The Gamer's Quarter

dhex

ok, so it's oblivion with a half life 2 engine and a lot more stealth options and a crazier battle system. my curiosity is piqued. the demo is through steam, so xzy.

for what it's worth, i really like steam. and i never thought i would. i like what it's becoming. (even though this sort of bodes poorly for manifesto games).

anyway, i haven't played a might and magic game since i was 12. have i missed anything?
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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

You know, they always say to not drink and install, I think FUCK THAT, MAAAAAAAN.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

It seems more directed than Oblivion. Considering the dream team working on it, it does indeed hold promise.
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dhex · Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject:

i was pretty jazzed when a guard grabbed me and threw me off the ledge.

shit man.
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

That's the sort of thing I've been wanting from hand-to-hand FP combat. Speaking of which, judging from the demo, the style they've come up with is pretty solid, but I still feel could use some more work.
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dhex · Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject:

indeed. there's a lot that needs to be polished. when does this thing drop?

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=646618

a month or so. oh well. maybe a lot will get shored up between now and then.

i also think it proves why feet in a first person are more annoying than worth it. fear had good feet/legs/hands stuff but it still looks goofy. (anyone who doesn't dig slow motion kung fu throught a glass window just doesn't enjoy fun, methinks)
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

I understand the issue with feet, how jarring and clumsy they can be, but I still feel they're becoming necessary (Dark Messiah making a good case for this, as well as F.E.A.R.). I'm hopeful that the idea brought up in the new Brothers in Arms game, where quite simply, you play a model within the game, camera set in its eyes, will make such things more natural.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

From what I've seen and read about this game it's less Oblivion and more Heretic. If I had a better PC I'd be jumping on the Dark Messiah bandwagon.

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

I'll probably buy it eventually, but that would mean having to reduce my widescreen to 800x600 resolution.
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dhex · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:49 am Post subject:

i'm presuming they'll fix the resolution selection for the final product, since i was only able to select two resolutions, neither of which were mine (1280x720)
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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

I'd like it if the fucker would, say, load instead of just crashing.