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Author: zippdementia
Posted: January 30, 2009 (03:39 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is one of those reviews that, despite its score of 7, convinced me to NEVER play the game. For one, you gave away what seemed to be some of the more salient moments of plot. For two, you describe a broken combat system.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: January 30, 2009 (07:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the comments.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: January 30, 2009 (09:10 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
C sounds spoilerish in the review, but as written, Overdrive is actually tricking the reader. It's pretty obvious that Ostracon is a big villain and that he's going to be a significant battle, so if it sounds like a spoiler then that's a credit to OD for making a totally expected event sound unexpected...... but there's something important that Overdrive doesn't say -- so people who actually play the game will find themselves pleasantly surprised. I support the inclusion of C in the review.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: January 31, 2009 (11:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I altered "B" to make it much more vague......only letting it be known that a big event happens that traumatizes a character, essentially. Didn't do anything to "A" or "C". Way I looked at it, the average player is going to know Elm is cannon fodder straight from the second he appears and it wasn't like there was much, if any, lead-in to his appearance. He might have been named as a subordinate earlier by someone or another, but he was essentially a guy put in the game to up the body count.
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