Geneforge 3/4 mentioned in Top 100 Independent Games List
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Warrior
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written Saturday, August 18 2007 21:24
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Have a look here. Geneforge 3 and Geneforge 4 are mentioned, though a lot lower than I would have expected. Excerpts: 53. Geneforge 3 - This game is great. It's epic and nostalgic. Craving a non Japanese non Diablo RPG fix? This is the goods right here. - Mike Kasprzak 82. Geneforge 4: Rebellion It's really cliche, but they don't make RPGs like this anymore in the retail PC gaming world. - Brian Clair [ Saturday, August 18, 2007 21:24: Message edited by: Universe_JDJ ] Posts: 64 | Registered: Friday, November 12 2004 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Sunday, August 19 2007 04:46
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These games are old style. And I like them that way. Plus, these games can pack hours of entertainment. Unless your ET. Also, they are turn based (in combat). So that is great if you need a break from real time action. Oh, and G4 had to be one of the best games Spiderweb Software made. A2 is in the same place. Edit -As a comment on Japanese RPGs, I find it interesting on how the Japanese (in many games) give their characters revealing clothing. Especially the females. [ Sunday, August 19, 2007 04:48: Message edited by: Iffy ] -------------------- Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Sunday, August 19 2007 15:02
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G3 didn't place too badly, all things considered. G4 placed surprisingly low, but it didn't score much lower. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 19 2007 16:05
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quote:Were the people drunk when they rated it? Edit -I assume you mean low as in bad. [ Sunday, August 19, 2007 16:05: Message edited by: Iffy ] -------------------- Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, August 19 2007 17:17
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Geneforge? Cliche? Au contraire. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 19 2007 23:30
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quote:I think they're saying that the phrase "they don't make games like this any more" is clichéd, not that Geneforge is. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, August 21 2007 04:31
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I'm always a bit surprised at harsh criticism (heck, any criticism involving graphics) towards Spiderweb's games. Personally, I just don't understand what the deal is with the graphics! They add a nice touch to the games and give it a nice, retro-y feel. The current graphics (A4 and GF4) are excellent, wonderful, and pretty in my opinion. Perhaps I just haven't experienced "Hard Core RPG's" but I'm guessing they don't have moral dilemmas, a deep and involved story, or any of the other things that make me love games created by Spiderweb Software. Or perhaps I'm just the harsh critic! :P Originally written by Iffy: quote:Ugh! I've noticed! [ Tuesday, August 21, 2007 04:34: Message edited by: Die Kasecuchen ] -------------------- "The mouth is like the city gate. Opening it lets the soldiers of stupidity into the world." --Shaper wisdom from G2 Porcrastinators Unite...Tomorrow! The Mystic: "Vista is a rather funky and finicky OS to begin with." Posts: 197 | Registered: Saturday, June 2 2007 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, August 21 2007 10:51
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How can G3 and G4 be there and not have G1 there? G1 was by far the best of the four. -------------------- "After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one." - Cato the Elder (234-149 BC) "The mind, if it exists, is nothing but an unfortunate after effect of the brain process." -Kripke "One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly." -Friedich Nietzche Posts: 333 | Registered: Saturday, May 20 2006 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Tuesday, August 21 2007 13:42
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quote:Actually, I completely don't mind most of the time when they look good (note that I am a 13 year old male). Edit -However, I have noticed that in Final Fantasy X-2, Rikku looks good no matter what dressphere she is in. Well, at least for the ones I have seen her in. (I have seen her in white mage, and warrior. Though I haven't gotten a clear look at the other ones). [ Tuesday, August 21, 2007 13:44: Message edited by: Iffy ] -------------------- Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Tuesday, August 21 2007 20:41
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Originally by Retlaw May: quote:It only includes the games released in the past 36 months. G1 may be great, but it's too old to make that list. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 23 2007 15:31
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Ah, I guess I should have read the list before posting, but I felt that a list that rated G3 over G1 would not be worth it. -------------------- "After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one." - Cato the Elder (234-149 BC) "The mind, if it exists, is nothing but an unfortunate after effect of the brain process." -Kripke "One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly." -Friedich Nietzche Posts: 333 | Registered: Saturday, May 20 2006 07:00 |
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written Saturday, August 25 2007 14:44
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I don't agree with the lists and think G3 and G4 should be higher up, but people (a.k.a. americans) don't like moral dilemmas they have enough of them through their entire lives. [ Saturday, August 25, 2007 14:45: Message edited by: Starman1985 ] -------------------- There's a Starman some where in the sky. Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, August 26 2007 07:31
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That list doesn't look to be worth much. It's the top 100 of 368 games reviewed in the last three years, most of the games at the top look fairly dumb, and the aclaimed Darwinia is ranked 60th. And just looking through the authors, who you're rated by and the kind of games they like seems to have a profound impact on your placement in the list. -------------------- There are two kinds of game players...those who are newbies, and those who were. Posts: 322 | Registered: Monday, April 12 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, August 26 2007 08:32
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its called anima and its prety messed up japinese anima Posts: 27 | Registered: Thursday, March 29 2007 07:00 |
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written Sunday, August 26 2007 10:36
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quote:I find this just plain creepy. -------------------- Theres a starman waiting in the sky Hed like to come and meet us But he thinks hed blow our minds Theres a starman waiting in the sky Hes told us not to blow it Cause he knows its all worthwhile He told me: Let the children lose it Let the children use it Let all the children boogie The game of life is hard to play I'm gonna lose it anyway The losing card I'll someday lay so this is all I have to say. Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes Five years, what a surprise Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot Five years, thats all weve got Weve got five years, what a surprise Five years, stuck on my eyes Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot Five years, thats all weve got Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes Five years, what a surprise Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot Five years, thats all weve got Weve got five years, what a surprise Weve got five years, stuck on my eyes Weve got five years, my brain hurts a lot Five years, thats all weve got Five years Five years Five years Five years Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, August 31 2007 20:04
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Sometimes the old play things are the best! Hand painted ball in a cup! Barring that geneforge 1 is an ageless classic that changed my perspective on what original meant. Instead of taking an already used idea, and recycling it or adding some gimmick to it, it took a complete fresh concept and constructed what i consider to be one of the greatest fantasy rpg's to grace the internet. And nothing anyone says can change my opinion of it. Posts: 51 | Registered: Tuesday, June 26 2007 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, September 24 2007 05:20
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quote:I find it interesting, too. It's a tawdry gimmick that I would not complain about if Jeff were to utilize it. Posts: 42 | Registered: Thursday, March 31 2005 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, October 4 2007 06:56
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Start a new game in any recent Avernum. Check out "Cordelia's" dress slit! Gotta thank Phil Foglio for that, I'd guess. After all, he did pen XXXenophile... :cool: [ Thursday, October 04, 2007 06:56: Message edited by: Ming ] Posts: 102 | Registered: Monday, September 3 2007 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, October 4 2007 07:54
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quote:Agreed. I could understand it if it was only half-way up to allow faster movment. But sadly that dress is a dead loss. The standard graphic dress for the female elf mage in Baldures gate is even worse. Posts: 942 | Registered: Sunday, October 8 2006 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, October 4 2007 11:18
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Yeah, I was a little surprised to see that in a Spiderweb game. No wonder Oliver (A4) said what he did about Avernite women... -------------------- "We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves?" - Switchfoot Posts: 432 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2007 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, October 6 2007 04:53
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quote:Ha! -------------------- Feel free to rate my karma. Please. I like to have an idea of what people think of me. The Mystic: "Vista is a funky and finicky OS to begin with." Posts: 197 | Registered: Saturday, June 2 2007 07:00 |
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written Saturday, October 6 2007 06:47
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I have all the Balder's Gates and Icewind Dales and all of the women graphics are half naked. -------------------- When I close my eyes at night I see David Bowie. Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, October 6 2007 09:50
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That's because they are based on TSR (currently a division of Hasbro) books. Look at almost any cover of The Dragon with a female on it and see how sexist they are. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, October 6 2007 15:15
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TSR certainly didn't help anything -- and neither did WotC for that matter -- but I think it's the gaming community as a whole that is sexist. It's a very different kind of sexism from what we have in business or politics, one that comes more from confusion and awkwardness than domination or hatred; but it's no less ugly in expression. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central "Making poorly-sourced claims is not the same as determining something." Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Saturday, October 6 2007 17:05
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Well, I have no problem whatsoever with this suppposed 'sexism'. :D Posts: 136 | Registered: Wednesday, September 12 2007 07:00 |
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