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Article #508667Re: what is the deepest or most complicated rpg?!
From: Martin Eriksson
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:37
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:37
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Aah.. DM was GREAT! And the add-on too!
Magic system ruled.
That rod you should assemble... so cool!
And the dragons were really scary (but made a nice dinner)
"Joeaverage" <joeave...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I am beginning ARCANUM. tis it looks like a near-relative, of these
> > old games, maybe close.
>
> Arcanum has lots of character developement options...but the difference
> between them is mostly combat related and that part of the game isn't all
> that fun.
> I didn't really like the game. the game mechanics were too obvious and
> intrusive, especially in the conversations. ("perhaps I could PERSUADE you
> otherwise?" "I believe I have the INTELLIGENCE to understand this"
> ARRRRRGGHHH!) not to mention the huge balance problems...it's one of the
few
> games where you can become literally invincible.
>
> > so people....what rpgs are the deepest, most complicated?
> > perhaps..."WERE" would be a better adjective!!
>
> I have to agree with the others, it's mostly nostalgia. I'd say dungeon
> master 1 is a game to try though. It's the best dungeon crawl I have ever
> seen...also I don't remember any recent games who really did puzzles
right.
> It might be a refreshing experience. it also has excellent graphics for
its
> time(or at least the amiga version does. WinUAE is a great emulator.) not
> like the older ultimas who are unplayable for some people(me at the very
> least :)
>
>
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