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Apr 16, 2001, 6:31:37 PM4/16/01
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[Crosspost to AGUD, just in case. Follow-ups back here.

Quoth Dogrot <Spam...@the-bunker.demon.co.uk>:
>Samurai@?.? wrote
^^^
I really ought to put something else in my From: header. It seems a
lot of newsreaders expect an e-mail address there. :)

>>You'll have to do what I do with the posts about U9 (since I
>>haven't played it yet) and simply avoid reading them. <:)
>
>Hi Samurai,

*waves* Sorry it's taken so long to reply. I tend to deal with my
post backlogs very much like the recently rebranded 'Consignia'
(bleh), I'm afraid. <:)

>No spoilers, promise.

Thanks. :)

>I started U9 last year but gave up when I found I was becoming a tadge
>too reliant on the walkthrough. I've just started again from the
>beginning and I'm struck, once more, by the sheer beauty of the
>landscapes - particularly at night and by the sea.

*nod* That's one of the main reasons I want to play U9 -- just to
experience Britannia that way.

>My favourite moment was just swimming around New Magincia under the
>starlight. I could almost feel the water on my skin.
>
>I believe that many people were unhappy with U9 and that's their
>prerogative but, for my part, I have to say that it's the most
>aesthetically pleasing game that I've ever played.

I'm hopeful I'll reach the same conclusion at its end. After all, I
didn't like Myst overmuch, but I _loved_ the look of it. :)
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