Judge Hades

Yep. In 2032.

I simply took the wrong approach at it. I think it is best that I don't because if I reviewed everything based off my tastes and expectations hardly no game would get above a 70%. That is why I went on the approach of reviewing a game based on the target audience. The target audience of KotOR was a Star Wars fanbase first and CRPGers second, so I reviewed it as a Star Wars fan, and yes I know enough of them that I can get into the mentality. In my gaming group this was a Star Wars fanatic that one other person in the group liked to torment. He had a very convincing argument that R2 D2 was the main character of Star Wars, and everyone was secondary. Drove the Star Wars fanatic bonkers. :D

No, I am just a piss poor reviewer. That is why I don't do it any more.

That was just a recent thing if I remember right. I know Bush is sending a delegation lead by Colin Powell over there to see what can be down to help. Deserthawk, Chicago eh? I was there when I went tot he Great Mistakes naval base for basic training. Hey, if iyou ever get bored hope on over to Iowa. I am sure I can fit you in at the gaming table.

When I review games I review the game as a member of its target audience, but I told you this several times.

Yep and make the harder difficulties harder with a smarter AI, not just jacked up DCs.

I expected this game to have 3 major flaws. Rampant leveling, which it does have, and easy gameplay, which also it has, and lastly poor implementation of the game mechanics of the Star Wars d20, which it indeed has.

Yes, but before you complain about not eeryone is a hardcore gamer let me explain. It all has to do with game settings. Easy and Normal should have difficulties and Artificial Intelligence tailored to the noob and casual gamer. Hardcore mode and higher difficullty should be made with higher levels of challenges and a smarter AI. This way the Causal and noobs don't get overwhelmed while having the Hardcore gamers feel like they are playing a game of their worth and not being insulted.

Well My list of great BIS games that I have played are Fallout 1 and 2 of course, Planescape: Torment, and Icewind Dale 1. Of average BIS games I would place IWD 2. Of Bioware games there are 3 great games I have played, even with all my complaining I would place NWN as a great game for its technical achievements and stellar support from both the community and from Bioware. The other 2 great Bioware games are Baldur's Gate 1 and Baldur's Gate 2. Both those games a great, but the Throne of Bhaal expansion was crap. Of average Bioware games that I have played there are KotOR, due to its easiness and lack of community support (in comparison to BG and NWN), and MDK 2.

Sorry, I am not obligated to make sense. :D Besides, that is after heavily moded the game's override folder.

Deserthawk, there would be one or two people mourn. I am sure of it. Maybe. " Where do you live in the Midwest?

I stand corrected.

What? He made a sequel of one of the ebst selling X Box games of all time. And itself has sold a lot as well. Sure I don't like the easiness factor of the game as much as the next gamer, but being able to form a start up company, land 2 of the most lucrative sequels, and be on time with an impossible schedule set by the publsiher he is doing damn good.

He got paid in making a game. Yep, that proved it.

Um, he is a professional.

I am not expecting it, it just would be nice to have.

Um, he is home.

The question I am most concerned with is how challenging the game is to those who have been playing CRPGs since the days of the Commodore 64. I like to be challenged when I play a CRPG and nothing is more boring than an easy game. From all that I have heard it is easier than KotOR 1 which I thought would be impossible. I just hope they place smarter AIs in the game. Just raising DCs on stuff ins't going to cut it.

I count plot holes as bugs.

There is being positive and there is being blind. I am not blind on bad games and people should recognize bad games when they see them. I am helping people in that regard so it is positive.

No they don't. *cough*Neverwinter Nights*cough* *cough*THrone of Bhaal*cough*

I like to be the betrayer, not the betrayee. :D

There aren't really good enough games coming that I am seriously looking forward to. I might pick up one or two those already listed if I get really bored.

Prayer isn't going ot help. We just need to get aid to the survivors, give them a chance to rebuild, mourn, and bury the dead. Hopefully they learn to put an alert station or three for next time.

All MMORPGs are like that, not just Star Wars.