Geneforge 2

Rating:
Summary: Full Description of the Game
Review: A fantasy role-playing epic with a science fiction twist and a huge and open storyline. Explore a huge world, choose which side you will fight for, and make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters.

You can join with any of several factions and reach dozens of different endings. Help the rebels, or fight them. Fight your enemies, or use stealth and diplomacy. When you finish the game, start over, join a different group, and experience a completely different game. No matter what you choose, Geneforge 2 offers an enormous adventure with plenty of replay value.

You are an apprentice Shaper. You are being given the power to create life and mold it to serve your own needs. The whole world fears and respects the Shapers. Your secrets are many, and your power is absolute.

If you need a servant, you have but to create it, and it will gladly die for you.

But when you and your teacher are sent on what seems to be a simple mission, things go horribly wrong. Monsters roam the countryside. Your allies turn on you. Your teacher disappears. And you find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy to use forbidden powers and overthrow Shaper rule.

Many factions want your help. All have their own rewards to offer. Will you stay loyal to your people? Or will you fight to remake the world?

Rating:
Summary: A great sequel!
Review: Geneforge 2 sports the same excellent game design and retro graphics as Geneforge, but has an even more engaging and intriguing storyline.

In Geneforge 2 you revisit the same world and your character wields the same Shaper powers to create monsters to do your bidding. This game offers more of them same goodness for players who want to continue their adventurs in the world of the Shapers. Regular quests and parallel storylines keep the game interesting as you unravel the mystery of the island. Again, you have to chose which faction to aide in the struggle and whether to turn against your Shaper teachings.

My favorite new feature of this game is the ability to recruit followers. This isn't a feature that's at the heart of the game or even important in any way, but I love roaming the countryside with my pet rat and various monster creations I liberated from their evil masters.

Another fantastic deal from Spiderweb Software! I'm hoping that their previous titles, the Avernum trilogy, will be available here soon.

Rating:
Summary: A great sequel!
Review: Geneforge 2 sports the same excellent game design and retro graphics as Geneforge, but has an even more engaging and intriguing storyline.

In Geneforge 2 you revisit the same world and your character wields the same Shaper powers to create monsters to do your bidding. This game offers more of them same goodness for players who want to continue their adventurs in the world of the Shapers. Regular quests and parallel storylines keep the game interesting as you unravel the mystery of the island. Again, you have to chose which faction to aide in the struggle and whether to turn against your Shaper teachings.

My favorite new feature of this game is the ability to recruit followers. This isn't a feature that's at the heart of the game or even important in any way, but I love roaming the countryside with my pet rat and various monster creations I liberated from their evil masters.

Another fantastic deal from Spiderweb Software! I'm hoping that their previous titles, the Avernum trilogy, will be available here soon.

Rating:
Summary: Everyone loves this game
Review: Geneforge is wildly entertaining. The characters are funny, and the story is _huge_. Everyone I know who's played it has been absorbed for days. It costs so little and entertains so much. Good buy.

Rating:
Summary: Long Live the Shaper Dynasty.
Review: I loved this game. Just like Geneforge the story was fabulous. The story stands well on it's own. This game is large and definitely worth the measly $25. Most games that sell for twice as much aren't nearly as fun.

Besides the neat, well crafted story I really enjoyed my mini horde of fyoras. To the point that whenever one died I actually felt bad about it, and would load and old save file.

I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes role-playing games with a great story.