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Flame Material For Terror's Martyr (Aka Rate Geneforge 3) in Geneforge Series
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:44 Profile Homepage #4
Well, with the 5 different landscapes, it's pretty.

And then there's the plot- you may as well take the "illegal shaping" that made GF2 so unique and insert a mad member of PETA into it to simulate how "effective" Litalia is to the overall atmosphere.

Combat- after TWO WHOLE GAMES- goes from "acceptable" to "intolerable" at record-breaking speeds. By the end of the second island, I was totally fed up with combat, and I was painfully stymied later on when my "rush-past-the-BS" strategy forced me to take a steel-toed boot to the groin.

Characters outside of Litalia are also fairly mediocre. And given that there's only two paths and neither of those paths really deviate until the endgame, the "choices" in gameplay become vaccuous. On the other hand, this is a good thing since it discourages replays.

And another thing. There SERIOUSLY needs to be some fixes made to the way Mechanics and Leadership work. Mines? Dialog box checks? This crap got a bit old mid-way through the first game, it was old in the second game, and it is still old now.

It's a piece of crap, but it sure is a long one, so if you enjoy the intestinal boquet of processed foods and Ecoli, you've found yourself a winner in GF3.

2.0

[ Sunday, March 05, 2006 19:45: Message edited by: Get Nathan Ashby's Groove On ]

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Geneforge 3 - 7.47 (9.5/2.0) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:44 Profile Homepage #4
Well, with the 5 different landscapes, it's pretty.

And then there's the plot- you may as well take the "illegal shaping" that made GF2 so unique and insert a mad member of PETA into it to simulate how "effective" Litalia is to the overall atmosphere.

Combat- after TWO WHOLE GAMES- goes from "acceptable" to "intolerable" at record-breaking speeds. By the end of the second island, I was totally fed up with combat, and I was painfully stymied later on when my "rush-past-the-BS" strategy forced me to take a steel-toed boot to the groin.

Characters outside of Litalia are also fairly mediocre. And given that there's only two paths and neither of those paths really deviate until the endgame, the "choices" in gameplay become vaccuous. On the other hand, this is a good thing since it discourages replays.

And another thing. There SERIOUSLY needs to be some fixes made to the way Mechanics and Leadership work. Mines? Dialog box checks? This crap got a bit old mid-way through the first game, it was old in the second game, and it is still old now.

It's a piece of crap, but it sure is a long one, so if you enjoy the intestinal boquet of processed foods and Ecoli, you've found yourself a winner in GF3.

2.0

[ Sunday, March 05, 2006 19:45: Message edited by: Get Nathan Ashby's Groove On ]

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Exile 2: Crystal Souls - 9.03 (10.0/6.5) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:37 Profile Homepage #14
Fun, equally challenging as it progresses, and a unique plot.

8.5

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Exile 1: Escape from the Pit - 7.39 (9.0/6.0) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:35 Profile Homepage #8
Combat is simplistic, but I never really minded it much. (Plus, it was undeniably fun to hoard up gold early in the game to buy the Kill spell.) The setting was unique and made up for the cliché plot (ie, "demons and an evil empire, oh my!").

7.5

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Rate G2! in Geneforge Series
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:08 Profile Homepage #7
Three new creations is not enough inventiveness to entice me as a player.

The plot was, let's be blunt, absolutely horrible. "Investigate a valley and... Oh no! Illegal shaping!" And the worst part was, the "gain x reputation to join y path" formula was highly meaningless. In GF1, you at least got different sides of a story when you joined different paths. In GF2, you get the same story and (virtually) the same gameplay, making the choices entirely vaccuous.

Until GF3 (and subsequently A4), it was the worst product SW had to sell.

4.0

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Rate G2! in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:08 Profile Homepage #7
Three new creations is not enough inventiveness to entice me as a player.

The plot was, let's be blunt, absolutely horrible. "Investigate a valley and... Oh no! Illegal shaping!" And the worst part was, the "gain x reputation to join y path" formula was highly meaningless. In GF1, you at least got different sides of a story when you joined different paths. In GF2, you get the same story and (virtually) the same gameplay, making the choices entirely vaccuous.

Until GF3 (and subsequently A4), it was the worst product SW had to sell.

4.0

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Geneforge 1 - 8.62 (9.5/8.0) in Geneforge Series
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:04 Profile Homepage #7
It introduced a totally new system that I loved at first and got bored of towards the end. (On the other hand, it was at LEAST as good as a FF-game in this respect.) The plot wasn't half-shabby at that point since we had only seen it once.

I'm tempted to knock it down a bit because of how unbearably crappy its sequels would become, but I won't.

8.0

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Geneforge 1 - 8.92 (10.0/5.0) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 19:04 Profile Homepage #7
It introduced a totally new system that I loved at first and got bored of towards the end. (On the other hand, it was at LEAST as good as a FF-game in this respect.) The plot wasn't half-shabby at that point since we had only seen it once.

I'm tempted to knock it down a bit because of how unbearably crappy its sequels would become, but I won't.

8.0

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Nethergate - 9.04 (10.0/8.0) in Nethergate
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 17:51 Profile Homepage #9
The gameplay started lagging after Anwnn, but compared to all other SW games that lag immediately after the registration barrier, this one is a massive improvement. Decent graphics, new engine, awesome spell circle system, etc... Oh, and but the replayability! An absolute favorite. Worth every penny.

9.0

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Nethergate - 8.65 (10.0/6.5) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 17:51 Profile Homepage #9
The gameplay started lagging after Anwnn, but compared to all other SW games that lag immediately after the registration barrier, this one is a massive improvement. Decent graphics, new engine, awesome spell circle system, etc... Oh, and but the replayability! An absolute favorite. Worth every penny.

9.0

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Blades of Exile - 10.0 (10.0/9.25) in Blades of Exile
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 15:25 Profile Homepage #10
Kel:
quote:
Originally written by The Lurker:

Not just the pre-made scenarios, but Blades of Exile as a whole.
This makes it fairly clear.

...man. This one is too easy.
10.0

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Blades of Exile - 9.82 (10.0/7.0) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 15:25 Profile Homepage #10
Kel:
quote:
Originally written by The Lurker:

Not just the pre-made scenarios, but Blades of Exile as a whole.
This makes it fairly clear.

...man. This one is too easy.
10.0

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All Hail The Chairman in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 13:39 Profile Homepage #52
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Originally written by ashby4808:

I guess we can all learn an important lesson, though. When Jeff says (or hints) to do something, do it.
Someone PLEASE coerce Jeff into telling this brat to kill itself.

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All Hail The Chairman in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 13:30 Profile Homepage #51
quote:
Originally written by When in the course of Nathan Ashby:

Because people aren't calling for Jeff's blood in here or making lewd jokes.

Well, except Djur.
Are you shitting me? Has all of my work been for nothing?

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Avernum 1 - 7.97 (9.0/4.5) in General
The Immortal
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 written Sunday, March 5 2006 09:33 Profile Homepage #14
It's the first (well, more like fourth) venture into the caves. It introduces the new graphics, and I (for one) treat both the E and A engines basically the same (although I do still miss AoE spells, and A4's are no substitute).

The plot wasn't as good as A2's, but it beats A3+4 out of the water. Combat was fairly mediocre throughout, but then again, when is it not? This is the definition of "standard avernum fare" that JV has (for better or worse) spent his time moving away from quite steadily.
7.5

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Avernum 3 - 7.00 (9.7/3.5) in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 18:04 Profile Homepage #1
Poor. Poor plot, poor combat. On the other hand, it IS big.

5.0

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What is canned? in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 17:08 Profile Homepage #18
quote:
Originally written by JadeWolf:

I used to think it was because TM actually was the trademark of Spiderweb.
Dude- this place is my cult of personality. It's the other way around.

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Avernum 2 - 8.54 (9.7/5.5) in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 17:00 Profile Homepage #8
It has a good beginning, a great "mid-beginning," and then slowly devolves... But it's still never as bad as, say, A3.
8.5

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All Hail The Chairman in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 13:27 Profile Homepage #2
We're going to party like it's 2006.

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Ash Got Banned... in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 11:59 Profile Homepage #54
quote:
Originally written by Student of Trinity:

AL: *abuses JV*
JV: 'Change your sig.'
AL: 'No.'
JV: *bans AL*
But that's not even remotely close to what happened.

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What is canned? in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 10:41 Profile Homepage #11
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Originally written by MagmaDragoon:

So, why Prometheus have a "Trademark" title?
It is because I am the King of Kings.

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Ash Got Banned... in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 10:19 Profile Homepage #48
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Originally written by Eating My Food:

Honestly, if Drakey, Alorael, or some other respected admin/moderator ordered me to take a line or so out of my signature, I wouldn't hesitate to get it the hell done.
BUT HE WASN'T WARNED, YOU WORTHLESS JUNKSLUT. He was TOLD IT WAS OKAY, and was promptly BANNED for it.

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Ash Got Banned... in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 08:58 Profile Homepage #41
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Originally written by The punisher:

Wouldn't it be so much easier if TM got banned?
Cause then they'd be a celebration topic instead!
Irony is, last time I was banned (and for well-and-beyond-justficied reasons), there were protest topics.

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Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
What is canned? in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 08:48 Profile Homepage #8
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Originally written by dXs:

No, it's generally not "forever".
Lies.

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Did the forums help you register? in General
The Immortal
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 written Saturday, March 4 2006 08:37 Profile Homepage #9
I have been actively discouraged from Spiderweb Software's programs due to the intense hostility of the more infantile members who have a tendency to post nothing but vitriol and actively harm other members. Such children are demons to these forums and should be removed instantly by a more responsible administration.

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