User:Abacos

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About Me

Studies: Degree in Physics, Master in Astrophysics, undergoing PhD in Bio-Physics

Location: Europe (Ireland, Switzerland, Northitaly)

Known languages: English, French, Lombard, Italian, Spanish, ancient Latin, some German, a little bit of Swahili

Hobbies: Snowboarding, cooking, Franco-Belgian bande-dessinée

Currently playing: Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny


I prefer old video games

 

I definitely like the good old ones.

My Character Class Triangles

These are the diagrams I originally made to understand the professions in Ultima 3, and later found that can be applied to any role-playing video game.

Legend:

  • Top: characters with no magic powers;
  • Bottom: characters with great magic powers;
  • Left: characters with healing magic ("white");
  • Right: characters with offensive magic ("black").
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Ultima 3: Exodus
 
Dragon Quest 3: ...And thus into Legend
 
Dragon Quest 4: Chapters of the Chosen
 
The 7th Saga (Elnard)
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Final Fantasy 7 (limit breaks diagram)

Inverted Character Class Triangles

In some video games there is no distinction between "black mages" and "white mages", therefore a slightly different approach would be more useful.

Legend:

  • Top: characters with limited magic powers;
  • Bottom: characters with great magic powers;
  • Left: characters with great strength;
  • Right: characters with great dexterity.
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Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar
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Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny
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Ultima 5 NES: Warriors of Destiny

Video games I'm interested in

Video Game Platform Year Type Completion Lang.
Ultima 3: Exodus 1 - NES 1983 Heroes Team of 4 out of 11 4: complete
Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar 1 - NES 1985 Heroes Team of 4 out of 8 0: initial
Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny MS-DOS 1988 Heroes Team of 6 out of 16 2: maturing
Ultima 6: The False Prophet MS-DOS 1990 Heroes Team of 8 out of 16 0: initial
Ultima 7: The Black Gate MS-DOS 1992 Heroes Team 1: sparse
Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle MS-DOS 1993 Heroes Team 4: complete
Ultima 8: Pagan MS-DOS 1994 Single Hero 0: forthcoming
Legend of Zelda 1 (Hyrule Fantasy) 1 - NES 1986 Single Hero 4: complete
Legend of Zelda 2: The adventure of Link 1 - NES 1987 Single Hero 4: complete
Legend of Zelda 3: A Link to the Past 3 - SNES 1991 Single Hero 5: complete
Legend of Zelda 4: Link's Awakening 2 - GB/GBC 1993 Single Hero 1: sparse
Legend of Zelda 5: Ocarina of Time 5 - N64 1998 Single Hero 4: complete
Legend of Zelda 6: Majora's Mask 5 - N64 2000 Single Hero 3: complete
Legend of Zelda 7: Oracle of Ages 6 - GBC 2001 Single Hero 1: sparse
Legend of Zelda 8: Oracle of Seasons 6 - GBC 2001 Single Hero 1: sparse
Legend of Zelda 9: Four Swords 8 - GBA 2002 Heroes Team of 4 0: initial Fr
Legend of Zelda 10: The Wind Waker 7 - NGC 2002 Single Hero 3: complete Fr
Legend of Zelda 11: Four Swords Adventures 7 - NGC 2004 Single Hero 1: sparse Fr
Legend of Zelda 12: The Minish Cap 8 - GBA 2004 Single Hero 1: sparse Fr
Dragon Quest 1 (Dragon Warrior) 1 - NES/GBC 1986 Single Hero 4: complete
Dragon Quest 2: Pantheon of Evil Spirits 1 - NES/GBC 1987 Heroes Team of 3 4: complete
Dragon Quest 3: ...And thus into Legend 1 - NES/GBC 1988 Heroes Team of 4 out of 9 3: complete
Dragon Quest 4: Chapters of the Chosen 1 - NES 1990 Heroes Team of 4 out of 16 1: sparse
Dragon Quest 5: Hand of the Heavenly Bride 3 - SNES 1992 Heroes Team 0: forthcoming Jap
Dragon Quest 6: Realms of Revelation 3 - SNES 1995 Heroes Team 0: initial Jap
Final Fantasy 1 1 - NES/GBA 1987 Heroes Team of 4 out of 6 4: complete Fr
Final Fantasy 2 8 - GBA 1988 Heroes Team of 4 out of 10 1: sparse Fr
Final Fantasy 3 1 - NES 1987 Heroes Team of 4 out of 22 1: sparse Jap, Fr
Final Fantasy 4 3 - SNES/GBA 1991 Heroes Team 3: complete Fr
Final Fantasy 5 8 - GBA 1992 Heroes Team 1: sparse Fr
Final Fantasy 6 3 - SNES/GBA 1992 Heroes Team 3: complete Fr
Final Fantasy 7 MS-Windows 1997 Heroes Team of 3 out of 9 3: complete
Seiken Densetsu 1: A Final Fantasy Adventure 2 - GB 1991 Heroes Team of 2 out of 9 0: initial
Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana) 3 - SNES 1993 Heroes Team of 3 2: maturing
Seiken Densetsu USA: Secret of Evermore 3 - SNES 1995 Heroes Team of 2 0: initial
Seiken Densetsu 3 3 - SNES 1995 Heroes Team of 3 out of 6 2: maturing Jap, Fr
Seiken Densetsu 1, Shin'yaku– (Sword of Mana) 8 - GBA 2003 Heroes Team of 2 out of 7 1: sparse Fr
Chrono Trigger 1 3 - SNES 1995 Heroes Team 4: complete
Chrono Trigger 2: Chrono Cross Sony PSX 1995 Heroes Team 1: sparse
Enix/Produce 1: The 7th Saga (Elnard) 3 - SNES 1993 Heroes Team of 2 out of 7 1: sparse
Enix/Produce 2: Brain Lord 3 - SNES 1994 Single Hero 2: maturing
Enix/Produce 3: Mystic Ark 3 - SNES 1995 Heroes Team of 3 out of 8 0: forthcoming Jap
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 3 - SNES 1996 Heroes Team of 3 out of 5 3: complete
Paper Mario (Mario Story) 5 - N64 2001 Heroes Team of 2 out of 9 3: complete
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 8 - GBA 2003 Heroes Team of 2 1: sparse
Pokémon (Generation 1): Red/Blue 4 - SGB 1996 Breeding video game 5: complete
Azure Dreams 6 - GBC 1998 Breeding video game 0: initial
Mega Man Legends (Mega Man 64) 5 - N64 1997 Single Hero 0: initial
Mega Man Battle Network 1 8 - GBA 2001 Single Hero 1: sparse
Mega Man Battle Network 2 8 - GBA 2001 Single Hero 1: sparse
Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue/White 8 - GBA 2002 Single Hero 0: initial
Mega Man Battle Network 4: BlueMoon/RedSun
– link with Mega Man Zero 3
8 - GBA 2003 Single Hero 0: initial
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman/Colonel
– link with Boktai 2
8 - GBA 2004 Single Hero 1: sparse
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar/Gregar 8 - GBA 2005 Single Hero 0: initial
Mega Man Zero 1 8 - GBA 2002 Single Hero 0: initial

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