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Champions of Norrath

8.3/10

ByVal Hull
OnMarch 9, 2004

Champions of Norrath Review

Even though it uses the same engine as the Dark Alliance games, Champions of Norrath lacks the ambition to stand out. Still, it does feature a neat item upgrade system, some beautiful locations, and character classes actually differ from each other. Unfortunately, its voice acting could have been better, its ranged weapon system is quite awkward, and its programming is too easily exploited.

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BuckGB
May 21, 2013

Neal Hallford Video Interview, Parts Three and Four

Our friend Matt Barton has cranked out the final two installments to his interview with veteran designer Neal Hallford, with the latest pair primarily diving into the Swords & Circuitry: A Designer’s Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games book he published…

BuckGB
May 9, 2013

Neal Hallford Video Interview, Part Two

The 1993 RPG classic Betrayal at Krondor is the primary topic of this second 45-minute installment to Matt Barton’s video interview with designer Neal Hallford. Specifically, the two discuss the team who worked on the game at Dynamix, why they…

BuckGB
April 29, 2013

Neal Hallford Video Interview, Part One

Neal Hallford, who some of you may recall for his design work on Betrayal at Krondor, Dungeon Siege, Champions of Norrath, Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan, Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra, and a handful of other titles,…

BuckGB
November 8, 2011

Former Snowblind Animator Confirms Layoffs, Casts Shadow on Studio’s Future

It appears that our earlier report of layoffs at Snowblind Studios didn’t quite account for the seriousness of the situation, as the company’s former animator Ben Hopper has cast a far greater shadow on the company’s future in a new…

BuckGB
October 30, 2010

Snowblind Studios Founder Departs

It’s hard to say if it’s due to some behind-the-scenes turmoil, but Kotaku is reporting that Snowblind Studios founder and president Ryan Geithman has suddenly left the studio despite the fact that The Lord of the Rings: War in the…

BuckGB
February 5, 2010

Xbox Live Being Discontinued For Original Xbox Games

Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten has issued a statement that Microsoft will be discontinuing Xbox Live service for the original Xbox and its extensive library of games. One would assume this means that we’ll no longer be able to…

BuckGB
January 13, 2010

Snowblind Studios Hit With Layoffs

Gamasutra brings the grim news that Warner Bros. has let an undisclosed number of people go from Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath, and Justice League Heroes developer Snowblind Studios. Hopefully if they were working on yet another action…

BuckGB
October 25, 2004

Champions of Norrath Unique Item Update

We’ve once again updated our Champions of Norrath unique item database, this time bringing us to a total of 573 pieces of unique equipment. Included in this update are an assortment of new blunt & slashing weapons, as well as…

BuckGB
August 26, 2004

Champions of Norrath Review

Boomtown has dished up a review of Champions of Norrath, giving the PS2 action RPG an overall score of 7 Their concluding paragraph: Even though Champions of Norrath remains one of the most generic titles ever, it still rides the…

BuckGB
August 11, 2004

Champions of Norrath Review

3DAvenue has posted a review of Champions of Norrath, giving the PS2 action RPG an overall score of 86 Their final paragraph to follow: Champions of Norrath will catch on very quickly with fans of the Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance…