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To all fans of Darklands - Maybe you should look at the game Drakensang. It bears some striking resemblance to Darklands although it is in more fantasy world...
Handel
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Mar 8, 2009
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... Unfortunately, according to its website, Drakensang has "state-of-the-art 3D graphics," which means I can't play it. 3D graphics make me sick. Literally....
Meredith Dixon
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Mar 8, 2009
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8964
Basicly it has a map with locations and you fast travel to them having random encounters on the way. The 3D art is only when you leave the map ither because...
Handel
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Mar 8, 2009
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... My one cent. I am a Christian. The presence of religion is one of the reasons that I like Darklands. Darklands serves as a getaway from forms of...
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Mar 9, 2009
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One of the reasons why it resembles Darklands in its mood might be because it is based off of „Das Schwarze Auge“ (or „The Dark Eye”), a German Pen and...
Fabian Schneider
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Mar 9, 2009
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8967
I own, and have played all the Realms of Arkania games, and they are a little bit brilliant! Needless to say, that means I will be getting this game!It yet...
John Ingram
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Mar 10, 2009
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8968
Grrrrrrrrr... I hate Bethesda for turning Fallout from RPG to shooter with the most idiotic plot ever existed. I think if you give a pen to a monkey and just...
Handel
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Mar 10, 2009
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8969
The last great rpg Bethesda made was Daggerfall. Then they dropped the ball when the designer of Daggerfall left the company, and Todd Howard took over. Then...
Rogers Jeff
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Mar 11, 2009
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For what it's worth, I completely agree. ... From: "Rogers Jeff" <avatar1140@...> To: <darklands@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:15 PM ...
Fleisch
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Mar 11, 2009
12:58 am
8971
Personally I thought Morrowind was the high point of the series. Especially due to the artwork - most fantasy games are just set in a pseudo medieval setting....
Allan Mills
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Mar 12, 2009
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... This honestly surprises me, since Christianity isn't exactly portrayed favorably in Darklands. I mean, the Christianity in Darklands is meant to represent...
flexbuster
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Mar 12, 2009
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From: flexbuster; Sent: Thur, Mar 12, 2009 6:52 AM ... [snip ...] since Christianity isn't exactly portrayed favorably in Darklands. I mean, the Christianity...
Matt Wirkkala
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Mar 12, 2009
5:45 pm
8974
I liked Arena and Daggerfall best. But, then, I have discovered with time that I actually like the older-school games the best. Maybe it's that the more I must...
Matt Wirkkala
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Mar 12, 2009
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I don't dispute that there are some dark chapters in the Church's history. Any institution that was around for hundreds of years is bound to have some...
raubritter099
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Mar 12, 2009
7:07 pm
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You might be surprised at what you can get Morrowind to look like if graphics is your interest. Firstly, there is the MGE mod that allows for DirectX9...
John
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Mar 12, 2009
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8977
I disagree with 3/4 of what you said here, but I am not going to start an argument on this. Let it simply be said that catholics do not all think the same, and...
Marcelo Trein
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Mar 12, 2009
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No hard feelings from me - I understand, and do not disagree with what you say. I'm sorry if I caused any concern or misunderstanding with such a poorly...
Matt Wirkkala
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Mar 12, 2009
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Thanks allot for all the info. I hadn't really been at all connected with what's gone on with all that. It definitely sounds like it's worth giving it a...
Matt Wirkkala
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Mar 12, 2009
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I think I know where you are coming from. A lot of times I do not phrase things in such a way as to be 100% literally correct in all the possible ways that...
raubritter099
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Mar 12, 2009
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Although I disagree with some of the things that you said, for the sake of not disrupting this group, I will not take this discussion with you any further. In...
raubritter099
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Mar 12, 2009
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Much as I love bloodshed, I must insist on upholding my dictatorial responsibilities to this group. >8| No wars in *this* group without paying the bribe......
Matt Wirkkala
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Mar 12, 2009
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8983
Do you accept florins, plate armor, relics, or alchemical solutions?...
raubritter099
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Mar 12, 2009
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8984
Of course, no flame intended (as expected in such a mature group as this). =c] ... De: raubritter099 <raubritter099@...> Assunto: [darklands] Re: the...
Marcelo Trein
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Mar 13, 2009
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I think you may have misinterpreted my original post. For the record, I am not a Catholic, but I do come from a Catholic background, and went through Catholic...
flexbuster
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Mar 13, 2009
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[Moderator's note: Marcelo's response below (a simple emoticon) was for whatever reason flagged as "spam" by the Yahoo filter. I'm allowing it thru, however....
Marcelo Trein
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Mar 13, 2009
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Well, I don't know if I can find the words to explain it to you. I don't remember ever bothering to read the manual for the game from start to finish, so I...
raubritter099
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Mar 13, 2009
8:08 pm
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Yes, it's in the manual. Anyone may inspect it in PDF format on ReplacementDocs.com (thx uk_john). It used to originally and for a long time be available in...
Matt Wirkkala
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Mar 13, 2009
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... I agree with raubritter, so I'll take a shot at answering. One of the things I, too, like about Darklands is the Christian setting. Yes, it's ...
Meredith Dixon
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Mar 13, 2009
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It's something I always looked forward to when buying an MPS game at the time. They were always so full of detailed information in the manuals. Pity they don't...
Marcelo Trein
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Mar 14, 2009
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8991
What you guys forget is those games (and books and movies as well) are made for todays people and are intended for the todays people. So first they (usually)...
Handel
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