Shagittarius wrote:
Started on Wolfenstein II : The New Colossus this week. This is great , the gunplay mechanics are solid and the story and scenarios are entertaining. It's a little bit easy so far in normal mode but I consider it the best game I've played in a little while. Will review more when I've completed it.
The Wolfenstein series is one of my favorites. I've completed RtCW and The Old Blood and am currently about halfway through The New Order. I agree with your comments on mechanics and story. Very entertaining and nice breaks between combat and story/exploration.
Also still working through Realms of Arkania II. I'm probably 2/3 through the game? Finished in the city of Lowangan and just got to The Blood Peaks dungeon. This is such a unique RPG series. I love the way they do the overworld travel. Dungeons and towns are first-person, but overworld travel is handled from a sky view. You can see most of the entire world map and your party is represented by a dot. You choose the direction to travel, with camping done at night. While camping, you can eat/drink (you have hunger/thirst bars that must be kept down), hunt for game and search for herbs (for healing, potions, or just to sell for profit), then set up night watch before sleeping (to prevent surprise attacks). Wake up, go back to sky view. Choose new paths, sometimes finding interesting encounters and combat situations. Combat is turn-based, grid-based, and from a close up isometric view. You have the option of letting the computer determine the outcome of the combat. Sometimes when there are lots of easy enemies, I let the computer do the fighting, because combat can take a long time. If there's a dozen enemies, it can be a 30 minute battle if you handle it, so it's nice to have the computer fight option. It's definitely an old-school RPG, but with just enough modern touches (like a journal and auto-map) and I like that.