Roguelike idea from "Lost Magic" DS game - Mr. @ teaches typing!

ekolis · July 16, 2007, 22:51

Say, anyone ever played "Lost Magic", the Nintendo DS RTS/RPG game where you cast spells by drawing combinations of runes on the screen, and the quicker and more accurately you draw them, the more powerful the spell? Now this is probably a really stupid idea that no one would play, but what if there were a roguelike where in order to cast spells you had to type magic words, and the better your typing skills the more powerful the spell? Just thought I'd throw it out there in case there was any interest in anyone developing something like that

pav · July 16, 2007, 23:48

Ever played The Typing of the Dead?

Seany C · July 17, 2007, 15:43

Mavis Beacon slays Morgoth?

Ghen · July 23, 2007, 21:32

Hmm, how about we go one step further with Dragon Naturally Angband?

I loved Typing of the Dead though, and if -any- game was made with a word/phrase typing interface I'd play it

Fuma · July 24, 2007, 12:08

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Originally Posted by Ghen

if -any- game was made with a word/phrase typing interface I'd play it

Zork? :P (or maybe some MUD?)

quaxocal · July 26, 2007, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ekolis

Say, anyone ever played "Lost Magic", the Nintendo DS RTS/RPG game where you cast spells by drawing combinations of runes on the screen, and the quicker and more accurately you draw them, the more powerful the spell? Now this is probably a really stupid idea that no one would play, but what if there were a roguelike where in order to cast spells you had to type magic words, and the better your typing skills the more powerful the spell? Just thought I'd throw it out there in case there was any interest in anyone developing something like that

If such a game was developed, my spells would totally OWN.

ekolis · July 26, 2007, 18:58

Yeah, judging by your username, I can tell... anyone who can type "quaxocal" quickly is a darn good typist in my book!

quaxocal · July 26, 2007, 20:02

Hehehe. Yeah I guess quaxocal is a fun one to type cause of q, x and z.

Big Al · July 27, 2007, 02:39

why z?

EDIT: Oddly enough, it won't let me post a <10 letter message.

Faust · July 27, 2007, 03:09

Maybe the z is invicible.

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ekolis Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Age: 39 Posts: 918	Roguelike idea from "Lost Magic" DS game - Mr. @ teaches typing! Say, anyone ever played "Lost Magic", the Nintendo DS RTS/RPG game where you cast spells by drawing combinations of runes on the screen, and the quicker and more accurately you draw them, the more powerful the spell? Now this is probably a really stupid idea that no one would play, but what if there were a roguelike where in order to cast spells you had to type magic words, and the better your typing skills the more powerful the spell? Just thought I'd throw it out there in case there was any interest in anyone developing something like that __________________ You read the scroll labeled NOBIMUS UPSCOTI... You are surrounded by a stasis field! The tengu tries to teleport, but fails!

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ekolis Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Age: 39 Posts: 918	Yeah, judging by your username, I can tell... anyone who can type "quaxocal" quickly is a darn good typist in my book! __________________ You read the scroll labeled NOBIMUS UPSCOTI... You are surrounded by a stasis field! The tengu tries to teleport, but fails!

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