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Phineas
Village Dweller
Joined: 08 Feb 2002
Posts: 4
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I just finished the game, and although I thought it was a great game overall, I was a bit disappointed in some respects. The final battle was way too easy...and very anticlimactic! There really *isn't* a final battle.
In addition, I thought that there should have been a lot less skill points available. I mean, I had like 100+ leftover at the end of the game, despite having 100+ strength and 130 mana as a magician of the 6th circle. If you play as a magician (as I did), once you get storm of fire, there's little need for anything else.
It was a great game, but I like RPG's where it is impossible to "max out" in every area, requiring you to choose a few things to specialize in. A great example of this would be something like Arcanum.
Oh well. Great game anyway...cool story. I'll look forward to Gothic 2. |
Fri Feb 15, 2002 10:49 pm |
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Jaz
Late Night Spook
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 9708
Location: RPGDot |
True, the last chapter was a bit too easy. Still, a game which is a bit too easy is - IMO - still better than a game which is so difficult that interest is easily lost.
Let's wait for part 2... |
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Fri Feb 15, 2002 10:53 pm |
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HiddenX
The Elder Spy
Joined: 20 Jul 2001
Posts: 749
Location: NRW / Germany |
it is often hard to find right balance - a game that is difficult for a rpg-rookie can be boring for a rpg-expert.
best solution: difficulty levels
easy normal nightmare insane ...
Hx
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Fri Feb 15, 2002 11:01 pm |
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you should trade some of those skill points in for a sponn, that way you can eat my ass |
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Sat Feb 16, 2002 2:58 am |
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rodd
Village Dweller
Joined: 10 Feb 2002
Posts: 13
Location: MadCity---the capital of Wisconsin |
Phineas,
This is a bit off topic as it refers to your Arcanum comment.
For me Arcanum could have been a great game but once I reached the 50th level (quite early on) and still had so much to do & explore the game lost MAJOR interest. And I quit soon after.
For me, above everything else and RPG is about character development. An RPG where I can't continue to develop & evolve my character (IMHO) is no longer an RPG.
Which only proves the old adage about 'different strokes for different folks'. But a lot of those type of issues could be handled offering different difficulty levels with options.
Say something like: average = 0, easy gives you 5 option points (sort of like when you're customizing your race in Master of ORION 2) and hard means you add 5 points of difficult (your choice where/how) |
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Sat Feb 16, 2002 11:34 am |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
quote:
On 2002-02-15 20:58, Anonymous wrote:
you should trade some of those skill points in for a sponn, that way you can eat my ass
Fifth version of same sentence that I find today 
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Sat Feb 16, 2002 12:33 pm |
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Gorath
Mostly Harmless
Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
He made 10 posts within 30 minutes. Lets see if he comes back.
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Sat Feb 16, 2002 1:03 pm |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
OK
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Sat Feb 16, 2002 1:41 pm |
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Hagatha
King of the Realms
Joined: 10 Feb 2002
Posts: 456
Location: Burnaby, B.C. |
What will you do to him if he comes back? I'd like to watch...hope it's violent and permanent. |
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Sun Feb 17, 2002 7:56 am |
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