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Re: WITCHAVEN (full version), my thoughts (I like it!!!)

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From: stew... Scott Stewart
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 00:00
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that is a really stupid thing to say that people just want a reason to
bitch... did you ever think that people really want co-op play in these
doom-like games?  Another thing that sucks about witchaven is the f**king
mouse control... ...at least if you are gonna copy doom, copy the good doom
like controls... (3 button mouse)

Aaron Daniel Thompson (an...@detroit.freenet.org) wrote:

: I just picked up Witchaven from EB today (they were giving away the
: Capstone demo CD with Witchaven/Tekwar/Chronomaster for FREE!). I must say
: that after hours of playing the demo I've begun to really like this game.
: I don't think people are giving it a chance, and are just dismissing it as
: "another Doom clone" when really that is wrong. It's quite different than
: Doom in some aspects (the use of short-range medieval weapons, gaining
: experience, using potions, etc). It's almost like a part role-playing
: part action game. The full version is much better than the demo. They 
: have fixed the sound problems, and you can now change the screen size in 
: SVGA mode which you couldn't do in the demo. The graphics have been 
: improved, and of course many more monsters were added. Once you get used 
: to the controls and the fact that most of the fighting is done at close 
: range, you'll have a lot of fun. I personally could care less whether or 
: not there is co-op modem play. It seems people just want a reason to 
: bitch. As a 1 player game, it's excellent. I don't think the demo does 
: the game justice (wait til you see the cool intro, and the later levels 
: are awesome, and huge!!), so I think you should check it out. I can't wait 
: for Tekwar! If Capstone can fix some of the problems with that game, it 
: should be really cool as well. 


: -Aaron

: ps. Anyone know any cheats for Witchaven?
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Subject: Re: WITCHAVEN (full version), my thoughts (I like it!!!)
Date: 1995/09/26
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