Exile 2: Crystal Souls - 9.03 (10.0/6.5)
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 15:02
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C'mon. We're doing them all. I thought E2 was alright. For some reason in my version, SP maxed out to only 99. Strange. Other than that, better than E1, but still not great. Lacks the features of E3 and BoE. The plot was good, and the demo was fun. Beyond the shareware barrier...meh. By far the most overrated SW game in my opinion. 6.5 [ Thursday, March 01, 2007 16:32: Message edited by: BainIhrno ] -------------------- "Let us see what the new day brings." - Temas, Areni. Visit my realm! Rate My Scenarios! Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Final Spire The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, October 25 2004 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 15:06
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9.5 Jeff Vogel's finest work. There were a few glitches and a few strethes which didn't really click, but the atmosphere was thick enough to choke on. The second act in particular was something I haven't seen since in Spidweb games or scenarios (his efforts to imitate it in ZKR aside). This is one of the few examples I can think of of a sweeping epic plot being pulled off without being too broad. Excellent work. If only the sequel had come out the same way... Posts: 794 | Registered: Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 15:10
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8.5 From the demo only, which is what I've played. My biggest complaint is that you couldn't use the arrow keys to move. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 15:12
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9.8. A true classic. Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 15:16
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9.4 The interface was a bit hard to manage, but that's the Exile series for you. I seriously loved the part where I got to the Test of Mind in the Vahnatai caverns. I had expected something along the lines of magic tests or intelligence checks, so I sent my wizard. My surprise was very great when I saw that it was not my character's but my own thinking that was being put to the test. Here's to "I WANT OUT OF THIS HELLHOLE RIGHT NOW". Which is eleven, incidentally. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, March 4 2006 22:05
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Definitely the best game in the Exile trilogy. Its plot is far and away the strongest of the three games, and the Vahnatai are generally presented as a lifelike and complex species rather than a set of caricatures. Tactical combat and technical whizzbangs are unremarkable compared to many later-generation BoE scenarios, but you can't have everything. 8.5 -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 04:27
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9. Fun without being brilliant. I couldn't replay it with as much vigor as Exile III, and for that I'm going to give it the same score. [ Sunday, March 05, 2006 04:27: Message edited by: Drakefyre ] -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 05:00
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10.0 Nothing beats the classics. -------------------- --------------------------------- Live long and prosper. Viva mucho tiempo y prospere. Habiter long et prospérer. Leben Sie lang und prosperieren Sie. Lever lang og prosper. Longos vivos e prosper. Lunghi in tensione e prosperano. ??????????? ????????? ???? ? ????. Posts: 84 | Registered: Wednesday, July 6 2005 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 05:04
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Exile 2 is a favorite I'll never forget. I can still remember the first time I played it, the fresh air, the moist caves, it really brings back memories. I can't give it lesser than a 10. I'll always like it, and just because its old doesn't mean I'll forget about it. Exile 2, you will always be in my heart. Posts: 275 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 05:07
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quote:You stole my words. -------------------- --------------------------------- Live long and prosper. Viva mucho tiempo y prospere. Habiter long et prospérer. Leben Sie lang und prosperieren Sie. Lever lang og prosper. Longos vivos e prosper. Lunghi in tensione e prosperano. ??????????? ????????? ???? ? ????. Posts: 84 | Registered: Wednesday, July 6 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 05:09
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8.8 It wasn't the first Exile I played, but it was the one I enjoyed most of all. Dark Waters was amazing, especially with Exile's food management system. I can't add anything that other players haven't in terms of positives, but negatively, the interface sucked. And after playing Nethergate/Avernum, the combat engine is woeful. Hence, my score is sorta retrospective. A year or two ago, I might have given it 9.4, but it hasn't aged well. -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? *Name by Slarty, so blame him if it's filthy... Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 08:10
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9.0 A classic game on a decent game engine (I prefer the E2 engine over the E3 engine). Good storyline, puzzles are just the right difficulty, and fun to play. I especially enjoy the format the save games are in. -------------------- "We can learn a lot from crayons. Some are short, some are dull, some are sharp, some are tall. Some have funny names and they are all different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box." "Happy is the man that has wisdom and gets discernment. For having wisdom as gain is better than having silver as gain and having wisdom as produce is better than gold itself" Proverbs 3:14-3:15 The horrible part about life is, you'll never get out of it alive. Currently boycotting: AngelFire, GameFAQ's, Macintosh PC's Posts: 818 | Registered: Tuesday, July 9 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 14:28
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I like this game and have replayed it countless times. I like the chests with random content, which there aren't in Exile 3. This one has more details than the first one, like treasure on the floors and more side quests with rewards (I think). I sometimes lose interest in a certain point in the game when there are so many side quests that I forget what I was doing. Still, it's a very good game. I generally prefer Exile games over their Avernum counterparts. I like the graphics and the variety in the Exile series but the story and quests are usually the best parts. 9.25 [ Sunday, March 05, 2006 14:28: Message edited by: Milu ] Posts: 259 | Registered: Saturday, June 1 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 14:58
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9.25 -------------------- Lt. Sullust Cogito Ergo Sum Polaris Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:37
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Fun, equally challenging as it progresses, and a unique plot. 8.5 -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, March 12 2006 00:02
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quote:Agreed in all points, although the score seems inflated; I rank it a 7.5 and consider that generous. -------------------- http://desperance.net Posts: 35 | Registered: Friday, March 3 2006 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Monday, March 13 2006 11:06
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A classic. 9.0 -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, February 16 2007 09:47
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*uses crystal magic to teleport to the top.* (Wow, three of the raters are banned as of right now.) -------------------- "Let us see what the new day brings." - Temas, Areni. Visit my realm! Rate My Scenarios! Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Final Spire The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, October 25 2004 07:00 |
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Dollop of Whipped Cream
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written Friday, February 16 2007 12:22
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Indeed, but who the frack was Norwegian Wood? -------------------- "Tyranicus is about the only one that still posts in the Nethergate Forum." —Randomizer Spiderweb Chat Room Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 562 | Registered: Friday, December 14 2001 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, February 16 2007 13:27
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7.0 Really great game, I remember the first time I played it, some twelve years ago. Didn't really understand the language, so I never got very far, but some years later I played it through. It really was something, that game. Posts: 57 | Registered: Monday, December 20 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, February 16 2007 15:26
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Exile II - Crystal Souls My favorite spiderweb game. Huge world to explore, interesting vahnatai diplomacy situation with war backdrop, zillions of spells including firestorm etc, stackable spell effects, easily distinguishable monsters, no tedious item collection quests, need I say more. Rating: 10. -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, February 16 2007 18:20
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Maybe it's because I went back and played this one after playing some of the newer games first, but I simply wasn't impressed. Avernum 2 is the best in the Avernum series, but I don't get what people see in this, Exile III is superior. 7. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, February 16 2007 20:40
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I'll give it a 9.5. While the interface had some problems and there were never enough inventory slots this game was the best of the Exile series. There was nothing better than challenging the Empire guards at a checkpoint and slaughtering them with repeated shockwaves. It had the best tests where you had to problem solve instead of reload until you got the right spoonfed choice. The Dark Waters was a challenge after the first time to maximize treasure while having enough potions at the start to make it through intact. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 1 2007 16:14
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Exile II is easily my favourite out of the Exile series. Score = 10/10 -------------------- VIVE LA TAKERS! VIVE LA REBELLION! VIVE LA GHALDRING! Posts: 522 | Registered: Friday, November 15 2002 08:00 |