Re: Call of Cthulhu

On 2005-10-28, Wolfing <wolfing1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> shadows wrote:

>> The reviewer is making positives out of things that would annoy
>> players. Moving the story along REQUIRES you to read all the
>> little notes and stuff. Not fun when you play the game more than
>> once.
>>
> That's actually something I like about what I read. I'm fed up with all
> the 'action/rpg' games we've been inundated with that only really mean
> you smash buttons as fast as you can without really bothering at all
> about story or dialogs. Or reading through tomes of books in games
> like Morrowind and it not meaning anything in the game.

Good. You'll reread the same plot and be forced to reread the
notes in the right order. Brilliant. This is better than
action/rpg how?

.

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