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"stepdawn" <stepdawnkat@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> <Mike - BSW> wrote in message
> news:99oo7057updn9cmlbbjilmaeioj7jt2p8r@4ax.com...
>> I won't offer an opinion either way on whether it is good
>> or not, as that would be biased.
>>
>> You probably know, but just in case, Redguard is an
>> adventure game and is quite unlike Morrowind (pointing
>> this out since you made the comparison). If your line of
>> thinking is that Redguard is an RPG like Morrowind, you
>> would indeed be disappointed.
>>
>> Also, please be aware that Redguard is an odd DOS/Windows
>> hybrid. It uses the Xngine, which is a DOS engine, but
>> uses the Windows Virtual Memory Manager. XP may be
>> problematic if your drive is formatted as NTFS.
>>
>> It also has only 3dfx Voodoo/2 support and a rather bad
>> software renderer for everything else. Though you can use
>> a Glide Wrapper, I believe.
>>
>> It might be a bit more trouble than it's worth to you.
>>
>> --
>> Mike
>> BSW
>
> Thanks so much Mike, for the information. I must confess
> that I only understood about every third word of the last
> two paragraphs ; ). Well, ok, maybe every other word, but
> I'll run that stuff past my computer savvy husband so he
> can translate.
>
> If I can get it to work, I'd like to play it. Pure
> adventure is fine.
>
> Dawn
>
>
>
Well for the last part (the wrapper Mike refers to, and
you'll want it as it makes the game look much prettier than
the software version) you'll want either:
Glidos from:
http://www.glidos.net/
You can use it as a demo version, but if you want to continue
using it you'll want to get rid of the spinning glidos logo
which costs $10.
The site also has a good guide on how to get the game setup &
running, which it's probaly worth reading before buying the
game, to help decide if it's worth the hassle.
http://www.glidos.net/redguard.html?lang=en
Or the free one here that somebody else posted previously:
http://www.freeweb.hu/dege/
which I haven't got round to trying yet.
As to the game itself, I really enjoyed it when I played it.
I would describe it as an action adventure, but it does have
a rather nice RPG (MW) atmosphere, just don't expect it to be
MW as it's much more structured in what you have to do, and
the order you have to do it. Fighting is different as it's
3rd person, and (for me at least) I found blocking was
required much more than it was in MW. Also there is more of a
platform element to it.
Main downside was an apparent showstopping bug, where I
seemed to have done everything required to trigger an event,
but it wouldn't trigger. I think it was because I'd done
something out of order somehow. For what it's worth I fully
intend to go back & play it, but other newer games get in the
way. In fact I may pick it up again now as I've finished Far
Cry & nothing else I want is due.
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