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Title: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2008, 01:00:19 AM: (http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/pc_rpgs.jpg)

Score for me. I played a little bit of Arcanum, it's Vista-compatible at least, and a fan patch was just released for it literally a week ago, so that's pretty cool. It's supposed to be pretty buggy (Troika :'( ) but hey, Steampunk RPG!

Descent to Undermountain is DOS-based though, so no Vista compatibility there. I'll try running it in DOSBox later.

Goodwill also had Tex Murphy's Pandora Directive, which I really wanted but they only had Discs 4 -6, lol. :(
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 30, 2008, 01:13:23 AM: Arcanum was OK but I didn't spend much time on it. I was way more into the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale games.

I heard Descent to Undermountain was terrible though. Did you every play Ultima Underworld 1 or 2? They were pretty damn good, especially the sequel.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2008, 01:21:53 AM: Yeah, I've played Ultima Underworld 1 & 2, those were great. Now that I've bought Underworld, I've read some pretty negative stuff about it online, but oh well, it's no big loss.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2008, 01:22:54 AM: haha jesus, descent to undermountain, that takes me back
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Fragamemnon on April 30, 2008, 01:48:23 AM: Arcanum is one of those games you just have to stick with-there is a really good game there if you're willing to be a bit patient and let the game find its footing (it does not start well IMO). Just make sure to patch up to 1.0.7.4 first.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2008, 01:57:37 AM: I never got past the first hour or so; probably right lol
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 30, 2008, 02:00:07 AM: Quote from: Lord Mudkip on April 30, 2008, 01:57:37 AM
I never got past the first hour or so; probably right lol

You do that with most games though.

I guess a game is pretty good if it can pass the 1HR MAF test.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2008, 02:08:04 AM: 1 hour was just character creation!

Most games I play 3 hours. Pass that test and u win
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: GilloD on April 30, 2008, 08:26:55 AM: I actually got Baldur's Gate at a Goodwill on Sunday
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Eric P on April 30, 2008, 08:56:22 AM: hey, arcanum

i tried playing that and really couldn't get into it

which is a shame because i was totally prepared to love the hell out of it
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: tiesto on April 30, 2008, 09:23:50 AM: One of my ex's loved the hell out of Arcanum and obscure PC RPGs, I remember the first night I hung out with her she showed me Divine Divinity or something like that.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Eric P on April 30, 2008, 09:31:41 AM: actually i remember my issue w/ arcanum

no character i could create could even make it out of the first area

i was always destroyed by the dogs unless i created a tank which i didn't want to play
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2008, 01:59:56 PM: Quote from: Borys on April 30, 2008, 07:13:57 AM
Geez, Descent to Undermountain got like 2/10 reviews. It is truly terrible. Worst D&D game ever. I played it for 20 minutes back in the day. The graphics were some of the ugliest 3D I have ever seen.

You should have got Wizards & Warriors instead.

I wish they'd had Wizards & Warriors or some of the Realms of Arkania games instead. I've always wanted to play those.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 30, 2008, 02:05:50 PM: Quote from: Eric P on April 30, 2008, 08:56:22 AM
hey, arcanum

i tried playing that and really couldn't get into it

which is a shame because i was totally prepared to love the hell out of it

same, I was SO looking forward to it, and I never look forward to PC RPGs
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Eric P on April 30, 2008, 02:36:16 PM: i was driving around looking for ANYTHING near my work place and i found a salvation army and went in and took a quick look but didn't see anything.

in other news, working in the suburbs fucking sucks so much ass. there is NOTHING around us except for resturautns and industrial parks for tech companies.

it's everything i hate about the suburbs. horrible lay out, horrible traffic and distinguished mentally-challenged fellow drivers, nothing of interest and now, my job
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 30, 2008, 02:52:14 PM: don't move to Orange County! I work with people whose favorite restaurant is Panera Bread. :gloomy
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Fragamemnon on April 30, 2008, 02:56:41 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 30, 2008, 02:52:14 PM
don't move to Orange County! I work with people whose favorite restaurant is Panera Bread. :gloomy

good god man. You should start leaving them printouts of chowhound posts on their desks or something.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: TVC15 on April 30, 2008, 03:02:41 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 30, 2008, 02:52:14 PM
don't move to Orange County! I work with people whose favorite restaurant is Panera Bread. :gloomy

Would that be your number one reason for recommending that people not move to Orange County?
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Eric P on April 30, 2008, 03:03:42 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 30, 2008, 02:52:14 PM
don't move to Orange County! I work with people whose favorite restaurant is Panera Bread. :gloomy

i know to not move to orange county because of the brave years of social works under the SST record label.

"there HAS to be a reason these guys tour so much"
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: tiesto on April 30, 2008, 03:05:37 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 30, 2008, 02:52:14 PM
don't move to Orange County! I work with people whose favorite restaurant is Panera Bread. :gloomy

Ehh, beats being surrounded by and friends with people who think Chili's is haute cuisine.

Give me hole-in-the-wall ethnic joints any day of the week.
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: demi on April 30, 2008, 03:07:55 PM: I see cum stains on that sheet
Title: Re: It's Tuesday, what 10 year old PC RPG's did you buy at Goodwill?
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2008, 05:44:50 PM: Quote from: demi on April 30, 2008, 03:07:55 PM
I see cum stains on that sheet

I fapped it to Arcanum last night. True story.