Neverwinter Nights

[Never]

Eh, I disagree completely with Spinaroonie's link. Is the man who wrote that an idiot?

 

[April]

The reviewer is obviously not an RPG'er, and is totally obsessed with Diablo 2.

He's an action gamer, and should never have attempted to review a game in a genre he is not "into".

 

[Sixth]

I agree on Never with this one. The guy who wrote the article doesn't know his stuff.

Wizards of the Coast didn't create AD&D.
Wizards of the Coast has not abandoned AD&D. Instead they published 3rd edition rules two years ago and put them under the aegis of an Open Gaming Licenses. Now 3e D&D has about two dozen smaller companies producing games and products for it. Wizards of the Coast were bought by Hasbro and they're the ones keen on the trading card (read: Pokemon) license.

The guy in the article doesn't like the spells. They're unoriginal, he says. Duh. They're the core spells from D&D. Some have been there ever since the first D&D crawled out of the game called Chainmail. They sound "unoriginal" because they're -the original-. It's a bit like watching Lord of the Rings and saying, "Elves? Hobbits? One Ring to Rule Them All? That's unoriginal, it's been done before."

There are many similarities between NWN's style of game play and Dungeon Seige but to suggest that it's a deliberate copy is madness; especially whenhe admits that the game itself was years in the making. DS and NWN came out in the same year.

That said and I've said before, what lets NWN down is the thread bare linear plot and game play sacrificed under the altar of graphics.

 

[Sixth]

The reviewer is obviously not an RPG'er, and is totally obsessed with Diablo 2.

He's an action gamer, and should never have attempted to review a game in a genre he is not "into".

... and in the time it took me to write my reply, you've already been here, said the magic words and left.

 

[sexy-girl]

Eh, I disagree completely with Spinaroonie's link. Is the man who wrote that an idiot?

i never read that till now .. yes i agree a total stupid review he didnt even get the maker of the game correct its bioware ... atari are the publishers and you can tell he didnt play the game for more then 5mins


just about everything about that review is wrong


april my sister has a geforce 2 card i think thats 16meg and it worked good enough on her computer but the rest of her computer is quite powerful so i guess that made up for it


just curious what graphics card were you going to buy ? i might beable to give advice


edited to say i think NWN is better then DS ... DS is more arcade never winter has more depth

 

[Sixth]

edited to say i think NWN is better then DS ... DS is more arcade never winter has more depth

I wouldn't call DS an RPG. I've coined the phrase "melee strategy game". NWN should be an RPG and it's the RPG facet of it that's lacking. If you ignore the crashes it's an otherwise playable game and the ability to write mods yourself is a bonus.

 

[April]

Sorry Sixth. I adore succinctness. Some would call it abruptness.

I can't verify very much of what you've said. Some, but not much. But I've been playing RPG's of various types for years. It's usually the same as far as people who don't like the genre don't "get" the games. And they shouldn't be reviewing them. CGW knows this and is an excellent mag. *slaps hand to head* I forgot that I have an issue downstairs about just this game. Oops.

Sexy-girl, I don't really know what kind of card I want. I'm doing research, but not really getting anywhere. The comp. has a 16MB Nvidia TNT2 gaphic card. I think it's time to upgrade it to a 64 MB one, but which one I don't really know yet. That's why the intensive research.

 

[April]

Dungeon Siege is a great game. I was pleasantly surprised by it. I normally NEVER play real time games, but this one I liked a lot.

But it is not an RPG. It has a few RPG-like elements, but is mostly an action, hack-and-slash game. But still cool as shit.

 

[Jedi_Outcast]

I've been having fun with the editor this morning, I haven't got a clue and I already have a small map with a stream, houses and a trash talkin' beggar. me next step is to put some really lame orcs in there and try combat.

I'm finding playing with the editor a lot more fun that the game that shipped with it.

now off to the bookstore to pick up some modules I can try to convert.

 

[sexy-girl]

april i guess it depends on your budget and how much you're willing to spend ... i would never buy a top of the line graphics card though because a new graphic card will come out every 6 months

but a geforce 4 is what i would recommend now if its within your budget they are very powerful and have different versions at various prices

gefroce 4's run from MX, 4200, 4400 and 4600


the MX shouldnt really be called a geforce 4 but the 4200 - 4600 all have exactly the same features just they run at a different speeds ... the MX is a good budget card though but the 4200 for a little bit more has all the newist features


i warn you though graphics cards are starting to become nearly the most expensive part of a computer ... also if you can hold off buying one there is new graphics cards coming out this month from ATI and another geforce card in oct-nov which would push down the prices of graphics cards you're looking to buy now

 

[Sixth]

My god.
She's a nice arse. Kinky boots. And she knows her computers.

You're a lesbian, aren't you?

 

[sexy-girl]

lol thanks sixth ... yes im a lesbian thats why i like golf football and computers

my sister however is straight and knows more about computers then me

although i know more about the gaming side because i work in games section of store

 

[Jedi_Outcast]

i warn you though graphics cards are starting to become nearly the most expensive part of a computer ... also if you can hold off buying one there is new graphics cards coming out this month from ATI and another geforce card in oct-nov which would push down the prices of graphics cards you're looking to buy now

I tend to skip gnerations. I bought a geforce 3 last winter. that will last me until the geforce 5 (or whatever they are calling it) ships. geforce 3 prices are good right now and they are faster and more featured than the geforce4MXs. To get a kick-ass video card you are looking at around $400.

Nvidia tends to come out with a new chipset per year, then they speed it up 6 months later. This fall is the "new feature" part of the cycle.

I'm not a big fan of ATI cards, though I've heard rumors that TRIDENT (of all people) will be coming out with a budget set of cards this fall. 80% of a GeForce4's performance for about $100.

 

[sexy-girl]

the older ATI cards dont work to well with never winter nights for some reason ... although their new sets of cards coming out are meant to be very good ... but of course very expensive


you can get a geforce 4 4200 for £100 and a geforce 4 MX for £60

i've got geforce 3 so i wont be buying another for a while

 

[Never]

Yes, but does your sister have a nice ass and boots?

 

[Never]

This explains it:
"If you have stumbled upon this page, the index that contains all the TruthMedia reviews, chances are you have at least some iota of intelligence. This is a good thing because each and every single "TruthMedia" review in this section is complete and total bullshit created solely to generate flame mail from Internet citizens who, for some pathetic reason, have attached their egos to a movie, band, or game company. The sheer intensity that some people exhibit while defending whatever silly movie or band just boggles our minds, so this section of the site was created to prey upon these people's idiocy and use it for our own personal amusement."

 

[sexy-girl]

that also explains why spinaroonie posted that review too


my sister doesn't own boots as good as mine but you'll have to check out her butt for yourself because no comment ... she does smoke though and i dont

 

[Never]

He doesn't have boots and her butt ain't fine.
~sigh~
I was so hoping.

 

[Passionnee]

We have 2 copies at home...

And I think it's worth it April.

My SO bought just one copy at first, I started to play the game while he was gone at work and went through the single player campaign. He had to buy another copy of the game because I wouldn't let him play the game. The campaign is ok, but gets you to learn some stuff, and I think it was meant to show people what they could do with the module editor.

The best fun I have so far, is to download module on my computer, and I can play them alone, no need to play with other players. Some people are creating great modules, alot to choose from. When I feel more social, I play with my SO and friends on a LAN game

 

[Spinaroonie]

Yup. You figured out the mystery, congrats

Here are the flames they got for posting that, it's pretty interesting:
http://www.somethingawful.com/article.php?id=370

 

[Guest]

is anybody using the editor yet?

 

[Sixth]

Yes; as someone else on this thread said, I've had more fun with the module editor than the game itself.

I'm really too busy (wasting time here when I can) to have gotten my fingers very dirty with it yet.

 

[sexy-girl]

He doesn't have boots and her butt ain't fine.
~sigh~
I was so hoping.

actually her ass is pretty fine its just i dont like paying her compliments when she owes me lots of money

 

[Sixth]

actually her ass is pretty fine its just i dont like paying her compliments when she owes me lots of money

Oh dear. So she smokes and owes money.
Sorry, whether you like it or not; you'll have to remain the sexy girl with the nice arse who knows about computer stuff. So nyah.

 

[Jedi_Outcast]

Yes; as someone else on this thread said, I've had more fun with the module editor than the game itself.

I'm really too busy (wasting time here when I can) to have gotten my fingers very dirty with it yet.

sorry, that was me playing with the editor, I got logged off again. I'm having a hell of a time getting my orcs to move