Comments on: Exploring Fallen Earth

By: Happy Wlad

Happy Wlad — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:30 +0000

Thanks for the write up. I’ve been on the fence about this game but after reading this I’m going to pick it up.

By: Syncaine

Syncaine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:40 +0000

Well you can force the click, but they have laws about that.

Wait, what are we talking about again?

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:15:18 +0000

Actually, while we are on the subject of loose relationship analogies, my thing with LOTRO was like marrying a girl -just because- she looks good and you remember growing up with her as a friend from way back. So what could possibly go wrong?

Lasted for a few good months, then all the little stuff piles up, things get boring and repetitive and you realize she’s not really that different from the rest of the mortals and you shouldn’t have been so quick to commit, good-looking as she might have been. You realize that there really was no click, and (once again) you can’t force it to click.

By: Longasc

Longasc — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:06:38 +0000

Tomorrow he could post a pic of the giant carrot, for starters.

By: Longasc

Longasc — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:52:29 +0000

I had a similar experience with LOTRO, I actually decided after the trial not to buy it, but returned while still waiting for Aion release. Now I have cancelled Aion and am still playing LOTRO.

I guess Fallen Earth might take some time to get used to as well.

But this is probably still nothing like trying to really get into EVE. It finally “clicked” in my third trial attempt IIRC.

By: Bonedead

Bonedead — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:39:58 +0000

/dap Mfker

By: Ravious

Ravious — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:20:37 +0000

/dap Bonedead

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:10:02 +0000

I only spent little time with the game (got pulled into some other stuff and the trial ended up expiring).

I have to echo Ethic’s comments above, with the caveat that I have to do it with less enthusiasm. In other words, everything he said (as far as I could tell in-game) is true and is certainly there, but those things might not click with a lot of players. Myself included.

Not saying it’s bad, not saying it’s good. Simply saying the whole thing is an acquired taste that transcends a simple enumeration of features, both for good -and- bad. It’s like when you finally meet the girl all your friends have been raving about, then you get there and she’s as plain as dishwater. Maybe she was great when your friends were around, or maybe she has having a great day then and she’s depressed now. Happens. Whatever the case it’s not clicking, and you can’t force the click.

My advice: By all means, do try it. Don’t expect the sacred fire of anything to happen to you, though.

By: Ravious

Ravious — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:32 +0000

Yay, an Ethic post! Maybe if we get more we can break that daily milestone… eh eh?!?

By: Pendan

Pendan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:38 +0000

It is interesting that Zubon’s post right after this one is about Champions Zone architecture and how easy this makes it to play with friends. Besides the fact that it is not popular enough to have multiple servers, FE does not have the features to really make it good for playing with friends. However the lack of things like zoning and “fast” travel are at the same time are what makes FE appealing as real world and I agree that is one of its biggest strengths.

Technically FE is quite remarkable for its ability to have private instances of areas without going through a normal zoning experience. The skeletal control they have for doing animations is also very good. However the ability to do an animation such as taunting with the middle finger is marred by terribly executed animations that you see all the time like jumping.

FE does have features like conflict towns that could lead one to say the good stuff does not start until you get to level X. For the most part the people attracted to play FE don’t appear to think this way. I think would be interesting to determine why.