got a game you want to warn everybody about? Tired of that
"ripped off" unsatisfied feeling? ...do you know of a game thats not worth the powder to blow it to hell? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" />
...or just gotta gripe about some games control system, or playability......features (or lack of)
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> happy, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" /> sad, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" /> evil, or good <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kissyou.gif" alt="" />
post it here and let everyone in on your secret...... !! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />


here's one....."project nomads" ........

no wonder i've only ever seen it on demo!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Freelancer!
Paid 70+tax for that!

I've got Dungeon Siege after Divine Divinity and to be sincere, Dungeon Siege don't have fun, is a dead game for me.

FREELANCER ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

but after the storyline is gone it becomes a bit dull, true but then again the storyline keeps you going for quite some time though.

another one: Tombraider AOD: better gfx: couldn't tell, better engine: still the same probs as TR2 imho, so it's mere a bit newer but not worth it's money
DO NOT TOUCH

Pool of Radiance 2 = it was so buggy and ugly that I never played farer than the 1st dungeon.

Might and Magic 9: I had to give up just before the end, cause I couldn't get past a hanging cutscene - and the German version only had a keyboard control patch. The company gave up support and concentrated on Heroes of MM. Well, I'm still sad about this and 3DO going bankrupt though.

Wizards and Warriors from Activision = very very buggy.

I won't list my other disappointments, liking/disliking game play is subjective after all, right? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Kiya

Well this is good for me cause i have only Heroes of Might and Magic games from 3do. And they are really good and nice, i like to play it more and more.

I was disappointed in Heroes 4, I might be less picky if Id bought it for cheaper, but as it is I think all the earlier games were better.

Freelancer would've been OK if I'd buy it for 10$.
But Freelancer is nothing more than a watered-down, commercialised to death, sim made for complete idiots (No offence Viper, I played the game too, after all). Even the "Space Trader" game on my palm is much better with it's dynamic trade system, special encounters, big mission variety and RPG elements.

Masters of Orion 3 = an abomination to its predecessors name. If you liked 2 which I thought was fantastic then DO NOT BUY 3 it was simply horrendous... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" />

@DATD: everyone is entitled to his own opinion man, but I liked it. let's leave it to that

Of course, Viper, you're anti-me, after all...

WHAT !!!??? don't start sth you don't wanna start dude.

ofcourse not

there were ofcours some games who were a disapointment.
I started with RPG's on my early game years when I bought my fist nintendo 8 bit console. as a 12 year old boy. i realised very quickely that these games were VERY expensive.
And i had to save every penny of money to but a cardridge.
when i played zelda1. i was amazed because the game took soo long to finish. it gaved me a price / time quality that was good for me.

but sometimes you buy a action game too. because there weren't that mutch RPG on the NES system.

one of my miss buying games was a game that was a bit of a history in the arcades. it was the first game that alowed you to play with 4 plyers at the same time. you could be a wizzard a rogue a barbarian and euh..something elso also <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
its was a shot, from above and you had a big maze were you had to toch the door the open it. and then 100ths of ghost were commin toward you. you probably know the game i 'm talkin about.

i played it on the arcades and it was fun!
but then the game went out on the NES. and it was so borin ..the most stupid port ive ever seen. there was no level cap.soo you couldn't never finish the game (atleast i dont think soo...)
after playing 2 days i was crying myself away, because it took me a few months to get the monny for a other game...

i remember the game "probotector" a kinda contra game on the NEs also..id played it out in 1 day! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
but that was then..

the most recent pc games..let me think..
i have bought alot of pc titles wich i didn't start playing yet
baldorsgate2 + expension
return to caste wolvenstein
commandos2
nox
diablo2 +expansion
planescape torment
fallout2
Never winter nights
hitman2
might & magic 6
total anihilation kingdoms
starcraft(! haved it for years))
etc... (
all origionals before someone thakes a strange look at me))

soo i recently installed another game called "dungeon siedge"

and i like diablo2 (played until act 2 and ten boufght the expansion pack..now waiting to start over agian)

soo..installled the piece of c-rap..disapointment ! sigh
i bought all these games at FULL price you know..

i (start learned) now that if i wait a few years i can buy all the top titles for a bargan price..

exept for <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> and the upcomin games because these games become very personaly for me (by the forum )

one game i was disapointed in away was the sequel of the 7th guest. the 11the houre. a kind of myst fameplay with a mansion with puzzles.
th eproblem to unlock a chambre with a new puzzle thed evelolpers made "word games" like anagramms and stuff.
i don't speak english as a motherthongue , and if it was difficult for somezone who speaks english, how difficult is it for me?
so i had to use the hints on the internet to solve these wordgames. and that was the dissapoinment.

so : my next game i'm gonna install is baldors gate2 +expansion

pff. done typing now <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
in belgium they would say "dat was een hele boterham" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Oi! I'm the forum moderator for that game! I thought it was great. It wasn't particularly challenging and the story sucked, but the graphics and gameplay were amazing.

Oh! Didn't know that.
I played the demo and liked it... Had some flashbacks about another flying island game called Stratosphere.

Looks good! I'll have to give it a go.

Which one?
Statosphere is old and for some reason I dislike that game... Well, not the game, but the idea of flying islands. Sounds way too silly for me. That's why I didn't even try to get Nomads.

I didn't really like Dark age of Camelot. My first MMO RPG game and probably my last. I imported it from US - payed extra taxes and stuff, and you'll have to pay 11$ or something like that per month. It was kinda nice in the beginning, but got boring within two weeks. Too bad <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

I was lucky because I sold my account for 50EUR <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> (It was including that expansion Shrouded Isles)

Crusaders of Might and Magic.

The voices were so crappy ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" />

In the Intro, the "Crusader" surprises a horde of Undead.

One of the Undead says : "It is him !"

Well, on hearing this, I almost fell off my chair.

Imagine a boygroup and several teenies around them almost getting insane on seeing them.

One of these teenies cries " It is him !"

That was exactly the voice.

How horrible.

I have been told not to buy Dark age or Ultima or anything of the sort....my friends insist that it would be the equivalent of crack to a junkie for me....

well lucky me as i've yet to buy any game that gives me regret. naturally i'm stingy & stinginess can save quite an amount of money in the long run especially when u know how hard it is to earn it. so what i usually do is download the demo & then judge the game. if not then i'll borrow some from friends then make my judgement.

moral of the story: be more prudent & critical. if u're not sure, then don't get it. & have a lot of gamer buddies that don't mind lending u their games. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

I agree about crusaders of might and magic. What a terrible game. I really hope that if it wasnt for the fact that money hungry 3DO own New World now, this game would never have been made!!

ut2K3 / unreal2 --> Graphics don't make a game ...
warcraft3 --> same as above ^^
red alert 2 / c&c generals --> nothing new at all c'mon how long are they gonna keep it up?

As long as people are willing to fork out their hard earned cash for them. And they will. Franchises like C&C and Tomb Raider show that a game doesnt need to be great to be a hit. There are people out there without the imagination to require something new or original in their games. Buying a franchised game like that, its like eating Macdonalds all the time, it stops you from being hungry, but its not particularly interesting <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Worst game ever for me, that whould be Force Commander, it was anounced years as -the- StarWars RTS game, but when it came out ('bout 3 years late) the graphics were very much outdated.
Also the game was not that fun to play, it had too few units, too few buildings (about 4-5 on each side)...

...on the other hand it was cool to command a squad of AT-AT's <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

I have Force Commander, but it behave somewhat SLOW on my PC that I never rreally ßplayed it.

I mean - I thought my 800 Mhz Athlon with GeForce 2 GTS would be able to run this game smoothly, but instead it acts so slow, I cannot understand it. Even the menu.

Hmm... I can run anything on my P3 666mhz with Geforce 2 GTS...
You have everything updated, mate?

Indeed the game loading and menu's were extreeeeemeely slow.
On the other hand, the gameplay itself was quite fast om my PII 400.

I also noticed quite some graphics bugs in the game, fe. when Darth Vader came in to give you orders he looked completely green with a checkered pattern... or maybe it was just a lousy try to simulate a hologram ! ROFL !

Maybe it was Yoda in disguise or Darth Vader in camo-pants?

ROFL !

Realy, I can't understand that LucasArts let it be released.

Lucas Arts have really gone downhill. Is this the same studio that gave us all those great graphic adventures? Over the last several years all they have given us is a bunch of half arsed star wars knock offs. The few good titles have been developed by third parties (Kudos to Raven software). Lets hope Black Isles Knights of the old Republic is as good as it looks in the previews.

KOTOR's by Bioware. Why everyone mixes them all? I mean they start with B but the names are different!

I blame fish. Especially kippers.

That died with Red Alert 1 in my opinion. No balance and a crappy story.

The bad deals $: Freelancer, Star Wars Galaxies, and Masters of Orinion 3.
GOOD GAMES: Battlefield 1942, Neverwinter Nights (Good Mod's community), Divine Divinity, NOLF2, and Rise of Nations.

My 2 cents.

I got demo for project domands, ok. like it a bit, actually, its on a cd, the same cd that had Divine Divinity on it, so, and I got the demo cd for Prjoject nomads, so, cheers to them.


i didn;t geth the controls for it, it was werid. what forum for it HandEFood?

Project Nomads forum:
http://www.cdv-board.de/english/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=5

Force Commander was developed by Ronin Entertainment.
Which suprisese me, because they also delivered classics like MechCommander, X-Wing and Tie-Fighter !

I guess they must have had a 'change of team' over the past years.

Anyway, the LucasArts QA should have watched them more closely....

There exists only one Patch for ForceCommander, and I used it. Still the menu renmained slow.

I tried to play Star Wars Starfighter recently, but it didn't run. It aborted anytime, saying it was not able to properly initialize the graphics driver or something similar.

I finally started to play it, after I de-activatedthe whole DirectDraw support in DXDIAG, and re-activated it again.

What I really hate are gaes "exclusively for a console" - which means I - as A Stasr wars Fan - am supposed to buy a Playstation or Gamecube or better both ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/memad.gif" alt="" />

Or none. The real Star Wars is the movie, not a computer game <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
On the other news, Lucas Arts is getting near the release date for Jedi Academy.
I have very, very low expectations as every "new" game features were made by fans for Jedi Outcast. If KOTOR fails, bye-bye, LucasArts...

personally i felt that C&C games are great, with or without the original hit for references.

& as for warcraft 3, it may not be so original(the hero idea was originally from Warlords Battlecry which was earlier than WC3) but it's a hell lot of fun. in fact more than starcraft. starcraft is a start of 'twitch' RTS, where u play as frantic as FPS, which is lame. used to be real-time strategy but now it's more like really twitchy system. but this doesn't mean that i'm moving on to turn-based as i still hate that system. way 2 slow...... .

2 cents spent.

I'm a huge Build and Conquer (aka RTS) fan in -general-. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Didn't play WCIII 'cause it's too slow on my machine.
... always likes the combination of humour / action in Warcraft.

I also tried out C&C Renegade. It was kinda cool (If you liked C&C) but it was too slow... even on my friends game-monster. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
It was like being one of the soldiers that you normally command in C&C, and you could still order a tank if you were sick and tired of running around 8)

The game didn't become a real -hit- though, it was too much focussed on the C&C world.
Besides that, not all RTS fans like FPS'rs (and the other way around)

(Still hoping that Lar' one day delivers a brilliant RTS ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> )

your dream may just come true. let's think of the title;

Divinity: Shopkeeper which is an adventure where gamers play as a shopkeeper in the land of rivellon who's so keen to make his/her shop the best in the land so he/she goes forth for adventures to get the best items for his/her customers. a cross between elder scrolls & indiana jones & world of warcraft. & a whole lot of dialogues.

or .....

Divinity: Poor Section Fighter
looks, smells, & feels a lot like Street Fighter with bad bosses like Janus, Josephina, big bad Demon of Lies & more.

maybe ....

Divinity: Rift Runner
this one's a side-scroller much like Toby On The Run or Lode Runner. heck make it like Lost Vikings or Megaman series(Shyon would love this).

remotely can be this .....

Divinity: Jeopardy
medieval game show where that fake magic carpet seller(forgot his name) is the host & players get to compete against other NPCs or players. Quizes on the world of Divinity.

woohoo!! 2 cents down the drain!!

Hehe. My bucket is ever filling with janggut copper... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

I was just going to say that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

Oh, we forgot to mention Harbinger. That's definately a black list game. Also Mall Tycoon and Gadget Tycoon (a.k.a. Crazy Factory and Factory Tycoon).

Tomb Raider 3 to present. First was like a technology test and I liked second.

some more ideas here.

Divinity: Dance Dance Rivellon
game comes with custom floor-gamepad which players use to dance to kirill's hit songs.

Divinity: The Reckoning
using half-life 2 engine, players team up to play against one another in clan battles. join either with noble elves, or loyal dwarves, or brutish orcs, or impish imps( <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> ) or untrusting humans or lidless lizards. capture the imp's ball, team deathmatch, pull hairy jokes on cuticle-rich monsters, find the coin that can teleport u to anywhere, death race through iona's dungeon, pull the lizard mage's tail, .... & many more!

Divinity: Dress up Penumbra
for young female gamers, u can dress up Penumbra & decorate her torture room. secret character: succubus.

Divinity: Divide & Conquer
the ultimate strategy game. play chess! opponents include evil janus, even more evil demon of lies, & zandalor! melee only.

hehehe, my first suggestion in the previous post does sound a bit like
Divinity: Tycoon.

on with the next;

Divinity: Keeper
build your own dungeon that can rival that of iona's & see who gets most headache in trying to get out of the maze. last one must eat a rotten egg!

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Divinity: The Gathering: Pay $9 for a chest full of random goodies. Gauranteed 1 rare, 3 magical, and 6 mundane items in every chest. (Come to think of it, this sounds like Divine Divinty!)

Sim Divinity: Build and manage a hamlet. Watch it grow into a thriving kingdom. Balace residence, commerce and industry. Watch out for disasters such as orcs, curses, magical cults, and divine intervention.

LOL! I like your sense of humour, janggut!


And a male version called Divinity: Undress Penumbra

Divine & Divinity Heroes?
Divinetrap Dungeon?


Divinecraft III: Frozen Cone
When a hero is frozen in a cone of ice by an evil wizard, you play Zandalor the mage who ovecomes many obstacles to save the young and beautiful... err... Hero Preach (plays like Super Mario World)
The Divines: Superstar Expansion Pack
The divines become famous! Bring in a machine gun AND KILL THISE (@)#()@(#
The Divines Deluxe
Build a house full of divines. They argue, kiss, sleep and arrange parties!
Call in 1800 666 ENOD (Evil Nemesis On Demand) to keep them in shape or buy magic libraries!
Divine Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
One thousand years later, the earth was destroyed by the evil Darth Ring who now set a dispute between the Space Orks and the Colonial Marines! Now in a terrible battle, both armies collide. The world awaits a hero! (or one million geeks which can be farmed for money)
Neverdivinewinter Nights: Shadows Of Urinateside Expansion Pack
An expantion pack for the RPG with the stupidest name ever! NDWN for short,
the game puts you in the role of a hero who just cured the city of the most horrible plague: Stink Death!
Rise Of Divines:
Since there is only one divine, the project was abandonned...

Zpiderz™: Now you too can have cute, cuddly and playful Zpiderz™ on your PC! Watch them play and feed. Select from all sorts of breeds and colours. Zpiderz™ also interact with Dogz™ and Catz™ (both sold separately) for tonz of fun!

Dung Wars: Work in the Underground of Rivellon, literally. Deep in the sewers a network of Black Market Good dealers ply their wares. Do you have what it takes to be the richest in the underworld? Play as Tingalf, Pedro or create your own character!

Divine Delinquancy: What do you do when you're 12, the Duke of a nation, and the Divine One. What ever you want! With ten thousand troops and an array of advisors and an all powerful wizard at your disposal, dominate the lands of Rivellon and use them as you please.

Have any of you heard of Helbreath?

It is korean MMORPG. Some time ago they offered it for free, I tried it. Now, they charge some fee on a monthly basis.
I haven't seen more boring game with awful graphics and sounds, with no story at all. The only goal is mindlessly lvling.

Here is link to it.
https://secure.ient.com/hb/signup.php?affid=1014&adid=6

I'm sorry, but that post reminds me of "This takes like sh't! It is so awful! Here, try some." <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I am not urging to visit the site, just giving the option to do this.

The Divine bachelor: The Divine One is looking for a partner for life, who's it gonna be?
Battle against other, female, warriors, survivors and mages and claim your throne as wife of the Divine one.

The first game was named "Tomb Raider 3" and the second "to present" ????? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />


EDIT : We once had a serious discussion about games in the <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> Universe ... of course it drifted away ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

One thing I kept in mind was an RTS game ... Partly because Larian once made "LED Wars" ...

Tomb Raider 3 - to present:
I mean:
Tomb Raider 3
Tomb Raider Lost Artifact (or something)
Tomb Raider Chronicles
Tomb Raider Last Revelation
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness.
Since I am not a TR fan, I guess I mixed some titles...

Divinity: Penumbra Kraft
adventurer, beautiful, smart, .... (that sounds like lara croft),.... . with unique moves like warrior spin, wizard blink, rogue-ish crouch, .... .

about Larian making a RTS, i hope it'll be a hell lot better than most as i'm bored with the usual medieval fare. let it not remind u of lord of the rings RTS or the ever boring age of empire.

but Larian is best at RPG & we need more quality RPG here. RTS? let's leave it to EA & Blizzard & other wannabees.

we want RPG! we want RPG! we want RPG! we want .......

ok, so age of empires series (minus age of mythology) are crappy 2 me.

I am not an RTS player. I prefer turn based strategy, Age of Wonders and Alpha Centauri comes to mind. I am no fan of Age of '--' games nor C&C. Probably because I suck at them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/freak.gif" alt="" />