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Old 10-27-2004, 01:27 PM   #9
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Good work, fov. A down-to-earth, common sensical approach to your critique. Looking forward to more from you.

Aside from the technicalities of leaving out lipsyncing and other small yet otherwise effective features, the one thing I noticed, based on your slant, is the lack the of imaginativeness and inventiveness of the Razbor team. Nowhere had you mentioned in detail any particularly memorable and piquant moments or scenes, anything that drew you in to pause and linger. Very telling. You can have the absolute tightest budget and an imposed deadline, but I feel that if I played this game that I'd be bored - with the 'cut & paste' characters, the absence of an intriguingely conceived and original gameworld, the typical 'solve this science fiction mystery' scenario. I think Legacy may have ultimately missed the mark for simply being.......ordinary.

That said, I truly hope that next time Razbor will really push itself in terms of some new, unexplored concepts within the boundaries of classic adventure gaming.
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