04-25-2003, 05:34 PM
In response to Moldran:
Freelancer: I don´t like it. Too little gameplay depth for my taste. Granted, the graphics are nice. But if you havn´t played it yet, I advise you to buy Freespace2 instead and spend the saved money on other games.
(If you like shooters overs simulations, Freelancer is probably a better choice than FS2)
Yeah, I got the same impression after I spent a few hours with it. It's not quite the Privateer homage I was hoping for. Still, it's a damned gorgeous game, and the singleplayer storyline missions are fun. I doubt I'll try multi, though.
Besides, the store I bought it at will only swap a return for another of the same title if it has been opened. :angry:
Morrowind: Excellent game.
Ame to that. I haven't gotten too far in yet, since I've been starting characters like mad (I wanted to play a mage-type, but Destruction spells seem much weaker than melee); I've really only explored Seyda Neen and part of Balmora.
There are about a dozend different factions in the game you can join, each with their own quests, trainers, etc. Some of them are hidden.
Hrmm, let's see...
House Hlaalu
House Redoran
House Telvanni
Mage's Guild
Fighter's Guild
Thieve's Guild
Tribunal Temple
Imperial Cult
Imperial Legion
Morag Tong (?)
Commara Tong (?)
... And who ever said talking to Joe Commoner on the street was a waste of time? B)
I'm still not clear as to whether the different guilds are island-wide organisations, or if the Balmora Mage's Guild is seperate from Vivec's, or what.
- The "learning by doing" character development system sucks, IMO. Leaves much room for exploits (which you do not have to use, of course) and makes it quite hard to play an "allrounder". The game has some balance issues, but since it is SP only, this is not so much of a problem.
I like the concept, but yeah, the execution has some problems. Combat skills (and melee skills in particular) seem to raise about thrice as fast as everything else if you do more than a modicum of fighting, for example.
I also like the mix--match armor system; some ragtag combinations look surprisingly good.
- WL
Freelancer: I don´t like it. Too little gameplay depth for my taste. Granted, the graphics are nice. But if you havn´t played it yet, I advise you to buy Freespace2 instead and spend the saved money on other games.
(If you like shooters overs simulations, Freelancer is probably a better choice than FS2)
Yeah, I got the same impression after I spent a few hours with it. It's not quite the Privateer homage I was hoping for. Still, it's a damned gorgeous game, and the singleplayer storyline missions are fun. I doubt I'll try multi, though.
Besides, the store I bought it at will only swap a return for another of the same title if it has been opened. :angry:
Morrowind: Excellent game.
Ame to that. I haven't gotten too far in yet, since I've been starting characters like mad (I wanted to play a mage-type, but Destruction spells seem much weaker than melee); I've really only explored Seyda Neen and part of Balmora.
There are about a dozend different factions in the game you can join, each with their own quests, trainers, etc. Some of them are hidden.
Hrmm, let's see...
House Hlaalu
House Redoran
House Telvanni
Mage's Guild
Fighter's Guild
Thieve's Guild
Tribunal Temple
Imperial Cult
Imperial Legion
Morag Tong (?)
Commara Tong (?)
... And who ever said talking to Joe Commoner on the street was a waste of time? B)
I'm still not clear as to whether the different guilds are island-wide organisations, or if the Balmora Mage's Guild is seperate from Vivec's, or what.
- The "learning by doing" character development system sucks, IMO. Leaves much room for exploits (which you do not have to use, of course) and makes it quite hard to play an "allrounder". The game has some balance issues, but since it is SP only, this is not so much of a problem.
I like the concept, but yeah, the execution has some problems. Combat skills (and melee skills in particular) seem to raise about thrice as fast as everything else if you do more than a modicum of fighting, for example.
I also like the mix--match armor system; some ragtag combinations look surprisingly good.
- WL