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Jay
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Alternate Reality - The City: 4/10 points |
This game COULD have been the RPG Holy Grail of the late 80s, but I found it WAY too frustrating. Dying and not being able to reload pretty much made it unplayable. Had some of the coolest game play and ideas of the time. |
Arx Fatalis: 7/10 points |
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A very good game, with some problems. In many ways this could have been the classic RPG of 2002, but while the ambition was there, the execution wasn't. Ultima Underworld is one of the greatest RPGs of all time. The interaction with the enviroment, the first game in 3d, the freedom, the varied ways of playing. It's the spiritual predecessor to Deus Ex, Thief, System Shock and many more classics. As a tribute Arx works well in some areas, but not so well in others.
The atosphere in this game is first class. Similar to Thief, you feel that there is so much history and that the world has survived a long time. The cultures are varied and very well depicted. The Goblins are hilarious and have to be one of the funniest things I have seen in a RPG. The variety of things to manulate and use adds a lot, but is not consistant. Some items are infinately usable, while others take up plenty of precious space and are as useful as the Henchmen in Neverwinter Nights.
A compass would have been very nice, and there was lot of bugs (most of which have been fixed), and I really miss being able to direct the conversation. I didn't like having to be everyones errandboy, and the game was a little too linear for my taste. The magic system is great, and really adds to the emmersion in the world.
On the whole I would really recommend this game, and while my rating is substantially lower then most, I hope I've explained why. I really look forward to their next game, and believe that Pirana bytes next game will be a classic. Bioware had to develop Baldur's Gate before Baldur's Gate 2, so I hope that the next game surpasses all expectations. |
Autoduel: 7/10 points |
Fun adaptation of the PnP game 'Car Wars'. Build your own car, tool around to different towns, fight in arenas or on the road. Found a cheat to the blackjack tables in Atlantic City, so I was always rolling in dough =) |
Baldur's Gate: 8/10 points |
Very fun RPG. Helped revive the genre. Hope you found the Ring of Wizardry! |
Baldur's Gate 2 - Shadows of Amn: 9/10 points |
Amazing. Giant leap up from the original (which was a great game). Will be the benchmark for future RPGs, especially D&D licensed titles. |
Baldur's Gate 2 - Shadows of Amn: 1/10 points |
Bad game. I am soooo BORED |
Bard's Tale 3 - Thief of Fate: 7/10 points |
Fun, long, and interesting. Mapped entire game BY HAND. |
Curse Of The Azure Bonds: 7/10 points |
Gold box goodness. |
Dark Age of Camelot: 7/10 points |
EQ done (mostly) right. Continued development makes it more interesting as time goes on. Downside- A leveling treadmill and a PvP system where level is king makes for some damned unsatisfying gameplay at times. |
Dark Age of Camelot: 4/10 points |
Quests and tasks are boring. |
Divine Divinity: 8/10 points |
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Great game. |
Dungeon Lords: 10/10 points |
If we can stand the bug and other minor problem, it offer a lot of fun. It is my dream to be a hero and slash all monster i see. And i found it well on this game. |
Earth And Beyond: 8/10 points |
Not the best, but far from the worst. It takes some of the best aspects of EQ, UO and DaOC and combines them into a space-format game.
I really enjoy it! |
Elder Scrolls 2 - Daggerfall: 7/10 points |
This game could have been AWESOME. HUGE world, open-ended, fascinating character possibilities (including vampirism and lycanthropy).Very fun to play. Crippling bugs and horrid random dungeons were its downfall. |
Elder Scrolls 2 - Daggerfall: 9/10 points |
The bugs weren't that bad, and vast freeform play made up for them. |
Elder Scrolls 3 - Morrowind: 10/10 points |
This is definitely a 10 rated RPG. |
EverQuest: 8/10 points |
Revolutionary 1st person MMORPG. Big world, lots of character options, tons of treasure.
Leveling treadmill. Steep learning curve. End game gets tiresome. |
Fallout - A Post Nuclear Adventure: 10/10 points |
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Freedom Force: 8/10 points |
Over the top campy comic fun. Character generator is incredible. Game play is a hoot. Only downsides are a totally linear single player game and VERY limited multiplayer options. Definitely worth a try. |
Gothic 2: 10/10 points |
The best game ever. The only game I ever gave a 10/10 |
Icewind Dale: 7/10 points |
Hack and slash D&D goodness. Light on plot, heavy on combat. Bring a cleric and a paladin! |
Jagged Alliance: 7/10 points |
This game is a blast! |
Neverwinter Nights: 10/10 points |
It's rock man.... |
Phantasie: 6/10 points |
Decent part-based RPG. |
Pool of Radiance: 9/10 points |
Revolutionized RPGs. TONS of AD&D fun. |
Pool of Radiance - Ruins of Myth Drannor: 3/10 points |
I was SO excited for this game, and then SO disappointed. Buggy, tedious...just bad. 3E rules made it interesting for about 3 hours, then the tedium of traipsing to and fro for hours got to me. Avoid it. |
Secret of the Silver Blades: 6/10 points |
Fun, but got tedious towards the end. I remember endless droves of umberhulks. Cute chick on the box =) |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: 10/10 points |
DAmnly addicted |
Temple of Apshai Trilogy: 6/10 points |
Mindless quasi-RPG fun. |
Ultima 4 - Quest of the Avatar: 10/10 points |
Perhaps the best RPG of all time. Innovative, immersive, and addictive. I took about 200 pages worth of notes while playing. I miss it! |
Ultima 4 - Quest of the Avatar: 6/10 points |
classic but not as good as ones after. |
Ultima 5 - Warriors of Destiny: 7/10 points |
better than 4, but still not great. |
Ultima 6 - The False Prophet: 7/10 points |
a step back before the excellence of 7 |
Ultima 7 - Serpent Isle (Sequel): 10/10 points |
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Ultima 7 is the greatest RPG ever created, and probably the best game for any platform. The vision and depth is truly astounding, and this is the only game I can remember (with the possible exception of Master of Magic and Ultima Underworld) that I would give a 10. |
Ultima 9 - Ascension: 1/10 points |
The retail version was so bad it was virtually unplayable. I heard they eventually got it patched to playability, but I wasn't wasting any more time. Took perverse pleasure in breaking the CD into flinders. |
Ultima Online: 9/10 points |
Revolutionary. It is OLD and folks are still playing it. Drawbacks- antisocial 'd3wds', dated graphics, smallish world, tedious at times. Still some of the best online experiences I have ever had. |
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines: 8/10 points |
It should be better without the annoying bugs and loading time, but if we can stand all that it still have a lot of good things. Gameplay are good. The character skill and abilities are cool, it is very interesting to try different classess. overall it is a worthy game to play for a long time. |
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption: 7/10 points |
Interesting take on the White Wolf PnP RPG. Fun at first, but totally linear storyline gets old in time. Multiplayer was ambitious, but fell flat (before its time). |
Wizard's Crown: 8/10 points |
This game was A LOT of fun. Auto-combat was nice for easy battles; tactical combat was great for the epic fights. Still get a chill when I think about 'Seasoned Adventurers'. Man they were tough, but they had some great loot! |
