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nihilist

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« on: 20 Mar 2006, 11:57 »

Here's a list of games coming out sometime this year that I'm somewhat excited to see:

Hitman: Blood Money
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legents
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance
Team Fortress 2
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Neverwinter Nights 2
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
Unreal Tournament 2007
Tabula Rasa

What are you guys waiting for?
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« Reply #1 on: 20 Mar 2006, 12:47 »

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Neverwinter Nights 2


Reminds me how badly I need to finish the first one.

My list of hopefuls:

Xenosaga 3
Baten Kaitos 2
Final Fantasy 12
Wild Arms 5

RPG hoooooooooor
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« Reply #2 on: 20 Mar 2006, 12:49 »

Final Fantasy 11: Treasures of Aht Urhgan
Final Fantasy 12
Shenmue 3 (It will happen, it must.)
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« Reply #3 on: 20 Mar 2006, 13:45 »

mmmmmm droool...New Unreal
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« Reply #4 on: 20 Mar 2006, 13:55 »

I actually recently just bought the first Neverwinter Nights and I'm trying to finish it before the second one.



And I concur on Shenmue 3. If it doesn't get released ever, I will be very sad.
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« Reply #5 on: 20 Mar 2006, 14:08 »

I'm just hoping that leveling your character is timed better with the storyline in this NWN.  I hit 20 way before the end of the game, so it wasn't like I was progressing as I went farther in.

I have to say though a level 20 ranger with a horrendous amount of attacks with both hands is pretty funny.  "Hey there's an orc!" attack 30 times before it does, dead.  "Hey there's a dragon!" rinse and repeat.
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« Reply #6 on: 20 Mar 2006, 14:13 »

Everyone I've played with has told me rangers are horrible, yet I'm pretty sure with dnd I totally had a ranger and kicked some supreme ass with it.
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« Reply #7 on: 20 Mar 2006, 20:43 »

Spore
Zelda:TP
Okami
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« Reply #8 on: 20 Mar 2006, 20:54 »

Just bought Galactic Civilisations 2, and I highly recommend it if you like space empire sims.

I am interested in:

  • Neverwinter Nights 2
  • Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (god, who isn't)
  • Supreme Commander
  • Star Wars: Empire at War
  • Warhammer: Mark of Chaos[/list:u]

    I'm also thinking about looking into D&D Online, but I'm still a little wary of MMORPGs.
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« Reply #9 on: 20 Mar 2006, 21:21 »

A Warhammer game came out and nobody told me.  Though, it is that silly fantasy stuff.  I have a demo of Star Wars: Empire at War, but I haven't had a chance to play it yet.  Man, after April 2nd, all of my problems will go away.  Also,

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Hitman: Blood Money


Hellz yeah!  Though, I don't have contracts yet.
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« Reply #10 on: 21 Mar 2006, 05:50 »

D&D online is an oddball game.  They probably wouldn't have stuck it with the MMORPG tag if WoW wasn't out there.  D&D online is more like NWN with multiplayer and no single player.

You have to group up to complete most quests which can be fun or a pain in the ass.  The mechanics of the game are really interesting where if there is something you think might help, they probably programmed it in.  Example: swimming.  If you take off your armor you can swim faster and farther.  Nobody tells you this so it's pretty funny the first time your group goes for a long swim and one out of five guys makes it.

Overall, I think the game isn't worth it at this time in it's current state.  There are only 10 levels so if you really enjoy the game and play it a lot, you can hit level 10 in 2-3 weeks I think.  Most MMORPGs have a lot of high end content to keep you busy at the top level and make you rush throught the leveling.  D&D online is more about playing through each level and I don't really know if there is much to do once you hit the max level.
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« Reply #11 on: 21 Mar 2006, 15:29 »

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« Reply #12 on: 21 Mar 2006, 17:19 »

Hmm...
STALKER (Even if it's in "Shit, let's make it somewhat playable to get it out before 2007" state, as THQ is demanding)
Gears of War
Half-Life 2: Aftermath

To be honest, I'm too game-jaded at this point.  I like sifting through the detritus of yesteryear and playing awesome games that are more than, oh, 2 years old.
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« Reply #13 on: 21 Mar 2006, 18:11 »

man, ok.  I'm gonna paste something from my LJ here because it's pertinent to the conversation:

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MARCH 2006 SPACE SIM SHOOTOUT    [21 Mar 2006|09:48pm]
CONTENDER #1: GALACTIC CIVILIZATIONS II
CONTENDER #2: STAR WARS: EMPIRE AT WAR

#1 - Galactic Civilizations II

Downloaded this game, played it for a bit, realised it was worth my money. I bought it online and plugged the serial number into the game. Since then have played a bunch more fun games and downloaded a couple of patches that have fixed a few bugs and added a bunch of delicious new spaceship parts for the designer.


#2 - Star Wars: Empire at War

Downloaded this game, installed it. Downloaded the v1.02 patch, ran it. The patch deleted a bunch of files needed to run the game, then exited with the phrase "Unknown Error!". I uninstalled the game, sat cursing at my screen for five minutes, then loaded up Galactic Civilizations II.


WINNER: GALACTIC CIVILIZATIONS II



Star Wars: Empire at War may or may not be a good game for all I know, I couldn't get the fucking thing to work.  I'd be very very very pissed off right about now though if I had gone out and bought a legit copy and had that shit happen to me.  Seriously wondering whether to try again and try to play it pre-patch so that I can at least see if it's worth my  money, or if I should just cut my losses and enjoy GalCiv2 some more.
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« Reply #14 on: 21 Mar 2006, 18:54 »

Sounds like the issues I had with the new Lord of the Rings game.  Just said...  FUCK THAT NOISE and moved on.  GalCiv was okay for a while, but nowhere near as expansive as Homeworld 2.  Now THAT was my kind of game.  Mmm.

Snagged me Oblivion.  But I just finished working.  And am still setting up a Linux server.  So no go till tomorrow, at best.
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« Reply #15 on: 22 Mar 2006, 00:54 »

Duke Nukem Forever!

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And Daikatana
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« Reply #16 on: 22 Mar 2006, 01:09 »

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« Reply #17 on: 22 Mar 2006, 01:59 »

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D&D online is more about playing through each level and I don't really know if there is much to do once you hit the max level.


Make a new character. re-roll. It's the first 10 levels or so that are the fun part.

[edit]...in general. I haven't played dnd online so it depends on how much low level content there is.
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« Reply #18 on: 22 Mar 2006, 02:06 »

Is Spore due out sometime so? If so I'll put that on the top of my list. NWN2 I guess, that should be intersting. The only other game that I can think of is RFOnline.
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« Reply #19 on: 22 Mar 2006, 03:42 »

I've read some bad things about D&D Online, so I'm taking it off my list retroactively.

I'm not editing my earlier post or anything, so just take it off with your mind.

DO IT.
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« Reply #20 on: 22 Mar 2006, 10:04 »

Oh god, I think I missed. Did you really want Empire at War?
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« Reply #21 on: 27 Mar 2006, 22:18 »

just want to add:
  • Crysis
  • Half-Life 2: Aftermath
  • Medieval II: TotalWar
  • Settlers2: Remake (a graphical update to Settlers 2.  Looks good & I liked the original)[/list:u]

    there are a few more that look interesting, but nothing that leaps out as a "must get"
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« Reply #22 on: 28 Mar 2006, 07:25 »

The remake of Railroads...

http://www.sidsrailroads.com/
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