tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post7770500826239723156..comments2024-02-26T21:38:35.761+11:00Comments on The Dust Forms Words: The Other Problem With ChoiceGreg Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00823898295759037081noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-46127574986414619522008-12-29T18:04:00.000+11:002008-12-29T18:04:00.000+11:00Pah, everyone knows that Stalin was a petty jerk, ...Pah, everyone knows that Stalin was a petty jerk, and he villainously ruled one of the world's superpowers.<BR/><BR/>So it seems it is possible to be a petty jerk and a supervillain at the same time.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372945297991885599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-73748846002284824952008-12-29T11:31:00.000+11:002008-12-29T11:31:00.000+11:00Morgan: Freelancer was released more than "a coupl...Morgan: <I>Freelancer</I> was released more than "a couple of years back". Released 2003, it's five years old now. And first announced in 1999. Personally I was always more of a <I>Privateer</I> fan but <I>Freelancer</I> is not without its charms.<BR/><BR/>Zubon: There is indeed a Bioshock review. (<A HREF="http://amongthedust.blogspot.com/2007/12/bioshock.html" REL="nofollow">link</A>) My other gripe with choices, which I've ranted on before, is that it's less often "good guy or bad guy" than it is "good guy or petty jerk". Being randomly brusque with people who are trying to give you useful information is not the hallmark of a supervillain.Greg Tannahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823898295759037081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-74077274970856748432008-12-29T04:45:00.000+11:002008-12-29T04:45:00.000+11:00I look forward to your opinion of a two-and-a-half...I look forward to your opinion of a two-and-a-half-year-old second-stringer game. I wait for that kind of thing before buying. I am thinking of picking up Bioshock, but I have not yet checked whether you have a review.<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of Yahtzee on moral choices: Mother Teresa or eating babies. Where are the interesting "Mother Teresa eats babies" options?Zubonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678595857805841042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-19257673754158777842008-12-28T17:11:00.000+11:002008-12-28T17:11:00.000+11:00Despite these useless choices, Overlord was a fun ...Despite these useless choices, Overlord was a fun game. In the same way that Alien vs. Predator 2 was a good movie.<BR/><BR/>Go in with low expectations.<BR/><BR/>Another title that felt like it had meaningless choices was Fable 2. That and the end choice is one of those "you're a chump if you don't take this option" decisions.<BR/><BR/>If you played it (and even if you didn't), Freelancer was an interesting bundle of choices. A space game released a couple of years back, you played as a freelancing pilot (explains the title, eh?). There are multiple factions throughout the galaxy, each with ties to other factions (whether positive or negative). Taking missions from and helping/killing pilots of certain factions would all influence how they would treat you. And it was possible to stay neutral with everyone, but you wouldn't have access to many items.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372945297991885599noreply@blogger.com