Divinity II review 7.4
Cronos
still buy though.
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/divinedivinityiiegodraconis/review.html
Divinity II, whilst not being a direct contender to Dragon Age, is
nevertheless going to be in the shadow of that game's PR machine. It's a
very good title, and highly addictive in certain areas. It's not often
that we play through a game until the early hours of the morning, but
this title earned its place on that most hallowed list. Unfortunately,
it's far from perfect. Nothing game-breaking, but there's so many
oddities, annoyances and moments of utter frustration that keep this
game from being as great as it could have been. Nevertheless, there's
plenty here to entertain, and it's not every day that a game can stand
up against Bioware and not be utterly crushed.
Trimble Bracegirdle
Compare to Gothic or Risen perhaps.
Its a rush around cheeful action style @@@
Nostromo
21:54:04 -0000, Anno Domini:
>IMO its mistaken to compare it to Dragon Age .
>Compare to Gothic or Risen perhaps.
>Its a rush around cheeful action style @@@
Sounds like a 'wait for a patch or 2 & suck it & see in a few months'...
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Nostromo
Ceowulf
I agree, which is what I'll be doing too.
Did you ever end up playing DA Nos?
I've had a pretty long break from gaming the last month (and the
computer in general) so with the Christmas rush over I've just sat down
on my new Samsung 23.6" ActiveSync monitor to see what I've got to play
that I'm still interested in.
And the answer is, nothing! Bah, I play game for a few weeks and get
tired of it. I wonder if that's just because the games aren't as good
now days, or I'm just not as big a gamer as I was when I was younger.
Anyway, I can't believe how good this monitor is! I've still got my
faithful NEC 1960Nxi running in a dual screen setup. And I love that
monitor, cost me a bucket when I bought it and it hasn't skipped a beat
for all 8+ years I've had it. Still, comparing the colour and image
quality of the two is like night and day.
Of course now I'm faced with the grim reality that this present (from
the missus) may have opened up the flood gates in terms of additional
upgrades... things just don't run as well at 1920x1080 as they did at
1280x1024 :(
Ceo-
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
>Nostromo wrote:
>> Thus spake "Trimble Bracegirdle" <no-...@never.spam>, Thu, 24 Dec 2009
>> 21:54:04 -0000, Anno Domini:
>>
>>> IMO its mistaken to compare it to Dragon Age .
>>> Compare to Gothic or Risen perhaps.
>>> Its a rush around cheeful action style @@@
>>
>> Sounds like a 'wait for a patch or 2 & suck it & see in a few months'...
>
>I agree, which is what I'll be doing too.
>
>Did you ever end up playing DA Nos?
Yeah, got it, playing as a mage, just up to leaving the hut with Morrigan
for the 1st time after all the intro/tutorial crap. It really wants to grab
me, but not sure if it will. I'm finding Borderlands far more fun for a
'quick fix' after a hard day's work, so have been playing a lot more of it
as it turns out.
>I've had a pretty long break from gaming the last month (and the
>computer in general) so with the Christmas rush over I've just sat down
>on my new Samsung 23.6" ActiveSync monitor to see what I've got to play
>that I'm still interested in.
>
>And the answer is, nothing! Bah, I play game for a few weeks and get
>tired of it. I wonder if that's just because the games aren't as good
>now days, or I'm just not as big a gamer as I was when I was younger.
Welcome to Jadesville. You can checkout, but you can never leave! <EG>
>Anyway, I can't believe how good this monitor is! I've still got my
>faithful NEC 1960Nxi running in a dual screen setup. And I love that
>monitor, cost me a bucket when I bought it and it hasn't skipped a beat
>for all 8+ years I've had it. Still, comparing the colour and image
>quality of the two is like night and day.
>
>Of course now I'm faced with the grim reality that this present (from
>the missus) may have opened up the flood gates in terms of additional
>upgrades... things just don't run as well at 1920x1080 as they did at
>1280x1024 :(
He, he, I was smart & got a rig with the new monitor. But really, a higher
rez/eye candy only gives games a new lease of life for a novelty period. If
you've dropped them & you're anything like me, the chances of actually going
back to any one of them & actually playing a whole lot more (much less
completing them) is very, very small. About the one & only game that keeps
me coming back year after year is D2 (& perhaps GW, but I still haven't
completed Nightfall once, so that doesn't really count). I could list the
games I've started & never completed, but I fear ppl here would throw
e-rocks at me, so I'll refrain :).
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Nostromo
Kyle Haight
Nostromo <nos...@forme.org> wrote:
>
>He, he, I was smart & got a rig with the new monitor. But really, a higher
>rez/eye candy only gives games a new lease of life for a novelty period. If
>you've dropped them & you're anything like me, the chances of actually going
>back to any one of them & actually playing a whole lot more (much less
>completing them) is very, very small.
I'm working my way through a major backlog of CRPGs with my new computer.
Just finished the NWN2 main campaign a few days ago, now working my
way through MotB. After that, either Drakensang or The Witcher, I
haven't made up my mind. And I should have plenty of time -- I'm off
work until January 4th, and my wife is flying out on Monday to visit
her parents in Tennessee.
--
Kyle Haight
Nostromo
14:34:34 -0600, Anno Domini:
Aha! So THAT'S the secret! Get more than a week off work at a time & get rid
of the ball & chain. Check. >;-)
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Nostromo
Cronos
> I'm working my way through a major backlog of CRPGs with my new computer.
> Just finished the NWN2 main campaign a few days ago, now working my
> way through MotB. After that, either Drakensang or The Witcher, I
> haven't made up my mind. And I should have plenty of time -- I'm off
> work until January 4th, and my wife is flying out on Monday to visit
> her parents in Tennessee.
>
I have Drakensang and just can't get deep into it but I bought A
Farewell to Dragons 2 days ago off Steam for $14.99 and it is a better
RPG than Drakensang. A Farewell to Dragons is more like Balder's Gate
series. Combat system is very similar and it is multi-party. I recommend
A Farewell to Dragons over Drakensang.
Kyle Haight
Cronos <cro...@sphere.invalid> wrote:
>
>I have Drakensang and just can't get deep into it but I bought A
>Farewell to Dragons 2 days ago off Steam for $14.99 and it is a better
>RPG than Drakensang.
Well, I already have a copy of Drakensang in my 'to play' pile, so the
money is spent. I might as well give it a try. Your recommendation is
noted, but right now I'm trying to give a serious chance to the games
I already own before I go out and buy more.
--
Kyle Haight
Edward Cowling London UK
<cro...@sphere.invalid> writes
>I was looking forward to this one but not as much now. Will probably
>still buy though.
>
>http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/divinedivinityiiegodraconis/review.html
>
>Divinity II, whilst not being a direct contender to Dragon Age, is
>nevertheless going to be in the shadow of that game's PR machine. It's
>a very good title, and highly addictive in certain areas. It's not
>often that we play through a game until the early hours of the morning,
>but this title earned its place on that most hallowed list.
>Unfortunately, it's far from
Any info on PC specs required ?
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Trimble Bracegirdle
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