My last post on this blog was over a year ago. I had taken on the monumental task of attempting to complete Tyrann, the first role-playing game that had been produced in France. The game itself is entirely in French. I was not about to let a little thing like a language barrier get in the way of my success and so I set out to complete the game. I was actually doing very well and close to completing the game…when life got in the way. I’m not going to inundate you with details but suffice to say that I had to put my gaming hobby on hold. Weeks and months went by, and then to compound the issue, I woke up one morning to find that my computer had passed away. I had lost all of my progress and saved material on Tyrann. I did not have the heart to start over, and being the completionist that I am (no accusations of OCD please), I found myself paralyzed and unable to continue.
More time passed. Some of the issues that were preventing me from continuing my hobby then resolved themselves, and I made an executive decision. Tyrann had required a large amount of time, and I just couldn’t bring myself to jump back into the hobby by starting the game all over again. So, while I may come back to Tyrann one day, I am putting it on the back burner for now and moving on. We can mark ir as not completed or as a failure for the time being. I’ve also decided to move ahead now from 1984 to the year 1985 where a virtual treasure trove of games await me. In between playing various 1985 games, I will of course continue to go back through the timeline and pick up the games that I’ve not yet played.
The complete list of 1985 role-playing games can be seen above, and I’ve decided to start with The Bard’s Tale.
My next post will detail my start of the game and as of this writing I am about 10 hours into the game and making good progress. I mainly wanted to dispel rumors of my demise and let you know that I am back and eager to continue. Until next time…
Welcome back! I have to admit that I was a little concerned as to your situation … Thanks for reassuring us!
I approve of “The Bards Tale” as your next RPG – I fondly remember playing it on the Atari ST back in the mid-Eighties …
Thank you for the warm welcome back William. I always look forward to hearing from you and I hope you are well. The Bard’s Tale also brings back fond memories for me and was one of the very few games that I played all the way until the end in the 80s. I’m enjoying my time again with it
It’s good to know you’re still alive. Seriously, I thought you may have passed. Speaking of passed, I enjoyed passing The Bard’s Tale on the IIGS myself and look forward to your review. By the way, the mystery in Tyran was probably an evil sorcerer to slay anyway.