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Nydlari · 02-05-2002, 08:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ice3:
Well wizardry 8 looks more like a good adventure game then a RPG. If you take out the complex character making and upgrading the whole game resums to a lot of fight and some quests (too few for a RPG).
[ 02-04-2002: Message edited by: ice3 ]

?? Ice, Do you understand what the terms "Role Playing" and "Adventure" mean? A true adventure game is ALL quests. These are games like Myst where all you do is go around solving quests and riddles. A Role Playing game is a game where you PLAY A ROLE. You put yourself into the life of a character and live it out. Part of playing that role is deciding what you are going to do next for yourself, not waiting around for someone else to tell you what to do for some quest.

There is plenty to do in Wiz 8, quite a bit more than any of the last 3 M&M games. The fact that the next step isn't always spoon fed
to you as a quest isn't a draw-back, it's a plus. It's one of the things that makes Wiz more challenging; which for a lot of us, is what makes it more fun.

02-05-2002, 08:43 AM	#13
Nydlari Manshoon Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Age: 51 Posts: 181	quote: Originally posted by ice3: Well wizardry 8 looks more like a good adventure game then a RPG. If you take out the complex character making and upgrading the whole game resums to a lot of fight and some quests (too few for a RPG). [ 02-04-2002: Message edited by: ice3 ] ?? Ice, Do you understand what the terms "Role Playing" and "Adventure" mean? A true adventure game is ALL quests. These are games like Myst where all you do is go around solving quests and riddles. A Role Playing game is a game where you PLAY A ROLE. You put yourself into the life of a character and live it out. Part of playing that role is deciding what you are going to do next for yourself, not waiting around for someone else to tell you what to do for some quest. There is plenty to do in Wiz 8, quite a bit more than any of the last 3 M&M games. The fact that the next step isn't always spoon fed to you as a quest isn't a draw-back, it's a plus. It's one of the things that makes Wiz more challenging; which for a lot of us, is what makes it more fun.