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Started by Syt, March 29, 2009, 02:09:38 AM

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Syt

March 29, 2009, 02:09:38 AM
... is available on Gamersgate for 9.99

I finally broke down.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

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garbon

#1
March 29, 2009, 01:17:19 PM
I thought about getting this, but the reviews didn't sound so lovely.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."

I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

vinraith

#2
March 29, 2009, 02:04:41 PM
Quote from: garbon on March 29, 2009, 01:17:19 PM
I thought about getting this, but the reviews didn't sound so lovely.

There's a demo if you want to see for yourself. I loved the original, so there's a nostalgia element going on here for me. Still, if you enjoyed the HOMM games I'd think this would easily be worth your $10.

I Killed Kenny

#3
March 30, 2009, 01:38:42 PM
I liked it.. I would advice anyone to download it.

Ancient Demon

#4
April 04, 2009, 01:28:20 PM
Quote from: Syt on March 29, 2009, 02:09:38 AM
... is available on Gamersgate for 9.99

Apparently not anymore. I just looked and it was $29.99.
Ancient Demon, formerly known as Zagys.

Syt

#5
April 04, 2009, 01:32:46 PM
Quote from: Ancient Demon on April 04, 2009, 01:28:20 PM
Quote from: Syt on March 29, 2009, 02:09:38 AM
... is available on Gamersgate for 9.99

Apparently not anymore. I just looked and it was $29.99.

It was a weekend offer, I guess.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

garbon

#6
April 04, 2009, 08:27:09 PM
Which is good as I saved money. :blush:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."

I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

vinraith

#7
April 12, 2009, 11:33:10 PM
I've been playing for a few hours and I'm impressed. It bears at best a passing resemblance to the original, it's more like a parallel universe version of the HOMM series where it was developed as an RPG with strategic elements instead of the other way around. The map is enormous, the combat is entertaining, and the quests/dialogue are frequently just the right kind of weirdly funny we've come to expect from Russian developers.

In short, I approve.

DisturbedPervert

#8
April 13, 2009, 01:20:49 AM
I really liked the demo version of this and will probably pick it up.  The camera angle was quite awkward though, made it kind of difficult to play.

CountDeMoney

#9
April 13, 2009, 05:56:19 AM
$9.99?  Still has to drop a bit for fahdiz.

vinraith

#10
April 13, 2009, 04:32:38 PM
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on April 13, 2009, 01:20:49 AM
I really liked the demo version of this and will probably pick it up.  The camera angle was quite awkward though, made it kind of difficult to play.

You can tilt it up to near-vertical and zoom out a fair bit, which helps. 3D cameras are almost always a pain, but I haven't noticed it being a greater impediment than in other similar games.

fhdz

#11
April 13, 2009, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2009, 05:56:19 AM
$9.99?  Still has to drop a bit for fahdiz.

lolz.

Actually, that's a very good price.  I just don't have time to play it.
and the horse you rode in on

vinraith

#12
April 13, 2009, 08:26:04 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on April 13, 2009, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2009, 05:56:19 AM
$9.99?  Still has to drop a bit for fahdiz.

lolz.

Actually, that's a very good price.  I just don't have time to play it.

It was a weekend sale, so it's long gone anyway.

DisturbedPervert

#13
April 14, 2009, 12:47:48 AM
Quote from: vinraith on April 13, 2009, 04:32:38 PM
You can tilt it up to near-vertical and zoom out a fair bit, which helps. 3D cameras are almost always a pain, but I haven't noticed it being a greater impediment than in other similar games.

It wouldn't zoom out quite far enough for my liking.  I was playing at the lowest resolution because my computer is old, so maybe it's better at higher ones.

vinraith

#14
April 14, 2009, 01:12:44 AM
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on April 14, 2009, 12:47:48 AM
Quote from: vinraith on April 13, 2009, 04:32:38 PM
You can tilt it up to near-vertical and zoom out a fair bit, which helps. 3D cameras are almost always a pain, but I haven't noticed it being a greater impediment than in other similar games.

It wouldn't zoom out quite far enough for my liking.  I was playing at the lowest resolution because my computer is old, so maybe it's better at higher ones.

Ah, that's probably the difference. I'm a stickler for camera zooms (the default on in Dawn of War used to drive me insane until I found the camera fix) but this one seems ok.
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