rpg? I though itwas a strategy game , like Commandos.

It is a strategy RPG. Unlike Commandos your characters improve through use, and they also have their own personalities, which impacts how they can be used in battle (and with who). The RPG elements are actually deeper in Jagged Alliance 2 than in say Fire Emblem, which is another SRPG. 

If Jagged Alliance 2 continues like this, and I had played it last year, I'm not sure if Skyrim would have been my "best game played this year". I always found the art style a bit offputting, which is the reason why I have not played it up until now, but now I regret being so shallow and not giving it a shot. 

ya i did know that Wings of Prey was part of the IL 2 series, but i just decided not to try to do all of the major flight sims, there were  problems with WOP of you did not have the greatest computer on earth, esp in the scenes with lots of planes. My system id decent but not top of the modern line. glad you enjoyed it. did you take any screenshots?

Playing Deus Ex HR for a second time. Making different decisions and not being stealthy this time.

As expected there isn't much difference to the overall storyline, just some minor things that are different.

Still it's amazing how detailed and rich the game world is, there's so much books to be read and detailed environments to explore

I sadly did not grab any screenshots. My computer is so poor that they did not look very good compared to the ones you can find online. Most settings were at the lowest possible. On the plus side, I experienced no noticeable slowdown apart from during the first few seconds of each mission.

And darn it, I'm getting a grand strategy itch again. On the plus side, I picked up Pride of nations a few days ago, when Gamer's gate applied the sale twice to it (they do that from time to time. 75% off on a game that is 75% off? Not bad. I grabbed the X-com collection for 11sek (just over 1&euro

*edit* The emoticons seem to be a bit trigger happy these days.

And darn it, I'm getting a grand strategy itch again. I'm absolutely loving. On the plus side,

i cant find a quote button...anyway, Fnord it looks like we lost a sentence from your previous post..what are you loving?  

That is strange, seem to be some word that I considered innocent that the word filter disliked. 

And quote is bellow the post, to the right (reply with quote). 

far away, hidden in a very old archive folder on my hard drive I discovered Marble Drop.

It used to be one of my most favourite win95 puzzle games. Unfortunately there were some comptability issues with win98 and didn't even work on newer windows versions. 

  But it runs on windows 7?!!! I mean WTF? I never expected it to actually work when i clicked it, seeing that most older games don't run on win7, let alone with some serious tweaking.

I'm soooo happy that i can finally play this gem again, it's game design is truly unique.

You'll probably find it on an abandonware site somewhere if you want to check it out

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/168377-marble-drop-windows-screenshot-one-of-the-many-puzzless.jpg

I'm done with Deus Ex HR, there seems to be one side quest i missed during both playthroughs, according to the achievment list.

I saw the two other endings i didn't choose before. As I suspected they gravely annoyed me, because they oppose all my own beliefs on how society should be. 

But that proves that the story and endings are very well written

I want to buy HR soon, just need more time...

Originally Posted By markornikov (15 JAN 2012 7:01am)

I'm done with Deus Ex HR, there seems to be one side quest i missed during both playthroughs, according to the achievment list.

 

I saw the two other endings i didn't choose before. As I suspected they gravely annoyed me, because they oppose all my own beliefs on how society should be. 

 

But that proves that the story and endings are very well written

There are 4 endings in total, so there might still be one left to see (though you can choose it from the ending room as well, it would seem that, much like Deus Ex 1, nothing that you do during the course of the game impacts the ending, it all comes down to a choise right at the end).

that is an interesting way to end a game..versioning. I have thought off and on of trying to create stories or actual movies with that as a part of the way it works, there would be choice trees and if you decide one way then the story changes.....i suppose it might be possible but would end up being prohibitively expensive to make a movie that way with all the various choices and differnt paths, but it would be fun. and I suppose once they perfect software to mimice humans and create human dialogue from software it will be easy as pie and that is really just around the corner tech wise.

i do love the Deus Ex series, the first two were very well made and i loved the detail of the worlds....hope Deus Ex III is just as good.

I've been playing an old favourite of mine Sandbox of God.

As the name suggests its a sandbox god game, but a unique and very original one.

It takes some time to see all the different outcomes, there's a usefull checklist to see what things there are left to discover

Apparently you can buy a newer version on the devs site, but you can also play the original one for free.

http://www.vertigogaming.net

Originally Posted By CrisGer (16 JAN 2012 1:47pm)

that is an interesting way to end a game..versioning. I have thought off and on of trying to create stories or actual movies with that as a part of the way it works, there would be choice trees and if you decide one way then the story changes.....i suppose it might be possible but would end up being prohibitively expensive to make a movie that way with all the various choices and differnt paths, but it would be fun. and I suppose once they perfect software to mimice humans and create human dialogue from software it will be easy as pie and that is really just around the corner tech wise.

 

i do love the Deus Ex series, the first two were very well made and i loved the detail of the worlds....hope Deus Ex III is just as good.

If you keep it short-ish, then it shuld not be impossible. You could just copy the Dragon's Lair style of "gameplay", but instead of death-traps you get new story sequences. 

And I found Deus Ex 3 to actually be better than the first Deus Ex (I never really liked the second game though). The stealth mechanics in Deus ex 3 just worked a lot better than it did in the first game. 

I'm thoroughly enjoying Portal 2.

Glad you are enjoying DE3 Fnord, i liked the visuals and the environments of DE2, but it was tricky to control things at times and the way you climbed and used things was hard to do at other times...i still havent gotten very far in it so i might change my thoughts but i liked the detail.

I recently finished up Portal 2. I have to admit, I didn't expect it to be as good as it was. Although it couldn't be the seminal experience the first game was, it still managed to throw in some interesting twists in its gameplay. Oddly perhaps, my biggest struggles weren't with the puzzles themselves (which were generally middling difficulty) but the areas in between the puzzle rooms where you would often have to find some obscure bit of portal capable suface in order to advance.

 wow things are quiet in here these days

I tried to post pictures twice but thyey are still not showing, i hope ithat gets fixed soon.

I am still working on Mafia I and Mafia II, both are challenging so i take time away..also started Assasin's Creed II the ons that starts in Rome...looking forward to Venice..the heights and climbing are a challenge because i dont like heights ...but i am enjoying the lovely detail in the intricate game world very much, remarkable trip back thru history. Very well done.

Playing Chess.

Maybe someone should send them a helpdesk ticket about those images not loading.

  Ever try Go?

i will try. thanks enjoy Chess.

After a marathon run through Sacred 2 (which was quite good as a pure action-RPG), I played Risen. 

Although the game world was fairly small and restrictive compared to the vast openess of Gothic 3, the scenics were lovely, lush and packed with quests - plus the plot and NPCs were very well done. 

All in all, Risen was very enjoyable... albeit a bit short compared to the aforementioned, epic RPG by Piranha Bytes. 

Following that fun, well-polished game, I decided to do a little more catching up on some older titles. 

So I am now immersed in Dragon Age: Ultimate from Steam, which includes Origins, the Awakening EP and a slew of official DLCs.

My first impression is: raven-haired Witch of the Wilds Morrigan is super hot, but I prefer the seemingly softer allure of Leliana the Orlesian Bard.

In addition to DA:U, I grabbed Neverwinter Nights 2: Ultimate from Steam as the lone D&D game of that lineage missed along the way. 

Otherwise, I still have Divine Divinty 2, The Witcher 2, Mass Effect 3 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution on my CRPG list before finally diving into all that is Skyrim.

There are still numerous action titles in the gaming queue as well...

Cheers, Terry 

P.S. Add to the above list Dragon Age 2, which was on sale this weekend for only $4.99 from the newly merged Gamefly-Direct2Drive.  They also have Deus Ex: Human Revolution on sale this weekend for just $14.99 if anyone is interested. 

I've just started Freespace 2. It is all modded up, with the latest and the greatest graphics & sound mods, and for a game released in 1999, it looks absolutely stunning. It is hard to believe that such an old engine can support such great graphics. I've only played through the tutorial thus far, but there will be more to come later this evening. 

And I also downloaded more campaigns for it. If this game is as good as everyone seem to say that it is, I might need them

excellent, yes they have achieved miracles with FS2 and all the cool Media vps.thank goodness they have also developed automatic installers and updaters as they keep working on it all the time.

My flying skills sadly lack the ability to play it much but i have followed the development with great interest over the years. If you need help be sure to ask over on the Hard Light forums, they are very knowledgable and the Headmaster is the master of it all. Enjoy. A great classic.

I remembered that I still need to finish Awakening and do Witch Hunt.  My Skyrim playthrough is going so Sloooowwly that I'm really getting tired of it now.  I need to play something else for a while.