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Written by Dawkus
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Saturday, 14 June 2003
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remember my first online gaming experience. It was Warcraft II by
Blizzard. I played countless games of Warcraft II with my friends,
until a game called Diablo caught my eye. I eventually turned to
Starcraft (an RTS (Real Time Strategy) very similar to Warcraft II
except with a sci-fi theme). Recently, I have been playing a lot of Never
Winter Nights, a roleplaying game based on Dungeons and Dragons. What
sets NWN apart from the other D&D based computer titles in the past
is that you have an extensive editor at your disposal that allows you to create
your own games. With the addition of a voice chat program, we are getting very
close to seeing long distance role playing. I have long thought that this was
the main problem with most fantasy computer games. They loooked rather nice
graphic-wise, but there was no meat to the story. Now, we can role play long
distance, and create our own stories using NWN. Things certainly have
come a long way since the days Warcraft II and Diablo, and with
interest and participation in online gaming growing every day, the future never
looked brighter.
Interesting Article Links...
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