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I think the combat and character creation/development are far better than any other DnD game. They use actual DnD rules, for one, whereas most RPGs only use character and statistic rules but make a real time combat version that's not at all the same. Real time necessarily focuses on your stats to overcome your opponents, but this system will let you use tactics, carefully use combat feats and things like "Full Defense" for each character and trip attacks to your best advantage. I always liked the tactical aspects of DnD, and this lets you play it that way.
It's too short to be great though, and patching is a necessity.
The ultimate failure of the game was that Atari made them release it before it was done cooking. It happens, but it killed the game's potential, and it may have killed the chances of anyone else making a DnD game with a by-the-book combat system. A more epic game allowing you to go through a high level with 8 characters with a similar (bug free!) engine would be awesome imo.
And if that doesn't appeal, maybe you're unaware that this game lets you hire or marry a gay pirate. A gay pirate! C'mon, that's not something you see every day lol.
[ 01-14-2005, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]
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