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by The Happy Friar
Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:22 am
Forum: Overgrowth - Secret Preorder Forum
Topic: An experiment in excessive freedom
Replies: 64
Views: 8747

Re: An experiment in excessive freedom

HL2's a bad example for freedom: the player made no choices, had no options, everything was predetermined, even how things needed to be done. :) The NPC's were stupid & useless (like the text screens in Doom 1 & 2) & the baddies were less intelligent them an Imp from Doom 3 (which got ou...
by The Happy Friar
Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:03 pm
Forum: Overgrowth - Secret Preorder Forum
Topic: Zip install request
Replies: 11
Views: 1927

Re: Zip install request

I wouldn't mind the zip installer back myself. So I second the request (but it installs for me just fine via .msi)
by The Happy Friar
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:30 am
Forum: Overgrowth - Secret Preorder Forum
Topic: Modder Protection
Replies: 44
Views: 7198

Re: Modder Protection

this was discussed at length on doom3world.org years ago because, simply, doom 3 is THE most open game out there (everything is a text file except the textures & map object models, which are industry standard TGA/LWO/ASE). The consensus was "if you don't want people to look at your stuff, d...
by The Happy Friar
Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:07 am
Forum: Overgrowth - Secret Preorder Forum
Topic: The End of Overgrowth!
Replies: 34
Views: 5048

Re: The End of Overgrowth!

For something like Zelda I'd happily replay. Many parts of a game like that can only be experienced once, having a cheat that lets you level warp wouldn't be much fun. I'd say the achievement of beating the game is good enough for me, if it ends well. I could give you some games that gave you "...