Hm. I would agree they're not exceptional, but I would say they are - at least whilst playing them - very good games. They've got some technical issues, but the ideas are worth it alone.Originally Posted by Revisor
Hm. I would agree they're not exceptional, but I would say they are - at least whilst playing them - very good games. They've got some technical issues, but the ideas are worth it alone.
But you gave it a mere 6.5/10, and now you're saying it's very good? What madness is this? An out-of-ten scale that allows you to use the bottom half? You are a danger to yourself and to society!
Meh, Bioshock....
Get a Copy of System Shock II, apply a Graphics improving Mod,much better.
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I'm sorry.
10/10!
Disagree.. To a degree, system shocks (specifically #2) is a game which demands either enormous patience or the willingness to use a character guide.
It's terribly unsuited to many people, you think deus ex 1 was bad? Try not even being allowed to use half of the games equipment without automagically having foreknowledge of the availability of weapons and ammo.
Bioshock (1 or 2) doesnt give you plasmids and say oh, you didn't level up plasmids in character creation? Enjoy your wrench.
Still, I do adore System Shock 2,but I think playing Bioshock first is actually a good tutorial.
On the Bioshocks, I'm of the camp that say 2 is better. Better combat, more interesting enemies, much wider customisation (to the point it could easily be called specialisation) and a personal story I could actually get into. Less of this "I'm the tank reared son of the villain and a stripper and I've been mind controlled, I can be nice/nasty to little girls but I must kill everything else except big daddies who I need to kill to "level up".
You might say Bioshock 2 was similar but the summon security bot plasmid(and the repair tonic), the charm plasmid and enraged plasmid and later summoning your own big sister, along side the range of traps coupled with protecting the gathering sisters was a world of beautiful action strategy.
Now, if Bioshock Infinite Multiplayer actually has servers and server browsers (any more than 4 players should never be peer to peer unless it's turn based) that could be my game of the year even if the singleplayer is terrible.
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Civilization V at Greenman Gaming for £4,99 - Steam game.
Yes, BioShock 2 is better than 1.
Playing Bioshock for the first time was a considerably better experience than playing 2, but if I was going to replay one of them it would be 2. I'd never recommend someone get 2 without playing the original though - the plot and themes are very much there to complement the first one rather than being inherently standalone.
Once through the first one was enough for me. Replaying that and the thought of playing 2 made me never want to play it again. I'm still somewhat interested in Infinite, but it's going to drop in price by half within 3 months of release so I'll just wait for that.
Borderlands is on sale over at Steam again. $7.50 for the GOTY and $22.50 for the 4-pack, DLC is mysteriously far more expensive than it really should be.
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SWAT 3 and some other junk half off on Gog.com I'm sure someone will think some of them are classics, but not me.
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Betrayal at Krondor isn't a classic? What did you find rubbish about it? Can you tell me?
Also, Call to Power would be the best Civ if the AI wasn't so useless.
That's the only one in this sale that I would consider buying. Also, it appears that they finally fixed a game-breaking bug in the GOG version.
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/krondor_...a_error/post76
Ah, that bug is with Betrayal in Antara which is bundled with the game.
The game would be 5 star on GOG if it weren't for those 1 star reviews complaining about Antara being broken. Having said that, it's not really a "Wizardry" RPG in that it features a lot of things I hate. It's broken up into chapters, it funnels you quite frequently and it forces you to take certain party members at different times. However, it does have turn-based combat!
Last edited by Wizardry; 09-03-2012 at 06:15 PM.
Nothing not played it, but you rubbish games you've not played too so I think we are good.
Alpha Centuri want to sort this out outside.
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Alpha Centauri is better to play against the computer, but if I wanted to play a wholly-multiplayer game of Civ then Call to Power would be my first choice.
I got Betrayal as well.
@Kodeen: How is Battle Kid?
This is a little pathetic don't you think (and I'm not talking about you not having played it)?
Yeah, I knew you hold that game in high regard. Even said as much.
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I only played up through the first boss, since I'm getting a new futon and TV console for the office, where my CRT TV is. I have the TV console but don't have the futon since the first one went out of stock right after I ordered it, so I just recently ordered a 2nd one.
Anyway, of the little bit I played, it's quite good. It's basically a metroidvania (though not very deep) with Megaman mechanics. The platforming is dependent on near-perfect timing, and there are one-hit kills. Thankfully, there are save points every few screens so it's not that frustrating. The music and graphics are top notch for an NES game, I was really impressed with the production value. You even get a cartridge sleeve and manual printed on glossy paper when you order.
That boss was a bastard, though. I must have attempted him 20 times before I finally beat him. And it was only the first one.
Men of War Vietnam is currently £6.24 on Impulse. Think I might skip it personally. Skirmishes were the main reason I played Assault Squad and the lack of them here is a bit disappointing.
Oh, I believe it ties to Steam.
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