Hi Dark, Exactly. A Sapi driven or text based RPG could cover so much more than a side-scroller or FPS which tend to be linier in nature. The typical action game simply goes from level to level without a lot of option to explore the world as it were and travel from town to town, level up skills, and select adventures. Plus if we had say a side-scroller you wouldn't get the same detailed descriptions of what the towns, forests, or enemies looked like. I think in a fantasy setting like Middle Earth an audio game cheapens the experience somewhat.
Cheers! On 4/19/13, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > I agree completely. It's actually for this reason I'm looking forward to > seeing some of Sam ruby's other lotr eamon games converted to Eamon deluxe. > > i've played some of them, such as one in which you must enter mirkwood and > rescue aragorn from the fortress of Dol guldur, but while his early works > were basically action rpgs, his later games became a lot more free form. > > For instance, he created one game called Haradwaith, in which you must enter > > the lands of the haradrim and obtain their army's land and sea battle plans. > > this not only meant going to parts of middle earth which Tolkien didn't > visit in lotr, but also some other tasks, such as equipping an expedition to > > cross a desert, and even engaging in a sea battle ship to ship. > > Middle earth is such a big and diverse world when you considder all the > different locations, as well as the close to 18 thousand years of detailed > history, that there are so many places and locations to set games, even if > you wished to stay firmlywithin established cannon. > > Beware the grue! > > > dark. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
