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JT
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Deus Ex 2: Invisible War: 5/10 points |
I absolutely agree with the reviewer on all of the subjects he covered, and would like to add a couple of points:
a) The factions, that in Deus Ex were mysterious and interesting, are all just big corporations in DX:IW. This makes for very uninteresting gameplay by detracting from the mystique of the various organizations. They all seem to represent some archetype that was needed (conservatives, liberals, hatemongers and entrepreneurs) and aren't really linked to their histories except in offhand mentions ("the illuminati wants to rule the world", etc). In Deus Ex, each faction was based on a real-world conspiracy theory, making the story play out like a good sci-fi/alternate history novel.
b) The conversation system is very binary in that you only have the option of choosing one extreme opinion or the other, there is no abstinence. For example, in south Medina a local man demands that you buy breathers for his kids. Your only choices are to either cave in and buy the breathers or to threaten to kill the man. There is no option to say "No, I will not buy your children their breathers". Similarily, the conversations will hinge around a single choice at the start, after which Alex D takes over and makes all sorts of remarks that the player may not have inferred from his available conversation options. At the Templar recruiting booth in Cairo, for example, you can either agree with the recruiter's opinion or oppose it. If you agree with the Templar Alex D demands to join the Knights Templar. What if the player simply wanted to avoid confrontation? This all plays into the reviewer's conclusion that the freedom in DX:IW is a farce. |
Dungeon Siege: 1/10 points |
WORST RPG is Dungeon Siege it has 5 completed Sieglets & Neverwinter has well over 3000. I think that says something about GPG's promise of making something that would allow the community to build their own worlds for others to play, they started out with a lot but 99% of the community bowed out when they tryed to create something with it's editor. Neverwinter has STORY, Roleplaying, Action, Excellent Re-play Value and HEAPS more Re-play value with a very large community! NWN gets a 10 + infinity :) |
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