quote: Original post by Hans

If the game is in a 3d third-person-view, you can''t really aim anyway.

Ah, should have stated that I''m doing a science fiction RPG with ranged combat via guns and such. (Heh, see, folks automatically hear RPG and think fantasy...)

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I know you''ll have to have decent reflexes and a rather fast mouse hand, and jumping on flying platforms is depending on your skills, not your character''s skills (but who the **** makes flying platforms anyway!?). However, I''m sure there''s a huge audience waiting for this kind of game.

I was thinking more in the line of Crusader: No Remorse action when you''re on foot, and your favorite Asteroids-alike clone when you''re in space. But no moving platforms...

Starcraft might offer a solution here: Different character types that require different levels of action. The zerg, for example, are a clicker''s wet dream, while the Protoss are on the opposite ends of the spectrum.

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quote: Original post by ahw

rather than doing a long post, one title : Ultima VIII

draw our own conclusions (if you don''t know about the Ultima series, that''s another story)

youpla :-P

I was thinking about U8''s ABYSMAL ratings as I was posting this. I never made it to the the parts where people thought it was completely irritating, so unfortunately I don''t have insight here. What was the problem? Were they too mario-like? Can you elaborate...

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Just waiting for the mothership...