tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815968.post1336637317970977355..comments2024-02-23T08:21:47.981-08:00Comments on Timmy's House of Sprinkles: Never Winter in CaliforniaChristopher Charles Horatio Xavier King III, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17305941155602648384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815968.post-58708057189221699862006-11-06T08:48:00.000-08:002006-11-06T08:48:00.000-08:00A couple counterpoints:
First, I'm not sure if yo...A couple counterpoints:<br /><br />First, I'm not sure if you realized it, but in NWN, you can, in fact, hire all of the available henchmen. You can only have one travelling with you at a time, but you are able to switch between them as needed. Also, in the 2nd expansion, you can have two henchmen at a time.<br /><br />Second, I've always felt that the real strength of NWN was not so much the game itself, but the toolset. The DM and multiplayer aspects of the game did fall a bit short, but the most fun I had with the game was probably creating custom maps, equipment, and monsters. I never got into the scripting aspects of the editor enough to actually finish a module, but I still find myself going back to it every now and then.<br /><br />Okay, that's my $0.02.David R. Nevelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036606454581571952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815968.post-7281601913868236702006-11-04T11:29:00.000-08:002006-11-04T11:29:00.000-08:00Thanks for the info! You've probably saved me sev...Thanks for the info! You've probably saved me several hundred hours.<br /><br />Gothic sounds interesting. I may try it out.<br /><br />Still no firm release date on Spore. On a side note, the current issue of The New Yorker has an interesting profile on Will Wright... no new information on Spore, but some good information on Wright's history that I hadn't known before.Christopher Charles Horatio Xavier King III, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17305941155602648384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815968.post-48773813249368684802006-11-04T10:35:00.000-08:002006-11-04T10:35:00.000-08:00Brother-
Do we have a confirmation yet on when ex...Brother-<br /><br />Do we have a confirmation yet on when exactly Spore will be coming out, or is it still the nebulous "2007" that it got bumped back to?<br /><br />Second, you didn't miss much with NWN. Having played through all of it AND all of the expansions, it ranks as a decent game but the story, character development and interface remain just as lackluster the entire time [honestly, who on earth came up with the radial menu? they need to be shot].<br /><br />Finally, I hadn't heard that Obsidian was composed of ex-Black Isle employees. That makes it sound rather nifty. I'm still hesitant to try it after my disappointment with KOTOR:II.<br /><br />Right now, I'm looking forward to Gothic III, which will be releasing in the states ~ the 20th. Its designed by a German company, and holds more true to 'classic' single-player RPGs than the current modern run. It does have hack and slash elements to it, but if it follows in the footsteps of Gothic II then its not too annoying. Most importantly, unlike modern fare, the Gothic series adopts the old 'Your character is Your character, and we let you choose a name and skill set and how you interact with the people around you.' I've been following it for a year now, and I'm pretty excited about it.HadesScornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431314621870041248noreply@blogger.com