spierce@pnet01.cts.com (Stuart Pierce) (11/22/90)
It's getting near payday again, and I need a new game to play. Corporation and Captive both look pretty interesting. Anyone have any comments as to which is better? I loved Dungeon Master (my favorite game), but I thought Xenomorph was only ok. Stuart Pierce
buffa@yeu.inria.fr (Michel Buffa) (11/23/90)
In article <5797@crash.cts.com>, spierce@pnet01.cts.com (Stuart Pierce) writes: > It's getting near payday again, and I need a new game to play. Corporation > and Captive both look pretty interesting. Anyone have any comments as to > which is better? > I loved Dungeon Master (my favorite game), but I thought Xenomorph was only > ok. > > Stuart Pierce CADAVER is the best role plaing adventure game I played recently. My favorite one with Dunjeon Master. -- ------------------------------------------ Michel Buffa: Projet Robotvis, INRIA, France Internet: buffa@sardaigne.inria.fr Surface Mail: Michel BUFFA, INRIA - Sophia Antipolis, 2004, route des Lucioles, 06565 Valbonne Cedex -- FRANCE Voice phone: (33) 93.65.78.39, Fax: (33) 93 65 77 65 ------------------------------------------
bdeskin@cognos.UUCP (Bob Deskin) (11/23/90)
>In article <5797@crash.cts.com>, spierce@pnet01.cts.com (Stuart Pierce) writes: >> It's getting near payday again, and I need a new game to play. Corporation >> and Captive both look pretty interesting. Anyone have any comments as to >> which is better? >> I loved Dungeon Master (my favorite game), but I thought Xenomorph was only >> ok. >> >> Stuart Pierce I too loved Dungeon Master (and Chaos Strikes Back - I played on an Atari ST). I'm deep into Captive and so far as I've seen, it comes closest to the DM style of game. The only things missing so far are the puzzles and riddles needed to get through sections of DM, but I'm only finished the 5th level. It certainly has the atmosphere and ease of play. Lots of levers to pull, doors to open, etc. You also have to decide how to distribute your experience points. If I were to rate the DM style games I've played, it would be: DungeonMaster 10 (still) Chaos Strikes Back 9 (more dungeon, fewer riddles) Captive (so far) 9 Bloodwych 8 (not bad, but the sreen's too small) Xenomorph 7 (mainly mapping, hard to use interface) I also tried BSS Jane Seymour, which seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, I could never get a copy that allowed me to continue past the first level. I haven't seen Corporation, other than ads, but it too looks interesting. Other games out now like The Immortal and Cadaver are not really DungeonMaster style games. I tried both in the store, but I'm not a fan of joystick interfaces, although the graphics in both are great. -- Bob Deskin Cognos Incorporated (613) 738-1338 ext 5003 P.O. Box 9707, 3755 Riverside Drive FAX (613) 738-0002 Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1G 3Z4 UUCP: bdeskin@cognos.UUCP uunet!mitel!cunews!cognos!bdeskin
tj@anaconda.cis.ohio-state.edu (Todd R Johnson) (11/24/90)
If you like DM, you'll probably like Captive. Captive has the same type of interface as DM. The dungeon graphics and monsters are mechanically similar to DM in that you walk through a 3d dungeon with animated monsters. If you throw a ball, you see it fly out (and possibly bounce back). Even the doors have similar effects on monsters as DM doors. The interface is actually a little better than DM's. You can see all of the characters stats and belongings at once, although you still have the option of just looking at one character at a time. Character development is done by spreading experience points between attributes. You can improve each robot by buying new parts. Damage is recorded for each part of the robot, such as arms, legs, hands, head, chest, etc. In terms of game play, Captive is a cross between DM, BattleMech, and Starflight. I think it is easier than DM, but that might be because I have a lot of DM experience. There don't seem to be any puzzles like those in DM, but I'm only on the 3rd base so I don't know what else to expect. The only problem I have with the game is that it was tricky getting started. If you do what the manual says, you'll end up in a 3x1 hall with no apparent way out. It took me hours to figure out how to get out of that hall and into the first "dungeon." You can save up to nine games on one disk, but you can only restore when you are in your spaceship. The game works fine on my 2500/20, but I don't think it is HD installable. ---Todd -- Todd R. Johnson tj@cis.ohio-state.edu Laboratory for AI Research The Ohio State University
zobbo@tharr.UUCP (Ian Cottee) (11/25/90)
>CADAVER is the best role plaing adventure game I played recently. My favorite >one with Dunjeon Master. I would not describe Cadaver as a role paying game. As far as I can remeber and please correct me if I am confused, Cadaver is a bit like the old Alien 8 Spectrum games - and is far more arcade oriented then Dungeon Master type games. All the reviews I have read in this country seem to put corporation slightly over captive but I don't think you will go far wrong with either of them. Ian -- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / zobbo@tharr.uucp | Disclaimer - give me a break / / !ukc!axion!tharr!zobbo | I don't even / / axion!tharr!zobbo@uk.ac.ukc | believe this junk / /<-- tharr *free* public access to Usenet in the UK 0234 261804 --> / //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu (Dale Larson) (11/25/90)
In article <86169@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Todd R Johnson <tj@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes: >restore when you are in your spaceship. The game works fine on my >2500/20, but I don't think it is HD installable. AmigaDos 2.0? -- -Dale Larson (dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu)
niobium@nevada.edu (Christopher W. Carlson) (11/25/90)
In article <5797@crash.cts.com> spierce@pnet01.cts.com (Stuart Pierce) writes: >It's getting near payday again, and I need a new game to play. Corporation >and Captive both look pretty interesting. Anyone have any comments as to >which is better? Oh, lord, get Corporation, if only to help me gain experience in the game... No, actually, I bought Corporation a week ago, and it's easily the BEST game I've ever played.. Even better that The Killing Game Show (which is still an excellent game, just in a different genre), in fact. Seriously, though, the gameplay in Corporation is excellent, as are the graphics (_fast_ first-person, smooth-scrolling inside-a-building-view), controls (altho I must admit that it takes a few minutes to get used to the walkaround controller, it is easily the most intuitive method for controlling a player in a game that I've ever seen), sounds, etc... I don't know what Captive is like, unfortunately, but (now, you've gotta look me right in the eyes here) Corporation is INCREDIBLE. Unless you get a more emphatic response for Captive, go the Corporation way. I'm speechless. Btw, if you DO get Corporation, let me know. I'm more than willing to share hints for the game... >I loved Dungeon Master (my favorite game), but I thought Xenomorph was only >ok. Heh. DM pales in the light of Corporation. Think: DM raised to the fifth power. That good. And, yes, I liked DM a lot also. Think about it. > >Stuart Pierce -=* CWC -- __ _ _ _____ _ ___ __ | Christopher W. Carlson | _ // / __ / \ | / \ | / \ |__ / \ (__ | niobium@nevada.edu | \X/ \__// /_\ |___ / /_\ | / /_\ |___ \__/ ___) |-------------------------------- Galataeus, Wizard of Brigadoon | I never said these words...
buffa@yeu.inria.fr (Michel Buffa) (11/26/90)
In article <1450@tharr.UUCP>, zobbo@tharr.UUCP (Ian Cottee) writes: > >CADAVER is the best role plaing adventure game I played recently. My favorite > >one with Dunjeon Master. > > I would not describe Cadaver as a role paying game. As far as I can remeber > and please correct me if I am confused, Cadaver is a bit like the old > Alien 8 Spectrum games - and is far more arcade oriented then Dungeon Master > type games. CADAVER has arcade quality but is definately not arcade oriented. Even people who don't know how to use a joystick can play this game. This game is an adventure/role playing game with arcade quality animation, but if you want to pass levels, you've got to read hundreds of parchmins, collect objects, learn spells, study potions, use objects in a right way... I repeat, CADAVER IS A MUST. I love it as much as Dunjeon Master. By the way, I'm stuck in level 2. Help me please !!! -- ------------------------------------------ Michel Buffa: Projet Robotvis, INRIA, France Internet: buffa@sardaigne.inria.fr Surface Mail: Michel BUFFA, INRIA - Sophia Antipolis, 2004, route des Lucioles, 06565 Valbonne Cedex -- FRANCE Voice phone: (33) 93.65.78.39, Fax: (33) 93 65 77 65 ------------------------------------------