Cerebralbore101 said:
Is this game still fun to play, or is it just on your list because of nostolgia/influence? Asking because I might give it a whirl. |
Well, as I played it the first time, it was already really old. Dunno, at least a decade. So nostalgia may not the thing.
On the other hand it is a game that is very hard to get into and my tastes are special. Still, people like these games, there is a full community around roguelikes (and not the modern kind where every game is a roguelike). So people like these games to this day and develop new games in the like.
So, no harm in trying it, if you're a player who might like this. But expect your first deaths to be early and cheap (like starving). Give it a few tries before giving up. Also I see, that today is a new moon (the game uses realtime to in-game events), so some effects like stronger werewolfes or so. For the first run, try typing '?' and then 'c' for a list of game commands (the game uses basically the full keyboard). If you feel like playing more after dying a few times, then start look up things here: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page
The game is so hard, it doesn't really feel like it spoils the game if I look, what exactly a potion of sickness does (with which I just started). So good luck. 
