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| 15 OCT 2002 at 10:01pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Apart adventure that is half my life I also play RPGs. I thought baldur's gate 1 and 2 were great, but I don't think I will get neverwinter nights. It looks more like hack n slash than a real RPG.
I bought morrowind though and I expect it in 2 days. It looks like really cool. I think RPGs are the only genre apart from adventure with an ability to 'tell a story' in a good way.
Apart from adventures and rpgs I'm also a fan of basketball and football (or soccer as you call it in the states) so I play the EA sports series NBA live and FIFA.
Some years ago I was also a big fan of space simulators. I think Wing Commander games were really cool. Especially the video sequences were great.
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| 15 OCT 2002 at 10:14pm |
ConMolSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 396
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I love my Gameboy Advance. Golden Sun is a wonderful puzzle filled adventure. I also enjoyed Scooby Doo and the Harry Potter games for GBA and Gameboy.
I'll play it while my family watches lame TV.
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| 15 OCT 2002 at 10:22pm |
sennebecGuild Master
Posts : 3334
Joined: 15 NOV 2004
Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | give me a good book
i just finished "under the tuscan sun"
and john saul's "the homing"
i just purchased " the thief lord" ...
reading is the same escapism i search for in adventuring
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| 15 OCT 2002 at 10:32pm |
| Deleted User | I'm with you on the books and reading. My other hobbies are cooking, a little bit of painting (watercolors), history and my dog and cats. I guess that I can call JA a hobby too.
We recently moved from a too large house to one that is just perfect. We are almost settled and when that is accomplished we plan to do a bit of traveling. Can I call that a hobby too?
Harriet@JA
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| 15 OCT 2002 at 10:48pm |
bleepnikPrivate Detective
Posts : 544
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | ooooh.. nice thread, harriet!
ok first of all, there's no such thing as a "too big" house.
secondly, yes, i think travelling is a wonderful hobby.
finally, it seems as if this thread has mutated into What do you do when you're not playing adventure games (i.e. hobbies in general) from What do you play when you're not playing adventure games. so, if we're talking about just games, when i'm not adventuring on my pc, i head over to one of my many consoles, where the likes of SSX Tricky and Crash Bandicoot (among others) keep me happy if we're talking about hobbies in general, i love movies, music (listening and playing), reading, and wrasslin' with my dog (and long walks on the beach, candlelit din-- wait, this isn't a personal ad...)
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| 15 OCT 2002 at 11:42pm |
sennebecGuild Master
Posts : 3334
Joined: 15 NOV 2004
Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | oops ...
just like back in school, i forgot to read the question
let's see...what do i play when i'm
not adventuring....mmmm...
got it !
puzzle games
i just aquired "pandora's box" and am looking forward to short blocks of time solving a good puzzle
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| 15 OCT 2002 at 11:48pm |
GayleSchattenjger
Posts : 2544
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Hi,
Well, Pandora's Box is a great puzzle game with great fairy tale stories. I have it up on the desktop and it is great for a break.
I also play games like Undying, Alice, Deus Ex, Soulbringer, NOLF, Morrowind, M&M and the such.
I try (when two are released about the same time) to have one adventure game and one RPG/Action game up and that way for me, a little of each is a great way to go especially when in an adventure game and pulling my hair out because I can't see the forest for the trees.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 12:42am |
TeoSpace Cadet
Posts : 185
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I play action games and RPG`s`and/or read a good book..
right now I don`t have any adventure games to play so I`ve just completed No one lives forever 2 and Hitman 2.
playing through Final Fantasy 10 for the 4th time..and have just started reading Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy for the 3rd time (after finishing Stephen Kings Dreamcatcher, loved that book)
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 1:32am |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Good topic!
I have Morrowind installed on my notebook computer, its runs too slowly on my desktop, I need a better video card. I am playing it but very slowly! I love how it looks, and the non-linear play, but for an adventure gamer it's rather daunting.
As for other games, I really like to play games on my Palm Pilot (m505 to be exact). Zap2016, a little arcade shooter, is nice. Bejeweled, a simple, very addictive puzzle/strategy game, is even better. The folks at astraware ( http://www.astraware.com ), make the best Palm games! I'm temped to get a Sony Clie PDA (also a Palm OS machine) because the screen is so good.
Regards, mszv
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 1:57am |
| Deleted User | Morrowind is, indeed, fantastic. If you like to be presented with a rich (linear) story you will want to go for a Interplay/Bioware story, but if you can make it on imagination alone you will love this title.
But you need a fast system to run it. It runs slow on my 1ghz/GeForce 2 machine.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 2:13am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
Posts : 2391
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Either I settle down with a book, or I plug in a japanese RPG. They're always fun. Better storyline than most non-japanese RPGs too, especially when compared to Diablo. Or as I call it, the 'walk-walk-kill-walk-kill-kill-walk-yawn' game
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 2:21am |
sydIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 14
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer Actually I'm dipping my toe into RPG's. I've had M&M IV loaded in like forever and every once in awhile I'll play a little more of it - it actually is fun but geeez louise those manuals lol. It also helps to have a son that knows RPGs inside and out so he helps me a bunch.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 2:28am |
MrLipidPrivate Detective
Posts : 666
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Adventure R&R?
Puzzles: Nahan is a favorite as are Smart Games I-III and Jewels of the Oracle I & II.
Driving Games: Rally Trophy, Rally Championship and Spirit of Speed 1937.
RPG/Driving: Mafia. Sometimes driving a taxi around Lost Heaven is just the ticket at the end of a long day.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 2:45am |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Thanks Clockwise for the tip on other games. I do like non linear, it's just that an RPG can be a bit overwhelming, for me, a "walkthrough using" (I know, horrors!) puzzle impaired, adventure gamer. Morrowind was the one RPG I wanted to play more than any of the others - it's the one that really appealed to me. Game visuals are really, really important to me, and I love how Morrowind looks. I also like it that you have many ways to be successful in the game.
I am getting a lot of ideas on what else to play, from this thread.
Regards, mszv
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 6:52am |
CerberusPrivate Detective
Posts : 417
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I play lots of other genres but some of my favorites which I have played to death over the years would have to be --
Morrowind
Superb game, nice and open ended with lots to do. The expansion for it should be out nexy month as well with "huge, epic sized dungeons" and two new cities. Spiffy.
Thief : The Dark Project / Gold
Everyone should own this game.
For those that don't know it's classified as a "First Person Sneaker" in which you play a thief caught up in an ancient war between nature and technology in a bizarre medieval/victorian style city, who spends most of his time *avoiding* a confrontation with the guards and creatures in the game. Very, very cool game (but scary as hell in certain levels). It's quite old now as well so most people shouldn't have too much trouble running it.
Planescape : Torment
Even if you don't normally like RPG's, the storyline in this one is enough to keep you playing. Best. RPG. Ever.
System Shock & Shock 2
Excellent (and very creepy) Sci-Fi horror action/RPG's. With Looking Glass Studios gone though it might be hard to find a copy.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 5:50pm |
MissBSchattenjger
Posts : 2217
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Well, it doesn't happen very often, but whenever I need a break I usually play some type of puzzle game (Snood is pretty cool) or cut into my daughter's Playstation 2 time. I also take the opportunity to do some computer maintenace without worrying I'm going to lose a saved game.
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 5:58pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Play: RPGs, Strategy games (Master of Magic!)
Other: I read, I write, I make games, I watch movies, I browse the net, and wish I was somewhere else
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 6:18pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Just finished an "old", but unused copy American Mcgee's Alice that came bundled with a video card which I no longer use. It had very good gameplay, but I liked it even better for the incredible graphics---talk about getting full immersion....
Although not an interest at all at the time, on a fling I bought Medal of Honor-Allied Assault. Wow! For a die-hard Adventurer, I was embarrassed that I actually enjoyed that one tremendously....so much that I will be getting the sequel to that one.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 8:58pm |
| Deleted User | i play the sims(full collection). One of my sims have 6 cats. And i play whatever my boyfriend installed into his computer.Mainly Strategy Games. Like now, sometimes I play warcraft 3.
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 9:47pm |
JoYSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 208
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I don't have many games on PC apart from adventures. I do tend to play simple webgames or RealArcade games. And I have allways been fan of the Links Golf games and turn based strategy games like Lasersquad and Spacecrusade.
I also have a bunch of consoles I like to play all kind of games on, but mostly racing games...still trying to beat Manx TT on my Sega Saturn!
JoY
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 10:09pm |
collectimaniacIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 12
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Online | What I play when not playing Adventure?
I have really enjoyed Anachronox (sci-fi RPG) For an RPG it was not very complicated . . . but the characters are so much fun! The cut 'movie' scenes where fantastic! I mean for computer-generated characters, I was so impressed evertime I got to a pivotal point and got to see a little scene! And the voices - I mean they are like real actors. And of course, Sly Boots is a little like Tex Murphy, only in the future and computerized . . . need I say more.
Bad thing about Anachronox - my computer had a glitchy time playing it . . . . patch didn't help much. And some of the hints didn't seem to fit 'my' game . . . sorry JA. If you've never played an RPG, this may be it , especially if you are tired of 'fantasy' stuff.
I also play IF games, text fiction games, especially the non-fantasy ones from good old Infocom.
Kim
Kimmie
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 11:31pm |
TeoSpace Cadet
Posts : 185
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By collectimaniac (16 OCT 2002 10:08pm)
What I play when not playing Adventure?
I have really enjoyed Anachronox (sci-fi RPG) For an RPG it was not very complicated . . . but the characters are so much fun! The cut 'movie' scenes where fantastic! I mean for computer-generated characters, I was so impressed evertime I got to a pivotal point and got to see a little scene! And the voices - I mean they are like real actors. And of course, Sly Boots is a little like Tex Murphy, only in the future and computerized . . . need I say more.
Bad thing about Anachronox - my computer had a glitchy time playing it . . . . patch didn't help much. And some of the hints didn't seem to fit 'my' game . . . sorry JA. If you've never played an RPG, this may be it , especially if you are tired of 'fantasy' stuff.
I also play IF games, text fiction games, especially the non-fantasy ones from good old Infocom.
Kim
Anachronox is great! one of the guys who programmed it is still making a new patch. he`s working somwhere else right now, but is making the patch when he has time (I`m beta testing it with a few other guys). still some bugs to kill, but the game never crashed or anything when I tested the newest beta the other day..
If you think there was to much running around in the beginning of the game he has implemented a taxi service ...pay a few bucks to move around faster
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| 16 OCT 2002 at 11:41pm |
gatorlawSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 377
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Good topic...
I play other sorts of games at the same time as adventure games - so I just shift over. They are usually very long in comparison so I have a running game of Outcast, NOLF or IJ going. NOLF2 is on my desk and will be my next ongoing adventurey FPS, stealth games.
I also have Hitman 2 - but will load it next.
But I am pretty high energy - so I am always doing a lot of things on any given day. I can't sleep until I have read for a while - so I have several books going, It's fall and getting time to start the garden redo for winter, another month or so and the bulbs go in. Plus I like to play catch football with my youngest and hike thorugh the forest next door - so always something
Laura
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 3:31pm |
itsgood2slideIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 35
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I have a Gamecube & PS2, so I have recently been playing Pikmin, Zoocube, GTA3, ICO & Toca Race Driver. So I play many genres, not just adventure
Although I cannot stand 3D Platformers or RPGs....
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