Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/22/03 05:26 PM
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Hiya ! Only play 'Outcast' if you don't mind easy combat. It is very much a proper adventure though. It's in my top 5 games ever without a doubt, and I don't like combat games. It's a sprawling adventure with a good story and fantastic symphonic music throughout . . not like 'Ring' . . lighter. I absolutely love it. The puzzles are in the form of tasks and there's plenty of them combined with lots of very interesting characters to talk to. You can wander anywhere you like via portals and on your 'ride'. At $10 that's about the going rate for the UK too and. like ROTH, there are plenty about on eBay and GameTZ. Hope you try it ! Byee ! Gelert.
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/22/03 11:52 PM
02/22/03 11:52 PM
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Hi. Yes, these are two excellent games and well worth the prices you are quoting <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> In my opinion though Outcast has quite a lot of combat (for a puzzle or adventure game player anyway) even if the combat isn't too difficult. And I would describe Realms of the Haunting as Action/Adventure. It's certainly not a puzzle game in the sense that 7th guest, for example, was a puzzle game [Just thought I'd offer my opinion ] Cheers. Mad
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/23/03 09:48 AM
02/23/03 09:48 AM
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With Outcast, ss far as I could tell, from the start of the game (I've only been through one gate), it seems to be similar to Dragonriders of Pern. (Or, for those who know Outcast, and not Dragonriders, Dragonriders is quite remeniscent of Outcast! , especially in the 'easy combat' and task-oriented puzzles area) Outcast is interesting from a technical perspective because of the reasonably organic ground textures... not your normal polygon map! I'd certainly agree that it is worth about $10 - possibly a bit more. However, I have yet to complete it, as I have a number of other games to play at the moment... Ta-ra, The Gremlin.
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/23/03 01:39 PM
02/23/03 01:39 PM
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I have played both games. I am just in the beginning of ROTH and a little stuck. The game has a dark moody look to it and seems good so far. It has a number of fans here at GB. Outcast is the game that showed me that a hybrid game could be a wonder. You can edit your game files (and if I can do it - any one can) to give your character very high health and extremely powerful ammo. What I did was to get rid of all the soldiers first and then rambled about to my hearts content in each world. Outcast is a huge game environmentally. You can go everywhere. The residents of each place are charming to say the least. Amazing musical score also. The game has been labeled everything from a FPS (it is much more than that - much more) to a hybrid or whatever. Despite the trouble pigeon holing this game, I think Outcast is one of the best games I have ever played. I cared so much about all the all the characters in this game. Also has some of the funniest dialogue out there. One scene in particular that deals with the mating rituals of the inhabitants had me rolling. Laura
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/23/03 03:16 PM
02/23/03 03:16 PM
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Thanks to everybody for sharing their opinions. I really appreciate the help.
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/23/03 04:03 PM
02/23/03 04:03 PM
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Mad
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Hi again. Phew !! I wish I'd known about those cheats when I was playing Outcast myself My previous comments in this thread are definitely redundant in the light of THAT information Cheers. Mad
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/23/03 04:34 PM
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Awww Sorry Mad, If I had known you were playing Outcast - I would have shipped over the cheat edit steps. Anyway - whatever you have to say would never be redundant - not if it's your opinion. Laura
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/24/03 12:53 AM
02/24/03 12:53 AM
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Mad
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Hi. " Anyway - whatever you have to say would never be redundant - not if it's your opinion. " That's nice to know
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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02/24/03 04:11 PM
02/24/03 04:11 PM
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I would grab both games, Im still playing Outcast. great game, but I think ROTH is even better.
Helen
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Re: Realms of the Haunting/Outcast
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10/13/03 05:15 PM
10/13/03 05:15 PM
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Only played outcast a little, but Realms of the Haunting is the in my opinion best game ever. Action/Adventure/Puzzle in a nice mix.
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