How do the other games here compare to Geneforge?

Author	Topic: How do the other games here compare to Geneforge?
olaf Apprentice Member # 3860	written Saturday, January 10 2004 19:29 Profile #0 I am playing Geneforge now and I am enjoying it. I actually bought it over a year ago, after playing the demo, and am just now getting to it. Anyway, I'd say I like the story/writing the most. Second to that, I enjoy the character development even if the mechanics of the game are relatively simple. I will say that the graphics, and to a lesser extent, the interface are hard to stomach at times. So, my question is, what are the other Spiderweb games like compared to this one and would I enjoy them? I am downloading the Avernum3 and Nethergate demos as I type this (and plan on checking out Geneforge 2 after I complete Geneforge), but I thought I'd post as well. TIA olaf Posts: 19 | Registered: Tuesday, January 6 2004 08:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, January 10 2004 19:40 Profile Homepage #1 For something a little different, try Blades of Exile; there are literally hundreds of different third-party scenarios made for it, some of very high quality, and you can make your own if after playing other people's scenarios you still have more time than you know what to do with. But if you have serious issues with Geneforge's graphics, be advised that BoE has 2D tile-based graphics, which you will probably like even less. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
The Immortal BANNED Member # 4	written Saturday, January 10 2004 21:43 Profile Homepage #2 I may be biased, but I think a lot (read as: Luz Piazuelo's) custom graphics are good, and make more sense than many of those used in A1-2. (Personally, I think some of the graphics in A3 were nigh-on godsend with respect to their predecessors.) -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
StD Infiltrator Member # 1877	written Sunday, January 11 2004 08:15 Profile #3 I sat round 7 hours straight after getting A3... Yo Olaf, where you from? -------------------- MDNZZZ ZMMMBIS WBLOONZ 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00
olaf Apprentice Member # 3860	written Sunday, January 11 2004 12:09 Profile #4 I am from Texas. Olaf is just a nickname I picked up in school and it has stuck. I tried the Nethergate demo last night, well sort of. The canvas/cloth looking background they seemed to be going for made reading the text absolutely brutal on my eyes. Almost like looking at one of those old 3d comic books without the glasses on, or something like that. So, I didnt get very far. Can anything be done about this? I checked the preferences setting, and looked through the readme, but I didnt see anything that looked relevant to my issue. I got the A3 demo installed too, but havent checked it out at all. olaf Posts: 19 | Registered: Tuesday, January 6 2004 08:00
The Immortal BANNED Member # 4	written Sunday, January 11 2004 13:01 Profile Homepage #5 The text should be dark blue on white or off-white tan, for the most part. If this isn't the case, then try asking someone in the Tech Support forum. -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Stugri-La Guardian Member # 3521	written Monday, January 12 2004 11:42 Profile #6 I've played through the Avernum Trilogy as well as Nethergate, and found both to be quite enjoyable. I once attempted to play BoE, but I was unable to stomach the graphics and interface and stopped playing almost immediately. -------------------- "Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain- at least in a poor country like Russia- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect."- Leon Trotsky Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00
Apollyon Warrior Member # 3188	written Monday, January 12 2004 12:17 Profile Homepage #7 Agreed, the Avernum game demos are great (in fact I'll buy them soon) but I really did find The Exile games quite disappointing. I started off Exile 1 and noticed that there was no automap (or none that I could figure out), you can see very little of the area around you, and combat was not as good as Avernum. Nethergate Demo was good and I might buy that eventually... And I wanna know. How can you possibly play Avernum without the editor? :D -------------------- No monkeyin' around at Chance :p And that, my Leige, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. -Sir Bedevere It is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt! Posts: 154 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00
Djur Revolutions Babelicious Member # 3149	written Monday, January 12 2004 12:28 Profile Homepage #8 I tried to play the Avernums, but I couldn't stand the graphics. I don't know why Spiderweb chose to degrade itself as it has with Avernum and Geneforge. Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, January 12 2004 13:41 Profile Homepage #9 I much prefer Avernum terrain, especially with the nice addition of height. I agree that many of the monster and item pictures are somewhat lacking in artistry. One thing I definitely like about the Exiles, Avernums, and Nethergate is the outdoors. The games seem far larger than the Geneforges. Walking around in real time is also just not my favorite thing. —Alorael, who still prefers the Avernum engine to the other engines. But that is another argument. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Enraged Slith Agent Member # 27	written Monday, January 12 2004 15:42 Profile #10 If Geneforge 2 was the first spidweb game you played, then you would probably like the Avernum series better than the exile series. Although I do like the Exiles better. -------------------- "Wow, fish." Hahahaha, I crack myself up. Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00