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Pool of Radiance Review

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by NewsPro, Oct 10, 2001.

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    (Originally posted by Darien)

    Another scathing review of PoR2: The Ruins of Myth Drannor is up at Fragtopia. The reviewer admits that he's no fan of RPGs, and this was not the game to change that opinion.

    Lets play "Miss the orc!"

    Then I started playing. I spent my first minute or so trying to hit a damned orc. The orc didn't miss when he hit back and killed two of my four characters. I loaded. Same thing, only lost one character this time.

    Reset the game. Brought a wizard instead of a Rogue. Much nicer. Magic missile spells fry those little bastards real good. Walked around the first level, killing orcs as I went. Got killed alot. Loaded alot. Finally kinda got the hang of combat, but still lost many, many characters. Met the peddler, whose an ungratefull and pretty useless sort. Really didn't have anything worth buying. Met a few other NPCS.

    Final analysis

    Like I said, I'm NOT an RPG guy, especially this hardcore stuff. Tribes 2 is more my speed, but I have to review the games as I see them. I didn't buy this game becuase I thought I'd hate it, I was really trying to get into it... I just couldn't take it anymore....

    If you're a Diablo fan, you might like Ruins... Or you might not, it's pretty damned slow and complicated compared to D2. Those of you who were hardcore into Baldur's Gate and such might enjoy it. In fact, you'd probably love it. Come see me, I've got a REALLY cheap copy for sale. Graphics are pretty, story looks like it's going to be excellent. (The Forgotten Realms is one of the longest running and most detailed worlds in the fantasy genre.) I just find the game very slow and dull. Also extremely frustrating and annoying. (Having clues that lead you away from the door you're looking for don't help.)

    Read the full review.
     
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