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xExtreme




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 08:17    Post subject:
You what? Laughing
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FLT




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 08:24    Post subject:
YOu talked to guy from rld ? Very Happy

dont smile my pants

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W123




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 08:58    Post subject:
hes uploading to torrents as we speak !
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 09:09    Post subject:
Just as to be clear those groups aren't very open and they do not use P2P distribution methods, that's part of what happens when others download from those distro FTP things whatever or how it works and then re-distribute it via Usenet, Torrent, HTTP and such. Smile

Still a (working) disc image would be very useful to decrypt the content early.
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W123




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 09:17    Post subject:
Yes. We know.. take a joke..sheesh... just tryin to pass the time till I can play this and mash some buttons.
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 09:29    Post subject:
Never been able to judge emotions very well on the internet or similar, sorry about that. Smile
(I mean this is a bit more obvious but browsing sites like Piratebay, WBB, Rlslog or CS.rin it gets a bit more diffuse since people usually state these sort of things there quite frequently.)

Still it'll be out in nine hours according to Steam and if it's just CEG it might not be very long before it's leaked onto the net.
(Well I guess ALI213 will be at it pretty quickly but I don't know if they can crack CEG protection that well compared to Skidrow and Reloaded and what other groups are currently active.)

EDIT: Actually never been that good with reading emotions at all since I prefer to look a bit below face level, for some reason this is seen as problematic when I'm talking to females.
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Casus




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 10:51    Post subject:
The hardest part about reading people online, is that they're generally extremely dishonest because "losing face" is so undesirable. So even if you read them 100% correctly, they'll change it up or pretend otherwise - just so you haven't "figured them out".
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Casus




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 10:52    Post subject:
As for this game, I'm hoping it'll be more like Dark Alliance than those other LotR action games from a few years back.
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W123




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 10:57    Post subject:
Return of the King wasn't bad. Frustrating as hell at times but pretty fun IIRC.

as far as me BSing about RLD, i thought that was pretty obvious.
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Casus




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 10:58    Post subject:
Both of them were ok, but I'm not really into that kind of hack/slash game if there aren't more RPG elements. I like me some deeper character development Wink
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 11:13    Post subject:
W123 wrote:
hes uploading to torrents as we speak !

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W123




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 11:17    Post subject:
Casus wrote:
Both of them were ok, but I'm not really into that kind of hack/slash game if there aren't more RPG elements. I like me some deeper character development Wink


I never played the console BG games.. what deep character development did they involve..
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Casus




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 11:23    Post subject:
W123 wrote:
Casus wrote:
Both of them were ok, but I'm not really into that kind of hack/slash game if there aren't more RPG elements. I like me some deeper character development Wink


I never played the console BG games.. what deep character development did they involve..


I wouldn't say "deep" - which is why I said "deeper".

Dark Alliance was more like Dungeon Siege 3 in terms of character development, with more skills and choices. Also, it had a lot more gear diversity and such.

The two LotR games were more like straight hack/slash with a very simplified character development system, and it was a lot more about "action set pieces" than leveling up and looting.

I'm a much bigger fan of leveling up and looting, than I am of being driven down tight corridors to "experience" the game like I was in a movie.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 11:28    Post subject:
Dark Alliance was VERY much like Dungeon Siege 3. In fact, if it hadn't been Obsidian's stamp on it - I'd have swore blind DS3 was made by Snowblind. It was almost identical (visual quality notwithstadning, come on... Razz) to the old PS2/Xbox titles; Dark Alliance 1/2, Champions, FOBoS. That's one of the reasons why I enjoyed DS3 so much, despite the butchering from the originals, because I'm a fan of Snowblind-style hack'n'slashers.

Oooh, oooh, and not forgetting the PSP outings either; Silverfall and Dungeon Siege. Both the same style as War in the North/DS3/etc.
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locke89




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:26    Post subject:
Reviews begin to show up, IGN gave it 7, GT 7.2. Seems my suspicion was right, the game is medicore at best. It seems that combat is very repetetive and bland in the long run, story forgetable , characters genereic etc... Blah Sad Snowblind dropped the ball this time...
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:28    Post subject:
How on earth is 7 considered "mediocre"? It's no wonder games are shit these days, unless it scores a 9 or 10 people just don't care Sad Now I'm not saying WitN *isn't* mediocre, I wouldn't know since I haven't played it - nor have you - but saying "Yep, it's shit. It only got 7/10" is just... arghhhhh.... CAUSE not SYMPTOM of the decline of gaming.

Link to the GT review: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-lord-of-the/723395


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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:30    Post subject:
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sabin1981
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:35    Post subject:
Yep, I agree as well. Very Happy

The game is still coming on the 1st, right? Okay
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:35    Post subject:
Steam US still says; Yep!

Quote:

Available: November 1st, 2011
This game will unlock in approximately 6 hours


Let's hope so <3
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locke89




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:36    Post subject:
Well, I based my opinion on the content of those both reviews I mentioned, not the scores Smile
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:38    Post subject:
Ah, that's different Very Happy
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:39    Post subject:
locke89 wrote:
Well, I based my opinion on the content of those both reviews I mentioned, not the scores Smile

You're saying otherwise now, eh? Cool Face
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Casus




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:43    Post subject:
Read the IGN review. I have nothing positive to say about IGN, but I can't dismiss that it sounds like a pretty run-of-the-mill zzz game.

I'll check out the "demo", but will likely not bother playing for long.

Annoying that they didn't go into detail about character development and loot diversity, but then again - it's IGNorant.
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Casus




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 12:44    Post subject:
Read the IGN review. I have nothing positive to say about IGN, but I can't dismiss that it sounds like a pretty run-of-the-mill zzz game.

I'll check out the "demo", but will likely not bother playing for long.

Annoying that they didn't go into detail about character development and loot diversity, but then again - it's IGNorant.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 13:08    Post subject:
Ok, just finished the GT review - and my desire hasn't been dampened one bit. He just perfectly described Snowblind games! They're short, loot-heavy, "technically challenged" (Laughing) and don't really have much longevity or replay. Everything I saw in the video, and everything the reviewer spoke of, just reminded me of Dark Alliance or Champions of Norrath or Dungeon Siege Throne of Agony or Fallout Brotherhood of Steel or.... yeah, you get the point.

I guess, in that respect, "mediocre" applies. But I'm a sucker for these kinds of games, always have been and always will be - and I curse DAILY the fact that the PCSX2 devs STILL haven't fixed Snowblind games on their emulator *shakes fist* I'm looking forward to this. Is it going to beat Skyrim? Fuck no. It still sounds great fun though.
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 13:28    Post subject:
The main reason behind low scores is such sites is that WB+Snowblind didn't have enough money left to pay reviewers Razz
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 17:23    Post subject:
The day-1 patch just downloaded, could just have been a update to the exe though. Very Happy
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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 17:25    Post subject:
Yup, game's out in the US.
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PostPosted: Tue, 1st Nov 2011 17:27    Post subject:
So waiting for steam unlocked from ali Surprised
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