I always felt that "System Shock 2" was the better of the two games
On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:36:20 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
I always felt that "System Shock 2" was the better of the two games
I agree. I played the original twice. I played System Shock 2 so many
times that I have many of the audio logs memorized because I let them
play each time I play the game. I play mostly RPGs and strategy games.
I should not like this action game as much as I do.
If there was just ONE game that I would like to see a remake of... it
is Might & Magic 1. But if there was just TWO games... the second
would be System Shock 2.
If there was just ONE game that I would like to see a remake of... it
is Might & Magic 1. But if there was just TWO games... the second
would be System Shock 2.
On 7/26/2022 11:06 AM, Mike S. wrote:
If there was just ONE game that I would like to see a remake of... it
is Might & Magic 1. But if there was just TWO games... the second
would be System Shock 2.
My one game would be Sim Life! :D
On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:14:49 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 7/26/2022 11:06 AM, Mike S. wrote:
If there was just ONE game that I would like to see a remake of... it
is Might & Magic 1. But if there was just TWO games... the second
would be System Shock 2.
My one game would be Sim Life! :D
Have you tried the remastered version? I hear everybody's playing it
now. The graphics are amazing and the open-world is /huge/ (and
there's so much room for extra expansions; the game universe is like
99.999% empty space just waiting for new stuff to be added!). I don't
like how they removed save-points though, and they've revamped the
game's setting to be so fantastically unbelievable - I mean, like that
weirdo mayor of London becoming PM for a few years? Like that'd
happen! - that they had to remove the "sim" moniker.
You can still drown people in swimming pools though. Not that I tried
that myself.
I dunno if "Might & Magic 1" would top my list of must-have remakes...
but I sure wouldn't mind it if it happened. Or rather, I'd like a
remaster; I don't think the core game is really strong enough to stand
on its own were it fully remade unless they also significantly added
extra content (M&M1 - like many games of its era - was largely a game
about navigating labyrinthine dungeons* and fighting large hordes of
faceless monsters.
Still, I have some really fond memories of wandering the world of
VARN, exploring its forests and deserts to discover its numerous
cities and dungeons. Its world felt far more alive than its
competitors (e.g., "Bards Tale" and "Dungeon Master"), which seemed
little more than monster-factories you mindlessly plundered for their
loot. VARN seemed to have a vitality all its own.
I'm trying to imagine a remaster. As I said, I don't think the game
would benefit from being completely revamped; you'd either wind up
with an unsatisfying old game with modern visuals or something almost >completely unrecognizable when compared to its origins.
I'm actually somewhat surprised that nothing of the sort has ever been >attempted, but a quick Google search doesn't reveal anything. Why has
the Might & Magic series languished when other games of its era have
been lavished so much love, I wonder?
On 7/26/2022 3:46 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:14:49 -0700, Dimensional TravelerI think you are talking about 'The Sims', not 'Sim Life'.
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 7/26/2022 11:06 AM, Mike S. wrote:
If there was just ONE game that I would like to see a remake of... it
is Might & Magic 1. But if there was just TWO games... the second
would be System Shock 2.
My one game would be Sim Life! :D
Have you tried the remastered version? I hear everybody's playing it
now. The graphics are amazing and the open-world is /huge/ (and
there's so much room for extra expansions; the game universe is like
99.999% empty space just waiting for new stuff to be added!). I don't
like how they removed save-points though, and they've revamped the
game's setting to be so fantastically unbelievable - I mean, like that
weirdo mayor of London becoming PM for a few years? Like that'd
happen! - that they had to remove the "sim" moniker.
You can still drown people in swimming pools though. Not that I tried
that myself.
On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:23:25 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 7/26/2022 3:46 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:14:49 -0700, Dimensional TravelerI think you are talking about 'The Sims', not 'Sim Life'.
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 7/26/2022 11:06 AM, Mike S. wrote:
If there was just ONE game that I would like to see a remake of... it >>>>> is Might & Magic 1. But if there was just TWO games... the second
would be System Shock 2.
My one game would be Sim Life! :D
Have you tried the remastered version? I hear everybody's playing it
now. The graphics are amazing and the open-world is /huge/ (and
there's so much room for extra expansions; the game universe is like
99.999% empty space just waiting for new stuff to be added!). I don't
like how they removed save-points though, and they've revamped the
game's setting to be so fantastically unbelievable - I mean, like that
weirdo mayor of London becoming PM for a few years? Like that'd
happen! - that they had to remove the "sim" moniker.
You can still drown people in swimming pools though. Not that I tried
that myself.
Ohmigosh, you're right. I blame... um... too much alcohol? Sure, let's
go with that.
I never got into "SimLife", mostly because it was - by and large - a
rehash of "SimEarth". The biggest difference was that "SimLife"
allowed you to tinker with the "genetics" of the various life forms
but it was so limited in scope that it I found it actually
uninteresting.
Maxis later took the concept of "SimEarth" and "SimLife" when they
created "Spore" and added a lot more visual pizzazz (they added a
splash of "Impossible Creatures" too). Unfortunately, they then
wrapped it up in an arcade/RTS and changed the entire feel of the
series. But that's pretty much as close to a remake of the concept as
you are likely to ever see. The idea was innovative, but never really
caught on with gamers.
Myself, I found "SimEarth" interesting on a technical level, and
impressive for the scale and scope of its simulation ("SimLife" too,
but - as mentioned - I got a lot of 'been there, done that' feel from
that game, which made it less memorable to me). But it wasn't a game I
spent an inordinate amount of time with.
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