Curious Artila narpet Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hello all, I just ordered the Geneforge trilogy, along with Geneforge 4. I would like to hear the opinions of those who have a lot of experience with the series. Do you think I should play the series from 1 through 4? If not, should I start at a certain game and go from there (example: start with 3 and then go to 4)? If I do play the series from beginning to end I can probably plan on not getting to Geneforge 4 until I retire Let me know what you think... narpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 If you actually bought all four games, you may as well start with the first one. It's sort of annoying to go backwards in a series, because you'll miss the smoothing of the engine that you'll find in GF3 and GF4 when you go back to GF1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I suggest playing through from the begining for maximum enjoyment and understanding of the story. Kelandon is also correct, though, if you play backwards, the game will probably become more annoying as you go because you will be moving backwards in technology or whatever as well. Technology is probably the wrong word but you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Kelandon's right, start with G1 and work your way forwards. I actually played the Exile trilogy backwards, but then again, that's also the order I originally found them in (and later bought the entire trilogy on CD), and subsequently beat them in that order, too. Believe me, it's tough to follow any series when you play it backwards. Getting back on topic, it's better to play the series from beginning to end. That way, more things will make sense in later games. Also, the later games will have better interfaces and more refined engines, which usually cause some confusion if you play backwards (I think that's the point Emperor Tullegolar was trying to make as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Zeviz Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 To fully enjoy the games you have to avoid reading the forums and play them in order (1 through 4). The negative side of "you don't need experience with previous games to play later ones" is that all secrets of earlier games are revealed in early portions of later installments. So if you do want to play all four, you have to play them in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Yes, avoid this forum avidly while playing for the full effect. Unless you are completely desperate. And for the full storyline to make sense, as it is continued from game to game, start at G1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 But if you like surprises, don't finish all of G1 until the entire series is done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila narpet Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 I thank you all for your responses. I have lurked here for quite a while and I've noticed that this community has a much more positive and friendly population than a lot of other places. So now I'm excited to start G1 and begin my journey through the series! Thanks to all of you, narpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt I_am_a_Minotaur Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Also, you may find it annoying to not be able to create a wingbolt or something in the earlier Geneforge installments when you have started with Geneforge 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Quote: Originally written by narpet:I have lurked here for quite a while and I've noticed that this community has a much more positive and friendly population than a lot of other places. My first thought was, jeez, what are other places like? Then I remembered that we're in the GF forum here, not the Blades forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 What's the difference between us and the Blades forums, O Great Executioner? Besides, of course, the general subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 The difference used to be TM was usually in Blades and rarely in Geneforge. Playing the series in order means that when you try to do things you don't wonder why it doesn't work the way you thought it should. You really need to read the instructions because the spell effects change so daze goes from affecting one creature in GF1 and GF2 to affecting all within an area in GF3 and GF4. There are other differences beside more creations and spells in the later games. The combat use of action points is completely different in GF4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 TM isn't the only one not here. For a very long time before G4, the only GF posters whose PDNs I could easily recognize were myself, Delicious Vlish, and Student of Trinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk The_Other_Guy Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I actually started playing back through the series again myself some time ago in anticipation of GF4. As always I have been playing many other games along side them and doing other activities so I'm still only halfway through GF2 at the moment, esp. since I haven't played in about a week for no apparent reason. Before I was playing it less because I was tired from getting up early for school and on the weekends work left me with little time for games. (I work 9-5 and usually go to bed at about 8 and between 5 and 8 I have to get home, eat, take my pills, get a bath, etc. and by then I don't feel like playing anything major) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Leftover Sauerkraut Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Working from beginning to end is a good idea. When you start at Geneforge 4, the gameplay runs much smoother and you may have trouble playing Geneforge 1 because you are used to the different engine. I had trouble replaying the first one because of the lack of spells and the graphics weren't as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Wasn't that necromancy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila narpet Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Okay... I just received my games in the mail (GF1 - GF4) and I am going to go with everyone's good advice and play them in order. The temptation is of course to play the latest game, but I know that I'm going to enjoy it so much more if I play the whole series from start to finish... Thanks for all of your input. narpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Retlaw May Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Geneforge 1 is the best one though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Totally. Quote: Originally written by Randomizer: You really need to read the instructions because the spell effects change so daze goes from affecting one creature in GF1 and GF2 to affecting all within an area in GF3 and GF4. There were three spells in each category, as I recall, in G1. Daze did not exist. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt I_am_a_Minotaur Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Quote: Thanks for all of your input. Your welcome. Quote: Geneforge 1 is the best one though! Nah, Geneforge 4 is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Yes, Geneforge 4 is much better. Also, when I told my brother that in G4 you can attack with no matter how much AP you have left and he said " Yes! Thankyou!" -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity -Infernal Flamming Muffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 That was my reaction, too. It came second only to the news that carrying items in your pack would no longer cause encumbrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I love the AP change as well as the weight change, very handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Zeviz Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I think that Geneforge 1 has the charm of being the first game in the series, so while it's not the best technologically, it might become your favorite if you play it first. Quote: Originally written by Nalyd Twisted: Wasn't that necromancy? Posting in threads that are still on page 1 usually isn't considered necromancy, especially when the thread is less than a week old. Complaining about necromancy or offtopicness, especially when the moderators don't object to it, makes the complainer look like an annoying and clueless person who is unsuccessfully trying to prove his importance. (And I am well aware of the irony of complaining about complaining. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Quote: Originally written by The Absolute Value of Nalyd is Zero:But if you like surprises, don't finish all of G1 until the entire series is done . "I have it! The big secret from Geneforge I! Now, I will tell the world that the shapers..." *Sound of two shots from a silenced pistol, followed by silence.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Retlaw May Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 G1 has originality and the best plot of all of them (in my opinion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Agreed. The drawbacks, of course, are the limited amount of spells, the limited number of creations, and the lack of a way to learn anything without canisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Then again, it has the most powerful Geneforge in it. But, on the other hand, you don't get to make exploding Vlish, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I wish the Geneforge in #4 was a little more powerful, at least the one in Northforge. Hey! The Geneforge could make a comeback in #5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Retlaw May Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Except a similar Geneforge to the one in G4 if you are a "Lifecrafter" I doubt that Jeff will put in a powerful Geneforge in G5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Hey, you would be, at best, a fighter if you hadn't used the Geneforge. So don't talk it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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