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j...@tardis.trl.OZ.AU (Jacques Guy) writes:

>Malcolm...@mindlink.bc.ca (Malcolm Mackay) writes:

>>> Andrew Morrissey writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Theres an AD&D game in my local shop called Spelljammer. It was on special.
>>> It looked pretty good, but I want to be sure it is good before I buy it.
>>>

>>It's awful. I bought it, played it for about 3-4 hours and gave up.

>It's worse than awful. The interface is completely screwed up. Combat
>is a tediously long affair, with endless clicking here and there
>for the simplest moves. And, as an added bonus, when you have the 
>upper hand and the enemy offers to surrender, and you accept the offer...
>guess what? Either the games crashes, or loads your last saved game!

>Unbelievable bad, right down there with "Plan 9 from Outer Space" 
>(the movie). Compared with it good old Pool of Radiance is tops:
>wonderful interface, terrific combat rules, exciting story.

>And I sign: a very, very, very pissed-off gamer.   
Hmmm I didn't play it much, a friend brought it and I tried of a couple of
days..  I thought the interface was kind of wierd, though I liked the story.


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