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Nahualli
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 Posted: 12/23/04 - 18:14 Post subject: MMORPG question..?
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Is there any type of game out there that's caveman'ish in nature? I have been reading the Earth's Children series (not very good after vol I) and I was just thinking how cool it would be to eke out a living as a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon, having to gather your food, keep a fire going, making baskets and clothing, living in communal caves and going to war with other species. Raid events would be stuff like hunting wooly mammoths and wooly rhinos and shit.. just a thought but it would be pretty cool. Oh well. Random post.
-Nah-
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Nictathan
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 18:24 Post subject:
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No there's not, but it's an interesting idea. Problem is finding a large enough playerbase to support it.
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Abi
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 18:25 Post subject:
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I just spent about 5 minutes solid staring at those pink elephants.... Damn things are mezmerizing!!
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Nahualli
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 18:26 Post subject:
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| Nictathan wrote: | | No there's not, but it's an interesting idea. Problem is finding a large enough playerbase to support it. |
Yeah... I don't think it will be anything spectacular and with all the other games out there, it's not going to be anything that hasn't been rehashed 50 times. I just love the writing, it's so descriptive and detailed, everything from preparing meat to mixing medicines is covered, it's fascinating.
-Nah-
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Nahualli
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 18:26 Post subject:
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| Abi wrote: | | I just spent about 5 minutes solid staring at those pink elephants.... Damn things are mezmerizing!! |
They are, aren't they? 
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 19:17 Post subject:
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Yes there is, "A Tale in the Desert 2". It's not caveman but it's early egyptian. The game is pretty sweet. Just a warning the further you get in the game the more drastic the time requirements become.
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Tiluvas
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 20:33 Post subject:
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Try the Caveman mod for Sims 2. Or, if you can manage an invite, try Shot Online.
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median
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 20:35 Post subject: Re: MMORPG question..?
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| Nahualli wrote: | Is there any type of game out there that's caveman'ish in nature? I have been reading the Earth's Children series (not very good after vol I) and I was just thinking how cool it would be to eke out a living as a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon, having to gather your food, keep a fire going, making baskets and clothing, living in communal caves and going to war with other species. Raid events would be stuff like hunting wooly mammoths and wooly rhinos and shit.. just a thought but it would be pretty cool. Oh well. Random post.
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lol move to afghanistan !!!!! kakahaha
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Nuldaan
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 20:38 Post subject: Re: MMORPG question..?
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| Nahualli wrote: | Is there any type of game out there that's caveman'ish in nature? I have been reading the Earth's Children series (not very good after vol I) and I was just thinking how cool it would be to eke out a living as a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon, having to gather your food, keep a fire going, making baskets and clothing, living in communal caves and going to war with other species. Raid events would be stuff like hunting wooly mammoths and wooly rhinos and shit.. just a thought but it would be pretty cool. Oh well. Random post.
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Off-topic but is that the Clan of the Cave Bear series?
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 21:21 Post subject: Re: MMORPG question..?
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| Nahualli wrote: | Is there any type of game out there that's caveman'ish in nature? I have been reading the Earth's Children series (not very good after vol I) and I was just thinking how cool it would be to eke out a living as a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon, having to gather your food, keep a fire going, making baskets and clothing, living in communal caves and going to war with other species. Raid events would be stuff like hunting wooly mammoths and wooly rhinos and shit.. just a thought but it would be pretty cool. Oh well. Random post.
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http://ps2.ign.com/objects/566/566729.html
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For each different world in Monster Hunter there is a hub town to eat, sleep, and get new missions from the townsfolk. Starting out in the game, new players have nothing more than a basic weapon, some money, and underwear. After getting equipped with some clothes it's a matter of getting a quest from the elder of the town. This is important since the only way to go out into the rough world is to have a quest. It's disappointing that there is no ability to freely roam around the countryside and explore, but since the world gets rearranged for the different quests, this is a necessity.
The action in Monster Hunter starts off slow with some basic quests to fish, hunt for herbs, and cooking meat, but this does eventually lead into some real goals to finish with bigger critters to take down for the good of humanity. Some RPG elements come into place with better weapons and armor to purchase or trade for as well as picking up plenty of items to use, but pretty quickly the single-player experience trickles down to a big arrow pointing at the only real direction that the game can go: online.
With no exception, the gameplay here is designed for the online experience. While it's possible to take on a few of the quests solo, so many of them absolutely require one, if not two or three, other people backing you up in order to pull them off. With one quest asking for a huge egg to be brought back to the town without breaking it, trying this out with one person is an exercise in futility and testing out just how strong one's controller is against a hardwood floor. All in all, playing single-player feels like playing a board game all alone. Sure, it's possible to do it, but it's so obvious that that's not the way it was meant to be. And it's just sad.
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Nahualli
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 21:31 Post subject: Re: MMORPG question..?
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| Nuldaan wrote: | | Nahualli wrote: | Is there any type of game out there that's caveman'ish in nature? I have been reading the Earth's Children series (not very good after vol I) and I was just thinking how cool it would be to eke out a living as a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon, having to gather your food, keep a fire going, making baskets and clothing, living in communal caves and going to war with other species. Raid events would be stuff like hunting wooly mammoths and wooly rhinos and shit.. just a thought but it would be pretty cool. Oh well. Random post.
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Off-topic but is that the Clan of the Cave Bear series? |
Yes, Clan of the Cave Bear was only part 1 of the series.
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Nuldaan
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 22:16 Post subject: Re: MMORPG question..?
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| Nahualli wrote: | | Nuldaan wrote: | | Nahualli wrote: | Is there any type of game out there that's caveman'ish in nature? I have been reading the Earth's Children series (not very good after vol I) and I was just thinking how cool it would be to eke out a living as a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon, having to gather your food, keep a fire going, making baskets and clothing, living in communal caves and going to war with other species. Raid events would be stuff like hunting wooly mammoths and wooly rhinos and shit.. just a thought but it would be pretty cool. Oh well. Random post.
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Off-topic but is that the Clan of the Cave Bear series? |
Yes, Clan of the Cave Bear was only part 1 of the series.
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I thought so...I actually read up through number four.
You're right. The first book was excellent, then it just went downhill. Valley of the Horses wasn't great but it was readable. The Mammoth Hunters was worse but still readable. The fourth one, Plains of Passage I think, was out and out terrible. I got through about 100 pages then put it down for good. I won't even buy her 5th book in the series. 
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Okami
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Posted: 12/23/04 - 22:58 Post subject:
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Here is one. You don't have to run from that sabertooth fast, just faster than your opponent.
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