Forum: News Comments
July 16th, 2010, 16:01
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,146
But P'n'P RPGing isn't static. It has evolved (or…
But P'n'P RPGing isn't static. It has evolved (or devolved depending on your viewpoint) from its roots as an exotic offshoot of tabletop wargamming, and CRPGs have (d)evolved with it. For example, in…
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Forum: News Comments
July 16th, 2010, 14:02
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,038
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Forum: News Comments
May 11th, 2010, 11:34
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Replies: 8
Views: 926
Diablo clones and MMORPGs defined the last…
Diablo clones and MMORPGs defined the last decade. You guys don't get it because you lack teh l33T RpGez skillz lik reel gamerz.
I just feel sorry for early 90's interactive movie CD 'games'. They…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
May 11th, 2010, 10:59
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,820
For the sake of argument I'll take this as a…
For the sake of argument I'll take this as a factual rather than fantasy. In which specific European countries is this phenomenon currently taking place? Given I'm not widely travelled, I've yet to…
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Forum: General Non-RPG
May 11th, 2010, 10:31
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Replies: 305
Views: 23,265
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Forum: News Comments
May 10th, 2010, 15:17
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,049
Some strategy games go down that route: the first…
Some strategy games go down that route: the first Age of Wonders, Warrior Kings, King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame. Warrior Kings has about twenty different missions, but only about eight will be…
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Forum: News Comments
May 10th, 2010, 12:13
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,380
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Forum: News Comments
May 10th, 2010, 11:58
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,210
The the first review raises reasonable concerns,…
The the first review raises reasonable concerns, but gets bogged down in trivialities. However, it does describe much of the gameplay and some technical issues. The second review says next to nothing…
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Forum: News Comments
May 10th, 2010, 11:22
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,841
The person being interviewed? It's natural…
The person being interviewed? It's natural speech, i.e. a word for word transcription of a spoken interview. In contrast, written English expression falls into one of two extremes: formal structured;…
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Forum: News Comments
May 4th, 2010, 12:18
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,049
Bungie: Myth 4 plz. Myth 4 plz. Myth 4 plz. Or,…
Bungie: Myth 4 plz. Myth 4 plz. Myth 4 plz. Or, alternatively, stick your cinematic, gameplay-free, over-hyped "next-gen" FPS so far up your collective rectums that it won't see daylight until I'm…
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Forum: News Comments
April 30th, 2010, 16:28
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,406
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Forum: News Comments
April 30th, 2010, 15:37
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Replies: 85
Views: 4,044
True. They started to abandon the exploration…
True. They started to abandon the exploration part as early as BG 2, and meaningful choices were always an extremely distant second to their "story-driven" design philosophy. It was a extremely…
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Forum: Tech Help
April 29th, 2010, 16:20
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Replies: 6
Views: 530
I too loath JRPGs, and yes most of the DS RPG…
I too loath JRPGs, and yes most of the DS RPG library fits that category, but the DS's game library is vast enough that it's not all about purple-haired, androgynous, angsty teenagers and their…
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Forum: News Comments
April 29th, 2010, 12:55
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
BeKaus Americuns liek teh shiKnee Culors!!1!…
BeKaus Americuns liek teh shiKnee Culors!!1! According to JoWood's extensive market research. And looking at the success of Oblivion who can blame them. Meanwhile, in soviet Europe palette chooses…
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Forum: News Comments
April 29th, 2010, 12:46
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,719
Marketing, more marketing, printing,…
Marketing, more marketing, printing, distribution, licensing, remaining development time, support, Sega's internal company politics, Sega's available capital (or lack thereof in the middle of a…
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Forum: News Comments
April 29th, 2010, 12:13
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,406
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Forum: News Comments
April 29th, 2010, 11:43
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Mini-games are a form of Chinese water torture…
Mini-games are a form of Chinese water torture and, for humanitarian reasons, must be banned by international treaty (with the sole exception of Arcomage). Any developer found responsible for…
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Forum: General Non-RPG
April 28th, 2010, 12:50
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,420
The main area maps are free-roaming. Not that's…
The main area maps are free-roaming. Not that's there's a lot to find apart from gold deposits and some side mission unlocks. There's also some (extremely) minor RPG elements in that the player…
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Forum: General Non-RPG
April 27th, 2010, 16:26
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,420
Cognitive dissonance doubleplusgood. Rockstar…
Cognitive dissonance doubleplusgood. Rockstar obviously wants to remain in their warm, wholesome comfort zone of wanton criminality and casual brutality.
Anyone play Gun? An open(ish) world 1800s…
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Forum: News Comments
April 27th, 2010, 15:14
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,924
I'm not - JooWooD is the publisher. I wouldn't…
I'm not - JooWooD is the publisher. I wouldn't say they've a habit of releasing half-finished games. I'd say they have a compulsion.
I may opt for the XBox version myself. If it isn't broken. Big…
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Forum: News Comments
April 27th, 2010, 13:12
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,924
For me:
An emphasis on environmental realism…
For me:
An emphasis on environmental realism rather than abstract, rule-based gaming. Gothic 1 in particular, despite being action-based, is the conceptual opposite to most ARPGs. Not that I…
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Forum: News Comments
April 22nd, 2010, 17:55
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Replies: 9
Views: 591
AD&D Dark Sun: post-apocalyptic, high-fantasy…
AD&D Dark Sun: post-apocalyptic, high-fantasy with Dwarfs and Elves. SSI released two(?) Dark Sun PC games back in the day, and they featured some of the finest turn-based combat ever to grace a CRPG.
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Forum: Polls & Comments
April 19th, 2010, 16:36
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Replies: 113
Views: 28,213
My answer is "no", but I'm mystified as to why…
My answer is "no", but I'm mystified as to why you're pinning blame on Deus Ex after a decade of Diablo clones and MMORPGs. I wish Deus Ex had more - or even any - influence on RPG development. Sadly…
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Forum: News Comments
April 19th, 2010, 14:53
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,054
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Forum: News Comments
December 10th, 2009, 17:13
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Replies: 5
Views: 923
I apologize, admit my error, and fall on my…
I apologize, admit my error, and fall on my sword. I'm not sure what I was confusing that with. Maybe Geneforge 4? I recall Jeff making an annoucment - and being quite surprised by it - on either one…
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