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[Kagus]

In the US the full name is "Diggles: the Myth of Fenris".  I think they're called "Wiggles" in Germany or something, I was never entirely certain.

Odin comes to the dwarf king and tells him that Fenris ran away while he was being taken for a walk recently.  Odin tasks the king to send his finest dwarf clan to recapture Fenris and bring him back.  In return for this, the dwarves will be awarded with glory, mead, and beards.

Imagine dwarf fortress with slightly more stable dwarves (only in the mental sense, they're not exactly quick on their feet), with the whole playing field turned so it's a cut-away look instead of top-down.  It's 3D, but it acts like a 2D game for the most part.

There's a demo so you can test it out.  A lot of the animations are pretty messed up, there are some pathing problems and just a touch of dwarven stupidity we've all come to know.  However, it's still quite fun, and there's nothing quite like farming hamsters.  It's a bugger to get the first breeding pair though, unless you've got a slingshot.  Large, colorful grubs can be made into stew once you've got more advance processing facilities.

EDIT: Slight re-wording

[ February 22, 2008: Message edited by: Kagus ]

[Cthulhu]

China is probably out of the running, they're planning on banning MMOs there because kids are playing them until they die.(I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to face the real world)
Didn't Koei make Dynasty Warriors?  That game lost its charm after the eight or nine-billionth identical sequel.

[Kagus]

Actually, 835,027,361 wasn't that bad.

[Cthulhu]

The best thing to do with Dynasty Warriors is get one game, and never touch another.  They're fun enough to keep you occupied for a while, but a second game will just be dumb.

[Kagus]

Better yet, play it at your cousin's house with his beefed up character until you get bored with it. Never paid a dime, but he did pick the most boring character to max out.

[Cthulhu]

Lol, my guy on DW4 is maxed out.  The only person that stands a chance against him is Lu Bu.

[Jonathan S. Fox]

quote:Originally posted by Cajoes:
<STRONG>

As opposed to Nintendo games that are NOT from japan?     :confused:

[ February 21, 2008: Message edited by: Cajoes ]</STRONG>

Nintendo games from America:

Bionic Commando Elite Forces, Crystalis, Ridge Racer 64, Pokémon Puzzle League, Wave Race: Blue Storm, Nintendo Puzzle Collection, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest, The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, 1080° Avalanche, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Ridge Racer DS, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Prime Hunters, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

quote:Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>I once played a Chinese game, of all things.  I didn't think they even had game companies over there, but apparently they do.

Or did.  It was an old game.  One where you made wine out of pigs and corn, and where you could increase the loyalty/morale of your officers by giving them long and utterly pointless titles.</STRONG>

China has a fairly modest domestic games industry, but it's very rare to see a Chinese game outside of China. The potential of the Chinese video game industry (and the Chinese market to outside companies) is limited by rampant software piracy in China. Nintendo, for example, refuses to even try to sell games in China.

quote:Originally posted by Muffles:
<STRONG>China is probably out of the running, they're planning on banning MMOs there because kids are playing them until they die.</STRONG>

They're a little less draconian that that -- it is a billion dollar ($US) industry there, after all, and they don't want to kill it outright -- but they do have mandatory "anti-addiction" access controls, where if you're under 18, you can't play more than 3-5 hours a day without having all your experience and money and stuff that you've earned that day taken away. Even games like World of Warcraft have this built into their Chinese versions.

[Cthulhu]

It's still stupid, people are most likely doing it to get away from the real world, and they'll just find something new.

[Pnx]

In a rediculous attempt at getting this topic back to spore.

I think VGcats has spore covered and has given important political insight into spore.

EDIT :Oh and don't forget the comic the spore team made.

[ February 23, 2008: Message edited by: Pnx ]

[Torak]

quote:Originally posted by Muffles:
<STRONG>Lol, my guy on DW4 is maxed out. </STRONG>

I maxed out Xiahou Dun in DW2. He still got raped by Lu Bu, I dont know why.

[Cthulhu]

Lu Bu's insane, he's tough for anyone, no matter how maxed.

[Torak]

quote:Originally posted by Muffles:
<STRONG>Lu Bu's insane, he's tough for anyone, no matter how maxed.</STRONG>

I beat him down pretty bad with Gan ning. He wasnt maxed, either.

[Kagus]

Has anyone ever played as Xu Zhu?  I wondered what it would be like swinging that massive club around.

I remember playing as Wei Yan (because he looked cool), and some sorceror-dude who could use his staff as a flamethrower.  Apparently, my cousin did not find any of these characters interesting, and so they all had bottomed-out stats.

I think the guy he picked was Xiahou Dun.  And that's the only guy he ever played as.  Seemed kinda boring to me, but oh well...

[Cthulhu]

Xiahou Dun ate his own eye, that's pretty cool.

[Torak]

But his attacks are incredibly short ranged and more focused on Hero V Hero fights, I like him though.