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Who is the authority that polices what aspects of a game MUST be kept for it to be a sequel? Where does innovation become interference? I ask again: Who is the judge? You use an audience to judge similarity. You have the intended audience of the series attempt to recognize degrees of similarities between games without first knowing of an intended relationship between any. The same way that trademark/likeness/copyright (when not applying to whole works) infringements are measured. To just go and remark on the lack of a specific judge is to render the term "sequel" arbitrary and moot. Humans can identify patterns, if you refuse to acknowledge that, then you can make an argument for a hello kitty horse adventure game being labelled as a dungeons and dragons game. Who's to judge? "interference" is a good/bad judgement call and I don't think it applies. There's a difference between innovating and taking only a setting. If a reasonable audience sample cannot gleam a relationship beyond setting without first being informed the relationship, then it would be more suitable for a spin-off classification. I'm not saying Fallout 3 is only taking a setting. I'm still on the fence with it. It has action points, but I don't know if they're really similar to action points in more than name. It does have a limb targetting system, too. And probably other similarities, but I don't know how similar they are.

He was a Bounty Hunter, too. So he has a penalty on his thieving skills.

I have to agree with Sand in some ways. If you're going to make a sequel, make it like the previous games. If you're going to take only the setting, then it's more of a spinoff.

I think the only reason they dual-classed Imoen is so the cowled wizards would have an excuse to take her. I wish I could de-dual class her because I need the Thief in BG2.

Except that argument is based on the assumption that good players that participate in a session and a good Game Master are a constant in PnP, when this isn't true. Bad GM

designer fiat? EHHHH! Correct answer: Minsc got her killed.

Post apoc and retrofuture?

If she's so cool, then how comes she lets Irenicus kill her? Just like Khalid.

The recoilless M72 LAW bazooka is a single-use weapon. (Of course we like the 8.8-cm Raketenpanzerb

I like equipment degradation. On conditions: 1) No special one-time weapons. 2) If 1, I can repair them completely.

You scumbag Jedi turned your back on HK-47 and he hasn't shot you yet? I knew it had to be something like that.

I've never once killed a group character before. But I just killed Minsc. I had in a hard place where it was choose between Minsc and Dynaheir or Edwin. Though I love Minsc and his loveable hamster, I have no room for his girlfriend along as baggage! Edit: Just got the gender changing girdle. So, I put it on Edwin. More games should be so bold!

So what's the verdict? Good, bad? It has to better than the first one right? Well, it's slightly better than the first. Some of the CGi shots of the planet are pretty damn cool. But then when you think about the acting, things go a bit to ****. This movie screams 'renter'. Either that of 'matinee'. Don't pay full price to watch this one. I was happy in Denton where student prices were 6.50. Here in Wylie? 8 bloody dollars!

They make an english version with english servers often maintained by an english speaking company. But the game originated and was developed in Korea. Same way WoW went to Korea, but in reverse.

I was always of the opinion that Fallout needs to be Aliens vs. Predator 2 by Monolith.

Just you. Nobody else likes that game. Nobody.

DS - Plays Game Boy games, has a few interesting titles. Only thing on PSP that anyone I know cares about are the Bleach imports.

A lot of korean MMOs are free. They profit by selling you in-game money.

They have 14 day free trials, but that's it. There is only one version as all expansions have been free.

Eve is not free.

Has Monolith ever made even a mediocre game? Tron 2.0 seems like it was their downpoint and that was still a very good game.

How about an ADHD Wild Mage? I have both Minsc and Edwin in my party and am heading for the Gnoll Fortress. Only thing I remember was Minsc wanting to go the Gnoll fortress and Edwin wanted to meet some lady for some reason or another. I don't really know what's going on so I can't be blamed for what happens.

I have two add-ons. tutu and the BG1 NPC Banter pack that is made for tutu (but supposedly works with BGT, as well). Maybe I just haven't been playing enough.

is this with new games, or games that were already in progress? IIRC, existing saves are usually not affected by pack installs. taks New, but they claim it works with current games anyway.

This bit doesn't make a whole lot of sense... You get to have a free attack that does less damage and special attacks which use action points..