You mean SEGA?BoneSnapDeez wrote:It tried too hard to play up the "video games aren't just for kids anymore!" angle and was always filled with forced sarcasm and "edginess."
The reviewer was probably the same guy that made this video.Exhuminator wrote:Based on its cover alone, Shadow Tower is obviously not an experience built for the average joe 5th gen fuckwit gamer who was blown away by CG and voice acting. So what I'm saying is; I'm not surprised at that review. Most critics couldn't even stand King's Field, and Shadow Tower is King's Field with every player concession stripped away entirely. It's for madmen only.
I actually like all of these, though I definitely prefer my first person stuff to operate in real time with a big view of the action. It's part of the reason I find I have a harder time getting into classic dungeon crawlers, because I feel like the view is heavily obscured.Jmustang1968 wrote:For the most part, I don't normally enjoy those 1st person or one character style of action RPGs. Why Kings field and Shadow Tower never appealed to me.
I liked the top down Diablo style games, but most ofteb I liked party-based or tactical style.
Divinity series, I own most of them digitally now, but havent played them. Until Original Sin, they were mostly considered average middle of the road games at best. Some entries even worse so. Because of that, they havent been as high priority to check them out. I believe they are a mix of Diablo meets Elder Scrolls.Ack wrote:I actually like all of these, though I definitely prefer my first person stuff to operate in real time with a big view of the action. It's part of the reason I find I have a harder time getting into classic dungeon crawlers, because I feel like the view is heavily obscured.Jmustang1968 wrote:For the most part, I don't normally enjoy those 1st person or one character style of action RPGs. Why Kings field and Shadow Tower never appealed to me.
I liked the top down Diablo style games, but most ofteb I liked party-based or tactical style.
Anyway, as far as Diablo-esque action RPGs are concerned, is the Divinity series similar to this? I picked up a few on GOG for cheap over the years but haven't gotten to them yet.
I don't know...The game was universally panned upon its release. (EGM gave it a 2/10; Gamespot gave it 3.9/10, etc. Game Informer, randomly, gave it a 7.5/10.) Most of the complaints I have read about it are based on technical issues (e.g., abysmal frame-rate, significant loading times to open up menu screen, low-quality textures, repetitive environments, poor draw distances, etc.) and oor design choices. It sounds like the King's Field games are significantly better in every respect., and I am interested in reading your thoughts when you dive into the game.Exhuminator wrote:Most critics couldn't even stand King's Field, and Shadow Tower is King's Field with every player concession stripped away entirely. It's for madmen only.
I guess if you judge a game by its technical merits more than its gameplay, then those things would matter. It's like reviewers back in the day saying King's Field sucks because it moves slow and has unusual controls, while ignoring everything that's awesome about it.prfsnl_gmr wrote:abysmal frame-rate, significant loading times to open up menu screen, low-quality textures, repetitive environments, poor draw distances
Ego Draconis was a sleeper hit, so much infact that Atlus picked the game up for bug fixes and a rerelease even though the game was already published.Jmustang1968 wrote:Ack wrote:I actually like all of these, though I definitely prefer my first person stuff to operate in real time with a big view of the action. It's part of the reason I find I have a harder time getting into classic dungeon crawlers, because I feel like the view is heavily obscured.Jmustang1968 wrote:For the most part, I don't normally enjoy those 1st person or one character style of action RPGs. Why Kings field and Shadow Tower never appealed to me.
I liked the top down Diablo style games, but most ofteb I liked party-based or tactical style.
Anyway, as far as Diablo-esque action RPGs are concerned, is the Divinity series similar to this? I picked up a few on GOG for cheap over the years but haven't gotten to them yet.
Divinity series, I own most of them digitally now, but havent played them. Until Original Sin, they were mostly considered average middle of the road games at best. Some entries even worse so. Because of that, they havent been as high priority to check them out. I believe they are a mix of Diablo meets Elder Scrolls.
