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The last game I bought based on reviews alone was GTA IV, I got about halfway through it before I thought I'd die of boredom, and even that was just because I'd had a medical operation and was immobilised at home for over two weeks. Soyeah, even if it gets glowing reviews, the core gameplay of 'platform/shooter' just. does. not. interest. me. OTOH, if DAO isn't out the next time a doctor decides to mess with my insides, I might pick up the first one from the bargain bin just to see what the fuss is all about. (... like I did with GTA IV) I swear, GTA IV must only be fun to people who've never had to juggle work, girlfriend(s) and friends in real life.

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was originally suggested by a member of the bio board. So far I'm just giving them credit for seeing a cool idea and running with it. That entire thread felt like a bit of a set up. I think they had it planned before someone suggested it. Either that, or Ric Williams has a reality distortion field. I'm not sure which.

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was originally suggested by a member of the bio board. So far I'm just giving them credit for seeing a cool idea and running with it.

I think it's virtually impossible to make a game that would appeal to a small hardcore fangroup - there's a multitude of reasons for this, most under the tvtropes article of fandumb. The original product will have reached an awesomeness of nearly epic proportions on the minds of this fangroup, that nothing new will please them. Even getting the same game all over would probably not stand up to the idealised memory they've created of the original. I'm not necessarily blaming these people. I dated a model/dancer/business administration student while in law school and it warped my way of viewing other women permanently. So, in game design, don't see the point in pleasing a small hardcore minority - it can't be done. Of course, if the game met with success originally, it might be a good idea to find out what made the game good back in the day, and approach that with a certain amount of respect... Sometimes, even the same developer will fail in both ways (Ion Storm with Deus Ex 2). In fact, Deus Ex 3 is sort of relevant to this whole thing. I'm really interested in how they balance the rpg/lack-of-rpg etc.

Don't you get it? This is Dark Fantasy! It means people get covered by ludicrous amounts of blood, not scarred!

Well, 40 minutes should have been your first clue. It took me five to come to the same conclusion. Amusingly, I tried it for S***s and giggles under vmware fusion; with that, it actually worked all the way to the main menu screen (after the opening vid). Only crashed when I tried going on from there... I'll probably have to give it another shot when Fusion 3 comes out, but I can already claim that it works better when I run windows in a window than when I actually boot into that affront of an operating system.

That's Leliana What a nonsensical and unprofessional way to converse. I can totally sympathise with him.

I love the Baldur's Gate cue when the dragon lands. Even if it's just in my imagination.

If there is one, it could be Morrigan too. Didn't they say in her introductory trailer that she'd have a big role in the story or something? I think a writer said she's important, but IIRC David said the mandatory character is of the dude persuasion. Maybe it's the dog. I'm pretty sure some preview specified that Alistair was indeed mandatory party member. Of course, I'm running a fever so I could be hallucinating and don't care enough to look it up, anyway.

Oh, probably. Fortunately, I don't have the time and inclination to DOMINATE computer games, certainly not all of them. Not sure what it has to do with boring gameplay, though!

Shrug, while conceptually cool, I didn't think any of those played too well. My favourite was the Opera level, the way to execute the mission played as well as it seemed on paper.

Blood Money is my personal favorite - although I do have to agree that the second was good as well. Yeah, it was definitely nostalgia. I just remembered those Japan levels in Silent Assassin. I dunno, for some reason I found that there were some really 'meh' levels in Blood Money (like the, erm, drug dealers' hacienda early on, the rehab...) that for some reason seemed a lot more memorable than the good ones.

So far it looks like the series peaked with the second installment. Blood Money at least tried (unlike Contracts), but for some reason I still think it kind of fell short. Could be nostalgia and/or having forgotten the 10.000 tries I had to take in the last two levels of Silent Assassin.

I refuse to ask questions of those who use blatantly religionist terms like 'thrice-damned' when claiming to be good communists. It's poetic license. Huh? But I thought we rounded up all the poets under the guise of a government-sponsored national poetry contest and had them all executed? Are you a dissident, son? That's (l)maoism, though.

But it surely helps!

You've got a long wait, I think MW1 is still full price. I bought it for 20 euros this spring, and it's locally available for 21 this week... PS3 games start at 60-70 in this level of taxation.

The last one is apparently a typo, the grimoire adds a total of 3 attribute points, that can be divided between all attributes. (explained by producer Fernando Melo) The other two are supposed to be in the top 1-3 items in their class in the game, and will be available towards the end of the game. Sort of like the Collector's Edition store items in Baldur's Gate 2

Nah, reread Krezack's immature post and decided to not contribute further.

At the moment, it looks like Dragon Age is going to be my only holiday purchase. Brutal Legend is a possible, but MW2 I will probably just pick out of the bargain bin, when it gets there. I don't feel like supporting activision much, and as I don't do online gaming, I'm not getting the full price's worth of gaming, anyway.

Kotor 3. The only two Star Wars games I have owned, played and enjoyed (repeatedly).

I am in agreement with the above. While I think the concept is a bit gimmicky, I'm very intrigued in seeing how it plays out and quite looking forward to it.

Legally, it can't be done.

Why don't you go ask Sega, then?