Pomettini
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One of the most charismatic town management games out there. Everything about it radiates personality, with a soundtrack being full of bangers. Just a joy to play
Heaven's Vault
2019
Even being myself, someone who feels strongly about the unrealized potential of video games as a medium, I am truly lost in the beauty of what I just played. I didn't know storytelling and worldbuilding this intricate and nuanced was something that we figured out how to do yet in this form.
I didn't think that games as a medium had matured to a point where this was possible, but here we are.
I didn't think that games as a medium had matured to a point where this was possible, but here we are.
O puro creme do CRPG
It shows its age unfortunately, but still it's a really good RPG with quality worldbuilding and many choices both in character creation and game. Character creation part is especially good which affects your entire game. I didn't finish the game yet but I surely will one day.
masterpiece
As with a lot of Crpgs of its era, the combat is either broken due to an overpowered mechanic or full of holes based on the ADnD system it apes.
However, in Arcanum, I found that it is at least serviceable and in general carried by the great setting of the game, dialogue, (some)characters and most importantly, how customizable your character ends up being from the character select to the way NPCs react to your character.
You can really talk your way through a lot of encounters or find alternate solutions to them as opposed to just all of them devolving to one combat encounter in some form.
But I also must mention that this a troika game lmao, its going to buggy unless you primitively install a good amount of mods, even to the gog version.
However, in Arcanum, I found that it is at least serviceable and in general carried by the great setting of the game, dialogue, (some)characters and most importantly, how customizable your character ends up being from the character select to the way NPCs react to your character.
You can really talk your way through a lot of encounters or find alternate solutions to them as opposed to just all of them devolving to one combat encounter in some form.
But I also must mention that this a troika game lmao, its going to buggy unless you primitively install a good amount of mods, even to the gog version.
I don't know how long it took to rewrite the whole journal as well as every dialogue response for a low intelligence character but I appreciate it nonetheless
This here would be most CRPG game to ever exist.
the combat barely functions and the random encounters you get are the pretty much the same low level hordes you get up until the very end. technical issues left and right and nearly unplayable without a fan patch nowadays.
it also has the most Immersive world I've ever experienced even the most random fetch quests turn out to be way more than what you were expecting in the first place, and every single one of the quests are designed to be handled in a multitude of ways, each with their own outcomes. and all of it feels natural because you're using the core mechanics of the game to come up with solutions. this had me intentionally looking quests and talking to every single NPC. and there is so much Quests, secrets and conspiracies lurking around it's actually unbelievable. some book in a museum may take you through a journey around the world to meet god itself or uncovering the truth about a religion from bloodstain. the game never holds your hand or any of it so figuring them out is genuinely satisfying.
While the combat may not be even functional it makes up for it with the RPG mechanics and the overall gameplay is fantastic. no matter which side you pick up and focus on. you're building your character for the coolest shit. just a matter whether you prefer to revive people with magic and summon phantoms and golems to fight by your side and identify magical artifacts diablo style, or craft and drink stat increasing medicine and have an army of spider robots follow you while you wear the steampunk equivalent of a power armor. and crafting is actually fun in this game. or go for a broken but difficult hybrid alternative.
the writing is clean and concise. talking to a random historian about some old religion for 20 minutes was enjoyable. it may not seem like it but this game is also one of the most consistently funny games out there. I've yet to see an rpg convey its plot and world so well through side quests and gameplay.
absolutely trumped over Fallout 1 and 2 in every way for me, wish it had a stronger ending but that still doesn't take away for everything that it does so well.
Did i mention that at least 4 of the game's cities can be completely killed through quests (one you even get awarded for lol) and how people of the other sex offer to have sex with you if your beauty is high enough? HELL there even is a huge org-
the combat barely functions and the random encounters you get are the pretty much the same low level hordes you get up until the very end. technical issues left and right and nearly unplayable without a fan patch nowadays.
it also has the most Immersive world I've ever experienced even the most random fetch quests turn out to be way more than what you were expecting in the first place, and every single one of the quests are designed to be handled in a multitude of ways, each with their own outcomes. and all of it feels natural because you're using the core mechanics of the game to come up with solutions. this had me intentionally looking quests and talking to every single NPC. and there is so much Quests, secrets and conspiracies lurking around it's actually unbelievable. some book in a museum may take you through a journey around the world to meet god itself or uncovering the truth about a religion from bloodstain. the game never holds your hand or any of it so figuring them out is genuinely satisfying.
While the combat may not be even functional it makes up for it with the RPG mechanics and the overall gameplay is fantastic. no matter which side you pick up and focus on. you're building your character for the coolest shit. just a matter whether you prefer to revive people with magic and summon phantoms and golems to fight by your side and identify magical artifacts diablo style, or craft and drink stat increasing medicine and have an army of spider robots follow you while you wear the steampunk equivalent of a power armor. and crafting is actually fun in this game. or go for a broken but difficult hybrid alternative.
the writing is clean and concise. talking to a random historian about some old religion for 20 minutes was enjoyable. it may not seem like it but this game is also one of the most consistently funny games out there. I've yet to see an rpg convey its plot and world so well through side quests and gameplay.
absolutely trumped over Fallout 1 and 2 in every way for me, wish it had a stronger ending but that still doesn't take away for everything that it does so well.
Did i mention that at least 4 of the game's cities can be completely killed through quests (one you even get awarded for lol) and how people of the other sex offer to have sex with you if your beauty is high enough? HELL there even is a huge org-
Mixes fantasy and steampunk in a unique, interesting, and heavily political setting often focused on the history and beliefs of the different cultures, racism, and the effects of the world's version of the industrial revolution leading to less of a focus around magic and more on worker exploitation. Different dialogue choices and responses based on intelligence/race. A lot of endings for cities/nations/groups. Can craft useful items, the useful part being rare even in modern games.
Your first follower is entertaining but the rest of the followers say little. Mediocre UI, map, combat, and AI but isn't overly difficult to get over most of the flaws in those elements. Followers drop equipment in battle and pick up random stuff on the ground (including cursed items).
Even had my best death in a game
https://twitter.com/Legolas_Katarn/status/569573661151088640
https://twitter.com/Legolas_Katarn/status/569573856358170624
Your first follower is entertaining but the rest of the followers say little. Mediocre UI, map, combat, and AI but isn't overly difficult to get over most of the flaws in those elements. Followers drop equipment in battle and pick up random stuff on the ground (including cursed items).
Even had my best death in a game
https://twitter.com/Legolas_Katarn/status/569573661151088640
https://twitter.com/Legolas_Katarn/status/569573856358170624