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1st Jan 2011, 08:51 AM
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 Which Game Are You Starting With in 2011?
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Which game is or will be the first one you play this year? I'm choosing the dullest option: The Sims 3. |
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1st Jan 2011, 09:39 AM
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Oaktree
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I played Icewind Dale a little before and a little after midnight tonight, breaking for the countdown, of course. I had just installed it on my new system, so I decided to give it a run, even though I'm heavily ensconced in Dragon Age: Origins right now. IWD got me hooked for a few hours, just like it always used to. :D |
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1st Jan 2011, 10:17 AM
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kiwi_tea
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Hubby and I aren't really gamers most of the time, but we're both currently hooked on Starcraft II. The cut scenes are so... ...camp. |
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1st Jan 2011, 10:17 AM
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unalisaa
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Probably Fallout 3. TS2 keeps crashing on me, and the storyline of Fallout is getting interesting. What do you mean, this isn't the 2008/2009 new year? |
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1st Jan 2011, 11:17 AM
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Rawra
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I already began with playing TS2 and the next'll probably be Alter Ego (the point-and-click game, not the simulation one). |
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1st Jan 2011, 12:57 PM
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Shoosh Malooka
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I've just finished Dragon Age: Origins and felt good about it. I've been told that Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer has a better story and slightly improved tactics. I'm interested, but partly held by my want of acquaintance with the D&D system. Five years ago I enjoyed Neverwinter Nights 1 and Hoardes of the Underdark. HotU was hell because I didn't understand the system, so I was constantly healing rather than using proper tactics. I missed the sale on Steam for NWN2 Platinum $9.99. Now it is $17.99, and I am still interested. But I have plenty of unopened games: Half Life 2, Civilization 4, Doom 3, Painkiller, X3, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, and Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne. |
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1st Jan 2011, 01:24 PM
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Sims 3, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and me and my brother are playing Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition together (For our new Playstation Move) |
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1st Jan 2011, 06:54 PM
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Black And White 2 
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1st Jan 2011, 07:21 PM
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NerdyUnknownMusic
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Join Date: Jun 2010 |
Well, I already stared playing it on Christmas break but, Sim City 4 |
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1st Jan 2011, 08:10 PM
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I actually find that NWN 2 doesn't hook me as much as the original game, though I probably just haven't gotten far enough to get hooked. Part of my problem with it is that they tried to improve the graphics over the first NWN and just ended up with slightly more realistic, but butt-ugly people. Story is what I really look for in a game, though, so I plan to give it a shot again once I get around to installing it on my new system. HotU was simply a difficult expansion. I'm very familiar with 3rd edition D&D rules (though I wouldn't call myself a power gamer) and I had a hard time with that one. |
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2nd Jan 2011, 03:46 AM
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NWN2 does have a good story (something you can generally be assured of when Chris Avellone is involved) but it doesn't really get going until the mid game on. The pacing is terrible with one of the most mind numbingly slow starts to an RPG I've ever had the experience of playing. But upon completion you'll have enjoyed the ride. Mask of the Betrayer, on the other hand, is excellent from go to whoa. The game starts off with the action already turned up to 11 and the plot advancements come thick and fast, making for a much more enjoyable NWN2 experience. Is it better than Dragon Age? The plotting is better but the characterisation and development of NPCs in Dragon Age makes it the better game for me personally than MotB. For folks who enjoyed or are interested in the original Neverwinter Nights and have access to a newsstand that sells Australian magazines then pick up the latest issue of PC Powerplay. Inside you'll find a retrospective piece from yours truly including interviews with the original designers and Ossian studios who made the first premium module for the game way back when. </plug> :P |
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3rd Jan 2011, 09:59 PM
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Slipperman
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I've been playing Sims 3 as well...but I've also been playing the DS game Etrian Odyssey 3 lately, too... Tim (aka the Slipperman) |
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4th Jan 2011, 01:39 AM
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Drinkme
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Legend of Zelda Master Sword when it comes out^ ^ ...and Sims2  
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4th Jan 2011, 08:47 AM
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Mass Effect 2. The improvements of part 2 seem to be great and I hope the story is larger than the one from Mass Effect 1, |
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4th Jan 2011, 11:23 PM
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I bought a Wii to get my fat ass in motion. One of my good intents for the new year. I think, I will play Wii Sports or Wii Sport Resort. Next day i'll throw it through the window. 
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5th Jan 2011, 09:10 AM
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I was playing Mass Effect 2 (2nd complete playthrough) on 31st December and rolled over into the morning. However, I'm looking forward to some great releases this year: The Witcher 2, Dragon Age 2 and ME3. Can't wait. I have the first two pre-ordered. Quote:
Really, you think so? I played it through three times - loved that expansion. I play on hardcore too as a general rule. I guess people have different experiences with different stuff. I thought MoTB was the best thing about NWN2 - great story. The OC was long-winded and occasionally dull though there were some good parts. I liked my castle. |
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5th Jan 2011, 10:49 AM
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Golden Sun Dark Dawn (sequel to one of my favourite games ever) & Donkey Kong Country Returns (playing it with my husband). Both great games so far. I've had so much fun with Donkey Kong, it's really great to play it with someone! |
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6th Jan 2011, 01:56 AM
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Well, then it's probably because I'm not a power-gamer. My favorite class is druid, but druids are kind of jacks-of-all-trades - they are passable at lots of things, but not especially good at much of anything. I like druids for their roleplaying potential and because I have something of a jack-of-all-trades philosophy, but I find that when I play through a game as a druid, it is much harder than when I later play through as, say, a rogue or a fighter. |
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6th Jan 2011, 02:17 AM
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I'm not a power gamer either - I usually play as a wizard myself but often went for the arcane archer builds in NWN which is also another jack-of-all-trades. I'd guess it's more to do with whether the game suits you and makes sense - the first NWN was almost a perfect match for me as a computer game. I loved HoTU, I really did. I can still remember the excitement I felt when I went down into Undermountain for the first time. It might also help that I played D&D when I was younger and all the preceding games: Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale (loved BG, especially the second one, but IWD was a bit 'meh' for me - lack of characterful NPCs was the main problem). Deekin is still one of my favourite NPCs of all time. |
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7th Jan 2011, 03:25 AM
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Oh, I did too. I began reading AD&D books shortly before 3rd edition was released, when I was 9, going on 10. I was a little walking encyclopedia of 3rd edition rules as a child (well, really, I still am ), and I played Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment (though I never finished this one; I've been meaning to go back and play it again), and some of the earlier games, like Eye of the Beholder. In my early teen years, I took up collecting Forgotten Realms novels. I'm very much a D&D geek. I didn't say that I didn't like HotU, I just said that it wasn't the easiest game I've played. I agree with you about IWD not having strong characterization. I don't mind it too much, though, as I like that I can design my whole party. I come up with personalities and backstories for my own characters, rather than having prebuilt characters like Baldur's Gate (don't get me wrong, though; Baldur's Gate is a friggin' awesome game). I think it's the environment of the game that appeals most to me. The music is fantastic, the storytelling is enjoyable, and the areas that you explore in the game are a lot of fun. I particularly liked the Severed Hand for the elven history it puts in the game. All of these things are what beckoned to me on New Year's Eve. :D |
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7th Jan 2011, 05:24 AM
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When playing IWD it is important to recognise it is nothing more than a dungeon crawler made for those who loved the tactical combat of the Infinity Engine but weren't interested in the role playing aspects. Great game for its stated aims but won't overly thrill those who want something a bit more focused on role playing like Baldur's Gate. |
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*** Games Journalist with the magazines PC Powerplay and Hyper *** And guys don't say a game is 'addicting'. That is a horrible massacre of the English language. The word is 'addictive'. Thank you. :) |
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7th Jan 2011, 05:54 PM
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cappyboy
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For me it's been Civ 4 which I just got back for Christmas after my old disks for it had disappeared. And Ghost Master, one of several I got on Christmas night during the GOG holiday sale. We were expecting a big snow storm next day and I was having an issue with Civ that has since been resolved. Been really loving both. Oh and please don't mention Civ 5 to me. I know that it's out and I could have gone forward instead of back with the series. But I'm just very distrustful of major PC releases these days. I know in my head it exists but my heart refuses to accept it. |
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7th Jan 2011, 07:54 PM
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ElPresidente
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You are only hurting yourself with that attitude. |
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*** Games Journalist with the magazines PC Powerplay and Hyper *** And guys don't say a game is 'addicting'. That is a horrible massacre of the English language. The word is 'addictive'. Thank you. :) |
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9th Jan 2011, 02:38 AM
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Frankly, I've been holding off on Civ V. I've heard that a lot of the recent Civ stuff has been pretty bad. I liked Civ IV, but Civ III wasn't any good, and I've heard some of the side stuff they've put out hasn't been any good. So I'm waiting to get a decent picture of the reviews before I think about getting Civ V. |
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9th Jan 2011, 03:51 AM
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cappyboy
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Maybe so. But I never got enough play done with Civ 4 before my original disks vanished on me. So I have the time to let other gamers I know and trust find out and bring me around when the time is right. |
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