Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra
 
I had an entire post, I guess I lost it somewhere. by Worm 05/02/2005, 11:16pm PDT
The dungeons are real crawls so far. There are hidden dungeons you'll never find without a FAQ that are pretty fun. The mission critical ones, not so good. Locked doors are just obnoxious roadblocks even when you blow all the points you can into lockpicking, I gave myself a few Wands of Knock that I still haven't run out of. The Knock spell (I still don't know what circle it is) usually only serves to aid a lock picker making the spell useless out of it's item form. Puzzles really don't seem to be there, I kept on trying to find them but only found two, one was mentioned to me in an FAQ.

Your majority of time spent will be outside, that's where you'll do most of your leveling until you can cast teleport, which I still can't. Travelling between the opposite sides of the map often can get frustrating but it's just how the game seems to work. The UHS file can be VERY helpful in minimizing the time you waste.

Walk don't run. Running eats your entire party's stamina so if you run into some enemies you're as good as dead, hell even if one of your guys is as good as dead it's frustrating as resurrection items and spells are not available early on. In the very first dungeon you'll be in a cave with some water jump in and walk out and go down a waterfall and grab the resurrection powder on your way out. Some enemies are absurd and inflict various horrible status ailments on you. Plants that put you all to sleep, plants that poison you, plants that drive you insane, and a queen ant that does all three.

Most any combat situation can be won by realizing the basic way stats work combined with good support units and a little luck. There's quite a bit that wasn't fully implemented into the game, but full voice acting succeeds as always makes you forget for awhile. The NPC voices you pick are entertaining and include story related dialogue, just so you don't have to hear that insane hobbits response to a trap over and over.

You don't have to be the kind of guy who wants to play the game as a solo fairy to enjoy it. I'd recommend playing it sparingly and not being afraid to drop a little editor intervention or check an FAQ.
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Qt3 to BDR: We're gay. by Mr. Kool 04/25/2005, 8:42pm PDT NEW
    Heh. by Bill Dungsroman 04/25/2005, 11:34pm PDT NEW
        Fallout NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 04/26/2005, 3:49am PDT NEW
            Fallout 3? 2006/2007 optimistically. NT by Bill Dungsroman 04/27/2005, 8:10am PDT NEW
                Well, it was worth the wait. I hope you are loving it. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/03/2008, 2:23am PST NEW
                    someone listed abandonware and he makes the jump to fallout 3 NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 11/03/2008, 12:49pm PST NEW
        Jade Empire. NT by bink 04/26/2005, 11:54am PDT NEW
        Re: Heh. by Arbit 04/26/2005, 12:34pm PDT NEW
            Re: Heh. by Mysterio 04/26/2005, 4:44pm PDT NEW
        Fallout? How about Wasteland? by Drummer from Whitesnake 04/27/2005, 11:25am PDT NEW
        Ultima 6 by Ray of Light 04/27/2005, 12:32pm PDT NEW
            Re: Ultima 6 by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/27/2005, 11:42pm PDT NEW
                Re: Ultima 6 by Fussbett 04/28/2005, 1:49am PDT NEW
                    Wasn't that all of them? NT by Mischief Maker 04/29/2005, 9:56am PDT NEW
                    Re: Ultima 6 by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/29/2005, 12:04pm PDT NEW
                Re: Ultima 6 by binkbot 04/29/2005, 1:33pm PDT NEW
                    ffs NT by Ray of Light 04/29/2005, 1:33pm PDT NEW
                        Ray of light Atored himself NT by binkbot 04/29/2005, 9:25pm PDT NEW
        Quest for Glory NT by FABIO 04/27/2005, 1:34pm PDT NEW
        Anito: A Land Enraged! It's from the Philippines! by Worm 04/27/2005, 3:49pm PDT NEW
            Fuck you forever. by Kab(uke) Seme 04/29/2005, 9:22pm PDT NEW
                Has anyone mailed them a dead bird yet? by Worm 04/30/2005, 1:30am PDT NEW
                Ha ha, I was going to mention how much you "liked" it. by Bill Dungsroman 04/30/2005, 10:55am PDT NEW
        Crimsonlands by Wacky Willy 04/27/2005, 5:16pm PDT NEW
            Tell us more about this "Crimsonlands" NT by OMM fanboy 04/27/2005, 6:54pm PDT NEW
                Description: "It's not an RPG" by foolio 04/27/2005, 11:19pm PDT NEW
                    OMM Fanboy is saying it's old news by Fussbett 04/27/2005, 11:37pm PDT NEW
                        Why did he delete it? by Kthor 04/28/2005, 9:48am PDT NEW
                            No. by Bill Dungsroman 04/28/2005, 6:38pm PDT NEW
                            Re: Why did he delete it? by Quentin Beck 10/30/2006, 7:16am PST NEW
        Re: Heh. by curst 04/29/2005, 11:14am PDT NEW
        RPGs by jeep 04/29/2005, 10:51pm PDT NEW
    Review Request: Wizardry 8 by Mischief Maker 04/29/2005, 9:55am PDT NEW
        Re: Review Request: Wizardry 8 by curst 04/29/2005, 11:08am PDT NEW
            Re: Review Request: Wizardry 8 by Worm 04/29/2005, 1:09pm PDT NEW
                Re: Review Request: Wizardry 8 by Mischief Maker 05/02/2005, 12:59pm PDT NEW
                    phuck Phantasy Star 2, play Lufia 2 instead by FABIO 05/02/2005, 2:43pm PDT NEW
                    I had an entire post, I guess I lost it somewhere. by Worm 05/02/2005, 11:16pm PDT NEW
    Is there some website I could go on to read people complain about RE4? by Jerry Whorebach 11/03/2008, 8:29am PST NEW
        no one ever complains about resident evil 4 NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 11/03/2008, 12:25pm PST NEW
            Some people might, about it being "too western." NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 11/03/2008, 2:18pm PST NEW
            He's talking about Qt3's Robert Sharp by Fussbett 11/03/2008, 3:36pm PST NEW
                Story: sucks. Leon never fills Ashley's dark soul with light. NT by arms-crossed FABIO 11/03/2008, 4:05pm PST NEW
                Re: He's talking about Qt3's Robert Sharp by Creexuls, a monster >:3 11/03/2008, 4:05pm PST NEW
 
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