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Post by Relenoir on Mar 26, 2005 23:48:00 GMT
What, no love for Shadow on the Sand? It's easily the best of the series in my opinion. Fire on the Water is a very good read for me, but it suffers once you've done it a few times. It also has annoying instant death rolls... Chalk me up as another big fan of Dungeons of Torgar, though. It has three fun options for approaching Torgar, and a great cliffhanger. I can't say I'm much of a fan of Masters of Darkness. It certainly feels special the first time through, but it's a bit too linear for my tastes. I also HATE the final encounter with Gnaag. Anticlimax... - Nathan P. Mahney - Shadow of the Sand the best in the series? I don't quite agree with that; however, I do think it's the best of the Kai adventures, and I would definitely rank it in my top 5. It is very good, even though the second half is fairly linear once you escape from Barrakeesh. Torgar's good, but I don't know if I'd consider all three ways 'fun'. . . bad memories of the Isle of Ghosts *shiver*  There is a way to take two of the paths, you know. . .  I don't think the end of Masters is anticlimactic, I liked the way it ended because of the dramatic way it was written. It was like Fire on the Water's ending, but with the fights before it (Kraagenskull, Taktaal) I didn't mind. |
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Post by Nathan P. Mahney on Mar 27, 2005 17:43:49 GMT
Shadow of the Sand the best in the series? I don't quite agree with that; however, I do think it's the best of the Kai adventures, and I would definitely rank it in my top 5. It is very good, even though the second half is fairly linear once you escape from Barrakeesh. Well, keep in mind that I've played nothing past Book 13. I still rate Book 5 as the series' high point. Yeah, I know you can do the Battle and the Island, and I usually try to! It's a very good way to get yourself killed, however... It's all in the writing. With Fire on the Water, you come out of the ocean as a conquering hero at the head of a fleet of ships... Epic, and satisfying enough that I didn't mind not battling Zagarna. Whereas with Gnaag, it was personal. He was set up as the ultimate bad-ass of the Magnakai series, and I really wanted a piece of him after what he did to me in Torgar. But, just walking in a zapping him into oblivion was really unsatisfying. Chalk that up as my opinion for the rest of Heldedad, as well. I was expecting something insanely difficult, even welcoming it. It's friggin' Helgedad! It should've been a deathtrap, and it would have been justified this once. As it was you can pretty much wander about at will, taking out weakling monsters and killing Darklords. You should never be able to survive Helgedad with full Endurance Points... That's my opinion, anyway. Joe D knows better than I do, though. |
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Post by Relenoir on Mar 28, 2005 2:41:52 GMT
You usually try to? Masochist! Like you say, it is a very good way to get killed! I thought I was out of the woods when I finally left Cetza the time I discovered this, and then died miserably at the fangs of the Demonlord!  This makes Torgar potentially one of the hardest books, but you don't have to make it hard on yourself at least! |
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Post by Nathan P. Mahney on Mar 29, 2005 5:14:32 GMT
I only go for the Isle of Ghosts when I'm playing the book as a one-off, of course. I also try to fight the Ziran (with Powerstave) and Baron Shinzar. Gotta find a challenge somewhere!
I'd never give it a second thought when playing the books a series, though. That trip back to Book 1 is a pretty daunting one.
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Post by North Star on Mar 31, 2005 9:43:15 GMT
Of course though, *without* the Sommerswerd, you have to fight Taktaal, Kraagenskul and Gnaag! That is never to be sneered at  NS. |
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Post by Relenoir on Apr 1, 2005 12:56:26 GMT
Of course though, *without* the Sommerswerd, you have to fight Taktaal, Kraagenskul and Gnaag! That is never to be sneered at NS. Well, you have to fight Kraagenskul regardless, and defeat Taktaal without using the SS whether you have it or not. Of course, you can do this using the ZD (you know what I mean! ) The only difference is whether or not you fight Gnaag or vaporize him! |
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Post by North Star on Apr 4, 2005 23:33:30 GMT
If I recall correctly, you get to blast more than one of the Darklords in Book 12. Then again, I didn't feel cheated not having to face Gnaag hand-to-hand. I just felt a surge of indestrucible elation as Gnaag swallowed several tons of pure Darklord-hating sunlight! Terminal sunburn, insect-face! NS. |
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There is a way to take two of the paths, you know. . . 
This makes Torgar potentially one of the hardest books, but you don't have to make it hard on yourself at least!
