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From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN APRIL 2025?
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 09:04:50 -0700
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On 5/2/2025 3:17 PM, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Thu, 1 May 2025 02:18:22 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Ant wrote:
> 
>> Since we're posting stuff a day early (well it's already May in some countries), I might as well do this too. :P
>>
>> Um, I barely played anything. I finally plaued my iPhone's thinking games (not Duo Lingo) this morning.
> 
> Avernum (remake of Exile)
> ``````````````````````````
> I'm playing a VTT D&D campaign based on Exile III, and this is filling in
> some lore gaps.
> 
> 
> Leisure Suit Larry Wet Dreams Don't Dry
> ````````````````````````````````````````
> Hasn't lost its sense of humor. Even has a Boss Key. I finished it today.
> Difficulty: Not hard. Heh. See what I did there?
> 

So very tempting to equate things to difficulty.  I am resisting.

> 
> Baldur's Gate III
> ``````````````````
> It's lost its luster, but every now and then I go back, run a combat, do
> a few quests. I don't know why Baldur's Gate games seem to lose their
> appeal as soon as you get to Baludr's Gate (for me), but that's my
> experience.

Really I only liked Act I, but it's so good.  Act 2 is a slow slog with 
the turn based and endless enemies.  Act 3 is mostly wandering around 
town after the circus, and got bored before getting to anything 
interesting.  Also the proliferation of junk and inventory management 
finally drove me nuts and I quit before finishing it.

I never finished or even got very far in BG1 after many many attempts 
over the years either, but that's for completely different reasons.  I 
hate the way spells are handled, doesn't feel like AD&D at all, and 
wandering slowly through the wilderness/roads with tons of encounters 
turned me off.

I never even tried BG2 because I didn't finish BG1. I know it's supposed 
to be better.

Still all have the best of NPC party members.  Who can forget "Stop 
touching me!" "Go for the eyes boo!"  I don't remember any catchphrases 
from BG3 though now that I think on it. I made a Xena and Ash setup for 
PC and NPCs in BG1 too, that was fun.


-Justisaur

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