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@Lady Dragonfly,

Egads, did you know multi posting is an offense? Don't do that, it is ugly.

Yes, that crossed my mind but when someone is wrong on the internet, no risk is too great, no bandwidth is too precious. It must be done. The lost sheep must be brought back into the fold, FTW. You of ...

Basically, what sear is saying. I get to hear this "you should be more objective" criticism every now and again (usually on RPGWatch, for some reason), and what people tend to mean by it is "I don't agree with you!" Because for most people objective = my opinion.

My logic in reviews has been the ...

Epilogue

Here's the thing. Reviews are not objective. They cannot be, and they shouldn't try to be. Letting hype and other biases drive opinions is a bad idea - but ultimately what's being discussed is how much a given person enjoyed a game, and why. We can justify that as much as we like (and we ...

Part Deux

What do "small" and "linear" mean here? Why is exploration severely lacking? You can wander nearly as far as the eye can see in many places, Chapter 1 and 2 have large (but not huge) outdoor areas to explore, and within those environments there is a ton of detail to take in - heck, you ...

Looks like my post is too long so I will probably have to make it into a trilogy or smth. Reading is completely optional, unlike mini-games in TW2.

@sear

I agree that mechanics make a genre - mostly. But, there are intangibles that we also tend to factor in when evaluating whether or not a game ...

@sear
Thank you for your comments.

I can't speak for Brother None, but a lot of people equate RPGs not just with mechanics, but with the ability to inhabit a world that reacts to the decisions you make.

“A lot of people do/think/act this/that/my/his way therefore you are wrong” is a fallacious ...

Alright, ladies and gentlemen, I finally read through this thread and decided to reply. I must say I find Kaer's observations legitimate and pertinent, and written in a refined style I cannot hope to match. :)

Anyway...

I first registered on these forums circa 2002 but, being busy, stopped ...

Thanks for the comment, sorry I did not reply sooner.

Anyway... You are playing multiplayer and I am playing solo. Always solo. I should've mentioned that specifically, my fault. I played Diablo 3 rather extensively, with different characters, on normal and nightmare (and, as a Diablo fan, will ...

So, is this the game we the Diablo fans have been waiting for, like, 12 long years? What the hell?
Not mentioning the servers problem which by itself can drive even a well-mannered lady such as myself nuts, in some aspects the game is a huge disappointment. Is it WoW 3 or Diablo 3?
I don't mind ...

I am here to join the ranks of the players dissatisfied with the endings. Not only are these endings totally ridiculous and out of place, as was pointed out in the previous posts, but they are also insulting to the whole idea of C&C.

Regardless of all the choices your protagonist made in the course ...

It would be easier to list decent RPG (would be a very short list).

Anyway, not mentioning anything from the bygone DOS era, here are the RPGs that take the cake for being the Worst RPG I had a misfortune to waste my hard earned money on:

1. ToEE
2. Fallout2
3. NWN2
4. Alpha Protocol (allegedly ...

I suppose you mean The Troll Contract quest in Act I?

SPOILER (highlight to read):


If you kill the troll you get his tongue for the amulet right away. If you spare him instead you will get another quest and eventually obtain the Troll tongue without killing this particular troll. Moreover, the ...

Happy New Year, folks. I hope your heads are heavy and your memories fuzzy. That means you had a great New Year celebration.

I don't have any New Year resolutions -- I hit the XP cap long time ago and all my stats are maxed out.


Wishing you to roll a perfect 20,

LD

it pains me somewhat as I see very little difference between someone who kills children with a bomb strapped around the waist and someone who does so with a bomb released from an aircraft.

You mean you don't see the difference between a terrorist and a soldier? Really?
I always find it offensive ...

I played this game (PC version) for about 80 hours (exploring every pixel) but unfortunately I am not going to finish it because the game eventually became unplayable due to the staggering amount of bugs.
And I don't mean just glitches, disappearing companions, broken quests, occasional CTD etc. My ...

Falks who regularly send letters to Santa, rejoice! Now you can also send email to King Arthur. The noble king is listed as a permanent officer of the Council of British Druid Orders. According to the website, he joined the ranks in 1991.

Loyal Arthurian Warband - Vote Pendragon!

Galraen, does ...

Just saw an advert on this site for Planescape: Torment for the ridiculous price of $69.90, surely nobody pays that sort of money for games

Some people do.
70 bucks is mucho cheapo, all things considered.

Like, for instance, a "new" (where the heck do they get "new" DOS games today, I wonder ...

Yep, another fact confirming the negative influence of videogames on the young males, this time - in Japan. Males are highly impressionable and can be easily swayed. The poor dears always try to emulate videogame characters.

I blame effeminate characters in JRPG and anime for the ...

I just started book six of "The Wheel of Time" saga by Robert Jordan and thought that the whole setting would be great as a game.

Actually, a company called Red Eagle is planning to make a WoT game, together with Obsidian.

Obsidian signs on for The Wheel of Time game adaptations - Neoseeker ...

This guy has dealt 70,000 blows to the hordes of the underworld for 25 years. That's about 3 exorcisms a week for the past two and a half decades.

Utilizing simple yet amazing math calculations, one can discover that Fr. Amorth actually performs 6.67 exorcisms a day. That is if he works 7 days a ...