Llyranor

Civ4 has pretty much destroyed any standard RTS's chances with me. Go twitch.

The game is focused on MP. You could SP with bots too, I guess.

http://www.redorchestragame.com/forum/showthread.php?t=795

The winner of the 'Make Something Unreal' 1-million buck mod contest, Red Orchestra, is now being made into a full retail game, using the Unreal 2.5 engine. Instead of being just another FPS, this game is focused on realism, based on the Russian front of WW2, a side that's not often the main focus in games. I've been itching for a realistic FPS, and have been holding out for Armed Assault, but after reading this interview http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200....1901.19923.htm this game now seems very tempting. I'll probably wait out for the demo first, though. The game is available for preload on Steam (http://www.steampowered.com), and can be preordered. Digital pricing is around 25$, with 10% off if you preorder. The demo will probably be after the game is released in March. Tripwire (the dev team) also has a deal to have the game appear in retail. I definitely recommend reading that interview. Official site: http://www.redorchestragame.com --> this also includes a trailer. Watch it and judge for yourself.

I remember playing a Pool of Radiance port to the NES. Horrible. Just freaking horrible.

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And look at JE's popularity in comparison. Setting plays a huge part, of course. On the other hand, new IPs can do quite well. God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, Katamari, those all seem to have been well-received, though I'm not sure how they did financially. As for JE, not having played it, I don't know how much they consolized the story/roleplaying itself. If they didn't at all, then the combat is a non-issue for me. Heck, tactical combat is more common in console RPGs than in PC ones nowadays. lol irony

:D And sorry to hear it didn't work out, pix, but I DID try. I can't help it if these slugs didn't chip in with a remarkable plan. What did Llyranor get up to? Maybe he went with my plan to trap a young lady of criminal disposition. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jerk. She dumped me. And turned out to be a man. And not actually Finnish. But hey, beggars can't be choosers!

Hopefully, KOTOR was just the beginning. I was quite happy with KOTOR2, which was well-received by the console world anyway. If that's any indication, with bugs and time constraints being less of an issue, Obs' next console games should be an improvement. It's a slow transition, but it's a transition nevertheless. If devs need to go to consoles for their full-fledged RPGs to be commercially viable, even if that means consolizing the combat system (which wouldn't be anything worse than all the freaking action RPGs we get on PC anyway), then so be it.

Meh, the required 'complexity' of the PC interface lies mostly for combat or excessive micromanagement. I could care less if those are removed. PST's story elements could have been made for a console - why it hasn't has nothing to do with the interface. Besides, the trend of current PC RPGs isn't really 'lol complexity' anyway.

Yeah, top one.

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You mean, the Captain Action League.

Wait, are you insulting the rest of us?

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CAPTAIN ACTION That is I.

More importantly, clothes?

Yay! More furries!

Mine had furries.

I made a card!

Actually, I did, jerk.

I don't see her name on it, dude.

I made a card for you guys too!