Best game to buy
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Apprentice
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written Monday, February 11 2008 09:39
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Which game is the best in your opinion? Avernum 5 sounds the best so far but isn't even out for Windows, and I haven't even played the later GF and Avernum installments. Posts: 1 | Registered: Monday, February 11 2008 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, February 11 2008 09:59
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Avernum 5, hands down. Otherwise I hold a special place in my heart for Avernum 1 just because it's the first Spiderweb Game I owned and played all the way through. -------------------- http://www.goozex.com/trading/asp/join.asp?idr=412684821 alexkaltsas.com Posts: 145 | Registered: Sunday, February 18 2007 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, February 11 2008 10:41
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I'd recommend trying Exile 2 or 3 and Nethergate: Resurrection. They're all favorites of long-time fans and are quite different from what the latest games are like. Also, since all Spiderweb games are free to try out, it isn't very hard to find out which game you like best. As for A5, you won't have to wait very long for it to come out anyway. Posts: 353 | Registered: Monday, January 9 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, February 11 2008 10:54
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BoE is free. That's definitely the most for your money, although if you're used to later Avernums and Geneforge the engine will feel old. On the other hand, if you do like the engine the whole Exile trilogy is cheap too! Nethergate is a gem. That goes for both the original and Nethergate: Resurrection, but it's only worth getting one of the two. I'd say either one is fine unless your computer can't handle the older one. A5 and A2 are considered the best Avernums, but it's definitely worth playing through at least a little bit of the intervening games to get a sense of how things go. I'm not an expert on Geneforge, but G4 is considered the best of the bunch. The plot doesn't require more knowledge, but it seems like there's more complicated continuity than in the Avernum series. —Alorael, whose final recommendation is, of course, to try demos and see what you like. For engines, you just need to pick any Geneforge, any of the first three Avernums, any later Avernum, and an Exile (although those have much bigger improvements from game to game). Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Monday, February 11 2008 11:24
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Geneforge 4 is technically and structurally the best of the Geneforge series, but the Geneforge story is really one long epic. You don't need to know previous games to play each one, but they do follow directly. So if you get into the story there's a lot of motivation to play them all in sequence. Or if you start later, you can go back to see the backstory firsthand, learn some details that haven't yet come directly into the later story but that do affect your understanding of it, and find out about some roads not taken. (Like the seemingly moderate and enlightened group called the Awakened, who died out when the war heated up. Or did they really? Maybe we'll learn differently in G5.) -------------------- Listen carefully because some of your options may have changed. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Monday, February 11 2008 14:33
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The later games in the series are more polished, but if you like the earlier ones, you'll have more fun playing them in order. So, I'd recommend starting with demos of Avernum 1 and Geneforge 1. If you don't like the engine, or level of polish, try Avernum 2 and Geneforge 2. If even that doesn't satisfy you, try the last installment in each series. All the demos are free and large enough to give a good feel for the game, so it's best to try them all before deciding where to start. PS Nethergate and BoE/BoA are also very fun. Nethergate is smaller, but allows you to play through the same storyline from two different sides (making references to the other party's actions). BoE has a huge number of scenarios and is now free. And BoA has fewer scenarios, but newer engine. PS If you are feeling nostalgic about games from early 90s, you could even try the original Exile games. -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, February 11 2008 19:35
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I have a likening to Blades of Avernum. However, my interest in the game is largely sparked by the possibilities with the editor. -------------------- Drew - "Coincidence, correlation, or causation, I wonder?" Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, February 12 2008 15:34
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 -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan 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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Agent
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written Tuesday, February 12 2008 20:13
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Ah yes, the famous post. I feel ashamed for not predicting its occurrence. -------------------- Drew - "Coincidence, correlation, or causation, I wonder?" Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, February 13 2008 04:56
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Buy G1, G2 Avernum4 and G4, in that order, don't ask why. Has Tyran EVER actually say Nethergate, or does he just post the image? -------------------- Vivan los Drayks! Viva Khyryk! Vivan los Serviles! Vivan los Travokites! Tastes like Bambi, delicious No matter what name I have, people can call me Xel Pylons! this is what you send to blizzard if they cancel Starcraft 2. Posts: 301 | Registered: Tuesday, August 21 2007 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Wednesday, February 13 2008 08:17
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I'd start with Avernum 1, personally (and not just because that's what I did start with). -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, February 13 2008 18:55
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quote:Yes -------------------- Drew - "Coincidence, correlation, or causation, I wonder?" Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, February 13 2008 19:57
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quote:*raises mug of Nethergate ale* Slainte! [ Wednesday, February 13, 2008 19:58: Message edited by: Taliesin ] -------------------- Love is the movement. ---- My poetry Posts: 432 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, February 14 2008 07:38
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quote:You've been here 6 months, and you've never heard me say anything about Nethergate? This I find hard to believe. :P -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan 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 Saturday, February 16 2008 14:04
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I have been playing blades of Avernum and i freaking love it. I could play it all day long, but i am stuck. So i think i am buy the full version. -------------------- GW: HugoDePayenz PSN: HugoDePayenz Watch what you think, because they can read you mind. Posts: 3 | Registered: Tuesday, February 12 2008 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, February 16 2008 14:24
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It all depends. In my opinion though, the best demo is Avernum 2. It is the emotionally charged "defend your homeland" story with a good deal of plot twists and quests to keep your hunger satiated until you finally choose to buy it. That and of course its original version, Exile 2. Nethergate is also great, and you don't have to worry about catching up on the plot from other game series. Blades of Avernum is rather useless as a demo, but the full version is of course, unlimited hours of fun. I'm not a big fan of the geneforge engine, so I won't endorse or unendorse the games that use that engine, you'll have to see if you like them yourself. Posts: 167 | Registered: Saturday, January 31 2004 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Sunday, February 17 2008 09:11
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I suggest BoA. It is the best. You can make scenarios! -------------------- Don't judge a sentence until you know all the words. Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again Muffins n' Hell: The End is Near Not in your shed -We are sort of done. Helpful criticism is welcome. Everyone, just call me Iffy. Please. Be grateful you have your unsellabe trowels -Goldenking Just so you know, I am working on Muffins n' Hell the scenario. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, February 17 2008 10:05
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quote:Do it. There are about 50 other scenarios for you to play, when you do. [ Sunday, February 17, 2008 10:06: Message edited by: The Sisters Cassidy. ] -------------------- Nikki's Nook - La maison de mon rêve? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 17 2008 11:52
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Only half of them are worth wile, I think. Some of them are just plain boring, or egregiously buggy. Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, February 17 2008 12:01
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Scenarios more than worthy of being played, in my opinion: Aphobia Avatar Backwater Calls Bahssikava Bonus Army Canopy: Manufactured Womb Cave of No Return Darkness Death at Chapman's Dilecia Diplomacy With the Dead Druids of Krell Echoes: Renegade Embers of Rebellion Emerald Mountain Exodus Express Delivery Imagine This Scenario Kill Them Dead Lord Putidus Mad Ambition Magus of Cattalon Outpost Valley A Perfect Forest Rats Aplenty Shades of Gray A Small Rebellion Twilight Valley A Visit to the Madhouse Where the Rivers Meet Witch Hunt The Za-Khazi Run There are also other ones that could be on the list but which aren't essential playing. And I undoubtedly missed a few. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - La maison de mon rêve? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |