Geneforge review at Entertainment Depot

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Geneforge review at Entertainment Depot

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<a href="http://www.entdepot.com/">Entertainment Depot</a> has posted a <a href="http://www.entdepot.com/pc/geneforge/re ... >review</a> of <a href="http://www.spidweb.com/">Spider Web</a>'s biopunk CRPG, <a href="http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/genefo ... neforge</a>. They gave it a <b>8.5</b>:<br><br><blockquote>Although freedom of choice has been an element of previous Spiderweb titles, it has never been so obvious or as clearly integral as it is within Geneforge. As you meet the various factions that dominate the island, you’re capable of expressing your opinions about their beliefs. The more people you talk to, the more your views are known among the inhabitants, and you will find yourself treated accordingly. For instance, encouraging serviles to live as free and equal beings might do you well in certain circumstances, but it won’t earn you any brownie points among those who have spent centuries living in accordance to the old Shaper ways of obedience and prostration, who will in turn respect you less and cause their merchants to boost their prices when dealing with you. It’s a nice system that forces you to pick a personality and role-play it as best you can, a choice that can further be cemented by even going so far as to choose alliances, which offers its own set of advantages and disadvantages.</blockquote><br><br>For those who've never heard of <a href="http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/genefo ... neforge</a>, it's basically a shareware CRPG with a unique post apocalyptic sci-fantasy setting, turn based combat, shades of good and evil that the player can be, multiple endings, and so on. Pretty amazing game considering it was all done by one man, <b>Jeff Vogel</b>, whom some may remember from Exile and Avernum. Well worth the $25US price of admission considering the crap that most commercial companies try to pass off as CRPGs these days.
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