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Preview ToEE E3 reportage at GameSpot

Saint_Proverbius

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Tags: Temple of Elemental Evil

<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/">GameSpot</a> has a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/greyhawkthetempleofee/preview_6027853.html">preview</a> of <A href="http://www.troikagames.com/toee.htm">Temple of Elemental Evil</a> based on what they've seen of the game at E3. Here's a bit about the combat, which seems to take up the majority of the thing:
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<blockquote>We watched a turn-based battle against a group of giant frogs--not particularly menacing enemies, but they do have the ability to swallow your party members whole (causing acid damage over time until your character can break free). Over the course of the adventure, you'll fight much more-threatening monsters, such as vrock (large, vulture-like creatures native to the Gray Wastes, one of the most dangerous and evil planes of existence) and air elementals, and you'll actually travel among four different planes of existence, meeting about 140 different characters (40 of which you'll be able to recruit for your cause). You'll also have the opportunity to use more than 230 different spells, as well as canonical skills and heroic feats from the Dungeons & Dragons rules. </blockquote>
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That's one thing I like about this title, monsters can actually do more than swat at you.
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Thanks, <b>Ibbz</b>!
 

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One question :

If you wish, you'll be able to uncover all the die rolls and hard data that determine initiative, saving throws, and attacks in combat by pulling them up from a side menu.

The side menu they show here doesn't have any "roll" information, just damage and hit/miss. I want to see actual rolls (just in case the computer cheats!)
 

triCritical

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EEVIAC said:
The side menu they show here doesn't have any "roll" information, just damage and hit/miss. I want to see actual rolls (just in case the computer cheats!)

Probably be like the IE where it is an option you need to turn on. IMO a necessary option. I not only make sure they cheat, but make sure those rolls are close to random.
 

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