The Year's Review

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I know that this was on the front page, but I think this deserves discussing.

http://www.rpgcodex.com/content.php?id=94

Methinks they've summed it up pretty well. Especially in the 'Nobody, but nobody ****s up like Interplay does' comment. How long do we think Interplay can hold out against inevitable death?

And whilst on the subject: Death to Interplay!

[ January 26, 2004, 16:32: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

 

I don't really agree with a few things.

NWN OC wasn't that bad. And SoU and HoTU are certainly worthy of praise.

And Epic Rules horrible? Bah. Guess some people simply don't have the balls to play high level games. I'll just let them gasp in awe over a +1 dagger and a magic missile once a day. I'll be over there putting my +10 Keen Flaming Katana to use on that bunch of celestials.

Epic = Munchkin? No. Down with those who think so.

 

KotOR was definately a step in the right direction even if it had a bunch of issues like it being way too easy and too short. For me atleast it showed that a good story driven RPG could be made with 3d graphics.

I am starting to get interested in trying out the NWN expansions, but I am not really all that keen on spending 50+ bucks on what is basically two modules. The pricing of expansion packs is way off, if it had been around 10$ a pop it might be interesting but now it is around 30 and that is more or less what a reasonable old full game costs.

 

I have to say that I laughed at the last part of the article, but some of the titles slagged off are good games (I say some, because i haven't played half of them). Still, an amusing article.

 

Makes you wonder what those guys at RPG Codex think a good game is.

 

Though the article is quite amusing, and I think their assessment of Interplay was right on the money, I have to disagree with almost everything they said regarding Neverwinter Nights. Frankly, I think they're whining too much.

I can appreciate purist viewpoints regarding games to a degree, but to trash the games like that just makes him sound like a douchebag. Are there any better D&D games out at the moment? No. Currently nobody does it better than Bioware. You may not like the games, but to not acknowledge the quality of these games just because you have some lame elitist gamer's grudge is kinda sad.

It's like people who rant and rave about Drow being represented in one single portrait as being slightly blue-skinned, when everyone knows they're black-skinned, as if it matters that much to begin with.

Point is, when you complain about the unfavorable details so much that it overshadows the game, then you're playing for wrong reasons. Just shut up and enjoy the game, you already paid for it. And if you're complaining because you already bought it and are disappointed, it's your fault for buying a crappy game.

 

The point of NWN isn't in its OC...it's the multiplayer.

But Dungeon Seige does indeed sucked. It's like Diablo 2 in 3D.

 

Penny Arcade addressed some of these issues in these series of comics (this comic and the next 4 - click the pretty 'Next' button on the PA page).

It doesn't matter if the game smells like crap, to the developers crap can be hyped and if crap is hyped it smells like money.