I just wanted to say that I got this game when I bought my XBOX 360 a few months ago. It came with it. I've recently started playing it (because I'm bored of all my PC games) and it's actually REALLY good. Though the shooting parts seriously need a damned mouse. But yea, overall it's a really nice game. I'm definitely getting absorbed into it.

Yeah, I know it's not that expensive atm. But I really can't miss any cash right now (at the very least until the end of this month, but probably longer) and I want to build a powerhouse when I do so. I don't mean the latest of the latest with a 500-dollar GPU but definitely the high-end range.

Just to prepare myself for a wonderful gaming winter with a box that can handle almost all games at near max performance.


Just a question though: is the party 'dying' system the same as Kotor and NWN2? I.e. they don't 'die' but pass out and regain consciousness with 1 HP after the danger is over? Just wondering, had a discussion with a friend about the idea recently.

Basically he was pro (because it spares you the hassles of rezzing, having to run back to cities to pay for rez, etc etc) and I was con (breaks immersion, makes you care less about the wellbeing of your party members). In the first act of NWN2 I played I used party members as nothing more than bait and decoys, knowing they'd get up 20 seconds later anyway.

Ok, I sometimes did that in BG2 too But that's when I knew it was a good option (ie sending thief in to soak initial fireball blast because of his high reflex saves, etc). Or because I was trying to get Keldorn and Anomen chunked.

I heard about some of the planets being pretty similar in process yeah. I'll try to minimize the time I spend on those.

Having a bad day. Went out drinking yesterday, then took the bus home and got off half way with my drunken ass. Walked for 45 minutes, then fell asleep in front of the TV. Woke up at 6, slept for another hour and then went to work...little crisis moment on the bus, you know the kind: cold sweat, pale, feeling like you're gonna faint/barf. Was over in 5 minutes but still, that shit ain't cool. If I were a wise man i'd stop drinking.

Can't wait for Mass Effect, in any case. What were you guys' backgrounds btw? I created a character on a friend's pc (Jean-Luc Shepard ) but never got farther than that.