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Article #104188Re: PC Gamer Review of Universal Combat: A World Apart
From: Xan
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:10
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:10
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"Nats" <nstutt@nstutt.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:dkap4n$4si$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk... > Im glad I noticed that you said 'almost equate' when comparing the BK and > Elite games - I was about to write a massive flaming post on how no-one could > ever favourably compare the crap of BK with the fanastic beauty of the Elite > games. Both Frontier and First Encounters were well ahead of their time in > terms of graphics, open gameplay, size, flexibility, immersion, fun and > stellar depiction etc etc and both games kept my attention for years. No game > in any genre has even come close to rivalling these since. As for BK it has > always been an overhyped bugged mess of a franchise, playing which always > resulted in frustration rather than enjoyment. BK? Burger King? Nice try, Mr. etc etc etc. No ceegar. // Xan, Ph.D. // As you command, Divine Shadow.
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