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Old 08-21-2008, 03:05 PM
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Considering buying should I

Hmmm, I'm considering buying this game after purusing some of the gamespot reader reviews. I am having trouble enjoying the newest generation of zero substance and flashy vistas of our contempory games. I'm looking for an old school immersive rpg poor graphics just expand room for the imagination - does this fit the bill? Is anyone still playing in 2008
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Old 08-21-2008, 03:43 PM
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i still enjoy playing through this game once in a while. The fact that you can choose between magic and technology is something i really like. In most rpg's you have to choose between being a fighter or a thief or a wizard. Not so in this game. personally i always liked playing a tech character more but that could be because i like going through the trash to get parts. I do think the quests are a bit straightforward but thats not always a bad thing. Anyway i would give this a try if I were you. You will enjoy it I am sure.
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Old 08-21-2008, 03:58 PM
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Okay!

I just purchased it from ebay and printed the .pdf manual from replacement docs. The game seems to have tremendous style and character and should fill in the gaps nicely between replaying BG2 and watching Babylon 5 episodes
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Old 08-21-2008, 04:32 PM
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remember to download the fix packs.. this game is probably the buggiest CRPG ever, I **** you not :S
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Old 09-05-2008, 04:57 PM
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Bah,

It's not that buggy, if you patch it with the latest official patch.

I've played MUCH buggier games.

The only bug that really annoyed me was freezing during turn based-combat. That really was bad. Save often.

Haven't tried Drog's patch. When I played it (last fall), his patch had some changes to balance on random encounters which I almost always forgo. The latest may be different.
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