I don't have time to do this justice, but I'll make a brief comment.
Aemon Send a noteboard - 18/01/2011 09:30:20 PM
I don't think you're approaching Legolas' comment correctly. You've gone off on a giant rant about "game writing" vs "novel writing," primarily comparing the required skillsets. However, that's not really the issue at hand. Novelists didn't do the writing for The Witcher (PC game); game writers did. The game's story wasn't bad because they pulled in a novelist who knew nothing about the mechanics of writing games. The game's story was bad because the GAME WRITERS didn't do a good job.
To be honest, the only real issue I see up for debate, here, is whether it was their fault. Whether there is such a thing as a book inherently unsuitable for adaptation as a video game (keeping in mind that game writers have virtually unlimited flexibility to tweak things as necessary). I won't rule that out as a possibility, but I think it's highly unlikely.
To be honest, the only real issue I see up for debate, here, is whether it was their fault. Whether there is such a thing as a book inherently unsuitable for adaptation as a video game (keeping in mind that game writers have virtually unlimited flexibility to tweak things as necessary). I won't rule that out as a possibility, but I think it's highly unlikely.
I need a good RPG.
13/01/2011 06:49:32 PM
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The Witcher
13/01/2011 07:13:50 PM
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Hm. I have it as a project to improve my French, but I found the gameplay pretty boring.
14/01/2011 05:38:15 AM
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If you find The Witcher boring, you'll likely feel the same about Baldur's Gate 2, IWD, etc.
14/01/2011 03:07:12 PM
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All right. I'll give it a shot, then. Thanks. *NM*
14/01/2011 08:17:17 PM
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Make sure you get the enhanced edition, or whatever it's called.
14/01/2011 09:56:56 PM
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It's funny, that, because it's based on a critically acclaimed book series.
15/01/2011 01:13:39 PM
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I've heard that, yeah. I just don't think enough of it made it into the game. (minor spoilers)
15/01/2011 08:12:34 PM
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The thing is, what works in a book doesn't necessarily work in a game.
18/01/2011 06:15:10 PM
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Wow, I guess you touched a nerve, Legolas. New pet peeve discovered! *NM*
18/01/2011 06:22:37 PM
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I don't have time to do this justice, but I'll make a brief comment.
18/01/2011 09:30:20 PM
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Did you read his post?
18/01/2011 09:59:21 PM
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Yeah, that was one of the things I didn't have time to respond to.
18/01/2011 10:31:46 PM
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Re: Yeah, that was one of the things I didn't have time to respond to.
18/01/2011 10:43:20 PM
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So I just realized I sparked a bit of a controversy here... I should check this board more often.
25/01/2011 10:28:34 PM
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Do yourself a favor...
13/01/2011 10:39:41 PM
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Everything is the opposite of Morrowind, though.
14/01/2011 05:37:42 AM
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Just go ahead and shoot yourself now
14/01/2011 07:51:06 PM
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...you were so right. Fable is an MMORPG without the other people.
15/01/2011 06:35:46 AM
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...dislikes...Fallout...3....*dies* *NM*
13/01/2011 11:34:10 PM
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It was boring. Really, really boring.
14/01/2011 05:36:41 AM
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I'm with you, brother!
14/01/2011 05:51:41 AM
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awwww...I loved Fallout 3
14/01/2011 03:37:51 PM
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No...
14/01/2011 03:47:22 PM
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It's minecraft with guns. *NM*
14/01/2011 08:16:23 PM
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And without a destructible environment.
14/01/2011 08:16:52 PM
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"It's minecraft with guns." Ouch. Come on. Fallout3 was better than that. *NM*
19/01/2011 04:09:30 AM
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Coming from me, actually, that's higher praise than it deserves.
19/01/2011 06:54:57 AM
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I got it for like $25, I'd say that's about what Fallout 3 is worth
19/01/2011 05:09:34 PM
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You got Fallout 3 or New Vegas for $25
19/01/2011 06:12:26 PM
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Wait. You haven't played it yet?
20/01/2011 03:46:17 AM
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Well said
20/01/2011 08:43:25 AM
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Played Fallout 3, but not NV.
20/01/2011 06:22:33 PM
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I'm sure I'll be trying that new
21/01/2011 02:04:47 PM
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Don't play Mass Effect 2 without playing Mass Effect 1. It's a much worse game.
21/01/2011 06:43:16 PM
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Yes, play ME1 first... but opinions vary about ME2. It did the most important things better, IMO.
21/01/2011 11:57:26 PM
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That's true if gameplay is more important to you than story.
22/01/2011 06:50:32 AM
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ME1 wasn't even going to release on the PC initially, so I think we could be worse off.
22/01/2011 03:27:05 PM
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If you want a GREAT story, I would go for...
14/01/2011 08:04:15 AM
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I second the idea of Borderlands if you like loot-generating/diabloesque RPGs w/ others.
14/01/2011 03:09:29 PM
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I'm surprised you liked Oblivion.
15/01/2011 12:47:24 AM
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I liked Oblivion because it was the sequel to Morrowind.
15/01/2011 01:31:51 AM
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Do you know about "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"? It will be released Nov 2011 *NM*
15/01/2011 04:52:13 AM
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Final Fantasy 8.
18/01/2011 09:10:51 AM
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That was the first FF I quit before even finishing, and consequently the last I played in the series
18/01/2011 03:23:40 PM
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I wouldn't even call JRPGs and Western RPGs the same genre, really. *NM*
19/01/2011 02:45:17 PM
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Like SVU and NCIS are both crime dramas, stylistic differences can remain under one genre umbrella.
19/01/2011 03:11:41 PM
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If you're going the Final Fantasy route, I'd recommend Final Fantasy Tactics. *NM*
20/01/2011 06:36:02 PM
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21/01/2011 02:14:41 PM
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Go SNES! FF6, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound...
19/01/2011 07:42:23 PM
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I can agree to that.
19/01/2011 08:03:59 PM
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What do you think of Strategy RPGs? *NM*
20/01/2011 03:59:52 PM
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