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This game is not good

Discussion in 'Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor' started by Mollusken, Oct 18, 2001.

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    [​IMG] Except from that you had to prioritize your stats points in a different, mroe difficult and cooler way this game is worse than even Baldur's Gate 1 in all ways. I don't like it at all :(. The monsters and characters turning to stick-men when they are behind trees are just silly, and the turn-based combat is just shit. But it's not unplayable though, even if it looks like a really bad Darkstone copy.
     
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    yeah mollusken i agree that this game is not good but not because of the reasons you listed.

    There's an option to turn that stick men thingy off. Besides, the only reason i play this game is due to turn based combat. I like it however bad implemented it may be :)

    well, there're quite many reasons i deem this game bad tho.
     
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    And I forgot the dialogue system. It's the worst ever.
     
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    I really can't find anything that is really good aobut this game. Turned based combat is ok....but is that really a good reason to play POR? I hope that turned based combat doesn't turn out to be the best thing POR has to offer.
     
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    its a demo ppl, wait until the full game comes out, then we will talk

    .....or is it out already?...dunno.....
     
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    Llandon: yes, it is not a good enough reason to play the game but hey, i already got the game so i must have a rationale to play :p

    Kevlar: the game's been out for a while now (at least in the US). The demo came out later. I should've waited for the demo..
     
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    [​IMG] ah, k then....

    a demo after the full game...madness
     
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    I said already, the game is not that bad.

    Yes, those sticked bastards behind the walls are pain for eyes, then again, where were you BEFORE? You could suggest them to change it. Ok, anyway, that thing I got used to.

    Stat points? I love it. No rolls - you have constant initial amount that you can spread. No rolling over for hours to get stats to 18! :p :p I love it I say!

    Turn-based combat ain't shit. But there is a problem with it - getting right-click on your NPC who is behind an enemy. IMPOSSIBLE! Ok, there are always hot keys, but... Somehow... Ok, got used to that too...

    Darkstone? Never heard.

    Dialogue system is only thing I can agree with - it sucks so much that it can't suck more!

    And don't you feel too much spoiled with Bioware's engine?
    Will you please give a chance to this engine?
    Besides, why don't you send your suggestions to SSI - they probably make the sequel with better dialog system.

    All in all, if you want d&d game, turn-based, dungeon crawling, bloodshed, etc etc, get it.

    If you want game to think how to solve something, get Arcanum or Anachronox. Or Planescape:Torment if you haven't played it before.
     
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    [​IMG] The whole game system is screwed. I find nothing positive in this game.
     
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    Ok, you don't need to say it twice.

    Also, I won't repeat my suggestions what other games to take if you don't like this one.
     
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    The whole game system is screwed.... ;)

    A little off topic, but I had to include the sentence above. How do I move on from Myth Drannor? I feel like a newbie in gaming...
     
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    i cant agree with mollusken more i even found diablo 2 a better game then this, at least i didnt have to get teh patch jus to install it. however after installing it and realising how pathetic the turn-based system is you hsould look at arcanums turn-based system, on/off if your lazy or want your npcs to do all the work, its point-based (each action costs points on your point total, you go til you run out) and you can skip you turn instead of waiting a whole god damn minute when you dont want to move because it provokes an attack of oppertuinity. lastly let me remark on the movement, and how it takes like 3 hours to move across the entire screen. more flame i know dont tell m
     
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    LOL, the game is so damned boring...I expected as the first one with 3rdE rules to be more fun, to be real RPG, what it is, IMHO, is a bad mix between adventure and RPG. Where the good games as Torment are going to come ?
     
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    The good games as Torment are already here, you just probably never heard of them.
    No, they are NOT d&d.

    It is Arcanum and Anachronox. Get any of these two. Both are asskicking.
    And not only that. Every night in chatroom when Wildfire finds out something new and types it (I finished both so I saw mainly all Wildfire's stuff), I just say that I'll commit a suicide if NWN beats that.

    And PoR? The problem is not in the rules, I assure you. The only good part of the game are rules. Weird, I say that about the rules I hate. But nevermind, the rules don't make good game. I hope that finally after PoR it is obvious.
     
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    Extremist whare can I get demos for the gamesa Arcanum and Anachronox, and how much are they and ware do I buy them
     
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    For demos search on the net. But beware, those are pretty big ones.

    For buying, try with the link to amazon that is at the top of every single page on this site, including this one.
     
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