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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:01 am) Reply

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Make way villain! Hero coming through! |
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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:02 am) Reply

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You know, my last owner always said I was sharp and edgy. He was such an ass. |
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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:02 am) Reply

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My brother's a +12 Hackmaster! |
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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:04 am) Reply

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The guy who voices Elhan looks fucking awesome. |
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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:05 am) Reply

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You are indeed family. No other could have lived to oppose me in person. Of course it will not matter in the end. Ultimately I will prevail, and a new era will be born onto the Realms. |
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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:05 am) Reply

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This game is missing David Hayter to round out the fucking best voice acting of all time. |
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Derek Payne huhhhh *puke* huhhhhhuh come on mike save the game *puke* Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 4743 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:18 am) Reply

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There was a link in there, but if he took it down you can easily find it on Home of the Underdog or Abandonia (just look them up on google).
I have all the Black Isle games (I actually still need to beat Baldurs Gate 1, but it's surprisingly hard to go back after playing Baldurs Gate 2 first). Icewind Dale 2 was a massive dissapointment. There was no balance in the class system (there was no reason to take a fighter above level 4, thief also had problems, but wasn't as bad as fucking Fighter). I'll admit the gameplay was still very good, but the fucking story is such a letdown after Icewind Dale's which was very tongue in cheek and mocked faggy rpg conventions so badly.
I guess no one has played Wasteland.
I would recommend Fallout before Fallout 2 (although the gameplay improvements of 2 are kind of nice in some regards the first one is still a better game).
Wizardry 8 is a good game, but it suffers from the enemy movement system (while you party is fairly rigid) which somehow gives players a strategic advantage by backing themselves into a corner. Despite my snideness it's still a very good game. I get a big boner over games that let me customize my character to a ridiculous level (also creating a party from scratch is king). I'll probably try 7 pretty soon because the sprite graphics actually seem a tad more appealing, and it doesn't do the retarded shit with the movement that 8 does.
The first Jagged Alliance was good, but ridiculously hard early on. The rpg elements are very well done and building up a squad of psychotic mercenaries is very entertaining. I never played the sequel, but it's supposed to be just about the pinnacle of turnbased squad combat games (with the exception of X-Com which is obviously king, also apparently Irrational games is working on a new one).
Irenicus is a shitty villain.
I've always been a fan of the Lucasarts games. Day of the Tentacle was a favorite when I was younger. I've been meaning to dry and dig up a copy of Grim Fandango because it's been pretty highly recommended, and I've never tried Full Throttle. |
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Let My Love Open The Door I do God's work of raping BITCHES! Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 6666 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:42 am) Reply

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I tried Wasteland but got a shitty emulation that was barely playable, so I can't tell you anything!
I always bitterly regretted not having played Fallout 1 before 2, because I could never get used to the gameplay not being as good in 1. But fuck, I guess it introduced me to the Ink Spots! |
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Let My Love Open The Door I do God's work of raping BITCHES! Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 6666 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:43 am) Reply

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MAAAYBEEE YOOOU'LL THINK OF ME
WHEN YOOOU ARE AAALL AAALOOONE! |
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Roy Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 1605 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:00 am) Reply

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Cannon Fodder is important. |
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Derek Payne huhhhh *puke* huhhhhhuh come on mike save the game *puke* Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 4743 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:12 am) Reply

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Yeah I used to have both Cannon Fodder 1 and 2, but my mom gave away my amiga and all the games during a move. |
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MADali Basically, someone like me is the friend who is watching from afar and shaking one's head. Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 6740 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:49 am) Reply

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I've played wasteland, but as awesome as it is, its still massively outdated. |
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MADali Basically, someone like me is the friend who is watching from afar and shaking one's head. Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 6740 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:49 am) Reply

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HoMM 3 with expansions. |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:05 am) Reply

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I don't really get what you're talking about with Wasteland. Are you talking about the 1986 one? Because going that far back is a bit difficult because graphics are incredibly dated. |
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The Great Jon Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 344 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:40 pm) Reply

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Alright Threadstarter, Listen up bee otch.
Older Windows Games
Baldur's Gate 2 (probely the greatest RPG ever)
Fallout 1
Deus Ex (Jesus christ yes)
Curse of Monkey Island
The Longest Journey (best adventure game ever)
Old Dos Games
First of all, get the newest Versions of DosBox ( .70 ) and Scummvm (get a frontend for dosbox as well)
Beneath a Steel Sky (cyberpunk adventure, it's freeware now, get the full voice version version)
Leasure suit larry 1 VGA (This is the remake by serrea, very good)
Dreamweb (this game is fucking awesome, great cyberpunk atmosphere, keep a walkthrough handy though)
Death Gate (this was a great fantasy Adventure game, keep multiple saves though, there are parts of this game where you can get stuck in situwations and have no way out, happened to me)
Neuromancer (its fucking old and ugly as hell, but good)
Betrayal at Krondor (its freeware now, I havent played it yet but everyone keeps saying its fucking awesome, fantasy RPG/adventure hybrid)
I know im forgetting a ton of shit, but yeah, these are some good games. |
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The Great Jon Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 344 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:43 pm) Reply

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Oh fuck, how could I forget, Get Snatcher for the Sega CD.
You might have some trouble coming across it, but it's worth it. |
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My Head Hurts 90 Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 3445 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:32 pm) Reply

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Shit, I forgot that I can now play the five good Sega CD games.
I think Guardian Heroes for the Sega Saturn is pretty good. |
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Magic Juan Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8709 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:37 pm) Reply

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Irenicus has such an awesome voice. David Werner is the shit. |
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Roy Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 1605 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:57 pm) Reply

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I remember being really disturbed when I fought the Child Killing Dwarf in Baldur's Gate and he summons the spirits of the children he killed to fight you. |
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Supah Ted Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 863 (Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:00 pm) Reply

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I was going to say any old lucasarts games.
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is the best game ever invented. |
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