Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 It's time to find out the post popular game on Spiderweb Software *No Complaining About The Results If You Didn't Vote* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lovely. I have high hopes for Avernum: Crystal Souls. Only a remake of the original Geneforge could top that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I'm rather shocked Blades of Avernum is doing as well as it is- usually it's significantly lower than second place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dantius I'm rather shocked Blades of Avernum is doing as well as it is- usually it's significantly lower than second place! The fact that people can choose their top 3 is helping quite a bit, I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I voted for N:R (my favorite), A:EFTP, and G1. However, it was a very close shave for A6 and G2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I've always preffered Exile and Avernum over Geneforge. Geneforge wasn't too bad though. I also like Nethergate a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 What is this "Geneforge" people are voting for. And why the hell does BoE only have three votes. Yay for the two other people. Everyone else shame on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I'm guessing that the fact that votes are being split two-ways between Exile and Avernum (three when you add Avernum: Escape from the Pit) is contributing to the fact that we're seeing different poll results than normal. That said, I'm still surprised that Geneforge 1 is doing so well in comparison to everything else. Geneforge 4 is my personal favorite of all of the Spiderweb Software games, but after that comes Avernum 2. I couldn't make my mind up between Nethergate and Geneforge 1, so I didn't cast a third vote. I predict, in the future, Avadon games will get more love. The first one was enough of a teaser to make me believe that the sequels will be very good. However, the first one is short enough and has enough problems (not being able to create much change, the Redbeard fight) that it isn't strong enough yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk SamSniped Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I feel so old-school votiong BoA, AV3, and GF4. And refering to Avernum 3 as AV3, which I haven't heard it called in forever Post #XX of the challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 You young whipper snapper you playing with those new fangled things. I still ocaisonaly play E2 and E3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Exile III: Ruined World All the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I voted for Exile:Escape From the Pit, Exile II:Crystal Souls and Avernum 6. I voted for the first two Exile's because they are the bread and butter of the company. I voted for A6 because it marks the end of the storyline created nearly 2 decades ago. I still like the original Exile...and it seems I'm the only one because so far I'm the only one who's voted for it! Post #668 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 You there solberg, have great taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Day 1 Results 1st Place: Geneforge 1 2nd Place: Avernum: Escape From The Pit 3rd Place: Blades of Avernum 4th Place: Exile II: Crystal Souls/ Avernum 2 5th Place: Geneforge 4: Rebellion *27 Days Remaining Until Winner Is Decided* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 27 days? Why that many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Because in 27 days, the date will be August 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Ah. Even though a month from the starting date would make more sense. Or a week even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well I was planning to do this July 1st, but something cam up in RL (Real Life), so I had to wait and forgot about it until July 3rd, So i decided to finish off the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Right. This will lose interest and slide off of the front page by then, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk adc. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 *Before the voting* WOOHOO!!! GF5 will smush the poll!!! *After seeing the poll* :pokerface: --------- -..., Nightwatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Registration date has a huge impact. We tend to favor the elements that brought us here, have trouble with interfaces which predate our first game, and find all the little flaws (read: differences) when new games come out. As such, it's the games that made the most impact at the time of their release that everyone cherishes. Geneforge was revolutionary, if a bit stiff and simple in interface by current standards. A2/E2 was a masterpiece which cemented the fandom of those that started with A1/E1. BoA and BoE were central to the formation of a Spiderweb community. A:EftP is both a solid game in its own right and the most recent release (with the most advanced interface). G5 was a great game, but it was neither revolutionary enough nor recent enough to "smush the poll". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 C'mon people! Geneforge 5 needs more love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 If I had more votes to give than the three I already cast (N;R, A:EFTP, and G1), I'd give a little more for favor to G2 and A6. Geneforge 2 came close to matching the rich flavor of G1, and an intriging expanded array of factions to support (or destroy). Avernum 6 has the best scripted sequences of any Spiderweb game I've played (the finale of the Cotra mission, the Solberg mission, the arena confrontation with the Slith warlord come to mind); A6 also has the second-best intro music (second only to N:R). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I'm surprised at the lack of love for Avadon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I voted for avadon, geneforge 1 and geneforge 2. Those are my favorites because i just love reading the story that was in those games. Not that the other geneforges arent cool. I cant stand the avernum series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Originally Posted By: Enraged Slith I'm surprised at the lack of love for Avadon. It's simply because it's the newest game and its only a glimpse at whats to come for the next Avadon and perhaps more after that. What we really have to watch out for is how Avadon stacks up to SpiderwebSoftware originals and classics. Only then can we decide whats to come for the Avadon series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 FWIW, Avadon isn't strictly the newest game, though it is the newest series. A:EFTP is the most recently released game. I was actually curious whether there would be any love for most recently released games, or if most people would gravitate to whatever they consider to be the "beloved old classics." The fact that A:EFTP is currently in second place suggests people aren't completely closed off to regarding a recent release as a favorite. A:EFTP probably has the advantage of combining nostalgia from the old classics with the latest graphics and user interface. Avadon, on the other hand...I wonder how much higher it would rank if just one thing in the game changed: if Jeff had made the infamous Redbeard fight more reasonable. Would correcting that one sour note at the climax of the game have changed people's overall perceptions of / memories of / fondness for Avadon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Originally Posted By: Triumph FWIW, Avadon isn't strictly the newest game, though it is the newest series. A:EFTP is the most recently released game. Sorry I wasn't aware of that Originally Posted By: Triumph The fact that A:EFTP is currently in second place suggests people aren't completely closed off to regarding a recent release as a favorite. A:EFTP probably has the advantage of combining nostalgia from the old classics with the latest graphics and user interface. I agree on the combination there, it really worked out to be a sucsess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mod. Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I'm guessing I could only choose one, so I chose Geneforge 1. I had hoped G2 and Nethergate would get more love too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Quote: %%NUMBER%% choices allowed 3 I used one of my three on G2, if that comforts you. My other favorites are leading the race, so I'm pretty happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 X2 has gotta be my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I don't think these results are surprising in the least. 1) A lot of good reasons have already been giving for A:EFTP's high results. 2) I suspect Geneforge 1 benefits, similarly, from being at an overlap between two large groups of voters. — On the one hand you have the Geneforge-specific fans. Although plenty of people play Geneforge as well as other Spiderweb games, most of the people who play Avernum (and the others) seem to play most Spiderweb products, whereas there is a distinct group of people who mainly stick to Geneforge games; of these, 5 benefits from being the most recent, 1 from general appreciation, and 2 and 4, not surprisingly, got a lot of votes also. — Then you have the old-schoolers. It seems likely that many people who voted for the Exiles, the Nethergates, and maybe even the early Avernums split their votes among such games; but Geneforge 1 is a name that tends to come up alongside E/A 2, BoE, and Nethergate when this group trots out its favourites. My votes were for Exile II, BoE, and Nethergate, in that order. With more votes I might have included A:EFTP, Exile III, Geneforge 1 and 4, and Nethergate: Resurrection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 End of Day 2 Geneforge 1 (15%) still leads, followed close by Avernum: EFTP (13%), and a few votes behind that is Blades of Avernum (9%) in 3rd. Behind the top 3 there is a three-way tie for 4th. These include Avernum 2, Geneforge 5: Overthrow, and Geneforge 4: Rebellion (7%), and a tie for 5th between Avadon: TBF and Exile II: Crystal Souls (6%). *127 Total Votes* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Geneforge 1 is still winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mod. Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 My guess is that a pick your favorite, vs pick 3, the results would be very different. Someone's top three might be "well those are the only three I played" against someone's actual favorite, giving same credit despite very different opinions between the two people. If it was a pick one, its more likely for people to pick their favorite, rather than a game receiving lots of credit due to votes that don't give strong opinion because people want to use all three. In a pick one, votes are more likely to be equally deserving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 On the other hand, it might be recognized that Geneforge 1 is just a TINY bit better than E2. If everyone had that attitude and only one choice, G1 would have a massive margin of victory despite being only marginally superior. Better yet would be some sort of 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice functionality (where the first one awards a full vote, the second a half vote, and the third a quarter, or some such). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 This poll has inspired a second poll: The Grand Spiderweb Poll. Go and make your vote count there, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Really? I inspired something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Galactic Maiden Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Aww, I'm a bit sad that A3/E3 doesn't have more votes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Cpt. Charles Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Arrgh!! This makes me so mad/sad. I have played only the demos of the Geneforge series, yet I immensely enjoyed each one. Neither A:EftP, A6, or Avadon run on my computer (Windows XP), so I can't rightly judge for or against those either. Also, I've only played the demo of Nethergate and haven't the faintest clue what this talk of Nethergate: Resurrection is. How long will this poll be up? Once I buy all the Geneforge series, Nethergate, and all the Exile games, buy a better computer, and play through each of those games, then I can give you an honest answer. For now, A3 is my favorite. Then A2, and then BoA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Cpt Charles Also, I've only played the demo of Nethergate and haven't the faintest clue what this talk of Nethergate: Resurrection is. Nethergate: Resurrection is the remake of Nethergate just like A:EftP is a remake of Avernum is a remake of Exile. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Cpt. Charles Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Does Nethergate: Resurrection have the new interface of Avernum 4 and up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 No, it has an engine very similar to A3/BoA. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 And Geneforge 1 FINALLY gets passed by Avernum:EFTP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 For an hour or so. Anyway, G1 gave an excellent showing in Slarty's poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk JamesMighty Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yes, I saw. Slarty did an excellent job in his poll. It was quite impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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