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    Why is Fallout New Vegas considered good?

    Yes. NV writing can occasionally be really thoughtful and make you take a moment. Sometimes the moment can even be in an otherwise boring questline. Like Chief Hanlon's suicide. The quest that got me there was annoying, but that conversation with him before his suicide... that was one of those...
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    Why is Fallout New Vegas considered good?

    Because... Joshua Graham is a righteous man. I recently played through all of the Fallout games, and New Vegas writing definitely stands out. Not all of it is equally good, but when New Vegas writing is good, it's really good.
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    Incline Chris Avellone Appreciation Station

    Americans lead too easy lives. That will lead to degeneracy. It is sad that the Great Avellone has become... this. God put all that talent into a Californian and the man wasted it. Avellone's days of writing are over. Had he been from Finland or Eastern Europe... maybe then he would have become...
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    Ultima The Ultima Series Discussion Thread

    I don't get how you can do things in the wrong order in this game. There shouldn't be a wrong order. The game is designed in the way that you are locked out from Gorlab Swamp, until you have the necessary three artifacts of Truth, Love and Courage. You should be able to do the three towns in any...
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    Pathfinder Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition - now with turn-based combat

    Been playing this game for the past month. It really doesn't give you a good first impression, doesn't it? The characters feel weird and stupid w weird sexual kinks, the dialogue boring, the first two chapters are annoying... and then something clicks... I really really enjoyed chapter 3 and...
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    Playing PoE1: impressions

    I find POE worldbuilding to be mix of some really good and bad ideas. PoE World was really nice for the first two acts. Slightly gritty late renaissance flavored urban fantasy in a world where people take religion seriously. The fictious metaphysics are one the most successful parts of PoE...
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    Ultima What is the best Ultima game?

    The great Ultima's range from 5 to 7, including Underworlds and the Worlds series. Sure, I should include Ultima 4, but to be honest... I'm not a huge fan of the virtues. It seems to me that Richard Garriot is the kind of person that has only read 2 or 3 books in his life. Sure, some of his...
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    Best RPG's with a lot of secrets and hidden stuff

    Ultima 7 Part II: Serpent Isle Sorting through people's trash and stuff was somehow very enjoyable in this game. The game really makes you want to know who has your magic items and what other secrets they hide.
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    The Codex’s Best Computer RPGs (pre-Diablo)

    The top 10 is actually pretty good. Even the top 20 is okay. Basically, all the games, that people should at least try for developing their gaming palate, are mentioned. The only issue I have is the huge chasm between Shattered Lands and Wake of the Ravager, and between Ultima Underworld and...
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    Memorable cRPG villain

    What did Nerevar do to Dagoth Ur? I thought Nerevar was dead by the time Dagoth Ur and the Tribunal came to blows? What is the exact chronological order of betrayals and backstabbings of that day on the Red Mountain?
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    The Codex’s Best Computer RPGs (pre-Diablo)

    Starting with 10 points. Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny - 4 points. Why? It's the best Ultima. Being actually an outlaw, and having to be careful in towns and to avoid guards and spies, is such a good idea that it on it's own can lead to brilliant gameplay design choices. I'm stunned that more...
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    Arcanum and Morrowind are still unsurpassed

    Not a fan of Disco Elysium, then? But yes, I agree. The interesting games have been evolutionary dead ends and it's the boring ones that get copied. I'm not that up to date on current games, but even I can see the incestuous relationship between Witcher 3 and Assassin Creed games. Witcher 3...
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    Arcanum and Morrowind are still unsurpassed

    Remotely close is a harsh statement. On it's own, Morrowind doesn't really have character reactivity, or even character reaction that remarkable. It's like you are combining the strengths of both into the idea of the ultimate greatest game. If such a game existed that was the best parts of...
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    Arcanum and Morrowind are still unsurpassed

    I'm going to try to engage with your thesis with all the solemnity and seriousness it deserves. I played Arcanum this winter. I've played and finished it several times before, but this winter I got really annoyed with the game. I made it as far as Stillwater, before giving up. The fatal flaw...
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    Ultima Ultima Underworld II is a fine game

    Talorus is an example of wild creativity that you don't really see in modern games. "Ok, guys. We need worlds. We got only 9 months finish this baby. Anyone?" That dude that is always silent, "I've got an idea." Back then, nerds still had a broad horizon, through old Twilight Zone episodes...

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