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The MSJ posted:Demonstone is actually made by the same studio that made the The Two Towers brawler. They were talking about Salvatore over in the Steam thread briefly as well. Is he really that bad of a writer?
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Are there any games that do HOMM3 well or should I continue to play HOMM3. Seen that its on GoG for 10 and i finally lost my CDs
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Apr 14, 2015 15:12
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Fetus Tree posted:Are there any games that do HOMM3 well or should I continue to play HOMM3.
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Apr 14, 2015 16:32
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Max Wilco posted:They were talking about Salvatore over in the Steam thread briefly as well. Is he really that bad of a writer? He absolutely fails to understand the concept of dramatic tension, so instead of wondering "What sacrifices will the character have to make to achieve his goal?" or "How will the character's flaws interact with his plan to overcome this obstacle?" it's always "How will Drizzt prove that he's perfect and good and so much better than everyone else this time?". EDIT: Sometimes he's amazingly lucky too, I guess, but he never needs the luck because he did something wrong, just because someone/thing else was doing something bad to him.
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Apr 14, 2015 16:48
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:He absolutely fails to understand the concept of dramatic tension, so instead of wondering "What sacrifices will the character have to make to achieve his goal?" or "How will the character's flaws interact with his plan to overcome this obstacle?" it's always "How will Drizzt prove that he's perfect and good and so much better than everyone else this time?". I have read many of his books, and I cannot disagree. Somewhat ironically, I feel that his best novel was Servant of the Shard, which actually properly addressed all of the things you just mentioned while focusing entirely around the villains. Drizzt does not appear in any way and is only mentioned in passing once or twice. For some reason, Salvatore is always better when the bad guys are in the spotlight. I wanted to say something else in praise of Elaine Cunningham, but I don't want to derail.
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Fetus Tree posted:Are there any games that do HOMM3 well or should I continue to play HOMM3. Just continue to play HOMM3 its the best. Kings Bounty as mentioned has some similarities but honestly aside from the actual battles its pretty different from HOMM3.
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Fetus Tree posted:Are there any games that do HOMM3 well or should I continue to play HOMM3. I still play HOMM5 sometimes. IMHO, after all the extensions and patches and fan-made patches, 5 is the best HOMM. Ive never played 6, though, but from all Ive read and heard, its not a very good game. Kings Bounty is great, but as the above player said, is not really the same. HOMM is a strategy game, while KB is a RPG game. The only thing they have in common is the tactical battle style. Elias_Maluco fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Apr 14, 2015 |
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Apr 14, 2015 18:13
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disciples 2 is also A Good Game, if you want something slightly different (but not too much!) from HoMM. Also a russian existentialism level bleak story, which is pretty hilarious
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Apr 14, 2015 18:50
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Also Age of Wonders III just got its second expansion today and while I haven't played for a while myself, from what I can tell they've added a ton of features and improvements since the initial release.
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JustJeff88 posted:I have read many of his books, and I cannot disagree. Somewhat ironically, I feel that his best novel was Servant of the Shard, which actually properly addressed all of the things you just mentioned while focusing entirely around the villains. Drizzt does not appear in any way and is only mentioned in passing once or twice. I think his best story is the Cleric Quintet because it's a lot more experimental than the Drizzt series at the time. The heroes are really terrible people at the start and every encounter seems impossible for them to overcome but they generally succeed through smart planning instead of blind luck. Cadderly is also an inventory, something I wish more main characters in fantasy stories were, so he modifies all his equipment like he has a metal loving yoyo that smashes faces like Ness in Earthbound. It's still generic pulp fantasy fare and the protagonist is basically Luke Skywalker complete with an "I am your father" moment but it's one of the better uses of the D&D license at the time. You're also 100% correct about his villains. The quintet has this tragic hero who ends up being a villain through the protagonist's assholery and he gets kicked in the balls constantly. I sympathized with that guy hard. There's also an anime as gently caress villain who body swaps with people and gets pissed off when you call him THE Ghost or something like that. It's straight Batman rogue's gallery stuff. Cadderly appears in one of the Baldur's Gate games I believe. al-azad fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Apr 14, 2015 |
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Which Baldur's Gate game? Cadderly also has a pimp cane (functionally a mace) and a pimp hat. Salvatore loves pimp hats. The drow merc Jarlaxle also wore one. As far as I know, only Neverwinter Nights 2 has them among the D&D games. Maybe Pillars of Eternity too, since people were asking rope kid for them.
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Apr 15, 2015 02:20
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Jesus, does PoE ever have pimp hats.
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The MSJ posted:Which Baldur's Gate game? He appears when you return to Candlekeep to provide foreshadowing much like Elminster.
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Apr 15, 2015 02:52
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Last day of the Tower Sale.The Gothic game are back on GOG. Divinity: Original Sin is also up for the finale. Is it worth picking up for $24? The reaction to it doesn't seem as positive as it was when the game first came out.
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scamtank posted:Jesus, does PoE ever have pimp hats. They learned from Valve.
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Max Wilco posted:Last day of the Tower Sale.The Gothic game are back on GOG. I played through the entire game MP and while I was enjoying the first half, it really goes off the rails at some point. Also they only added the "listen to conversation" function later into our playthrough so neither of us ever knew what was really happening. It was too long to type out everything so it was just "Uh, well, this wizard just said we should go kill that rat."
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Apr 18, 2015 18:37
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There's a potentially curious note at the end of today's news update. "Oh yeah, Austin High is 75% off today (until 4/21, 9:59 AM GMT), but we can't say why."
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Apr 20, 2015 12:12
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ovaries posted:There's a potentially curious note at the end of today's news update. If you can't figure out why having Austin HIGH on sale on 4/20 is something they can't spell out then there might not be hope for you.
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Apr 20, 2015 13:27
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ovaries posted:There's a potentially curious note at the end of today's news update.  Enough said.
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Apr 20, 2015 13:34
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Is this "Halfway" any good? http://www.gog.com/game/halfway Seems like my type of game, but reviews in GOG are mixed, usually a bad sign.
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Apr 20, 2015 13:39
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macnbc posted:If you can't figure out why having Austin HIGH on sale on 4/20 is something they can't spell out then there might not be hope for you. Sorry, I don't follow. Is this a regional reference? vvv ??? ovaries fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Apr 20, 2015 |
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Apr 20, 2015 22:31
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Four twenty/420 is almost universal slang for smoking pot. April 20th is 4/20 when written using US date standards. I hope you can connect the dots from there.
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Apr 20, 2015 22:37
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ovaries posted:Sorry, I don't follow. Is this a regional reference? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_%28cannabis_culture%29 Austin High is a comedy film about the consumption of marijuana products.
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Oh OK.
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ovaries posted:Sorry, I don't follow. Is this a regional reference? You see, cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that contains the psychoactive constituent tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. When smoked or ingested, THC produces a mild euphoria colloquially referred to as a "high." April 20th, written 4/20 (four-twenty) in the US dating system, is a day dedicated to cannabis observance within the community. GOG is making a joke by discounting Austin High -- a stoner comedy about cannabis smoking college students -- on 4/20.
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So huh http://www.gog.com/news/release_agarest_generations_of_war_zero This was announced
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Apr 21, 2015 15:30
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420 memes and a new Agarest game. GOG.
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Just tell me, I like the idea of having generations of fighters succeeding each other in RPGs, sorta like a bloodline thing, but the fact it's only women who are your partners kinda puts me off. Also, just looking at the image it gives me the feeling it's just underage girls, so I'm really loving hesitant about even getting this. Can anyone clear up that to me?
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LotsBread posted:Just tell me, I like the idea of having generations of fighters succeeding each other in RPGs, sorta like a bloodline thing, but the fact it's only women who are your partners kinda puts me off. Also, just looking at the image it gives me the feeling it's just underage girls, so I'm really loving hesitant about even getting this. Can anyone clear up that to me? No, that's pretty much exactly what Agarest is: a bad SRPG series with creepy underaged anime girls.
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Every Idea Factory / Compile Heart game is bad.
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LotsBread posted:So huh http://www.gog.com/game/ys_vi_the_ark_of_napishtim Fortunately so was this.
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Justin_Brett posted:http://www.gog.com/game/ys_vi_the_ark_of_napishtim the one anime I tolerate
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Lemon Curdistan posted:No, that's pretty much exactly what Agarest is: a bad SRPG series with creepy underaged anime girls. Not to mention grindy as gently caress. The battles get very samey after a while, and even with auto-battle, the game can knock people asleep.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:No, that's pretty much exactly what Agarest is: a bad SRPG series with creepy underaged anime girls.  Case in point.
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Why would a 360 owner need a breast-based mouse pad? They just haven't done their research.
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Apr 21, 2015 19:55
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To go with their pillow case, of course.
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:Every Idea Factory / Compile Heart game is bad. Yuuuup.
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HOMM 3 related chat, does anyone have anything to say about the HD remake that came out recently. I want to play some HOMM 3 again and was wondering if itīs any good ?
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It's rushed out garbage, which among many sins, is missing the expansion. Grab the original on GOG and don't look back.
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Ive said it before but if you want to play HOMM3 or something like HOMM3.. just play HOMM3.
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