Damini
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My Dad is a great fan of hack and slash games. He's playing Diablo II through for the umpteenth time on the PC at the moment, and he loved the Baldur's gate game on the ps2. I want to introduce him to a new game, but the trouble is that if it gets even vaguely more complicated than button mashing, he can't cope. Changing view point, or 3d imagery? Noo... my Dad will literally walk in circles for five minutes before throwing down the control. Different attack/defence modes? Noo... my dad wants to charge forward, club things over the head, and then run on. Need to examine/interact with the scenery? Noo... if you can't smash it or kill it, my Dad views it with disdain. He'll talk to characters, but that's about it. I tried to introduce him to Neverwinter Nights, but he couldn't get on with the radial options. He played Fall Out II (iirc) on the playstation 2, and enjoyed that.
Have any of you played Baldur's Gate, Dark Alliance II? Is it exactly the same format as the games before it, or have they made it more complex? Are there any golden oldie games I can dig out for him to play? Do you have any recommendations? Basically, my Dad likes games with where you can play a barbarian type (and not have to faff around with any of that nancy magic... heh), smash crates to find gold and potions, never have to worry about camera angles, and charge along with no idea of tactics beyond stab, stab, stab, heal potion, stab, stab, loot corpse, oooooh massive battle axe, yay.
Help a daughter out!
Have any of you played Baldur's Gate, Dark Alliance II? Is it exactly the same format as the games before it, or have they made it more complex? Are there any golden oldie games I can dig out for him to play? Do you have any recommendations? Basically, my Dad likes games with where you can play a barbarian type (and not have to faff around with any of that nancy magic... heh), smash crates to find gold and potions, never have to worry about camera angles, and charge along with no idea of tactics beyond stab, stab, stab, heal potion, stab, stab, loot corpse, oooooh massive battle axe, yay.
Help a daughter out!