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"Jonah Falcon" <jonah...@mindspring.com> wrote in message 
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> That door creak is stock sound footage I've heard a million times, so it's 
> funny to me.
>
> My favorite part of Daggerfall was that for the first time in a CRPG, I 
> created my own character class. I always did thief + stealth magic.
>
> "Justisaur" <just...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Jul 10, 6:33 am, Memnoch
> <mem...@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> On 10 Jul 2009 13:16:13 GMT, Gandalf Parker
>>
>> <gan...@the.dead.ISP.of.Community.net> wrote:
>> >"Jason" <ricky...@netspace.net> contributed wisdom to
>> >news:XdGdnWto-Lses...@netspace.net.au:
>>
>> >> I remember playing Daggerfall and probably wanting to like it alot
>> >> more than I actually did. Those dungeons were incredibly confusing,
>> >> and the game seemed almost too big in such a way that it felt a bit
>> >> lifeless and cumbersome. I really liked the ambition of it though.
>>
>> >Yeah that was mostly my take also.
>>
>> >But I was very disappointed that later games in the series dropped what 
>> >I
>> >considered to be some of the best features of Daggerfall. Particularly 
>> >when
>> >improving on them would have been so easy.
>>
>> The random dungeons were poor but the hand crafted ones were great. I 
>> remember
>> the eery sound effects and sombre music. I've heard a lot of those sound
>> effects in a many TV movies and shows down the years. The door creaking 
>> open
>> is a favourite one along with that high pitched wail like crying out 
>> effect.
>
> That door creaking noise sets my teeth on edge when I hear it in
> movies, how much trouble would it be to actually record a different
> creak once in awhile?  I actually heard it (far over-used) in a much
> earlier game, don't remember the name but it was one of those early
> point and click adventure/puzzle games that was only on the mac, I
> assume that's where it's from but don't know.
>
> - Justisaur
Dungeon Master