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Re: Sword Coast Legends

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From: Ross Ridge
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:30
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<rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>Hmm.... my first reaction after reading something that described it as
>an "co-op D&D action-RPG" was to wonder if it's going to be like the old
>Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance console games.  Though looking into it more
>it seems they're going for a Infinity Engine Baldur's Gate type of game.

Spalls Hurgenson  <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>The Dark Alliance games weren't too bad for what they were; I rather
>enjoyed them. Despite their names, they were no "Baldurs Gate" but for
>a quick single-player action-RPG I actually found them preferable to
>the Diablo series.

Yah, being like Dark Alliance games wouldn't be bad.  They were pretty
popular back in the day.  I'm kinda suprised they haven't had some sort
of reboot already.

>Unfortunately, I'm getting more of a "D&D Daggerdale" vibe from Sword
>Coast Legends, and Daggerdale was just an awful, awful game. I'd love
>if Sword Coast lived up to its promise, but this is definitely a title
>that I am in no rush to purchase.

Daggerdale flew pretty much under the radar for me, and I hadn't even
heard of Sword Coast Legends until DMP posted about it.  Hmm... it's
been a while since we've had a good D&D game, hasn't it?

					Ross Ridge

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From: Ross Ridge <rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
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Subject: Re: Sword Coast Legends
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