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Rendelius
Critical Error
Joined: 06 Jul 2001
Posts: 16
Location: Austria |
Hm. A thought just came to my mind: we hear a lot of blockbuster RPGs like Baldurs Gate or (if you consider it to be one) Diablo.
But there were other RPGs without a lot of PR fuzz we all enjoyed. Maybe even RPGs that got bashed by reviewers and we thought: it ain't that bad, I liked it.
One game comes to my mind in that respect: Revenant. Hadn't much fuzz about it, and the critics weren't too enthusiastic. Nevertheless, I remember I had a great time with the game (although I didn't finish it).
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Michael C
Black Dragon
Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 1595
Location: Aarhus, Denmark |
I liked Revenant too, and I did finish it. The game wasn't that long, and was very oneway street in the last quarter of the game.
I'm not so sure about which games got a bad review and which not, but two games I'm sure of was Migth & Magic VII and VIII, they both got,lets say, lesser good reviews, Number VIII even worse than VII, mostly because of the graphical engine. I agree that the graphics have seen better days, but there was still very good gameplay in these two games IMHO.
[ This Message was edited by: Michael C on 2001-07-10 08:55 ] |
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Tue Jul 10, 2001 1:54 pm |
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A real underdog is published 1996 by BlueByte from the makers of two Thalion hits Amberstar and Ambermoon.
Albion is a severely underrated RPG. The game has a detailed story, a huge and well-realized gameworld, a novel use of both 2D and 3D views, and some unique puzzles that are a far cry from the normal find-a-button-to-open-door puzzles found in most RPGs.
I had a lot of fun with this game.
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Tue Jul 10, 2001 8:21 pm |
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Andy
Village Dweller
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
Posts: 4
Location: Australia |
definitely Demise: Rise of the Ku'Tan! the dungeon was huge with lots to find and a decent character development system. most reviewers didn't seem to get what the game was about. the demo alone has enough dungeon for many hours of play. |
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 4:57 am |
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Rendelius
Critical Error
Joined: 06 Jul 2001
Posts: 16
Location: Austria |
Ah, Demise. I was unable to get this one in Europe. I loved the demo, really. Any idea where this one could be ordered? I am really interested in buying this game...
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 6:24 am |
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Snoekie
Baron of the Court
Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 335
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
The only place I was able to find it was on the chips&bits website.
http://www.cdmag.com/cgi-bin/order.cbi_home?source=80124
But it's currently out of stock...perhaps if you contact them they could tell you when it will be available again.
Good luck 
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 9:36 am |
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Rendelius
Critical Error
Joined: 06 Jul 2001
Posts: 16
Location: Austria |
Oh. Thanks, I'll try that
To stay on the thread: I had a lot of fun playing Darkstone. It had some good reviews, but little to no hype. And I think that Evil Islands (after the patch) is a darn good game.
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:28 am |
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Jay
Fearless Paladin
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
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My choices,
System Shock 2. A classic game that holds its own with Deus Ex. You could also add System Shock to the list.
Dark Sun. This was a real fun game, and had me fairly addicted.
Star Trail. I never played the first part, and the third part was a real disappointment, but this was a great game.
Master of Magic. I know this is not really a RPG, but I played this game for over 4 years. While we are getting Civ 3 and Master of Orion 3, still no sign of a sequel.
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 11:11 am |
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Andy
Village Dweller
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
Posts: 4
Location: Australia |
you can order Demise direct from the publisher here. |
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 12:10 pm |
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RuySan
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 11 Jul 2001
Posts: 42
Location: Portugal |
IMHO ALBION is the most underrated rpg from all time. It is also my fav RPG.
just go to http://www.theunderdogs.org and download it!!! |
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 8:22 pm |
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Ryder
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 11 Jul 2001
Posts: 33
Location: Australia |
I thought Soulbringer was pretty good myself. |
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Wed Jul 11, 2001 9:19 pm |
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Jay
Fearless Paladin
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
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I havn't played either Soulbringer or Demise, but I also enjoyed Albion.
As for Might Magic, while I really enjoyed 6, 7 and 8, 3DO aint doing themselves any favors by releasing so many bad spin offs. Legends, Warriors, Crusaders and the millions of HoMM 3 have done their reputation no favors.
Another RPG which everyone seems to hate, was Lands of Lore 2. I really enjoyed this game. The film sequences were the usually incredibly high standard from Westwood, the 3 different forms made the game very interesting, and the music was first class. Westwood used to make first class RPGs. From Eye of the Beholder 1 and 2, to Lands of Lore, they were always made with love for the genre. I find it a pity that they seem to have given up developing anything except Dune and C+C games. Another developer gets devoured by the EA monster. Origin and Bullfrog are in good company.
Sea Dogs, a fun game that got absolutly no attention. Maybe the sequel will make the breakthrough. |
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Thu Jul 12, 2001 10:30 am |
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Rendelius
Critical Error
Joined: 06 Jul 2001
Posts: 16
Location: Austria |
Funny you mention Sea Dogs. While I really enjoyed playing it for some time, the hardship of naval battles (no tutorial) and the limited possibilities make it a little bit boring after some time, imho. I expected it to be a Daggerfall on water, but it really wasn't. Nevertheless, I still think it is one of the better games out there...
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Thu Jul 12, 2001 10:41 am |
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Michael C
Black Dragon
Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 1595
Location: Aarhus, Denmark |
-Ultima IX with patch 1.18f and 256mb RAM
-Wizard & warriors also with a patch.
Both games had a lot of very good gameplay after the patches, but the most gamers / reviewers never cared. There loss I guess. |
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Thu Jul 12, 2001 11:27 am |
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Stiletto
God Emperor
Joined: 06 Jul 2001
Posts: 312
Location: Orlando, Florida |
I really liked Ultima 9 as a whole too. Even though the "Final" version they put out really should have been the First version they put out. It still had plenty of bugs. I never played it with any of the fan patches, but I liked the game a lot. Even though they linearized it, I still enjoyed it. Interesting enough, I had a garage sale a couple of months ago and after we had finished we were cleaning up. Some kids on bikes came up and they wanted all my old ultima games that I still had. I was amazed, these kids were maybe 10 years old and they even knew what Ultima 6, 7 and 8 were. |
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