ok is it just me or is the only damm way thay are going to top any game thay have made in recent memory. IT WILL NEED BOOBS.
Mass Effect 2 "Best Game in the History of BioWare"
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True, it's pretty common but some of my favorite RPGs eschewed that model: The Witcher and the entire Gothic series. However those games replace loot management with obsessive flower-picking. At least Gothic doesn't cap your inventory in any way but they make you pay for it by forcing you to watch annoying animations for everything you pick up.Mr Ink 5000 said:
You're right about the first two, thanks for catching that. Dragon Age Origins I didn't forget, but didn't mention because I figured it was too recent.Darmort said:
I'm fascinated by all the people in this thread claiming that Bioware makes bad games simply because they dislike RPGs in general. It's like saying Bioshock is a terrible game because it's in first person and you happen to hate first person perspective...
Just take his words at face value.
When razors used to be two blades, they were all touted to be the best shave you could give your face in the history of shaving. Then someone made the the three bladed razor. They said the same thing. Then someone made the four bladed....
When razors used to be two blades, they were all touted to be the best shave you could give your face in the history of shaving. Then someone made the the three bladed razor. They said the same thing. Then someone made the four bladed....
Although this game has been mentioned already...
It wont beat Baldurs Gate II, and thats a fact, jack!
[small]Let it be known, I never Played Mass Effect, so my scepticism is based on pure Baldur's Gate I and II power[/small]
It wont beat Baldurs Gate II, and thats a fact, jack!
[small]Let it be known, I never Played Mass Effect, so my scepticism is based on pure Baldur's Gate I and II power[/small]
I've tried to play Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 several times, as well as Neverwinter Nights. For technical reasons I have been unable to play KOTOR, Mass Effect or Dragon Age: Origins, and I've never heard of Jade Empire. In that respect, I guess I'm not all that qualified to to speak authoritatively on the topic of BioWare. However, every single BioWare game that I have played, I have found to be the height of tedium. The plots, while somewhat interesting, failed to capture my imagination due to what I found to be lacklustre presentation. The mere presence of the Infinity Engine in Baldur's Gate was quite the deal-breaker (only Planescape: Torment has managed to entertain me with that engine, and that wasn't BioWare). I found the combat in both Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights to be incredibly repetitive, dull and unintuitive.The_Oracle said:
I expect I will be quoted and referred to as a troll or something similar, although my intention is not to slam the games, merely to point out that it is in fact physically possible to not find them entertaining. I don't deny their merits, I only state the personal opinion that their flaws - which, believe it or not, do exist - are writ too large for me to overlook them in favour of their virtues, of which I am very aware. Maybe these issues I spoke of are fixed or nonexistant in those BioWare games that I haven't played. I wouldn't know. Perhaps somebody could educate me?
Black Isle don't exist anymore, neither do Troika, Ion Storm or Origin Systems. All four of those examples are of defunct game studios which shut down.Axolotl said:
Now, I'm not going to object to Black Isle: They've done impeccable work over the years and the guys who went on to form Obsidian have done pretty damn decently for themselves as well. I loved KotOR2.
I really need to get round to playing Arcanum and Vampire: The Masquerade, so I can't comment on Troika.
Ion Storm...eh, Deus Ex was good but never the pinnacle that people make it out to be. Can't really call Thief much of an RPG either.
And I've not played anything from Origin Systems, but honestly their lineup isn't exactly filling me with confidence; except perhaps System Shock, but again I haven't played it (yet) so I can't comment.
Normally I don't believe this sort of thing at all - especially since Sony started declaring only the PS3 could ever do the games it has - but given how wary the team have been of previous criticism; how likable they actually are; how good the first one was and how good the second one looks, I'm inclined to
PISS MY PANTS IN EXCITEMENT!
Ahem.
EDIT: They did, however, make KotOR so this one may still not quite take top spot in my heart (but ME1 was bloody close.)
PISS MY PANTS IN EXCITEMENT!
Ahem.
EDIT: They did, however, make KotOR so this one may still not quite take top spot in my heart (but ME1 was bloody close.)
