MilesBeyond
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DA:O is honestly notable for being a reasonably successful crossover. It walked this balance where it was babby's first rpg but was still grudgingly tolerated by grognards.
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Elder Scrolls What is the best RPG of all time?
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DA:O's not an RPG btw because it doesn't have potions.
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Quillon
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It did, there were no stamina potions till the expansion tho.
Looks like you are right. I just remembered there were health poultices (that you inexplicably had to drink) and thought they were all called that. But looks like mana potions are just called potions.
Falksi
Arcane
Pretty much. Given a bit more time for said babby's to adjust, and they could have tweaked it to find that balance between DA:O & the lkes of Baldurs Gate 2. Sadly they went for the quick cash in route, and shat out to wankleroy sequels.
It's great to see the likes of Pillars get a release on the likes of the PS4, but for RPGs to sell in the numbers which the suits want them too they'll likely have to be 3-D based.
DA:O ... I have to say I enjoyed the mage origin, it had some interesting characters, and a couple decent locations I actually wanted to explore.
The problem is the other 90%
It claims to be a game with a great story. Generic shadow demon thingie is coming, and generic not-orcs are invading. So all must unite to confront this enemy, forgetting old rivalries. I'd be curious to know, someone that finds this plot original, how would he rate the plot of Crusaders of the Dark Savant? Anyways, these hordes of darkness are very dangerous because... they have a lot of hitpoints I guess? combat is so terribly dull, every battle was the same with a couple exceptions. The designers couldn't make a complex combat system or a decent AI if their life depended on it, so they resorted to number inflation to avoid the high level AOEs from ending battles in 1 turn. Linearity certainly didn't help. The last third of the game was easily the worst unpaid job I ever had.
The problem is the other 90%
It claims to be a game with a great story. Generic shadow demon thingie is coming, and generic not-orcs are invading. So all must unite to confront this enemy, forgetting old rivalries. I'd be curious to know, someone that finds this plot original, how would he rate the plot of Crusaders of the Dark Savant? Anyways, these hordes of darkness are very dangerous because... they have a lot of hitpoints I guess? combat is so terribly dull, every battle was the same with a couple exceptions. The designers couldn't make a complex combat system or a decent AI if their life depended on it, so they resorted to number inflation to avoid the high level AOEs from ending battles in 1 turn. Linearity certainly didn't help. The last third of the game was easily the worst unpaid job I ever had.
Oh wait, I just remembered those Oblivion gates. Nevermind, it wasn't so dull.
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Iznaliu
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The definition must attempt to cover all potential games, not just actual games.
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