Archive for April, 2008

NwN 2 is a RPG, the game that made me buy it just becouse it was the sequel to NwN, a game that i played and i liked more as an rpg than any other game.

The dialogue in the game is ok, allowing you to talk to any one, allowing you to make your one choices and suffer the consequnces of your choices .

The first impression of the game is ok, the game is very coloured, the spells make a real lights show, the fights are very cool, and the landscapes are ok.The player character is a resident of the tiny village of West Harbor, the place of a titanic battleground where the King of Shadows was thought defeated. The player character’s fate is intricately tied to this historical battle, where the character’s mother was killed and infant character raised by the elven ranger Daeghun Farlong. As the game begins, the player character is a young adult, never having left West Harbor and with little knowledge of his or her history.

The hero’s companion’s are:

Khelgar Ironfist - the good-hearted, fight-loving, mouth-smashing dwarf that will never hesitate to break someone’s theeth if he get’s on his nerves

Neeshka - a neutral thiefling that will join the main character, that will always help around with her lockpicking skills, and sneaking and thing that thiefs do

Elanee - a neutral-good wood-elf, that will join the main character, she is a wood-elf and a druid and will always have nature-oriented and good opinions

Qara - a chaotic-good sorceres, that will join the main character, and beeing one of the main damage dealers because of her fiery powers

Grobnar Gnomehands - a Chaotic Good, Rock Gnome Bard, that will always sing a courage song for you and you team-mates

Casavir - a Lawful Good, Human Paladin, that will join the main character before fighting the big, bad orc boss

Bishop - Chaotic Evil, Human Ranger

Shandra Jerro - Neutral Good, Human Fighter

Sand - Lawful Neutral, Moon Elf Wizard
Zhjaeve - Lawful Neutral, Githzerai Cleric
Ammon Jerro - Neutral Evil, Human Warlock
Construct - True Neutral, Construct Fighter

Graphics, a yeah, one of the most important part of the game, the game’s graphics are pretty decent, but not revolutionary, that means it dosen’t really hurts your eye, but nither please it so it’s ok if i can say so.

The sound track is ok, and it suits the game.

The game life-span is about 40 hours for an average game, and with the side-quest 50 hours.

The game’s price is 29.99 $.

Overall it’s a good game, and worth playing.

8.2/10.

1. + *The atmosphere
2.     *Engaging and cool battles
3.     *Great graphics
4.     *Co-op mode

1. -  *The ai is stupid sometimes
2.     *Antialias is only on Windows Vista
3.     *Requires a pretty heavy PC

““Gears of War,” a Games for Windows title, features the amazing tactical action and multiplayer excitement found in the critically acclaimed “Gears of War” for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system that sold more than 3.5 million units, and a variety of all-new content, including three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer game type, Game Editor, five new campaign chapters and DirectX® 10 support.

“Gears of War” thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet.

Features:
Features of “Games of War” include the following:

• Frag-filled new content. “Gears of War” will feature locations that are unique to the franchise and the genre. Players will encounter all their favorite foes from the Xbox 360 version; however, these intense encounters will take place in some new environments and allow players to manipulate the new game modes and technology found only in the Games for Windows title. Boasting three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer game type, Game Editor, five new campaign chapters and DirectX 10 support, “Gears of War,” will challenge and push the limits of the PC gaming experience and provide an unparalleled visual presentation.

• Engaging and disturbing cinematic story. Movie-like cut scenes, cinematic camera moves and in-game storytelling bring the brutal, emotionally charged narrative to life. Gamers control Marcus Fenix and his fire team as they pit advanced technology against the overwhelming and horrific Locust Horde.

• Unmatched online gaming. “Gears of War” will tap into the power of Games for Windows — LIVE to deliver online matchmaking for its Gold account members. The service will enable gamers around the world to connect via their PCs, allowing players to experience individualized matchmaking, view player statistics, earn player Achievements, customize games and create personalized profiles.

• New Game Editor. The game will also feature the all-new Game Editor, guaranteeing new user-generated content in the future. The “Gears of War” community will be able to tap its endless creative potential to develop an unlimited number of user-created levels through complete access to the Unreal Editor. Using the new engine, players can now import custom artwork into the engine, create particle systems, scripted encounters, cinematics and more.

• Astounding visuals in next-generation gaming. “Gears of War” ushers in the next generation with incredible visuals, pushing DirectX 10 visual designs and bringing out the smallest details in the largest battle. Gamers experience a rich, dynamic world with a supreme level of detail. Characters come to life with unbelievable model quality and a physics-integrated animation system that has them truly reacting intelligently to events unfolding around them.

• Hyper-realistic and intense combat. In “Gears of War” the battlefield is a lethal place — to foolishly stand out in the open is to invite an untimely demise. To survive, gamers must employ strategy, take cover using the interactive and dynamic environments, and suppress the enemy with blind fire, using their weapons and teammates to outwit and outfight their terrifying enemies.”

Ah……yes the famous Gears of War, when i first learned that Gears of War was going to be released on PC i was very happy but then i remembered that almost each time i was happy a game is going to be ported from console to PC i was disappointed.But……this time it was different, the game was even better than the one on the Xbox 360, it had smooth gameplay, nice graphics, excelent voice acting, an atmosphere that makes you belive you really are Marcus Fenix.

The game is absolutely amazing starting from the very first weapon you get, that gorgeous chainsaw rifle to the sniper, the weapons are all great, the locust are many and ready to kill you.Your teammates from Delta Squad are pretty sharp in combat but sometimes are dumb because they go right into the enemy’s fire.The cool part is that you must get out of your cover just to revive/ressurect them.Speaking about cover, the game’s control are sharp, and very easy to adapt.Just pressing space will get Marcus on cover on anything he find nearby, a car, a wall, a dumpster, etc.From cover you could hold pressed right click and fire accuratly or you could press left click and blindfire.

Overall said the game is sharp, cool, easy, and a pureblood action if you are looking for that.

9.3/10

 ”In the first two parts of Gothic, you fought along a hard way from being a prisoner to becoming the hero of Khorinis, the strategically important mining island. Now the time has come for you and your friends to discover and fight across the mainland of Myrtana.

The situation is desperate: The orcs have beaten King Rhobar’s troops and are ruling the most important parts of Myrtana, enslaving the human population. Only the tricky inhabitants of the south and the wild barbarians of the icy north are holding against the orcish domination.

And there are rebels, lurking around in the shadows of Myrtana’s forests and trying to fight a hit & run guerilla war. It’s your choice if you want to join them or the orcs - but whatever you do, the destiny of Myrtana will depend on you!

• A totally new graphics engine creates the most realistic and fascinating in-game world possible: Myrtana awakens!
• Huge living and breathing environment reacting to the actions of the player and creating endless choices of interacting with the world and its population
• New fluid action-packed combat system with spectacular fighting styles, including 2-swords-fighting
• No linear levels - The Player defines the pace in which he advances through the game. Every action has ramifications for the world at large
• Countless side quests to choose from
• One of the best AI’s ever provides hundreds of characters with realistic behavior reacting to your words and actions
• More than 50 different kinds of monsters and animals, together with countless humanoid friends & foes, contribute to a living world
• A totally class-free character development system gives you the chance to create the char of your dreams with the abilities of your choice! “

Gothic 3, is a action-RPG game that was very rushed and it wasn’t very successful because

JoWooD released it before the guys from Piranha games finished it.

Now the game has it’s good parts, like the Huge world worth of exploring, and you have a forest most of the land in the middle, in the north of Myrtana is the cold Nordmar, and in the south there is the hot dessert of Varant.

Now the combat has changed a bit from the two other games that Piranha games produced, because it’s an all around combo fighting not one target like in the two other games.Personally i liked the other fighting mechanics but these are good as well, talking about the game’s graphics, most of them are very impressive because it’s a huge world you can see and be amazed about it.There are a lot of weapons you can use in this game varying from small swords to huge demons swords and crossbows and bows, and you can also use magic if you are a magic adept, but i personally prefer combat not magic.The game’s AI is not very intelligent and someties it can kill itself.Another AI defect is that a simple boar could kill a full armed till it’s teeth that’s not cool.The game was very bugged because of the rushing.

Overall it’s a little disappointing becuase of the rushing the guys from JoWood.Let’s just hope Gothic 4 will be better.

7.1/10