Malcador

How many other games are copying ME's system though ? I know AP seems to be, but not much else. Who knows more might do it (especially the chimps with typewriters at Beth). In any case, odd to say the 90's are overrated for gaming, mostly people mention that with regards to the quality rather than the popularity. They've certainly influenced developers making the "classics" of this decade. You're right about people remembering these in times to come though, mostly due to the IP living past its prime

What was so great about ME's dialogue system ? And DA's Origin thing, yeah, amazing really. Not really sure why it matters if the mainstream gets something in terms of a game being good, though. But I guess everything's been done to death over the years, so can't really be disappointed.

I know, it's shocking and utterly outrageous, isn't it ?

To materialize Hah, well you've got me there.

Wait, how did Van Buren fail ? Didn't it just die due to the studio dissolving ?

Well as a Fallout fansite, they have to post tidbits and stories about all things Fallout related, including Bethesda's offering. If the users of the site decide to be snarky and not very warm to it, well, so be it. I've not really seen people bash Fallout 3 when discussing the weather or something completely unrelated.

Never get the appeal of these things.

Yeah, no kidding, especially at the Deep Roads part - just an endless tunnel crawl. TW's travel never bothered me that much, still hated the swamp the first time due some waters being passable.

What's "so-called" about that argument ? Seems pretty strawman, when those people apply it to complaints about stuff like the SPECIAL or the MQ. Ah, games these days, sad.

Well he's right about everyone in the NMA folk and their opinion of Beth's engine and so on, the "there" is a key word The bobbleheads were kind of silly, added to the whole MMOG feel of the game now that I think of it (and all the varied locations jammed right next to each other too).

Medieval Total War 2. Just Rome : TW with Knights, but is pretty fun.

Me neither. Granted, the subway tunnels were fun when I decided to play the Quake 2 soundtrack while running around in them, but any delight I gleaned from wandering around in the map faded pretty quickly. But some people go ga-ga over this, so *shrug*

Weird, I paid $55 before tax for the original game.

Damn, it better be worth it for that price. Hm, tempted to just wait for a GOTY pack though.

Didn't even play 10 games this year, was too picky. But I'd go with Tales of Monkey Island ARMA II Borderlands Risen Dragon Age other games I really enjoyed this year came out 10 years ago or so, like Deus Ex, Anachronox and Operation Flashpoint. :D

Dragon Age. But I keep passing out in the Deep Roads. So I've been playing Alpha Centauri while I try to find a new game

:D

Deus Ex, got the urge to replay it again.

If they made Dark Heresy a cRPG, that'd be pretty sweet.

Finished off Borderlands with my friend last night...ending was a bit of a letdown although the bit the Claptrap was amusing. Now, back to EVE, getting set up for another W-space run.

EVE, some Star Wars : Rebellion and the ever popular C++ game.

Shame though, was nice to get a bit of a sense on how it'd play (and it served as a good hook for some games too) as opposed to relying on "professional" game reviewers or the users of IGN, Gamespot, etc. Stupid industry.

Why would he need to be part of a dev team ? Also for DLC done wrong, see Dragon Rising, looked at the other day and apparently 50% of the maps are just empty maps (one in day, other in fake-night) that you could do in the editor. In CM's case, it's just a case of milking the customer. Then again, the CM employees argue differently.

*hits the Escape key, but to no avail*

Just watched the ending on Youtube, quite familiar to COD4's hah.