Canis_Aureus Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Have anyone played Rune: Halls of Valhalla? I have the original Rune but would like some views on HOV. I read on their page that in the 1.07 something patch z-targeting has been disabled in MP. Z-targeting was really one of the things I found truly lame in this game as it prevented people from getting behind their opponent. Anyone have some experience with HOV... I'd like to know. I liked Rune, but z-targeting made the duels kinda boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrusher Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Yeah HOV is ok but the combat is the same as the first release, just new game types. The developer Human Head was founded by some ex-Raven guys. The combat in Jedi Outcast has far more depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis_Aureus Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 Originally posted by MrCrusher Yeah HOV is ok but the combat is the same as the first release, just new game types. The developer Human Head was founded by some ex-Raven guys. The combat in Jedi Outcast has far more depth. Heh but the Rune combat is fairly realistic... with a heavy claymore you won't see many fancy saber moves. Besides if you use the matrix mod for Rune (there is a newer version for HOV) you can: - Wallwalk - Do somersaults - Do cartwheels - Jump extra high - Perhaps another move or two I can't remember And you can do all this while attacking in the HOV matrix mod . You should try it out if you haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt_Dancer Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 I played Rune before I came here and the fighting is not as complex as saber fighting but its not saber fighting... its a bunch of troglodyte vikings swinging some serious metal around. I think its extremely fun. You find a lot of decent players that like to fight fair in that community. I have had nothing but good experiences. I personally liked HOV but some people choose not to play it because they sped up the backwards walk and people say its annoying. It doesn't bother me though.... I'll just huck my goblin axes at them as they try to back away. Haven't tried the Matrix mod yet. I shall have to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis_Aureus Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 Just got HOV today and man it's a cool game. What HOV misses in moves and stunts it has in blood and gore. The controls are very simple. You have only like five different attacks but I don't miss more attacks in this game. The speed is slower than JK2, the gameplay is very different... but it is really fun. I play without powerups or runes... so you can kill people in one hit if you chop off their head. I'll start playing Rune again... it is still the best sword fighting game.... JK2 is better but the lightsaber is very different from Runes heavy weapons. Besides I got the game for 60kr (like $8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt_Dancer Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Wow... nice. I got Rune and HOV for fifteen bucks. Yeah... its simpler than JKO but VERY fun. The maps and weapons are great. I also like playing without powerups. But I'll rip it up anyway I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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