Rome 2: Opinions/Rating

[Ninja_Khorin]

those are old classics, revolutionary in their time. at that time, point and click combat was not so overused.

its 2009 ffs. sorry that my standarts are not low enough to enjoy combat in this game, because i would expect better.
maybe they should stop pumping graphics, and look at things from a gameplay perspective.

the only newer game with great combat system was risen, and two worlds II.

It's what I figured. Real-time with pause combat systems can actually be really good, if done well and lead to extremely strategic gameplay and gameplay that can be fairly hectic, because doing stuff in the wrong time can get you killed.

It's also in my opinion the best way to make a combat system for an RPG where you control multiple characters, but I guess some find that a chore. Sure Risen had fairly nice combat(don't really agree with Two Worlds 2), but try and do that combat with 4-6 characters where you control each one. It's either turn-based or real-time with pause.

I find both systems equally attractive. X-com showcases good turn-based. Icewind Dale 2 and Dragon Age: Origins does real-time with pause. If you don't like the idea of party-based RPG's then that's fine, but looking at the most funded video games on kickstarter I can safely say a lot of people seem to disagree.

[Nightmare798]

So the definition of sheep is that they don't know much about RPG combat. I also wasn't aware that metacritic was for rating combat.

where did i say metacritic rated combat?

look, i am not saying it is a good game, it is, and i am sure lots of effort went into it, but i cant really stand how are people giving this 9/10 and 10/10.
it is an overrated game, that is what i am saying.

[Overdriven]

the only newer game with great combat system was risen, and two worlds II.

Risen was pretty clunky I found. Two worlds 2 was good fun though. Mind you the story was so bad and standard on both that I only played about a quarter of them.

[Nightmare798]

It's what I figured. Real-time with pause combat systems can actually be really good, if done well and lead to extremely strategic gameplay and gameplay that can be fairly hectic, because doing stuff in the wrong time can get you killed.

It's also in my opinion the best way to make a combat system for an RPG where you control multiple characters, but I guess some find that a chore. Sure Risen had fairly nice combat(don't really agree with Two Worlds 2), but try and do that combat with 4-6 characters where you control each one. It's either turn-based or real-time with pause.

I find both systems equally attractive. X-com showcases good turn-based. Icewind Dale 2 and Dragon Age: Origins does real-time with pause.

x-com is a bit different cup of tea, well turn based all together. we really dont play turn based games for immersion of action.

the problem is how lazy the combat in dao looks. like if it was an afterthought. repetitive and boring.

[Xant]

where did i say metacritic rated combat?

look, i am not saying it is a good game, it is, and i am sure lots of effort went into it, but i cant really stand how are people giving this 9/10 and 10/10.
it is an overrated game, that is what i am saying.

You said people gave it a good score because they don't know better. Maybe they didn't rate the combat... Which was completely fine btw, and DAO is underrated if anything.

[Overdriven]

the problem is how lazy the combat in dao looks. like if it was an afterthought. repetitive and boring.

I liked the combat. The main problem I had with DA:O was it was actually quite hard. Those dragons were damn annoying to kill if you misjudged how much healing you'd need.

Everything else about DA:O was awesome.

[Nightmare798]

Risen was pretty clunky I found. Two worlds 2 was good fun though. Mind you the story was so bad and standard on both that I only played about a quarter of them.

i know, i never said i enjoyed 2worlds2 for story.

risen clunky? why?
it required use of strategy and skill. and i think thats why i liked it. you could defeat ghoul at level 1 with nothing but stick in your hand, if you were skilled enough.

[Lizard_man]

This one made me laugh...

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CA has proofed they have the drive and the might to achieve a masterpiece such as Rome, and they did it again with Rome 2.

[Overdriven]

Something about it just seemed slow and unresponsive. It's been a while so I can't remember specifics and I didn't spend long enough on it.

[Nightmare798]

You said people gave it a good score because they don't know better. Maybe they didn't rate the combat... Which was completely fine btw, and DAO is underrated if anything.

yeah sure keep telling that to yourself.

[Ninja_Khorin]

I liked the combat. The main problem I had with DA:O was it was actually quite hard. Those dragons were damn annoying to kill if you misjudged how much healing you'd need.

Everything else about DA:O was awesome.

Then again a lot of the dragons (possibly all of them except the last one?) were optional bosses and not that hard really if you were prepared to fight a dragon.

Dragon Age: Origins is not underrated. It's not exactly overrated either. It is a really good game, but not a perfect one.

Anyway, I've derailed this enough.

Rome 2 is still bad.

[Xant]

yeah sure keep telling that to yourself.

If you haven't noticed, it's you everyone disagrees with.

[Nightmare798]

If you haven't noticed, it's you everyone disagrees with.

i havent seen anyone agree with you the game is underrated either.

[Tibe]

If you haven't noticed, it's you everyone disagrees with.

Oh ffs Xant, not again. Stop baiting him, so that he would make himself look like a retard. Can you ever make a post where you arent being a witty douchebag, whose sole exsistence in these forums is proving your own opinions to be the only correct ones. I swear man, you are one of the shittiest posters here. You may be smart and you dont go full retard like some, but for some strange reason you always have the need to go overboard with the edginess.

[Xant]

He doesn't need my help to look like a retard.