri Keen art seemed so familiar despite have never heard of them before this year.
I was remembering all of the computer games I have beaten through my life and I remembered a platformer RPG named Ferazel's Wand by a small Macintosh gaming company (yes they do exist Bungie and Blizzard used to be ones.)
Anyway the game was hard, long, full of backtracking, easter eggs, secrets, good music, and a badass little mage character (you know the kind: yellow eyes, a concealing robe and short stature with a proboscis throw in for good measure)
Anyway the main enemies were goblins being lead by a race of sorcerous insects and their Queen. This race the 'Mandatraki' were one of the coolest enemies of my childhood with their crystal throwing maces, powerful spellcasters and a Queen who was nearly impossible to reach and even harder to kill. I think this has all convinced me to make the Thri Keen a major influence in parts of my world.
I was remembering all of the computer games I have beaten through my life and I remembered a platformer RPG named Ferazel's Wand by a small Macintosh gaming company (yes they do exist Bungie and Blizzard used to be ones.)
Anyway the game was hard, long, full of backtracking, easter eggs, secrets, good music, and a badass little mage character (you know the kind: yellow eyes, a concealing robe and short stature with a proboscis throw in for good measure)
Anyway the main enemies were goblins being lead by a race of sorcerous insects and their Queen. This race the 'Mandatraki' were one of the coolest enemies of my childhood with their crystal throwing maces, powerful spellcasters and a Queen who was nearly impossible to reach and even harder to kill. I think this has all convinced me to make the Thri Keen a major influence in parts of my world.