Recommend a Spiderweb game for a Newbie??
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:26
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Hey all. I'm kinda interested in getting into the games put out by Spiderweb Software, but I'd like to get a suggestion as to where to start. The story of the game is priority. Posts: 2 | Registered: Wednesday, June 20 2007 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:34
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Hello! Welcome to the Spiderweb Software Message Boards, please leave your sanity at the door! You should start with Avernum, or Exile if you use a really old computer. When you finish the Avernum series, you can go on to Geneforge or Nethergate: Resurrection. It is really your choice, but have fun! -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. I will kill whoever sings "the muffin man". The song is total bull. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:42
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I'd personally recommend Avernum 1 or 2 as a first game. If you like the Geneforge series then the first one was best, imo. Download a few demos, and see what you like best. [ Wednesday, June 20, 2007 09:43: Message edited by: Dolphin ] Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:42
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I'd start with Avernum, working your way through the series. Then go on to Geneforge, also working your way through the series. Lastly, play Nethergate: Ressurection. I'd suggest getting the demos before you buy the games, just to be sure that you like the games. -------------------- Born in the year 1984. War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:44
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Just download a few demos to try them out... The Avernum series is my fav... Geneforge is pretty sweet as well... I'm right now doin the Nethergate thang... Once you're in though, be forwarned by Jeff's own admittance, you get sucked in, time keeps on slippin'... Low tech, High story-line... Old school RPGin... I'm a huge fan of the genre and the folks at Spiderweb put out some of the best stuff out there! have fun!!! and welcome onboard... Posts: 34 | Registered: Tuesday, February 15 2005 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:44
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Thanks, everybody! Avernum it is! Posts: 2 | Registered: Wednesday, June 20 2007 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:48
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Sometimes I feel as if my posts are ignored. -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. I will kill whoever sings "the muffin man". The song is total bull. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:50
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quote:Why? He followed your advice, along with basically everyone elses. EDIT: Accidentally posted to soon. [ Wednesday, June 20, 2007 09:51: Message edited by: Orwellianking ] -------------------- Born in the year 1984. War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:52
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[Edit: Too slow. Oh well.] For complete games, I personally recommend Avernum 2 (or Avernum, if you prefer to start at the beginning) and Geneforge 1, since they have the stories I've enjoyed the most. Avernum is just a remake of Exile, though, so you can download the demos and see what game mechanics work best for you. Geneforge 1 has a less advanced engine than the rest of the Geneforges (especially 4, and 4 isn't a bad bet either), but I like the story better. Blades of Avernum has a decent amount of good user-created scenarios out now, with more to come, so if you prefer a large number of short stories to one large story, get BoA. Or Blades of Exile, but Dikiyoba will let someone else talk about it and Nethergate. [ Wednesday, June 20, 2007 09:54: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 09:54
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If other words, just start at the beginning. But just so you know, Avernum 2 is the best Avernum game so far. It is fact too. -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. I will kill whoever sings "the muffin man". The song is total bull. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 10:01
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Blades of Exile is free, so that's an obvious place to start if the older graphics and engine don't bother you. There are a lot of amazing scenarios out there, you could spend months just playing the 8+s. BoA is my personal favorite, for obvious reasons, so I highly recommend that as well. However if you're more interested in games actually created by Jeff, I'd go with the avernum trilogy. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 11:52
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 -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 13:39
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I'd say Geneforge. Less party management, for one thing. And the more limited numbers of spells and so forth make it less confusing as a newbie game. Plus each area has a discrete goal to work towards. Posts: 26 | Registered: Thursday, May 31 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 13:43
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I knew that Tyranicus would push Nethergate and it's remake Nethergate: Resurrection. Still if you like Avernum, then this is where the game engine started. You don't have to spend as many hours here to enjoy yourself. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, June 21 2007 06:22
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[ Thursday, June 21, 2007 06:23: Message edited by: aaronjbc123 ] Posts: 5 | Registered: Tuesday, May 2 2006 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Thursday, June 21 2007 10:09
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I started with Blades of Avernum, and I think it isn't a bad way to go. The scenario "Valley of the Dying Things" is a decent beginners' scenario that you can play all the way through on the demo, get a taste for Jeff's general role-playing system, and then decide whether you want to take on some of the longer games. All are pretty fun though - you really can't go wrong! :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, June 21 2007 14:04
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I started with G1, then cycled through the rest of the Geneforge series. [ Thursday, June 21, 2007 14:06: Message edited by: Sarasaphilia ] -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |