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    XCOM: Long War

    Thanks for writing back! In response to your concern that the sequential missions take away strategic choice, I forgot to mention a key feature: troops now become "fatigued" after a mission and are undeployable for a number of days. This means that your resources are very limited in choosing...
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    XCOM: Long War

    I'd actually really highly recommend that you try giving it a try. I don't know that the mod is significantly more difficult than vanilla. However, it significantly expands the depth of the game in a way that makes me wonder why on earth the devs didn't think of some of these changes. For...
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    Mount & Blade and how the hell do I play it?

    While you're totally right that Warband is an enhanced vanilla, and probably best for the OP to start with, there are some excellent reasons to play Vanilla. Namely, mods. 1866 and the Last Days mods are both absolutely spectacular, and both require vanilla (non-Warband) M&B. 1866 completely...
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    Help with Finding an RPG, Please?

    Edit: D'oh. Missed the PS3 bit. Well, if you feel like playing some fantastic RPG's, I'm sure any modern computer (gaming or otherwise...) can run just about any of these. Also depends how far willing you are to go back. Baldur's Gate 2 really seems like a no-brainer for you, especially if...
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    Poll: Should I Grab Baldur's Gate 1 & 2?

    Seth, I liked your post. I actually disagree with a lot of what you had to say, so let's talk it over. For the newbies' sake, this'll all be spoiler-free. -Baldur's Gate I certainly had a ton of filler characters with little personality, but did you really feel that way about the sequel...
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    Poll: Should I Grab Baldur's Gate 1 & 2?

    EDIT: Error posting - Moderator, please delete.
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    Poll: Should I Grab Baldur's Gate 1 & 2?

    I'm surprised to hear that people think that the games have aged poorly. I think that they're far, far more playable than anything else made in 1998 and 2000. The hand-drawn backgrounds were gorgeous when they came out, and honestly still look very, very pretty. Combat can be a bit hit or...