Guard Dog Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I'm glad I'm not the only one a little sick of D&D. That is one franchise that needs to be laid to rest as far as CRPGs are concerned. The rules are too restrictive and from what I read WotC is a real crimp on creativity. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) As long as nobody else matches the sheer awesomeness of the Wild Mage for reckless wackiness, D&D will hold a place in my heart. "I cast Magic Missle!" "Fireball times two centered on caster?! NOOOOOOOO!" Edited June 23, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 "What cow?" "hey wait...I'm a girl now?" "cure series wou...no, that was Horrid Wilting" "Sequenced fireba...not only girl, but pink?!" kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) (oops, replying to Guard Dog's post) That's the impression I get from reading posts by Obsidian folks. Some of the games I alluded to include the Ultima single-player series and the Bard's Tale games. SSI's gold box games (Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, etc.) were also truly golden, and as far as I'm concerned were the closest CRPGs ever got to PnP D&D gaming. I have no interest in modding DA for D20 rule support. Rather I want to be able to fix/report the inevitable data bugs, and perhaps at some point add NPCs and quests. Time will tell just how modifiable the DA engine is. I'm not beyond writing an editor if none are available. Edited June 23, 2007 by Wistrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Theres a video showing the differences between dx9 and 10 in crysis. To say there are hardly any differences is a complete lie. There was only one part where they looked very similar, however I hope they would be cool and have the game still support dx 9 since vista sucks. I was talking about CoH, pls reread posts kthxbye Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Really? Users reported hardly any difference from DX9 other than better smoke The review has screenshots side-by-side, and highlights the differences. I know Shader Model 4 is all about volumetric smoke effects, but it seems the CoH DirectX10 patch has done a lot of work on soft shadows and adding support for more than one light source. Incidentally, there is a comprehensive review of every video card, and even the top end (the new 8800 Ultra, @ OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Hey meta linky to that review Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Where does DirectX10's release leave OpenGL? Is OpenGL going to be upgraded to have the same features present in DirectX10? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 OpenGL has it's place in development tools, like the API of a 3d animation package. I doubt anyone (except id Software) is still using OpenGL for games today. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I was kinda hoping that if OpenGL became a viable alternative to DirectX 10, it might be a good way of getting Gears Of War caliber graphics on WinXP. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hey meta linky to that review Not available online ... it's in this month's Custom PC (UK). OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I heard rumor of Monolith making another FEAR game, but for licensing reasons that can't name it FEAR. I'm interested in it. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Yea theres a contest going on where you have to name the next FEAR for them Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Yeah, apparently Monolith was bought by Warner Brothers during development of FEAR and due to the most awkward licensing agreement I have ever heard of, Monolith keeps full intellectual property rights on FEAR, except Vivendi Universal gets the name FEAR, and can make games using that name. Which is where the FEAR expansion, Extraction Point, comes in. It's almost like the Interplay -> Baldur's Gate deal, except the company who owns the related intellectual property is developer owned by another media group. I imagine there's a limit on it though or else we'll be seeing FEAR Dark Alliance coming out with Sierra labels and no connection to FEAR proper. Edited June 24, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 God Among Men would be an appropriate name since that is what has grandfather called him. Right fellas, come on, what do you say?! Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Should be out by next week or so.... "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Grabbing the Transformers movie game tomorrow. Will be the first movie game to grace my collection. Likely the last until Transformers 2. I don't care if it sucks or not, its Transformers. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Grabbing the Transformers movie game tomorrow. Will be the first movie game to grace my collection. Likely the last until Transformers 2. I don't care if it sucks or not, its Transformers. Same here. I know 90% of movie games are utter trash, but don't care either - it's Transformers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 It's Transformers the way Mad Train is fine wine. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Ugh. *seriously reconsiders declaration to purchase this game after reading the horrible Gamespot review* In the mean time I'll just load up my PS2 transformers game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Grabbing the Transformers movie game tomorrow. Will be the first movie game to grace my collection. Likely the last until Transformers 2. I don't care if it sucks or not, its Transformers. Same here. I know 90% of movie games are utter trash, but don't care either - it's Transformers. You realise that you are keeping those moronic suits in marketing in a job, managing the overall content of games, simply because you reflexively purchase anything with a brand you like, don't you? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Grabbing the Transformers movie game tomorrow. Will be the first movie game to grace my collection. Likely the last until Transformers 2. I don't care if it sucks or not, its Transformers. Same here. I know 90% of movie games are utter trash, but don't care either - it's Transformers. You realise that you are keeping those moronic suits in marketing in a job, managing the overall content of games, simply because you reflexively purchase anything with a brand you like, don't you? Yeah Oerwinde! You realize this don't you? I mean, at least I read the Gamespot review apropos of my purchasing duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I was kinda hoping that if OpenGL became a viable alternative to DirectX 10, it might be a good way of getting Gears Of War caliber graphics on WinXP. GoW isn't DX10 so it can be done on XP anyways, just wait for UT3 Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripleRRR Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Starcraft 2 NWN 2 Expac Hmmm, I was sure there was something else but I can't seem to remember at the moment. Using a gamepad to control an FPS is like trying to fight evil through maple syrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haitoku Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Persona 3 and Bioshock. Next-gen has been quiet boring so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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