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Re: Fantasy Games

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From: Richard Syratt
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 10:36
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In article <wmtwen.727449117@rw8.urc.tue.nl>, wmtwen@rw8.urc.tue.nl (Erlend Nagel) writes:
|> cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Chris Herborth) writes:
|> 
|> >I just finished Omega a few weeks ago...  It's a characters-only
|> >fantasy-oriented game, like NetHack.  Way cool...
|> FINISHED Omegaaaaaaa???!!!?????
|> Surely you have not become Guild Master of all the guilds yet?
|> At least it can't be done with just one character, you will need to play
|> the game at least twice or so.
|> And did you do it with or without deleting dungeonlevel files?
|> Without it is near to impossible to finish Omega within 40 years.
|> But Omega is really really a wonderful game to play. Too bad no new
|> versions of Omega are made (well Hildo Biersma still fixes bugs of
|> course, but the original creator of Omega no longer develops Omega)
|> 
|> Erlend.


I had a look at Omega last night, quite a long look...  It's wonderful,
the most involved RPGish game I've seen.  I reckon it's better than
the ultima.

I don't think I'll thank you guys for bringing it to my attention, I've
got a thesis to write and a job to find and ... :-(

Richard

p.s. Anyone got any info on the different deities - spells etc., or do
I have to find this out as I go along?
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