Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-04-21, 07:51
Sombrero wrote on 2024-04-21, 07:31: Enemies that run away. This drove me up the wall when I played through the game last year. So unfun.
Re: Is it really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…
Posted on 2024-04-19, 16:34
I dunno I feel there are some old games that had a mix of interesting mechanics , or designs that haven't really been copied and make them special but might be considered not as accessible by modern standards. ... So yeah maybe there's something in the whole notion of having to play it right. Great …
Re: Is it really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…
Posted on 2024-04-19, 12:05
I haven't listened to the podcast and assumed they were retro enthusiasts who just didn't like the game because it's not their thing, but that sounds like the "I didn't read the manual, don't know how it works therefore it sucks" attitude I so very much hate. I'm starting to understand why you guys …
Re: Is it really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…
Posted on 2024-04-19, 04:40
There are definitely mechanics that have aged poorly, such as QTEs and button mashing mentioned by Joseph_Joestar above (though I would argue that they were never good to begin with), but I do get annoyed with the narrative that old games are archaic and clunky, as though game design is something …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-04-11, 17:22
being left alone sounds good, i like the idea of 'living' in another time/world during these games, depends on how well and deeply they are realised - if its good its immersive You summed it up better than I could. That's really what's appealing about this game. It just leaves you alone to explore …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-04-10, 15:27
Assassin's Creed II I've become somewhat addicted to this, even though you never really feel like you are accomplishing anything, because you are just following icons on a map and you feel absolutely indestructible. Normally I would have no interest in this, but sometimes it's fun to just turn your …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-04-10, 02:38
Still playing Star Wars: KOTOR . The first planet (Taris?) dragged on a bit too long. Some areas like the sewers and the Undercity seemed like filler content, and could have been easily cut without impacting the story. I did like the bounty hunting quests, the arena fights and the Sith base. …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-04-08, 16:29
UAKM is fantastic, glad you like it ! :) Yes, the hint system is fantastic at not spoiling things too fast. It helps you just enough without spoiling the fun. I also really love the fact that with DOSBox you can setup the four CD as separate drives, avoiding disc swapping entirely! Attention to …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-03-25, 15:50
Might & Magic III It's good to read your thoughts on this one! I got maybe 20 hours into it, but liked it so much that I decided to start the series from the beginning, since I figured it would be difficult to go back the (bad) EGA graphics and PC speaker sound after the beautiful M&MIII ! I still …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-03-23, 17:28
Under a Killing Moon I started Day 3 yesterday, and made some decent progress. At one point you have to tape together a note that's been torn up, and then figure out a cipher based on a few clues from another note... maybe this is something that's actually in a lot of adventure games, but it was …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-03-19, 14:56
Under a Killing Moon I managed to get to Day 3. I do like the game a lot (especially the engine and interface)... but the pixel hunting is a bit annoying. It's honestly not so bad when you know what you're looking for or are able to connect the dots and have something to go on, but sometimes it …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-03-17, 10:27
Under a Killing Moon I just got through Day 1, and so far I'm loving this game! It took a bit of time to get used to the controls, since the game forces you to move in 3D with the mouse (and mouse only), but the interface itself is quite nice. I also find the goofy sense of humor to be charming, …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-03-15, 16:39
Unavowed I went into this expecting a sort of a mix of Quest for Glory and Maniac Mansion, but it seems more like some kind of interactive graphic novel with your typical point and click stuff. I was immediately annoyed with the game as it just funnels you from scene to scene with little real …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-02-21, 15:46
Dark Souls II I've completed this twice before, once playing as a melee-focused character on the original release on PS3 (no DLC, etc. installed) back when it was released in 2014, and then once playing as a pyromancer in the Scholar of the First Sin release on PC (including completing all DLC). I …
Re: Tell about your country
Posted on 2024-02-21, 08:21
Whenever I read about a country or watch something on it, it usually feels something from the view of a travel agent. Things often feel forced, half-informed, hidden behind scenes. How the country operates on a normal basis, the culture, the behaviour, the food, laws, daily life, etc. from a …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-01-29, 14:06
System Shock (Enhanced Version) This is the original DOS Enhanced version released on CD in 1994, and not the Enhanced Edition from 2015 (which I guess is a source port of the Mac release, but ported to the KEX engine??). Anyway, I had this game back in the day and got somewhat far into it, but …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-01-29, 13:44
Sombrero wrote on 2024-01-29, 11:01: So a fine suggestion, but I'm difficult when it comes to controls it seems 😆 It's fine, I'm the same way actually. 😀
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-01-29, 07:57
I'm not sure I would get used to Gothics controls that easily unfortunately, in fact I'm pretty sure they would never stop bothering me. I'm just not comfortable with that kind of keyboard centric control scheme. Have you ever considered mapping the keyboard controls to a controller? It actually …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-01-24, 17:03
I have been playing a few so-called "Metroidvanias" to determine which to complete next: Blaster Master Zero 2 I completed the first game a year or so ago, and liked it for what it was (a much easier remake of Blaster Master on the NES). This is basically more of the same, though it has a fun …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-01-07, 07:46
Jamestown After focusing on RPGs for several years, I decided to take a short break from the genre and play some shmups. This one has been sitting in my Steam library for years, and I remember it receiving a lot of praise when it was released... so I gave it a shot and became somewhat addicted! …
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