malfador-off topic

[ttomm46]

hi

didn'u know where else to post..i'm curious if anyone has any opinion on malfador's new roleplaying game.

i went to their site and the graphics look crappy but i was thinking maybe the gameplay will have some depth like SE4

[Fyron]

I think it is supposed to be a nostalgia game, hence the crappy graphics.

[dogscoff]

Don't know if I'd call the graphics crappy... unfashionable maybe, (because they're not full 3D rendered blah blah blah) but I was never bothered about fashion anyway. I think they look just fine considering the genre and gameplay.

[Baron Munchausen]

Define 'crappy' -- non-photorealistic? I think the level of detail/realism of the graphics is not a big deal in a fantasy game. Anyway, it's apparently supposed to be in the 'rogue-like' genre, which includes NetHack, the ultimate ascii graphics game! I actually dislike the 'graphical' mode in NetHack. I much prefer to play in ascii mode.

[ July 24, 2002, 13:26: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[Richard]

Nethack is cool.

Diablo is just graphical and dumbed down Nethack.

[dumbluck]

I've never heard of Nethack What is it, besides a non-graphical, more intellectual Version of Diablo (which I've never played, either. What can I say, my gaming budget isn't very big.)

[Atrocities]

I am looking forward to the game myself. I don't know about the rest of you, but it looks like it will be a lot of fun.

[Jmenschenfresser]

You kidding me. Those are RPG graphics in effect. I loathe 3d games.

Ahhh....
*Menschenfresser remembers back to when he was just a wee fresser stabbing 2d baddies with various sharp objects. (read in 2d, not the luxurious 3/4 view that Malfador is giving us.)*

I even noticed that Malfador has developed a graphical style all its own.

[Richard]

I think the graphics are fine myself. Remember it will be JUST as moddable as SE:IV.

[Richard]

Nethack is a free open source game that is addictive as hell.

http://www.nethack.org/