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On the Eighth Day God Gamed & It Was Good
SBFord
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On the Eighth Day God Gamed & It Was Good
Kingdom Games has put out a nifty ARPG called FIVE: Guardians of David that sits squarely in the style of Diablo, Torchlight and Titan Quest. While those games boast evil denizens of the underworld or mythological underpinnings, FIVE puts a new spin on ARPGs with its foundation in the Bible, namely in the Old Testament stories of David, of Goliath fame.
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거북이는 목을 내밀 때 안 움직입니다
EDIT: Working link: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/1340/view/reviews/loadReview/421
Looks pretty cool. Love a good ARPG. Which I hope it is.
It IS an action RPG!
flizzer said:
Oh good, religious arguments incoming!
I hope not. We don't have discussions about demon worship when speaking about Diablo and this game categorically does NOT preach at players. It's a fun historically-based ARPG with largely optional Biblical text.
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I'm excited about this one. Been looking for a good Biblical/Christian themed game.
May I ask why were you looking for such a game?
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Its a much better arpg than even diablo 3, and its not mentioned on mmorpg ?
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im really wondering why mmorpg has not looked at grim dawn yet?
Its a much better arpg than even diablo 3, and its not mentioned on mmorpg ?
We will be! This game is a released product with Grim Dawn heading that way soon. Look for a review in the next couple months.
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EDIT: Working link: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/1340/view/reviews/loadReview/421
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/387010/?snr=1_5_9__205
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this one sounds real interesting, would be a nice spin on the story also.. allowing you to play as one of the "Original Good Guys" :)
You mean Goliath right? He was defending his lands against invaders who would destroy his people.
Alverant said:
bschittone said:
this one sounds real interesting, would be a nice spin on the story also.. allowing you to play as one of the "Original Good Guys"
You mean Goliath right? He was defending his lands against invaders who would destroy his people.
And it didn't take long for that. The Philistine empire was very kind to the nations it subjugated and the people it enslaved. Darth Vader was just trying to defend the Empire from those rebel terrorists.
You have your history backwards. Look at what happened to the Cannites and the Midians. It was the ancient Israelites who were the Empire in your analogy. Unless you think genocide and sex slavery are moral.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. Numbers 31:7, 16-17
The Philistines were right to defend themselves against such monsters.
Ick. Tired of bible thumping.
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Here is a good book if you find that you enjoy the stories about David, this book is an accurate depiction of his life. Quite an interesting person and a realistic character from the bible whom many would easily identify with.
I was immersed into this book and I am not much for reading books, but this book had me. When/if you read it, just imagine being in his shoe/sandals :-)
http://www.familychristian.com/david-a-man-of-passion-destiny.html
I've always had an interest in Greek and Egyptian mythology so games like this and TQ are most welcome.
waynejr2 said:
SBFord said:
On the Eighth Day God Gamed & It Was Good
Kingdom Games has put out a nifty ARPG called FIVE: Guardians of David that sits squarely in the style of Diablo, Torchlight and Titan Quest. While those games boast evil denizens of the underworld or mythological underpinnings, FIVE puts a new spin on ARPGs with its foundation in the Bible, namely in the Old Testament stories of David, of Goliath fame.
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Ick. Tired of bible thumping.
Great! Means you can just move along to something more suited to your taste in games while those of us who might enjoy such a thing (though there is NO Bible-thumping) can stay here and discuss it! :)
Fully agree.
The setting looks interesting, but I wonder if the RPG elements are strong enough to warrant a buy?
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