ShadowPaladin V1.0

Well our current lifestyle dosnt require the same sort of calorific intake.

Oh I played that for a bit. Had an engineer with one of those slayer robots.

Yep it's the Greek version. Fantastic game. Can't wait for the second one.

So the question you should be asking youself is what makes it bearable in a single player game.

Thats ultimately what it's all about. What seperates the good from the bad is how well it's disguised. If all your seeing is the grinding, then you wont enjoy it. But if it's a means to an end and your doing it with a decent group of people who's company you enjoy , it becomes almost irrelevent.

Great. About time I got some use out of the membership

Thats the theory

Without mounted combat they seem half finished. I've also been stuck on them enough during combat for it to annoy me.

Why is that? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Beats me. I've never wanted to replay an FPS unless it was in some sort of MP capacity.

Pandemic and Bioware would make a good 2 for 1 sale.

Like Jade Empire and Mass Effect ? Not seeing any difference. Perhaps thats why MS hasnt bought them out.

NO! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> oh come on no one says NO! like that anymore put some effort into it. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Yep I just play the games. Because they are RPGs rather than where they are set.

Anyone know where I can buy a book of the daedra ? I want to see how many shrines I have to find.

It's in the code, done trying to get it through your extremely thick skull. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just because it's in the code dosnt mean you will find it on every bandit you come across. I'm still coming across bandits wearing fur at level 7 which according to the code shouldnt happen. They should all suddenly start wearing leather. Perhaps you should play the game and not just look at the code ?

The sad part here is the fact you all are so wrapped up being overly cynical that you've taken every comment to an exaggerated point. I ask you to look back and notice how I used the term "random", and other key words like "start dropping", etc... Here: etc... etc... etc... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Execpt my first character never started finding it at 10 and my second one seems to have started to find it at level 6. If you want to lecture people about what they are supposed to find you should at least get your facts straight. And make sure that the evidence backs up the code. Since I basically figured this out without any great experience playing the game one would think that someone with the experience you claimed you had would know this.

Bioware next.

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Play from the first person perspective through five intriguing cases Two distinct gameplay segments: Investigation phase - survey crime scenes, interview witnesses and gather evidence that will be used in court Court phase - present findings from the investigation to support your case, listen to testimonies, examine witnesses, and determine what is fact from fiction so you can prove your client's innocence Colourful cast of characters: Phoenix Wright - the game's main character who is an accomplished defence lawyer with a keen sense for discerning fact from truth Maya Fey - a bright young girl that aids Phoenix in his trials; she is learning to harness her psychic powers which will prove useful in a pinch Mia Fey - an ace attorney who taught Phoenix everything she knows about the courtroom and continues to support him as a mentor Miles Edgeworth - Phoenix's arch rival, this slick prosecutor has never lost a case; his intense hatred for criminal behaviour drives him to use any means to ensure a guilty verdict

Mira. I like using blasters (along with stasis) at least until the Dark Jedi start to show up in numbers.

Wont get a first born that way. Serenity isnt a bad name.

Terror From the Deep.

Puzzles have two states really. Either you know the answer or you dont. I'm not suggesting that you don't have puzzles. Rather I'm saying that there isnt any point going to extreme lengths because people will simply look up the answer. Then you get into replayability. In which case unless the puzzle changes in a dynamic manner it's no longer a puzzle since you know the answer from your previous playthrough.

The thing with puzzles is. www.gamefaqs.com. There goes all that effort you put into making a challenging puzzle. Puzzles are also not roleplaying if the puzzle challenges the player. One of my fave puzzles was the SMT fates puzzle. But the solution to said puzzle relies on your knowing which fate is which. SMT has some insidious puzzles, but I wouldnt say they challenged the character. Only the player. Things that you can do (like Omega) just to make yourself feel uber. Thats a different matter. But you also have to weigh those things up against the difficulty curve of the main plot. If for example I leveled to 99 to beat Emerald (or went and got the KotRT summon) the rest of the game becomes so much the cakewalk. Sepheroth fell to a mimed KotRT which wasnt what I would call a satisfying end. Even if the effort needed to aquire that particular thing was imense.

How exactly do you make a roleplaying game challenging ? Roleplaying games require only a modicum of player ability such as being able to click in general direction of what you want to hit. If you create a game that is built around a powergamed character you remove much of the ability to make odd roleplaying characters. Different things challenge different builds. Where a horde of weak monsters might be able to drag down the most powerful fighter a single fireball will destroy them all in a blink. Likewise even a weak magic immume foe will make a mage sweat. But a fighter will swat it aside with ease. Whenever I think difficulty I always think about Omega Weapon , Shinriyu, Emerald , Ruby etc. But never as a part of the main plot.

Well I know the names but I dont follow the EU stuff. It's interesting too if you look at what happened to Obi Wan when he was quite some way from Alderan and not focusing on it. Compare to being right in the middle of something of a comparable scale you have to wonder what may have happened to him. Now while the other Jedi could feel across distance because of family ties (Vader , Luke, Leia ) Obi Wan is the only one who had that sort of extreme sensitivity. Even Yoda had to focus to get the same sort of effect.