July 19th, 2004, 11:17 PM
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Re: OT - your fav games
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Originally posted by Vicious Love:
The game was an atrocity.
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Please, don't hold back on how you really feel about it.
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As for the whole "decently done conVersion" thingie, I'm at a loss for words.
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Given the length of your response, methinks not.
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Pretty much the only element of P&P V:tM which made the transition intact
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Guess you missed the interviews with the CRPG's designers on why things were done as they were. Or the interviews with the designers of the forthcoming Vampire Bloodlines, on what they thought of the earlier game, and what they're doing for the new one. I can see why you'd be disappointed, if you don't understand why they couldn't convert the WW rules more closely than they did. My advice is to avoid getting Bloodlines, because you'll likely be upset all over again.
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I hope that came out coherent, I'm definitely not at my best at the moment. So. Very. Tired.
9) MY BRAIN IS SWELLING!
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Coherent, yes. Ranting and frothing at the mouth too.
What you disliked about the game (except for the Ventrue goons, which really spoils the whole thing for those familiar with the WW pen&paper game) I could say about many other popular CRPGs. Bear in mind that it's a CRPG, and as such still has to appeal to the mass audience. The sort of roleplayers that love WW are a much smaller niche market than what the CRPG was targeting. So, yes, the game is over the top (another understatement) in many places, and has many many "theatrical" flaws. But I give it credit for allowing, like NWN has done, GMs to create their own (and better) modules and be able to play with people who aren't able to sit across a table from them. It also further popularized the pen&paper game, which doesn't hurt. And, despite its flaws, the game was fun to play. Perhaps not for you, but for myself and thousands of others it was.
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