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T987654321 <qwrt...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  The ancient AD&D "Gold Box" games!

Spalls Hurgenson  <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hardly that deep or complicated, despite their use of the AD&D 2nd
>Edition rules. The stories tended to be plain "kill-the-foozle" quests
>and you were mostly limited to combat with little opportunity for
>actual roleplaying or interaction with the world. Impressive for the
>time, but still rather simplistic. Lots of fun though.

I think in terms of game mechanics they were actually pretty deep and
complicated.  More so than Baldur's Gate's implemention of the D&D rules
for example.  Pool of Radiance didn't have that simple of a story as I
remember it, either.

>I recall that the Dark Eye games (Realms of Arkania 1-3) always
>"impressed" me with their complexity, to the point where I had a hard
>time enjoying the experience. Lots and lots of stats, and rules for
>everything from disease to weapon breakage.

But, yah, the Reals of Arkania games really take the cake for deep and
complicated mechanics in computer RPGs.  I can't think of anything else
that comes close.

					Ross Ridge

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