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---2001 Wrap-Up---
I think it's safe to say that 2001 wasn't a very good year for DMODs.
Like Crosslink in 1999, FIAT did come along at the very end to provide the year with a real classic, but at least 1999 had a number of interesting mods by Dan Walma as well. 2001, well... Back from the Grave was really good. Revenge of the Ducks 2 is kind of charming, despite its problems. After that I have to start reaching a bit, frankly. I kind of liked "The Legend of the Duck," but I don't think I'd go recommending it - you see my problem.
And oh my Dead Dragon Carcass, the amount of absolute bottom-of-the-barrel garbage. Dink 007, A Town Over, The Moneyspell, Evil Empire and Doomsday all received the Award of Badness, and man, they EARNED it. Dink 007 was by far the worst DMOD I'd ever played when I got to it, so it was a real kick in the crotch when I discovered that Evil Empire is even worse. Evil Empire is so bizarre in its badness - nothing works, nothing happens, everything looks like crap, and even the directory contains strange errors (having all of the original game's scripts in the story folder). 2001 is the year when DMODs finally found rock bottom and set up camp there.
Of course, from what everyone tells me, 2001 is but a brief lull before the Dink renaissance really took off. That's interesting to me, as FIAT marked the end of my Dink experience. It's pretty much all new to me from here on out.
I considered giving out some kind of end-of-year awards, but really, FIAT would sweep everything related to being good except Best Writing, which I'd give to Back from the Grave. Evil Empire takes Worst DMOD, with Dink 007 its only serious challenger. Let me know if you can think of any more categories and I might use them for 2002.
See you next time...
~Cocomonkey
I think it's safe to say that 2001 wasn't a very good year for DMODs.
Like Crosslink in 1999, FIAT did come along at the very end to provide the year with a real classic, but at least 1999 had a number of interesting mods by Dan Walma as well. 2001, well... Back from the Grave was really good. Revenge of the Ducks 2 is kind of charming, despite its problems. After that I have to start reaching a bit, frankly. I kind of liked "The Legend of the Duck," but I don't think I'd go recommending it - you see my problem.
And oh my Dead Dragon Carcass, the amount of absolute bottom-of-the-barrel garbage. Dink 007, A Town Over, The Moneyspell, Evil Empire and Doomsday all received the Award of Badness, and man, they EARNED it. Dink 007 was by far the worst DMOD I'd ever played when I got to it, so it was a real kick in the crotch when I discovered that Evil Empire is even worse. Evil Empire is so bizarre in its badness - nothing works, nothing happens, everything looks like crap, and even the directory contains strange errors (having all of the original game's scripts in the story folder). 2001 is the year when DMODs finally found rock bottom and set up camp there.
Of course, from what everyone tells me, 2001 is but a brief lull before the Dink renaissance really took off. That's interesting to me, as FIAT marked the end of my Dink experience. It's pretty much all new to me from here on out.
I considered giving out some kind of end-of-year awards, but really, FIAT would sweep everything related to being good except Best Writing, which I'd give to Back from the Grave. Evil Empire takes Worst DMOD, with Dink 007 its only serious challenger. Let me know if you can think of any more categories and I might use them for 2002.
See you next time...
~Cocomonkey
