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Wich Alternatives are there to gothic???
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Erb Duchenne
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Hey JAZ, what's the story with your avatar? Who is it?

Yeah, Outcast is waay waay cool! It's got a great storyline and I especially liked the way it developed and how all the answers came together in the end.

The scenery was spectacular despite being voxels (yuck yuck). There's no 3D acceleration, so you don't need GeForce or any of them 3D cards.

I didn't include it cos' it's way old now, by PC standards, and it ain't exactly RPG... more a 3D adventure.
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Well... let's say I just wanted some new clothes . And I have been making one joke too many about my real calling being that of a Star Destroyer captain...

It's Jovan Vharing, the captain of Lord Tremayne's 'Interrogator' and the protagonist of Pat Jackson's story 'The Longest Fall' (which in itself appeared for the first time in one of the Star Wars RPG journals and was later published in 'Tales from the New Republic'). The pic as well as his RPG stats were only in the Journal version of the story, and the pic was black and white at that. I chose to color it one day...
To cut it short, Vharing was one of the classical Imperial minions who - without meaning to do something bad - botched a mission royally and was subsequently executed. Contrary to most other folks who happened to share the same fate he had a brief stint as a ghost afterwards ...
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When do we get new Avatars?
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Post Thu Aug 22, 2002 6:40 am
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Post Thu Aug 22, 2002 6:54 am
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what about DUNGEON SIEGE from Microsoft???, ive heard that its a really fun and long game, anyone with it???
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Post Tue Aug 27, 2002 1:07 am
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Microsoft is only the distributor. Dungeon Siege was developed by Gas Powered Games, the head behind it was Chris Taylor, the guy who designed Total Annihilation.
IMHO DS is nothing more than a boring, unrewarding, storyless and strictly linear hack&slash game. You´re on rails throughout the whole game.
The only positive things are the beautiful graphics and the excellent interface. A wasted chance. Nox was so much better.
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thank you man, i was going to the store, but i dont like that much linear games, less if they are play from above (i hate games like commando and starcraft becouse the way the camera is positioned) so i will wait Gothic 2, and i will download a demo of morrowind and NWN, thank you all
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Post Wed Aug 28, 2002 2:03 pm
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As an alternative for Gothic my recommendation would ofcourse be Outcast by Appeal.

Voxel based, non accelerated but simply beautiful graphics combined with exellent gameplay and a large and totally convincing world of Adelpha.

Gothic & Outcast are undeniably the best and the greatest action/adventure games ever made. The fate of Outcast 2 is really a big blow to adventure gaming
Post Wed Aug 28, 2002 3:36 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by SlamDunk
Gothic & Outcast are undeniably the best and the greatest action/adventure games ever made. The fate of Outcast 2 is really a big blow to adventure gaming


There was an Outcast 2? I never even knew. What's it about?
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Outcast 2 - The Lost Paradise was first temporarily suspended.

http://www.appeal.be/AW/html/TLP/TLP.htm

Now there's word that Appeal has closed it's doors due to financial problems (bankruptcy).

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/22112/
Post Wed Aug 28, 2002 6:52 pm
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\there is tons of good news, such as every day the release date of Gothic 2 gets closer! , but there is also some very, very bad news... they are coming out with a EVERQUEST 2!!!!!!!! of all the mindless hack n slash games, Everquest is the worst! and they are making a sequel! that just makes me sad... it is games like that that suck the souls out of many a good gamer... as well as drain their wallet... it is the reason that games such as Gothic and others never get seen! because there are too many soul-less gamers... oh, and by the way, if you click on "more emoticons" how do you put them in here? I was going to do the little do shooting the gun, and the aim it at a large "everquest!"
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Post Fri Aug 30, 2002 8:47 am
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Post Fri Aug 30, 2002 8:54 am
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I know what spamming is, having gotten in trouble for it on a different board... but what is trolling??? oh, and are you single?
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Post Fri Aug 30, 2002 1:11 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by SlamDunk
Outcast 2 - The Lost Paradise was first temporarily suspended.

http://www.appeal.be/AW/html/TLP/TLP.htm

Now there's word that Appeal has closed it's doors due to financial problems (bankruptcy).

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/22112/


Oh no! Poor guys. I really loved Outcast. But I guess their appeal (hah, pun) might have gone a longer way had it used 3D acceleration than voxel graphics.

@Black Fang, yes, I'm single. Oh, was that question directed at Val?
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Nah, I think he was asking you Erb.

To learn what Trolls are click here.
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