Volourn Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 This thread, as indidictaed, is to collect actual professional reviews ala the two GSs or IGN. The first one is ready to be added: Worthplaying - http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/l...reviewid=738972 9.0 DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Meshugger Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 Judging from the review itself, i found it somewhat interesting that they actually gave it a 9.0, due to the many complaints about performance and A.I. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 This thread really is pointless. "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
Meshugger Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 This thread really is pointless. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Some people want to read the reviews before purchase, others like the mere numbers and statistics. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Volourn Posted November 1, 2006 Author Posted November 1, 2006 (edited) No, it's about sharing professional reviews so we can all read and digest. It's better than every single review from every site getting its own thread. Meshugger: And, others like me, just want to read others' take on it. Edited November 1, 2006 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Meshugger Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 Yeah, i forgot about the Volourn people "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Llyranor Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 'people' (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)
metadigital Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 This thread really is pointless. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are free to exercise your right to abstain from reading it and posting here. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
funcroc Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 (edited) Gamespot review - 8.6 Edited November 2, 2006 by funcroc
Volourn Posted November 2, 2006 Author Posted November 2, 2006 Don't agree with everything; but pretty good overall. 100% right about the camera controls, however. Annoying beyond heck. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Bokishi Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Those latest gamespot screens of the game are kinda crappy looking Current 3DMark
jaguars4ever Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Those latest gamespot screens of the game are kinda crappy looking <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't believe everything you read.
Bokishi Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Those latest gamespot screens of the game are kinda crappy looking <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't believe everything you read. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope it's just a lie, I thought the game looks like this http://www.pcgames.de/?menu=browser&mode=a...d=552760&page=1 Current 3DMark
Azarkon Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Gamespot's review is pretty fair, I think, relative to the rest of the PC scores (console scores seem very inflated on GS). They did, however, give Oblivion a 9.3, and I found that game a failure on many fronts... But then again, I'm probably not the target audience, and the production values on Oblivion, if nothing else, were higher than NWN 2. There are doors
mkreku Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=38314 Worthplaying scores it at 9.0/10.0. Not shabby at all. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Volourn Posted November 2, 2006 Author Posted November 2, 2006 Mkreku, look at first post in thread. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
mkreku Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Oops. I only saw a Gamerankings link when I scanned the thread. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Meshugger Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Yahoo! Games: 4.5/5 Games Radar: 9 out of 10 "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
taks Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 looks like the AI suffers from the same problems as NWN. taks comrade taks... just because.
taks Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 yeah, seems good so far. common complaints are seen as minor inconveniences by most, though some see them as major. well, a few see them as major. the AI problem is expected, and i think camera controls are an issue with just about any game, so no surprises here. also, the graphical issues seem to be more system related, and user perspective, which i'm willing to overlook in exchange for an immersive game, which most seem to agree on. it isn't hard to improve on the NWN OC, and it seems they have succeeded in this respect. also, i'm not getting the impression that it is "run here, run there, solve 4 major quests for area i, then move on to area i+1, rinse, repeat" as it was in the OC (which was, IMO, the primary flaw with that story). i.e. it doesn't seem to be a bunch of identical stories with changes in the window dressing for each chapter. too early to tell on this point, however. in the end, i'm playing it in the morning, maybe install tonight. glory. taks comrade taks... just because.
Spider Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 I really, really can't understand the complaints about the camera controls. I think they are fantastic. They work the same way as in Silent Storm. Press mouse wheel and you can tilt and spin the camera as much as you like and scrolling with the wheel zooms. I really can't see the awkwardness of this. Maybe my experience with it in previous games has had an effect or maybe those complaining about it is playing in another mode than free camera (there are four different modes).
Hurlshort Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Much like Silent Storm, the camera controls take some getting used to. Still, once they are mastered, they are way more effective than the original NWN camera.
mkreku Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 The camera is the least of my worries. I'm actually more worried about the graphics. Tomorrow we'll see what it looks like on a Radeon X1950XTX. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
metadigital Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 ... Because they won't look good on the best single GPU available? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
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