Damn companies, once they made it into 3D models, their lazy-asses couldn't be bothered to add in any more variation than basic movement (even today!).

The best examples to come to my mind being Blood and obviously, Fallout 1&2. I love the variation in death animations in old sprite-based games. The interface is also very easy to use, and takes no more than a minute to understand. The stats work very well with the fighting, and the combat is tactical and intelligent. And it just goes to show that well-made real-time combat is good in its own way and that it need not be twitchy. See, I am not much into Dungeon Master clones. I have kept my strength highest and agility second highest, so the Agility works well with swords and Strength well with the axe. Its also connected with stats, wherein Strength determines damage and Agility determines whether or not you have hit the enemy. However, if you are fighting with an axe only, you will lose speed, and enemies will get the chance to hit back at you. And the axe makes for a superb finish, brutally hacking down your enemy. The sword is a fast weapon, so when you fight your turn with a sword, you get far more attacks, albeit less damage, so you'll inflict alot of damage before the enemy even gets a chance to raise his weapon against you. I had my super strong dwarf equip an axe in one hand and a sword in another. There's such an enormous thrill in the whole process. Your own avatar also shows your character bleeding and being beaten badly. When you finally kill him, he prostrates to the ground in front of you in defeat and then burns himself to death. When you hit the enemy, you are greeted with an image of him being tossed to his sides with blood spraying from his body. Left-clicking your enemy uses the weapon in your right-hand and right clicking uses the weapon in your left.

The levels are large mazes based on pressure plates, traps, and many other devices, and it is really fun exploring them and finding more areas in them. After all every level is self contained and all the quest item and keys needed to complete it are located within it.Damn, I just played this game and it's already quite compelling. I know this is not very helpful, but if you (of whoever else is stuck) keep trying you should make it through the Barrier and across the chasm. I think that the combination of clicked switches, turned skeleton key, and depressed pressure plates opens the exit on the West side of the Barrier. Use the skeleton key on the keyhole in the West-bound hallway heading out of the Barrier.

Use the ivory keys on the keyholes located by the four doors hiding the switches and then throw the switches behind said doors. I'm not really sure of how I became unstuck, but keep in mind that you also need four ivory keys and a skeleton key to complete the level and open the western exit to cross the chasm.

I realize that the thread is dead, but I just endured a very frustrating 50 minutes stuck in the same predicament, so I thought I'd give my two cents. Does anyone have any idea where I went wrong?. Am now in the barrier and have placed the four blocks on the four corners but the four doors with the switches have not opened I also cannot open the door to the west exit. Anniegety: First I must thank magmarok for the video settings.

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