Ruins of Myth Drannor

xanderwatts · 03-15-2003, 10:09 AM

What's the opinion on this game? I heard it was very buggy, so I'm downloading the latest patch before I install, but what was the actual gameplay like for people? Is it worth investing hours of life in, when I should be revising for my GCSE's in June?

Nightowl2 · 03-15-2003, 11:02 AM

Thought the game was junk, myself. The best part was the song sung by the bard of Kara-Tur.

Nightowl2

HolyWarrior · 03-17-2003, 01:01 AM

Go here for player reviews:
PC Game Reviews of PoR2

They are not good. Try at your own risk.

Desdicado · 03-17-2003, 10:11 AM

This is one of those "could have been" games. It has the potential to be great but is let down by a horrible interface, it feels like you are controlling your guys using those big robot arms they have in nuclear plants there is that much delay in what you want them to do and what they actually do.
Going into your inventory and equiping and removing items is pure torture, as is movement.
Combat is bad too as it is so slooooooow, there is a speedup program out there like the one for Wiz 8.
If you are unlucky enough to have bought this game then I'd download that too.
I sold my game within 2 week it was that bad.
Now I've run through the bad points it's difficult to remember any good ones, avoid !.

If you've not bought it yet, then don't. Buy Might and Magic anything, or Morrowind or any Baldurs game.

xanderwatts · 03-17-2003, 12:33 PM

I already own Morrowind, and all Black isle games. The only reason I bought was the novelty of seeing a D&D based RPG I had never played.

Wulfere · 03-17-2003, 05:18 PM

One thing you need to realise is that the designers tried to make this a truely Turn Based RPG like the PnP version of DnD. That means initiative rolls and everyone gets their actions in turn...yes it is very slow in combat. But, that is how it is for a PnP game as well. Personally I slowed the timer down so there was no time limit to the turns. That way you can look and plan your actions. But, if you don't like Turn Based combat then don't buy it. Buy some other RTC game, there are tons out there. Otherwise the game is slow and the scenery is repeatative and boring as heck. After awhile I got tired of clomping along through areas that looked like every other area I had seen.

Desdicado is right...this is a "could have been great" game. But, the designers didn't have enough resolve to make it what it could have been.

LS0158 · 03-19-2003, 04:27 PM

I remember posting about this game a month or two ago, you could search for topics like this one.

If you need help, my copy of the game came with the strategy guide.

dominions · 03-28-2003, 01:31 PM

A friend of mine bought this game and also managed to get one free (he should have been suspicious), so he gave the extra one to me. After 5 minutes play I wanted a refund [img]smile.gif[/img] .

Jorath Calar · 04-14-2003, 07:11 AM

I ot it veeery cheap last week, I had heard so many bad things about it I just had to see if they were true, surely a Forgotten Realms game couldn't be this bad... well it is... I mean it uses the 3e rules and the Ranger can't use 2 weapons?!? No Wizards! No Gnomes! and slllloooooowwwww....

One of the worst game I tried recently... thank god I didn't buy it when it came out...

03-15-2003, 10:09 AM	#1
xanderwatts The Magister Join Date: July 5, 2002 Location: Feldepost\'s Inn Age: 37 Posts: 132	What's the opinion on this game? I heard it was very buggy, so I'm downloading the latest patch before I install, but what was the actual gameplay like for people? Is it worth investing hours of life in, when I should be revising for my GCSE's in June? __________________ Ahahahahahhahaha!! Ahahahahahahaha!! Beware!!<br /><br />Looks like I\'m gonna have to go on a killing spree.

03-17-2003, 10:11 AM	#4
Desdicado Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 30, 2001 Location: Scotland Age: 48 Posts: 335	This is one of those "could have been" games. It has the potential to be great but is let down by a horrible interface, it feels like you are controlling your guys using those big robot arms they have in nuclear plants there is that much delay in what you want them to do and what they actually do. Going into your inventory and equiping and removing items is pure torture, as is movement. Combat is bad too as it is so slooooooow, there is a speedup program out there like the one for Wiz 8. If you are unlucky enough to have bought this game then I'd download that too. I sold my game within 2 week it was that bad. Now I've run through the bad points it's difficult to remember any good ones, avoid !. If you've not bought it yet, then don't. Buy Might and Magic anything, or Morrowind or any Baldurs game. __________________ \"We will welcome them with Bullets and Shoes\" Mohhamed Sa\'id Al Shahaf

03-17-2003, 12:33 PM	#5
xanderwatts The Magister Join Date: July 5, 2002 Location: Feldepost\'s Inn Age: 37 Posts: 132	I already own Morrowind, and all Black isle games. The only reason I bought was the novelty of seeing a D&D based RPG I had never played. __________________ Ahahahahahhahaha!! Ahahahahahahaha!! Beware!!<br /><br />Looks like I\'m gonna have to go on a killing spree.

03-28-2003, 01:31 PM	#8
dominions Elminster Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Hampshire, England Age: 51 Posts: 428	A friend of mine bought this game and also managed to get one free (he should have been suspicious), so he gave the extra one to me. After 5 minutes play I wanted a refund [img]smile.gif[/img] . __________________ [img]\"http://www.shalewyn.com/Images/KrynnWhiteDragon1.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"Hah!\", thought the white dragon. \"A wand of Ice Storm will never harm me!\"<br />He never did figure out that he was in a CRPG...

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03-15-2003, 11:02 AM	#2
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 47 Posts: 2,190	Thought the game was junk, myself. The best part was the song sung by the bard of Kara-Tur. Nightowl2

03-17-2003, 01:01 AM	#3
HolyWarrior User Suspended for 2 weeks by Ziroc [Dec30] Join Date: July 7, 2002 Location: IL Age: 59 Posts: 472	Go here for player reviews: PC Game Reviews of PoR2 They are not good. Try at your own risk.

03-17-2003, 05:18 PM	#6
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 64 Posts: 893	One thing you need to realise is that the designers tried to make this a truely Turn Based RPG like the PnP version of DnD. That means initiative rolls and everyone gets their actions in turn...yes it is very slow in combat. But, that is how it is for a PnP game as well. Personally I slowed the timer down so there was no time limit to the turns. That way you can look and plan your actions. But, if you don't like Turn Based combat then don't buy it. Buy some other RTC game, there are tons out there. Otherwise the game is slow and the scenery is repeatative and boring as heck. After awhile I got tired of clomping along through areas that looked like every other area I had seen. Desdicado is right...this is a "could have been great" game. But, the designers didn't have enough resolve to make it what it could have been.

03-19-2003, 04:27 PM	#7
LS0158 Zhentarim Guard Join Date: November 11, 2002 Location: North Carolina Age: 66 Posts: 351	I remember posting about this game a month or two ago, you could search for topics like this one. If you need help, my copy of the game came with the strategy guide.

04-14-2003, 07:11 AM	#9
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	I ot it veeery cheap last week, I had heard so many bad things about it I just had to see if they were true, surely a Forgotten Realms game couldn't be this bad... well it is... I mean it uses the 3e rules and the Ranger can't use 2 weapons?!? No Wizards! No Gnomes! and slllloooooowwwww.... One of the worst game I tried recently... thank god I didn't buy it when it came out...

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