Matri Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Oh yes. But I thought the music, environs and general attitude of the second game sucked sweaty donkey balls.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gotta agree with you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Well, in the Sand of Time, the architecture was beautiful. Decadent, majestic, purely Arabic (even Islamic) in feel, all gold and azure, shining and bright. The contrasting dusty orange-yellow of the sand and the crystalline blue of the water was nothing less than gorgeous. The soundtrack, while admittedly not to everyone's taste, fit the game perfectly. What also added to the game was a mature, sensible attitude towards women, with Princess Farah helping out and showing herself to be intelligent, independent and a helping hand in combat, a far cry from most games.Verdict? A truly dreamlike game. Warrior Within, on the other hand. The architecture was dark, desolate and Western. Rubble-strewn corridors and pure Gothic bleakness. The soundtrack did fit the game, yes, but did it have to be nu-metal? I have had my fill of screaming underpowered guitar chords, seeing as they are now inescapable in today's media. The scars, the stubble and the silly S&M costumes added nothing to the game. And the wonderful "You BITCH" moment destroyed all empathy I had felt with the Prince. No one has that sort of attitude to women except hateful misogynist bastards, though there are a few about.Verdict? Trying. Too. Hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Strife Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Well, in the Sand of Time, the architecture was beautiful. Decadent, majestic, purely Arabic (even Islamic) in feel, all gold and azure, shining and bright. The contrasting dusty orange-yellow of the sand and the crystalline blue of the water was nothing less than gorgeous. The soundtrack, while admittedly not to everyone's taste, fit the game perfectly. What also added to the game was a mature, sensible attitude towards women, with Princess Farah helping out and showing herself to be intelligent, independent and a helping hand in combat, a far cry from most games.Verdict? A truly dreamlike game. Warrior Within, on the other hand. The architecture was dark, desolate and Western. Rubble-strewn corridors and pure Gothic bleakness. The soundtrack did fit the game, yes, but did it have to be nu-metal? I have had my fill of screaming underpowered guitar chords, seeing as they are now inescapable in today's media. The scars, the stubble and the silly S&M costumes added nothing to the game. I kinda liked that pseudo metal music when starting some combats, I was pleasantly surprised And the wonderful "You BITCH" moment destroyed all empathy I had felt with the Prince. No one has that sort of attitude to women except hateful misogynist bastards, though there are a few about.Verdict? Trying. Too. Hard.Well, she is a bitch :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yes, she is. She's also a badly-done strictly two dimensional cardboard cutout of a character. Which is a big jump back in maturity, intelligence and realism from the first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Strife Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I'm confused, why do you think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gungadin Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 So, did anyone ever play Total Overdose? I installed it again and once again marvels at how much it kicks ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gringo Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Played and completed it in two weeks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted November 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Not yet. I think I'll wait for the budget version as I simply can't find time for it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 THE HOT 100 GAME DEVELOPERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Check out the new El Matador Trailer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baby arm Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I don't know if this fits your site too well, so I'll stick it here: Tacticular Cancer has a new Star Wars: Empire At War review up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Yeah, I just read it. Good stuff (except the screens being placed off site...), so I think I'll post it at the front page. We recently discussed what sort of news we wanted to post here, and decided that anything strategy is fine. Though we still focus on our core games, most people that come here are interested in the strategy genre in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Well, I figured there was a reason you called this site StrategyCore after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 ALLODS II: NECROMANCER“Rage of Mages II: Necromancer” has a Pocket PC version coming, and the demo was just released. Dreamfall coming soon:Dreamfall will be out by the 17th of April, and the official site just got an upgrade to celebrate. Alone in the Dark...again:Another one coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Regarding Dreamfall: I've heard some rumors about the availability of the game in Europe, namely that it will be launched only after the US version. Ironical, isn't it ? :: Rumor or not, the fact is that, at this time, I can't yet find a trace of the game at Amazon.co.uk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Got that right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Well, I guess that's that... :: A month's worth of extra waiting for a product practically developed on one's own backyard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 A month's worth of extra waiting for a product practically developed on one's own backyard! You can be sure I'll express my grief at E3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Have a look at the latest BioShock render/screenshot at WorthPlaying here ! :: Kinda Falloutish, no ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Well, not sure about Falloutish, but it sure looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baby arm Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Falloutish? No. Awesome? Hell yeah!I'm really looking forward to Bioshock. System Shock 2 is one of my favorites and this is by the same team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 A basic BioShock preview disclosing some of the backstory of the game is available at [url="https://www.gamesradar.com/us/pc/game/previews/article.jsp?articleId=20060427172938247013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 ATARI announced the development of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted May 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Mmmm, more handheld turn-based action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 "BioShock has inspiration from sources as far and wide as Beyond Good and Evil, Dark Cloud 2, Diablo, and even Xcom " :: You can read the rest of FiringSquad's interview with Mr. Ken Levine, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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