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SirDeity
Gothic's Loyal Hero
Joined: 14 Jan 2002
Posts: 602
Location: Maine, USA |
I'll try Arx and see if I like it. It seems to be highly praised by several sources.
Gorath - What would you personally suggest? I would personally respect any recommendation you might have. Your a very well known poster on this site. I value your opinions highly.  I think others might as well.
Gothic's Loyal Gate Keeper, SirDiety. |
Tue Nov 12, 2002 7:12 am |
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Zakhal
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
Posts: 188
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quote:
Originally posted by SirDiety
This may be a bit off subject. I noticed a lot of new MMORPG's being released. I just have two questions regarding this:
Do all MMORPG's require you to pay a monthly fee, like Everquest does?
If you have a MMORPG to recommend, which one would it be?
(I played Everquest for about 6 years. I stopped playing it about 1 year ago. I was overwhelmingly frustrated at the fact that the game is designed so its nearly impossible for you to solo after a certain level. In EQ for example, even as a Wizard, from level 40 to 60 its almost impossible to find good mobs to kill alone. The game not only encourages, but requires you to group with other players in order to kill mobs at mid to high levels. Everquest is a really great game, it just has that one aspect I personally can't extract any enjoyment from.)
Gothic's Loyal Gate Keeper, SirDiety.
If you liked Eq-kind-of-gameplay but thought it was flawed in som aspects, you should try Daoc. Daoc is like everquest done right.
Not that i like evercamp games at all. Boring. Too bad almost all current mmorpgs are similar to the them. Gotta wait for the new mmorpgs which have som real roleplaying included instead of the pure hack'n'slash level/eq-quest gameplay. |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 7:58 am |
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DzD
Unknown
Joined: 12 Mar 2002
Posts: 7140
Location: Sweden |
A tale in teh desert is free for trial now on their website. I think there is an session up right now.
And about LotR. There is no challenge in it, it's to short and if you are a LotR freak like me, you will not like the game. Especially not if you are into games like NWN.
It might be worth a shot though, it's kind of similiar to Gothic, allthough it's liniar (sp?).
I don't have time to write a review of the game, to much homework and now to go to my 1 hour long strength training...
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 5:42 pm |
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Gothic Soul
Master of Shadows
Joined: 27 Aug 2002
Posts: 682
Location: Underdark |
quote:
Originally posted by DzD
quote:
Originally posted by Korzen
You can always try Lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring.
DON'T BUY TAHT GAME! Just a warning...
The same advise from me thats just like 5 hours of Fun only.
BTW, I'm playing Morrowind until Gothic 2 comes out, It's not as fun as gothic but is good.I'm giving it a chance to impress me. 
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 6:01 pm |
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Lanael
City Guard
Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 147
Location: lyon - France |
I know it's not a *recent* game; but the closest game to gothic is surely
Ultima IX : ascension. ( I wonder in what extent Piranha Bytes based Gothic on it ?!)
It's just bigger, and a lot more ambitious. And it is nowdays playable with actual hardware configuration. ( and latest patches !! )
I just finished it ! And all I have to say is : WOW !
Seems Gothic II should have nearly the size of U9. ( they claim 9 hours of spoken dialogue but I wonder how it is for U9 ?!!)
IMO, these games are not really RPGs ( more action-adventure ) but they are the future ! |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 7:21 pm |
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GhanBuriGhan
Noble Knight
Joined: 03 May 2002
Posts: 208
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Also not recent, but if you have never played it, grab Outcast from the bargain bin - its not fantasy (more sci-fi with fantasy elements) its not even a RPG (rather an action adventure with some power-ups) but the "aliveness" of the world, the free-form exploring and interactiveness of NPCs reminded me a lot of this game when I first started Gothic.
Graphics are terribly low-res, but not bad once you get used to them. Its been one of my greatest gaming experiences, but the game got little attention at the time.
And of course Morrowind is the coolest |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 8:16 pm |
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TheCleric
Fearless Paladin
Joined: 11 Jan 2002
Posts: 230
Location: Upstate NY, USA |
 If you haven't played it, I definately recommend OUTCAST!
I'm replaying it myself while waiting for Gothic II. It's a little old, but well worth playing. The music is outstanding, Huge world, ton's of gameplay.
I was actually going to post it as a suggestion myself, Good choice GhanBuriGhan! |
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:53 am |
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TypeONegative
Village Dweller
Joined: 10 Nov 2002
Posts: 6
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Hit the bargain bin and buy Blade of Darkness. |
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 6:17 am |
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LaBaN
Noble Knight
Joined: 08 Mar 2002
Posts: 224
Location: Denmark |
Forgot to mention: Vampire: the masquerade and Darkened Skye
(But i still reeally recommend Sacrifice and Zanzarah)
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 3:50 pm |
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Gorath
Mostly Harmless
Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
quote:
Originally posted by SirDiety
I'll try Arx and see if I like it. It seems to be highly praised by several sources.
Gorath - What would you personally suggest? I would personally respect any recommendation you might have. Your a very well known poster on this site. I value your opinions highly. I think others might as well.
Gothic's Loyal Gate Keeper, SirDiety.
Oh, thanks for your kind words. 
Unfortunately I´m not qualified to give recommendations about new games because I didn´t find the time to play in the last 15 months. The only games I played for more than a few hours are:
NOLF (excellent)
Max Payne (nice)
Hitman (brilliant)
DS (boring)
Summoner (better than DS but the lengthy walks kill it)
I have Morrowind and NWN here and wait for good deals for Arx and Divinity. Played none of them yet. 
From what I hear I conclude that Arx is the most original (in the way of <i>not generic</i>) of the later RPGs. Of course originality can be two edged ...
Lanael is right about Ultima Ascension. It´s the game which comes closest to Gothic. I liked it but I think Gothic beats it in every aspect.
I bet PB played it for quite some time.
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:33 pm |
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Korzen
Forsaken
Joined: 02 Nov 2002
Posts: 3673
Location: The User Groups Section. |
What's DS? |
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:49 pm |
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Jaz
Late Night Spook
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 9708
Location: RPGDot |
Dungeon Siege.
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:54 pm |
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Korzen
Forsaken
Joined: 02 Nov 2002
Posts: 3673
Location: The User Groups Section. |
I knew I heard it somewhere before!! |
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:57 pm |
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JemyM
Vault Dweller
Joined: 28 Nov 2001
Posts: 753
Location: Sweden |
Its always about "what made you like gothic?"...
Personally, I loved the freedom to go wherever I wanted, do whatever I wanted, and had a world that reacted to what I did.
If I say "Morrowind", I would actually be lying, since Morrowind never reacted to what you did. You walked around in huge landscapes, saw thousands of people, yet feel very, very lonely, since the "people" never reacted to your actions, more than being walking signposts.
If I say "Fallout 2" I would be right on the spot. Fallout 2 is still one of the best RPG's I played, for its complete freedom and a world that was shaped around you depending upon what you do with your freedom. It is a totally different engine, with a totally different interface, but the things I loved in Gothic are all in Fallout 2.
http://www.nma-fallout.com
After that, I wish to reccomend you to take a look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Oblivion Lost. A futuristic FPS/RPG, soon to be released. To quote the authors:
"...We rejected the linear level-to-level passage in favour of such freedom of action and movement as seen in 'Elite', 'Daggerfall' and 'Fallout'. Players will travel an immense territory of a zone stretching for 20 square kilometers, explore it, gain money and experience, move along a free "non-stiff" story line towards the game final..."
http://www.stalker-game.com (It is also the most beautiful game ever, placed next to Doom III in many aspects (Doom3 have no outdoor areas, so it is difficult to compare them)). |
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Mon Nov 18, 2002 10:40 am |
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PornCop
Head Merchant
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 51
Location: Québec |
Ah... Gothic is my second favorite game... because Outcast is still the first. It's a good choice: the aspect I loved above all in Gothic was the «living» world... a thing that we meet in Outcast.
If not, until Gothic 2... there's the super demo. Believe me: you will need many days to «really» finish it. (because the demo's zone is not truely restricted and in fact is really huge). |
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