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Paladin2000 · 10-25-2002, 04:35 PM

I have played this game for about 6-10 hours (before giving up) and these are my findings:

1. Graphic wise - not bad, but the camera system can be quite a pain especially during conversations, of course there is a command to disable the focus on NPC while talking but I never liked that too because sometimes you just can't get a good view of the NPC from afar.

2. Combat - The hit combo thingy is something that I have never get to master and I really hate that concept.

3. Diffuculty - I can't remember if there is a diffulty setting but generally you will always be outnumbered by the enemy and later on in the game, some of the enemies can be really nasty.

4. Party control - While in combat, you can switch to each party member to control him/her directly or just let the game AI to control them but I just can't seems to get the hang of it. Imagine switching to PC#1 and set him to cast a spell and then switch to PC#2 and set her to fight the nearest monster and then switch to PC#3 and so on... it gets very tedious after some time.

Conclusion: Not a bad game if you have the patience for it. The storyline is quite interesting and if you can overcome the frustrations mentioned above, you are welcome to give it a try.

[ 10-25-2002, 04:36 PM: Message edited by: Paladin2000 ]

10-25-2002, 04:35 PM	#3
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 54 Posts: 1,728	I have played this game for about 6-10 hours (before giving up) and these are my findings: 1. Graphic wise - not bad, but the camera system can be quite a pain especially during conversations, of course there is a command to disable the focus on NPC while talking but I never liked that too because sometimes you just can't get a good view of the NPC from afar. 2. Combat - The hit combo thingy is something that I have never get to master and I really hate that concept. 3. Diffuculty - I can't remember if there is a diffulty setting but generally you will always be outnumbered by the enemy and later on in the game, some of the enemies can be really nasty. 4. Party control - While in combat, you can switch to each party member to control him/her directly or just let the game AI to control them but I just can't seems to get the hang of it. Imagine switching to PC#1 and set him to cast a spell and then switch to PC#2 and set her to fight the nearest monster and then switch to PC#3 and so on... it gets very tedious after some time. Conclusion: Not a bad game if you have the patience for it. The storyline is quite interesting and if you can overcome the frustrations mentioned above, you are welcome to give it a try. [ 10-25-2002, 04:36 PM: Message edited by: Paladin2000 ] __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)