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In the evening of January 15th, to be more precise. Awesome work! I\u0026#39;ve read all entries since then and a few older ones. I started reading the Ultima series in order, given their prevalence in the highest rated games, but the more recent Might and Magic games (Xeen) sound more like the type of game I\u0026#39;d enjoy. More dungeon crawly, it seems, even if all that daily buffing may detract from it a little, while Ultima seems to have more complex gameplay, with all the runes and mantras and virtues and whatnot. Also, it looks like the Ultima games, although standalone, are more enjoyable when played in order, at least from III onwards, and I don\u0026#39;t really have the time to play hundreds of hours in a short enough amount of time that the story would not be forgotten. 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If I were a giant you couldn\u0026#39;t pay me enough to crawl in there."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/8866729967316734612\/comments\/default\/7638471218074197765"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/8866729967316734612\/comments\/default\/7638471218074197765"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/eye-of-beholder-ii-summary-and-rating.html?showComment=1619022322741#c7638471218074197765","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"AdventureMaterials"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16285640430049907816"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/eye-of-beholder-ii-summary-and-rating.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8866729967316734612","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/8866729967316734612","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-779742853"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 21, 2021 at 12:25 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8976322073619743692"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-21T12:09:28.741-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-21T12:09:28.741-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This reminds me of Eye of the Beholder 2: that gam..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This reminds me of Eye of the Beholder 2: that game, like this one, has pacing issues if you import a party from the previous game. 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Hopefully you\u0026#39;d still get enough to finish the combined game, and it might make it more challenging in a good way, but it\u0026#39;s hard to say.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the other hand, you can\u0026#39;t go back for the attribute enhancements on Clouds. But I\u0026#39;d guess that this would be okay? There are diminishing returns as you raise your attributes, and Darkside probably has enough attribute enhancements to get you most of the benefits."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3867272347160221348\/comments\/default\/1940411840014412346"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3867272347160221348\/comments\/default\/1940411840014412346"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/game-409-might-and-magic-darkside-of.html?showComment=1619010999151#c1940411840014412346","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3867272347160221348\/comments\/default\/2623851219770410345"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"asimpkins"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/game-409-might-and-magic-darkside-of.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3867272347160221348","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3867272347160221348","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 21, 2021 at 9:16 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7554395071580407037"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-21T09:05:55.299-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-21T09:05:55.299-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You should be able to play Darkside stand alone, s..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You should be able to play Darkside stand alone, so that should all be okay. But as mentioned above you\u0026#39;ll miss some small easter egg content from quests you finished in Clouds affecting things in Darkside. And then way down the line when you get to the combined endgame there might be issues, but I don\u0026#39;t know for sure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI personally wouldn\u0026#39;t risk it (or even missing that minor combined content along the way) and just continue from your original game with Clouds mostly finished but with new characters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis got me thinking though, is it even necessary to kill Lord Xeen? Is there something that that actually unlocks?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3867272347160221348\/comments\/default\/7554395071580407037"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3867272347160221348\/comments\/default\/7554395071580407037"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/game-409-might-and-magic-darkside-of.html?showComment=1619010355299#c7554395071580407037","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/3867272347160221348\/comments\/default\/2623851219770410345"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"asimpkins"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/game-409-might-and-magic-darkside-of.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3867272347160221348","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/3867272347160221348","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 21, 2021 at 9:05 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3038856680317691644"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-21T08:53:25.603-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-21T08:53:25.603-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There is 3 places on the Darkside where game ackno..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There is 3 places on the Darkside where game acknowledges completed quest from the Clouds. The new party will miss them out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs I said before, and confirmed on my own playthrough, there is not much difference if you just use a party from Clouds. Developers intended that. 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I\u0026#39;m always going to be reluctant to use the GOTY to re-reward a lineage that has already been rewarded. 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