Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) The demo for Geneforge Infestation is very much like Geneforge Mutagen. So far there is only a small difference even as to the quests. I thought it was so familiar that I installed Geneforge Mutagen and took a look. Yep, much the same. What gives? Edited February 7 by Noman spell error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Geneforge 2 - Infestation has Weapon Shaping added so guardians have new abilities equal to an agent's spells. Read the descriptions of the other ones to get an idea of what lies ahead. Most of the change occur later in the game outside the Demo. There are new zones, quests, and items have changed from both the original and Geneforge - Mutation. Also you now have tier 4 creations and they have abilities not seen in the original game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I mean, it's two games from the same series, so gameplay and mechanics are very similar. Items, similar. Races and creatures, similar. (The tutorial is also similar, because the mechanics are similar.) This is all... pretty standard for games within a series, isn't it? But I don't really understand how "only a small difference" can even apply to the storyline, the locations and maps, or the NPCs and dialogue... those are completely different. (Also, just an observation, but you've made an awful lot of posts here complaining about Geneforge. This is a lot of effort to put in to talk about a series you don't seem to like very much...) Hyperion703, alhoon, Amira The Hot Potato and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 2/7/2024 at 6:17 AM, Noman said: The demo for Geneforge Infestation is very much like Geneforge Mutagen. So far there is only a small difference even as to the quests. I thought it was so familiar that I installed Geneforge Mutagen and took a look. Yep, much the same. What gives? Ehh... not sure if I should ask this and don't take it the wrong way but... are you sure you installed the demo of the right Geneforge game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mechalibur Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) He built up from the base systems of Mutagen. No reason to completely change the fundamentals in each sequel. The story/location is completely different and there's a bunch of new content too. Edited February 8 by Mechalibur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 I know the funamentals should be the same but the story is too, so far. I downloaded the demo from Steam. Shanti is taking me to Drypeak to see Zachary and Barzall, one of whom is supposedly dead. Minor quests of find the smart servile, find bars of iron. kill 3 bad rogues in area. I am hoping the story will change soon. I played Mutagen and enjoyed it but do not want to play it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Noman said: I know the funamentals should be the same but the story is too, so far. I downloaded the demo from Steam. Shanti is taking me to Drypeak to see Zachary and Barzall, one of whom is supposedly dead. Minor quests of find the smart servile, find bars of iron. kill 3 bad rogues in area. I am hoping the story will change soon. I played Mutagen and enjoyed it but do not want to play it again. ??? And how that is in any way similar to: "I crush alone in an island that nobody has set foot within the past 100 years, and find three factions of serviles fighting each other over ideological differences, as a madman and his mutated army try to steal the secrets of the Shapers" ? This is not me trolling you, this is me honestly puzzled as to why you consider what you described similar to Mutagen. Edited February 8 by alhoon Aoslare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Amira The Hot Potato Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I think what they are saying is they expected Infestation to be a different story(??) It's not. The main story plot will be the same as the original GF2 but there's more lore and things added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mechalibur Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Did you maybe play the original geneforge 2 and get it mixed up with Mutagen somehow? I'm confused as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 56 minutes ago, Amira The Hot Potato said: I think what they are saying is they expected Infestation to be a different story(??) It's not. The main story plot will be the same as the original GF2 but there's more lore and things added yes, that is what i thought. Thank you. ultra112 and Amira The Hot Potato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Amira The Hot Potato Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 35 minutes ago, Noman said: yes, that is what i thought. Thank you. Well I'm glad I figured it out. With the remakes of these games, he's not really changing the main stories of them just updating graphics,adding/changing lore and things like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 45 minutes ago, Noman said: yes, that is what i thought. Thank you. Just to be clear, your original post compared Geneforge 2: Infestation (2024) to Geneforge: Mutagen (2021). Those are completely different games, albeit with similar engines. Geneforge 2: Infestation (2024) is a remake of an earlier Geneforge 2 (2003). My understanding is that Geneforge 2: Infestation (2024) has a largely similar plot to Geneforge 2 (2003), but a substantially tweaked engine. So if you're playing Infestation and thinking it's similar to Geneforge 2, yes, it's a remake. If you're playing Infestation and thinking it's similar to Mutagen, I guess sorta? But not really. Ircher and Aoslare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 9 hours ago, Noman said: yes, that is what i thought. Thank you. oh... No, GF2 continues the story of the world of the Shapers that started in GF1 and will end in GF5. Whether the Shapers win and continue their atrocious handling of sentient beings and go on with their tyrannical oppression of the non-shaping humans, or they are dropped off their throne of tears and crushed underfoot or anything in between, is up to the player's actions in the last game. Edited February 9 by alhoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Yeah, I don't think that's what the OP thought. They posted a bunch about Geneforge: Mutagen back in 2021, so clearly they played it, and from those posts they clearly never played the original Geneforge games. I think they simply heard "original GF2" in this thread, without context, and thought "original" meant it was another name for Mutagen. The confusion is representative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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