Tim Cain Rehashes On Stuff We Already Know

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:51 pm

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<html><body><A HREF=http://www.troikachronicles.com/modules ... page&pid=8 target=_blank>Troika Chronicles</A> published a new Q&A with Tim Cain, the man behind Fallout, Arcanum, and Temple of Elemental Evil. He talks about where heÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s been, what heÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s made, games he hasnÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t played, scrambling to remove content from TOEE, and how Interplay still isnÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t selling the Fallout license. The following may be enlightening for some:<blockquote>Most CRPG titles released in the last months are either console games or action-RPGs like Diablo or Dungeon Siege. Do you think the time for more traditional roleplaying games like the Ultima series or your own games like Arcanum is over?
 
 No. People were saying the same thing in 1996, before Fallout came out. ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œRPGÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s are dead. You need to be an action game like CrusaderÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬? was all I heard then. I hear the same thing now, just with a different game to compare mine to. Game genres go in and out of style, thatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s all. IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢m waiting for adventure games to come back into vogue, so LucasArts will change their mind and I can play Sam and Max 2.</blockquote>TimÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s lips continue to remain sealed on that scifi, possibly post apocalyptic, RPG he mentioned a while back. Thanks to Michael Wolf for the reminder.</body></html>

[caleb] · Post by **[caleb]** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:24 pm

i still havent forgiven Troika for making Arcanums MP so shit and crashy...yes i did like the single player!..ahem.

LlamaGod · Post by **LlamaGod** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:25 pm

The point of the game was to be single player, MP was added in later, I think.

Go play Counter-Strike Mr.OMGOMGOMG MULTEPALEYER SI TEH FUTARe.

[caleb] · Post by **[caleb]** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:44 pm

i did for 2 years and ive come to the conclusion that cs is shit even when youre highy skilled, sponsored, in a great clan etc..so im sticking to my RPG LANs with a mate and getting pissed thank you very much!

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:13 pm

You had to play CS for 2 years to come to the conclusion it's shit? You need some help here.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:08 pm

Give the guy a break there, he might just be a bit slow. You know, 'special' and all that shit.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:13 pm

CS 4 OLYEMPIiCS!!@!

That game was the worst mod ever, if your going to play HL, play a mans mod like ARG! the pirates strike back, or Rocket Crowbar.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:56 pm

or UT TRON.

[caleb] · Post by **[caleb]** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:35 am

well i was expecting that kind of reply from people who arent skilled enough to frag some..easier to call it rubbish! :p

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:40 am

s4ur0n27 wrote:You had to play CS for 2 years to come to the conclusion it's shit? You need some help here.

haha.

Personally, I think the game is mildly enjoyable as a shooter on LAN, but the community combined with stupidly "balanced" weapons (si teh AWEPS WHAORESZZ!?) and such make it no fun online. Nothing can ever beat the time we did a four man LAN with it and it came down to Cloud playing that In the Navy song ridiculously loud and him and me screaming "IN THE NAVY!" until our throats were raw as we ran around spraying everything with the mp5.

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:46 pm

There was a time when CS was good, but was before it went retail and that Chinese freakshow took over.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:19 pm

Ahh, too true.

[caleb] · Post by **[caleb]** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:27 pm

1.3..hopping like a rabbit on acid..little recoil..that was the best..now 1.6 is all "trying to be serious and realistic"...bleeh! given up on cs being fun forever now.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:09 pm

I stopped at what... 1.4? Somewhere around there I think. I'd had enough of the game and the populace.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:31 pm

Best FPS is Tactical-Ops, like CS it has a Terrorist vs. Polices theme, but it's an harder game, graphics are better, you don't fuckin stick to the ground when you get shot at, blah blah, but especially the community's waaaaayyyyyy more mature.

Edit : I'm not getting on the skill subject, you'd be no match

Post by **DarkUnderlord** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:21 am

You should all join my CS clan. We play 1.5!

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:46 pm

Natural Selection is pretty much the only HL mod I play. If you camp you loose.

BlackDog · Post by **BlackDog** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 2:14 pm

CS was good around beta 6.

After that, it went to shit.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:38 pm

Firearms halflife, occasionally DOD (it's pretty much sucked since valve bought them, taking out the swastikas and all to make it politically correct? ick), andplenty of Natural Selection. I used to have so many mods it would make you cry, I had like 1gig of HL mod install just floating around until I found the folder, screamed, and had a deleting party.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:43 pm

Yeah, Natural Selection and Firearms were pretty much the only mods worth playing. The CS scene was starting to slowly scatter and one of the major targets for a resettling was Day of Defeat.... and it has been downhill ever since (since like, what, CS was 1.7 beta?).