Incline Say one GOOD thing about a SHIT game

[mogwaimon]

Final Fantasy XV had the best in-game radio stations since Vrock and Radio X from GTA.

Knights of the Old Republic had a more cohesive plotline than The Last Jedi.

 

[PorkBarrellGuy]

Knights of the Old Republic had a more cohesive plotline than The Last Jedi.

Now there's some faint and damning praise

 

[huskarls]

I liked the songs in bard's tale

 

[Zlaja]

"I saw a mudcrab the other day" is a meme for the ages. Never got old. Unlike the lame "arrow in the knee" follow up.

 

[Ismaul]

The Baldur's Gate series had a p. ok engine, I guess.

 

[SpoilVictor]

DA2 - I really liked Friendship/Rivalry system. While rather artificial it was far better than DOA manipulative ass-licker simulator (where only way to get bonuses was tell exactly what they wanted to hear). Or ME style: "I strongly disagree with you Shepard and I don't like you way of doing things but I will follow you to death O Commander! My Commander!".

Also main plot - it was much welcomed change from standard Hero Journey to stop Ultimate Evil™ but rather told about whole process that lead to world changing events. But I guess kids felt lost without big red arrow pointing at Big Bad Guy.

Such a pity that almost everything else sucked big hairy balls and we will be stuck with Hero Journey to stop Ultimate Evil™ till kingdom come.

 

[newtmonkey]

citation needed, looking it up on Youtube

the Ultima with the best soundtrack I know really was Lazarus though

I really like the music that plays in the intro (the docks scene) as well as the town theme. It's very moody and atmospheric, but still has melody. The FM synth version is really good, but the Sound Canvas rendition is quite impressive.

*Note: The music might seem better than it really is because of how awful the rest of the game is.

 

[Zlaja]

Such a pity that almost everything else sucked big hairy balls and we will be stuck with Hero Journey to stop Ultimate Evil™ till kingdom come.

I see what you did there.

 

[roll-a-die]

Fallout 3 had a bunker filled with plungers, and in someways that was a metaphor for the game itself.

 

[Mark Richard]

DA2 - I really liked Friendship/Rivalry system.

Alpha Protocol did it a year earlier.

 

[*-*/\--/\~]

Fallout 3 had a bunker filled with plungers, and in someways that was a metaphor for the game itself.

"Gave that bitch a plunger, 'cause bitches love bringing up old shit." :D

 

[RK47]

Skyrim.
Sexlabs.

 

[aweigh]

i cant think of a single nice thing to say about Witcher


OOOOOOOOOOO snap

 

[Silva]

Jon Irenicus.

 

[Jason Liang]

My playthrough of Pillars of Eternity only wasted 10 hours or so.

 

[CallMeSnek]

i cant think of a single nice thing to say about Witcher

Funny, I was just thinking about posting that one.

I'll say though that one thing it did well was how it populated the city streets, if I recall correctly.

(Also the combat is not so bad if you use the infamous FCR mod on Easy/Easy, which despite the name will kick your shit).

But yeah, after playing that one, I was left wondering why the hell I bothered reading all those boring books.* I had to use like ten mods to make this game even playable. So much euro-jank; reminded me a lot of Gothic.

* Not including the first one, The Last Wish, which was actually a fair bit entertaining. They really drop off after that though.

[EDIT: Thinking now I shouldn't have been so pithy. I just want to note I'm actually rather fond of Witcher 1, and even find myself tempted to replay it. I just also recognize that it's a hilariously and infuriatingly broken mess. Also, looking back, I find myself more forgiving of the books. I wonder how much was just me reading them in a bad/uncharitable mood or something.]

 

[Luckmann]

ELEX had pretty nice quest structure, overall.

 

[unfairlight]

ELEX had pretty nice quest structure, overall.

Did you read the title?

"Say one GOOD thing about a SHIT game"

 

[Prime Junta]

Dragon Age: Inquisition has very cool environments. They look and feel lived-in, like places with real geology and history.

 

[Lord_Potato]

Gorasul: Legacy of a Dragon, while being a semi-competent Baldur's Gate clone is free from bizarre limitations of D&D 2nd edition, such as arbitrary armor and weapon limitations for certain classes.

 

[Sacred82]

Gorasul: Legacy of a Dragon, while being a semi-competent Baldur's Gate clone is free from bizarre limitations of D&D 2nd edition, such as arbitrary armor and weapon limitations for certain classes.

I've actually tried to get that game to run on modern OS's more than once. Shit out of luck.

 

[Lord_Potato]

Gorasul: Legacy of a Dragon, while being a semi-competent Baldur's Gate clone is free from bizarre limitations of D&D 2nd edition, such as arbitrary armor and weapon limitations for certain classes.

I've actually tried to get that game to run on modern OS's more than once. Shit out of luck.

No luck either (on Windows 7 or 10).

I managed however to run it on my old laptop with Windows XP. Works like a charm, with an occassional CTD.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Gorasul: Legacy of a Dragon, while being a semi-competent Baldur's Gate clone is free from bizarre limitations of D&D 2nd edition, such as arbitrary armor and weapon limitations for certain classes.

I've actually tried to get that game to run on modern OS's more than once. Shit out of luck.

Pretty much all old games run better in wine than on modern windows.
e.g., any game that requires direct3d retained mode flat out won't work on Vista or later. Windows 8 dropped 8bit and 16bit support in DWM which introduced a lot of compatibility issues with old games. etc., etc.,

 

[Sacred82]

Gorasul: Legacy of a Dragon, while being a semi-competent Baldur's Gate clone is free from bizarre limitations of D&D 2nd edition, such as arbitrary armor and weapon limitations for certain classes.

I've actually tried to get that game to run on modern OS's more than once. Shit out of luck.

Pretty much all old games run better in wine than on modern windows.
e.g., any game that requires direct3d retained mode flat out won't work on Vista or later. Windows 8 dropped 8bit and 16bit support in DWM which introduced a lot of compatibility issues with old games. etc., etc.,

Hmm, I haven't really have had many problems so far. In fact, just tinkering with some settings and parameters often does a better job than GoG fucking up games to try to make them run (and still failing).

Only problems were the mentioned Gorasul, garbled graphics in Darkstone, and some games like Lords of Magic or Divine Divinity running super slow (possibly a problem with several processors?).

 

[Lord_Potato]

Gorasul: Legacy of a Dragon, while being a semi-competent Baldur's Gate clone is free from bizarre limitations of D&D 2nd edition, such as arbitrary armor and weapon limitations for certain classes.

I've actually tried to get that game to run on modern OS's more than once. Shit out of luck.

Pretty much all old games run better in wine than on modern windows.
e.g., any game that requires direct3d retained mode flat out won't work on Vista or later. Windows 8 dropped 8bit and 16bit support in DWM which introduced a lot of compatibility issues with old games. etc., etc.,

Hmm, I haven't really have had many problems so far. In fact, just tinkering with some settings and parameters often does a better job than GoG fucking up games to try to make them run (and still failing).

Only problems were the mentioned Gorasul, garbled graphics in Darkstone, and some games like Lords of Magic or Divine Divinity running super slow (possibly a problem with several processors?).

Ha! You do not know what troubles are until you try to run "Ancient secrets of Africa", an obscure German RPG about a XIX Century explorer. I tried to run it on different computers with Windows XP, 7 and 10. Finally managed to run it on a freaking tablet with Windows 8. Don't ask why it succeeded. I do not understand myself. It does not however work on older and more modern rigs.