Monte Carlo

Hey, Bioware devs don't seem to like RPGs but they're selling games like hot cakes Every genre is getting dumbed down for the Playstation Generation.

You taunt me so, but happily no. I salute you, sir. You are made of strong stuff, indeed. What I've seen and heard about the fixed camera, combat hordes, fixed PC persona and general EmoWare soppiness lub story BS makes this an astonishingly easy decision to make, to be honest.

Glenn Beck and gibberish goes together like beef and mustard, why bother even reading it?

I'm having that horrible "what character do I make" dilemma for NWN2. Have both XPs installed so there are lots of choices. I want a cheesy melee / sneak attack power-build, any suggestions?

You taunt me so, but happily no.

Thanks for all that Calax, I think I'll be picking it up next week mebbe. Apart from that, it's NWN2.

^ That's actually quite cool.

^ Hey thanks Calax, how is the AI?

Tell me, AKJ, is your car a hearse. Because a choose life sticker on a hearse would be kinda neat.

Anybody playing Shogun TW2, a mini-review puh-leez? I know Rosbjerg is because he's my newest bestest Steam buddy and it keeps popping up in a little box that he's playing it. Walsingham appears to be addicted to Civ V. It's like gaming meets the Truman Show.

Whaddidido?

When's the end of the financial year in the US? I bet it was an end of Q1 profit ratio type deal if it's March 31st like it is here.

I said NWN2 + XPs. I know it's unfashionable but i like both the XPs and think it's great that the same game could have two utterly different XPs like NWN2 did. MotB is fab.

FO:NV. This game proved that you could square the circle of having a grown-up, hybrid plot / sandbox type CRPG that was popular and profitable. thiiiiiiiiis i hope that FNV is the future of first person rpgs Agreed. Ironically, if Skyrim is "FO:NV with swords" then I'll be reasonably happy!

With the greatest respect Nightshape, you're missing the point.

Bookmarked!

I agree that NWN2 was pretty good, doubly so with XPs but I think you're overlooking the most salient point about FO:NV. This game proved that you could square the circle of having a grown-up, hybrid plot / sandbox type CRPG that was popular and profitable. That's one of the reasons I have confidence in Obz and, increasingly, Bethseda and why my confidence in BiowarEA is about zero.

^ You have to remember that I am a complete FPS n00b, I don't have much to compare it to apart from Crysis which I played ages ago. I liked the character models a lot, and the banter. I was too busy trying not to get killed to notice much about the art

This. If you are interested in CRPGs then you have to be interested in what Bioware is up to. I don't like Apple products much, but I read the reviews of the iphone 4 and ipad because I'm interested in tech. I shouldn't have to explain this. Do Bio-friendly or neutral folks here think that the fact that other developers generally eschew romance options is because: (a) they realise that they suck or (b) there's no point competing with Bio? Is it like taking on WoW as a MMORPG developer?

Hello. I thought it might be cool if we shared our favourite blogs here, just in case we're missing out. Please only post SFW links out of consideration for your fellow forumites. Please don't restrict yourself to gaming, but hey my starter is a gaming blog I found by accident and it's superb... Grognardia. James Maliszewski maintains this lovingly crafted old-skool gaming blog, frequently updated, and shares his views on the hobby, it's history and the source material that influences it. An interesting read for any gamer (pen & paper or not) or anybody interested in sci-fi and / or fantasy. It's one of my weekly must-read blogs. Am looking forward to other suggestions from you guys.

Just finished the single-player campaign for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. it was fun, but too short. The multiplayer is too hardcore for me, sadly.

Yikes! They're even recycling art assets in the strategy guide

The Japanese are awesome. Their stoicism in the face of this crisis is humbling. And, unlike Katrina, the Japanese have not resorted to looting or civil disorder. My best wishes are with them.

Come on, Monte, just buy the game! You know you want to... No.

Elaborate or wash your mouth out!