Review

DonCorazon · #1 January 14th, 2008, 02:44 AM

I have spent more time with Dom III than any other game in the last several years. I think if you consider $/time of entertainment as a good way to measure games, then Dom gets a 10/10 from me.

For example, I have NWN 2 sitting on my shelf and while it is probably a lot of fun, I haven't gotten into it and spend my free time instead trying to learn Dom - 3 months later.

But I admit it does take a special kind of nerd to love Dom

Ironhawk · #2 January 14th, 2008, 03:59 AM

Heheheh, I feel the same way, DonCorazon, about exactly those games. Tho I just started trying out user-made modules for NWN2 and I have been pleasantly surprised! Particularly with the Remastered Pool of Radiance, which was my favoriate old gold box game.

Agrajag · #3 January 14th, 2008, 05:00 AM

I wrote a review for Dom3, but it was in Hebrew. (And due to the kind of reviews I like, it was also not so well received.)

hEad · #4 January 14th, 2008, 08:41 AM

I have been suffering gaming burnout for the last few years. You know, buy a game, play it a bit then forget about it - nothing really seemed to keep me interested; but Dom3 has changed all that. I don't quite know what it is about this game, yet I find it truly absorbing. I think it�s the ability to tinker with it on so many levels, which is unusual for me because I generally dislike excessive micromanagement.

I have shown it to a couple of my friends trying to drum up a few more sales, yet they seem to get this strange glassed over look on their faces. Not for everyone I concede, but I confess to being one of those special types of nerds DonCorazon speaks of.

LDiCesare · #5 January 14th, 2008, 11:46 AM

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DonCorazon said:
For example, I have NWN 2 sitting on my shelf and while it is probably a lot of fun, I haven't gotten into it and spend my free time instead trying to learn Dom - 3 months later.

I bought NWN2 after Dom3 and quit playing it after a few weeks , not finishing the extension but downloading several modules from the net. Lasting appeal of NWN2 is probably around one hundredth of that of Dominions.

sector24 · #6 January 14th, 2008, 08:02 PM

The review I put on Od Studios was quite popular, it was in the top 5 most viewed articles for a couple months. I can't say whether anyone bought the game as a result though.

Serenity · #7 January 14th, 2008, 09:06 PM

People ask for some images.

Can anyone link them to the review?

sector24 · #8 January 15th, 2008, 12:24 AM

http://www.odstudios.com/article.php?anum=311

Sorry, no images in my review either. Screenshots aren't this game's strong suit anyway. This is a game for the mind's eye.

I could add images to the review if you think it would be helpful. Do you have any in particular that you think really stand out?

MKDELTA · #9 January 15th, 2008, 08:37 AM

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sector24 said:
http://www.odstudios.com/article.php?anum=311

Sorry, no images in my review either. Screenshots aren't this game's strong suit anyway. This is a game for the mind's eye.

I don't know, some of the more strange/bewildering creatures or maybe a shot of the blood magic tree could spark interest out the the sheer "What the !@#%* is this!??" factor.

I know I would at least check out a game with animal manikins and a spell called "Bind Spine Devil".