The Succeeder Stronghold

shana · Post by **shana** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:18 pm

[QUOTE=Ravager] Plus I don't like it that much, it's not bad, but I prefer the likes of NWN still.[/QUOTE]

Why? What's the major difference? I've never played NWN.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:21 pm

Oblivion is in 1st person view, NWN is in 3rd. I generally prefer 3rd person view, I just like being jumped on by all manner of monsters from behind...

Oh, and you can pause the game in NWN, look around and give commands, you can't do too much of that in Oblivion.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:22 pm

Well, to me NWN was the closest I've ever felt to playing D&D in a video game. It's pretty nice (I just bought the platinum edition or whatever it was with all the add-ons and expansions included in 1 DVD).

Plus it's really easy to cheat if you want without even needing 3rd party software/spyware.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:25 pm

[QUOTE=Darzog]Plus it's really easy to cheat if you want without even needing 3rd party software/spyware.[/QUOTE]
*gasp* Dar cheats!

I don't really bother with cheating in games, beyond looking into walkthroughs if I get stuck.
Unless it's a game in the Myst series...then I just have to keep the walkthrough open beside me.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:33 pm

Usually I just use it to try out a new race/class (get yourself to mid-level, try things out, test spells, etc) or to skip through the beginning of the game if you want to start over.

I can't even remember how many times I've gone through chapter 1 of NWN only to get bored going through the same thing over and over. So starting in chapter 2 and cheating to level 9 or so gives you a jump start.

And not having to install 3rd party software to do it is a nice touch in my opinion.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 pm

There is some character builder module that you could download, I think it gives you the XP and plot items...
It's just selected like playing a new game of NWN. Some of the modules for NWN are really great...

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:52 pm

Okie...time to go...
Good Night all...take care!

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:53 pm

Goodnight Juni.

shana · Post by **shana** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:56 pm

[QUOTE=Ravager]
Unless it's a game in the Myst series...then I just have to keep the walkthrough open beside me.

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LOL! I felt the same way while playing these! I have never played D&D, so I've never bought a game based on it.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:02 pm

What kind of games do you have?

And yep, Myst is a pain for its puzzles. I have Myst, Riven and Exile.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:18 pm

I started to play Myst (the original) when it first came out. I played for about 30 minutes, got bored and have never picked it or anything like it up again.

The only similar game that I ever liked was 7th Guest. A group of 5 of us clustered around a PC in the dark taking turns "driving" but we all sat there and finished it in 1 sitting (well some of us left for an hour or two to get some sleep or food but there was always at least a couple of us there).

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:20 pm

I haven't heard of 7th Guest before...

The other kind of 'adventure'/puzzle games I like are in the Broken Sword series, Black Dahlia and the Monkey Island games.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:36 pm

http://www.mobygames.com/game/7th-guest

It came out in 1993 in my 1st year of college. It was the first game I ever played that required more than 1 CD (I think it had 6-7 CDs due to all of the graphics).

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:50 pm

I remember some really old adventure game with a haunted house...maybe it was that one.
Black Dahlia was on 8 CD's, though I think it's freeware now. A 50MB download IIRC.

shana · Post by **shana** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:30 pm

I finished Myst and Riven, but gave up on Exile after about 30 minutes! I have played VtM:B and Morrowind, but am tired of those. I did enjoy 7th Guest, but my favorite adventure games were the 3 Gabriel Knights and the 2 Phantasmagoria's--although they required a lot walkthrough viewing, too.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:34 pm

I bought the collector's edition of Exile...it even included the strategy guide, I think...

Umm...anyway, I haven't tried the Vampire games, but Morrowind is basically similar to D&D computer games.

shana · Post by **shana** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:39 pm

Oh, OK! Thanks.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:59 pm

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Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:03 pm

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Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:03 pm

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