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Mass Effect 2 - Review @ GameBanshee
February 17th, 2010, 14:45
Originally Posted by JemyMDon't forget Jedi Knight
Maybe we can have a feature on games that are almost rpg'ish but not? Def Jam, the sims, stalker, x-com and no one lives forever comes to mind.
I know I've played others but they elude me know …
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SasqWatch
February 17th, 2010, 15:51
If anyone wants to write such a feature, be our guest. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
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"Mystery is important. To know everything, to know the whole truth, is dull. There is no magic in that. Magic is not knowing, magic is wondering about what and how and where." ~ Cortez, from The Longest Journey
"Mystery is important. To know everything, to know the whole truth, is dull. There is no magic in that. Magic is not knowing, magic is wondering about what and how and where." ~ Cortez, from The Longest Journey
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February 17th, 2010, 17:37
Originally Posted by JemyM
Maybe we can have a feature on games that are almost rpg'ish but not? Def Jam, the sims, stalker, x-com and no one lives forever comes to mind.
Originally Posted by txa1265
Don't forget Jedi Knight
The definition of "RPG'ish" just keeps getting broader and broader.
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February 17th, 2010, 19:30
As there is no accepted definition of what a cRPG is and as cRPGs (as self proclaimed, all of them) have almost zero RP compared to paper RPGs perhaps the cRPG title ought to just be scrapped altogether?
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Jagged Alliance 2 is alive!
http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board…?ubb=cfrm&c=11
Jagged Alliance 2 is alive!
http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board…?ubb=cfrm&c=11
Eternal Supreme Dictator
February 17th, 2010, 19:57
Originally Posted by BillSeurerScrap it if you wish, and call the classics something else.
As there is no accepted definition of what a cRPG is and as cRPGs (as self proclaimed, all of them) have almost zero RP compared to paper RPGs perhaps the cRPG title ought to just be scrapped altogether?
However, that something else is still going to be what ME2 isn't.
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February 17th, 2010, 20:18
Originally Posted by JDR13Each single game mentioned have features commonly associated with a RPG, either storybased choices, quests, dialog, inventory or experience dependent stats.
The definition of "RPG'ish" just keeps getting broader and broader.
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The world is my country. To do good is my religion. My mind is my own church. This simple creed is all we need to enjoy peace on earth. - Thomas Paine
Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. - John F Kennedy
An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind. - Mahatma Gandhi
The world is my country. To do good is my religion. My mind is my own church. This simple creed is all we need to enjoy peace on earth. - Thomas Paine
Okay, now roll sanity.
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