I gave up on Jade Empire after it didn't want to work with Wine. I guess it spared me extra frustration 
May be newer Wine fixed those issues though.
May be newer Wine fixed those issues though.Only slightly game related.
I was on my clan chat last night and everyone was talking about genetics, ethnicity, nationality, etc.. And a new guy said that he inherited the German master race gene, though the name of said race he did not know. And went on about how his IQ was 278. There was an awkward silence and we all logged off.
I was on my clan chat last night and everyone was talking about genetics, ethnicity, nationality, etc.. And a new guy said that he inherited the German master race gene, though the name of said race he did not know. And went on about how his IQ was 278. There was an awkward silence and we all logged off.
Clan chat in what game? The last time I played a MMORPG, guilds had some process of accepting members. So usually such kind of weird people never made it in.
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Dona mentioned the new patch (which I guess comes out in two days) was going to have Lions Arch seiged which sounds pretty cool, but unless that siege brings a new level 80 dungeon...well, I'm sick of the near two year old same-old-same-old dungeon content
Its been a while but I am slapping on my space cowboy hat and heading once again into the final frontier. There was much grinding for fuel but if that is what it takes to save the world and progress through the Ultima series than I will
Its been a while but I am slapping on my space cowboy hat and heading once again into the final frontier. There was much grinding for fuel but if that is what it takes to save the world and progress through the Ultima series than I will
Well that makes me want to go back and keep trying. But I just wonder where all of this will take me. Is it really worth it?
I did consider simply moving on to a much better game (not very hard to find
). I want to purchase The Banner Saga and Blackguards, but I want to wait for a price drop especially for the latter. I am still unsure they are worth the prices they cost right now.To be honest I don't want to play something too engaging because I am expecting Wasteland 2 to come out any moment! But I might just have to keep waiting.
That is absolutely right. The clunky, unresponsive combat wouldn't be so torturous if the game didn't throw battle encounters at you around every damn corner! I might bring it down to easy just to finish the game quickly, but does the story get any better? Right now I'm fighting hordes of spirits near that damned dam at Tien's Landing.
I gave up on Jade Empire after it didn't want to work with Wine. I guess it spared me extra frustration
Yeah you're not missing out, heh. I feel it could have been more fun but, well, it isn't.
Doesn't sound too good if the part you dislike about Jade Empires is the "playing the game" part of the game
On an unrelated note thanks Csàszàr! You've given me the key to the smiley. I didn't even think to try if my favourite smiley had returned!!!! :ice: :ice: :ice: w00t!
On an unrelated note thanks Csàszàr! You've given me the key to the smiley. I didn't even think to try if my favourite smiley had returned!!!! :ice: :ice: :ice: w00t!
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"Why Titanfall has no single player campaign"
Though it's an FPS (and looks like a pretty fun one, honestly), I hope this attitude will live and die with Titanfall. Otherwise, it's a pretty disturbing direction for the industry. Supposedly it's an approach more fitting for shooter games, and RPGs, with their higher focus on story, are less inclined to such a philosophy, but still.
Though it's an FPS (and looks like a pretty fun one, honestly), I hope this attitude will live and die with Titanfall. Otherwise, it's a pretty disturbing direction for the industry. Supposedly it's an approach more fitting for shooter games, and RPGs, with their higher focus on story, are less inclined to such a philosophy, but still.
It´s way too early to make a thread for this game yet, as it´s been announced recently, so I´ll post it here in case some of you guys are interested in following its development.
http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/runemaster
Runemaster
I know what you´re thinking: "More Norse mythology?? I´ll pass". But there are some things about this game which make it interesting IMO.
The game is being developed by Paradox Interactive. In case you don´t know them, they are specialized in historical grand strategy games (look for Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, for example), and they are known for the historical accuracy with which they develop their games.
Following their usual ideology, they plan to make this game as faithful to Norse mythology as they can.
Also, with their experience in strategy games, I´m confident they have some great ideas regarding tactical combat for the game.
And, also good to know, they always make their games highly moddable, and this one will be no exception.
I, for one, will be following this very closely. When enough details are revealed, I´ll probably make a thread about the game.
http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/runemaster
Runemaster
I know what you´re thinking: "More Norse mythology?? I´ll pass". But there are some things about this game which make it interesting IMO.
The game is being developed by Paradox Interactive. In case you don´t know them, they are specialized in historical grand strategy games (look for Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, for example), and they are known for the historical accuracy with which they develop their games.
Following their usual ideology, they plan to make this game as faithful to Norse mythology as they can.
Also, with their experience in strategy games, I´m confident they have some great ideas regarding tactical combat for the game.
And, also good to know, they always make their games highly moddable, and this one will be no exception.
I, for one, will be following this very closely. When enough details are revealed, I´ll probably make a thread about the game.
Ratatosk was I think a squirrel who ran up and down Yggdrasil swapping threats and insults between a great Eagle that sat in the branches of the World Ash and Nidhoggr (Corpse Tearer) the Orm who chewed endlessly on the roots of the great Tree. As I remember there were Nine worlds in the Old Norse beliefs though, as that is the sacred number to their thinking. To be honest i'm more interested in the real Viking culture, something that's never been explored in game, except by insults like Skyrim et al, rather than the symbolic myths of the Edda's and Saga's which I don't want to be sullied.
No. There are barely any good games out there that are actually based on Norse mythology (references and names don't count). Judging by their description, however, I wouldn't really call this project faithful at all (six worlds, really?).
I think a proper game based on the deities and the stories in the Edda would be fun, but since most of them involve godly quests or feats I have no idea how to make things work properly. Take for instance the story when Thor visits Uthgarda-Loki and accepts several challenges. He lifts a cat that turns out to be the world serpent, Jormungandr, he drinks a bottomless beer stein that happens to be the sea, and he wrestles an old lady that happens to be old age. As fun as it is, I don't see that as a game.
Now, as you say, games based on the sagas would actually present real struggles. The saga of the Volsungs is particularly interesting
The last game I played which is roughly based on those settings was Rune Classic. Which is a decent game but it's more of an action hack-n-slash than anything else. The atmosphere and the story were pretty good for the genre though.
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I was playing the GOG version of Rune the other day and I don't know if it's my memory being knackered (been hit in the head a lot,) but there seemed to be some levels missing. I distinctly remember the Goblin/Pukje tunnels being a real long haul and a pain in the arse, this time they were fairly brief.
Indeed, they trimmed some levels in further releases. You can still play them if you use Rune Gold (GOG offers it in extras to Rune Classic).