Junior Adventurer's Guild: November - Geneforge

[Oyster Sauce]

Geneforge

Geneforge is a unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. You are one of the Shapers, wizards with the awesome power to create life. Want a tool, a trap, an army? You summon it into existence. You create mighty beasts, and they totally obey you. Usually.

But now? Your creations want to rebel. Will you crush them? Or help them?

Geneforge offers unmatched freedom in how you play. Use magic or your deadly pets to crush your enemies. Or, use trickery, diplomacy, and stealth to win the game without ever attacking a foe. Choose between a host of rival factions or just destroy everything. Defeat the final boss, or switch sides and join him. Fight alone with blades, missiles, or magic, or create your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.

Geneforge is an epic fantasy adventure with over eighty zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Choose from dozens of skills, abilities, and pets to reach a vast array of different endings. The coming rebellion will scorch your continent. Who will win? It will be up to you.

Where to acquire

https://www.gog.com/en/game/geneforge_1_mutagen





Time to beat

38 hours - Main
42 hours - Main + Sides


Troubleshooting + Community Patches

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Geneforge

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Geneforge_1_-_Mutagen



Post a screenshot showing you've beaten a JAG game to earn a badge for your profile. There's no time limit to earn a badge, but if you beat the active game of the month you can nominate an RPG for the next poll.

[logincrash]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

[CornCake]

A VOTE FOR GOTHIC IS A VOTE FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE! **** ON THATCHERS GRAVE!

[rusty_shackleford]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

that's not even 40 hours a week you sloth

[logincrash]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

that's not even 40 hours a week you sloth

My days of comfy NEETdom when I would game from from the moment I woke up to the moment my eyes were closing on their own because I played games for 15 hours straight are behind me, Rusty.
Now I have a job to feed myself and pay bills and ****.

[rusty_shackleford]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

that's not even 40 hours a week you sloth

My days of comfy NEETdom when I would game from from the moment I woke up to the moment my eyes were closing on their own because I played games for 15 hours straight are behind me, Rusty.
Now I have a job to feed myself and pay bills and ****.

work 8 hours, play 10 hours, sleep for a bit

[logincrash]

that's not even 40 hours a week you sloth

My days of comfy NEETdom when I would game from from the moment I woke up to the moment my eyes were closing on their own because I played games for 15 hours straight are behind me, Rusty.
Now I have a job to feed myself and pay bills and ****.

work 8 hours, play 10 hours, sleep for a bit

Nah, sleep is the most important part of my day. I'm not gonna cut hours from it for any reason, even for an RPGHQ's monthly Junior Adventurer's Guild pick.

[Oyster Sauce]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

beat it at your own pace

[Bertram_Tung]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

You can still complete it whenever and get your badge. I don't see the issue.

[rusty_shackleford]

Gothic II (with unofficial patches) is the best game here easily
Two Worlds II is surprisingly decent, never finished it but I did enjoy the time I played

[J1M]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

I owe you a vote. Do you want one of these or to save it for when you have a nomination?

[Bertram_Tung]

[Bertram_Tung]

looking forward to playing Gothic 2 in 6 months on my nintendo switch in my bathtub

[logincrash]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

I owe you a vote. Do you want one of these or to save it for when you have a nomination?

I hereby formally release your debt to me. Thank you for the very entertaining vote last month.

[SpellSword]

The original Geneforge was released shortly after the first two Exile remakes back in 2001. The older Spiderweb Software games were usually pretty good, so it's got my vote.

If I'm remembering correctly, Geneforge's big change was that you could control armies of summoned monsters instead of having additional party members. (I'm not sure if you need to catch them like in pokemon first or what.)

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

HowLongToBeat lists Geneforge as taking 29 hours to complete the game's main arc.

[Tweed]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

Nominating Fate: Gates of Dawn.

[Acrux]

If I'm remembering correctly, Geneforge's big change was that you could control armies of summoned monsters instead of having additional party members. (I'm not sure if you need to catch them like in pokemon first or what.)

You don't capture them. You create them!

[Tweed]

Vogel added some extra content to Mutagen, but I'm not sure what.

[Reichspepe]

Can there be a rule regarding a game's total completion length?
I love playing Unrerrail, but c'mon, *****, it needs like 100 hours to complete. Don't turn a nice monthly event into a job.

that's not even 40 hours a week you sloth

My days of comfy NEETdom when I would game from from the moment I woke up to the moment my eyes were closing on their own because I played games for 15 hours straight are behind me, Rusty.
Now I have a job to feed myself and pay bills and ****.

Same, FeelsBadMan

[J1M]

Returned the favor for @Tangerine.

[Tweed]

@DagothGeas5 heed my cry and vote for Geneforge!

[Tweed]

@asf vote Geneforge before you go.

[Finarfin]

@DagothGeas5 Mein Neger, vote for Geneforge.

[J1M]

With the rule I proposed last month for breaking ties, Geneforge would be the winner in the event of a tie because it had the earliest release date.

[DagothGeas5]

@Tweed @Finarfin
I have been summoned.

Geneforge added to my own, at this point evergrowing, list

Wish everyone partaking the best of luck and the best of fun!

[Finarfin]

Gotta say Geneforge is pretty nice so far. Playing the Guardian and gonna catch these Pokemon I mean Creations

[Tweed]

[Tangerine]

[Oyster Sauce]

I hear there's nothing wrong with the remake, Geneforge 1 Mutagen. Dunno what's remade though. Felt pretty modern last time I played it.

[Acrux]

It's Vogel's version of modern. He basically updated it to be closer to the later Geneforge games or his other newer series.

The biggest changes are to creature creation and control, like abilities. There are some inventory and UI updates, and a new quest with one of the factions if you decide to join it. Some various places the writing is updated too.