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Short comment - I remember playing Tyrants of the Moonsea when it was a free cancelled premium module on the Neverwinter Vault. It was incomplete, since the author decided to stop working on it when Bioware cancelled the premium module program, but I still thought it was decent enough at the time.
Darkness over Daggerford was alright as well, and had much the same history as TotM, even if it was finished. I didn't enjoy it immensely, but the module in itself was quite impressive.

So to sum up: They're okay if you like NWN, and can get over the Beamdog hate, but I'd suggest you give Swordflight a go instead, which is free, challenging and very well constructed. Lilura even fawned over it to an extreme degree, and I find myself agreeing completely about the praise.

 

The same people who bitch about "snowflakes," funny enough.

 

Evil Islands is 75% off.
I highly recommend this rather obscure Russian CRPG.

 

In the end I decided to get those EE modules along with Pathfinder:Kingmaker and its season pass,Mage's Initiation,Blade Runner and Perimeter

 

I am playing Pathfinder now and despite some quirks it's super incline. Hope you enjoy it.

 

https://www.gog.com/partner/stay_at_home?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8 a whopping catalog of 26 games offered for free. I just grabbed them all because I like freebies.

Is there anything particular in the list you guys would recommend?

 

Postal

 

good point and click adventures:
https://www.gog.com/game/beneath_a_steel_sky?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8
https://www.gog.com/game/flight_of_the_amazon_queen?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8
https://www.gog.com/game/lure_of_the_temptress?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8
https://www.gog.com/game/teenagent?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8
https://www.gog.com/game/cayne?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8 (new one)

good platformers:
https://www.gog.com/game/bio_menace?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8
https://www.gog.com/game/treasure_adventure_game?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8 (new one)

good fps:
https://www.gog.com/game/shadow_warrior_complete?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8

good shmups:
https://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8
https://www.gog.com/game/stargunner?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8

if you like card games (i don't):
https://www.gog.com/game/gwent_the_witcher_card_game?pp=cb4e5208b4cd87268b208e49452ed6e89a68e0b8 (new one)

the rest are either just demos for new games (of questionable quality), and old games that were good at the time but didn't age well

 

Both Worlds of Ultimas are enjoyable, if you can tolerate Ultima VI UI.

 

Those have always been free lol.

 

What do I play if I want a game similar to Ultima, but with modern-day UI/UX?

 

Beneath a Steel Sky is pretty good. Flight of the Amazon Queen is ok (very nice looking too IMO).

Lords of Midnight and Doomdark's Revenge are wargame/adventure hybrids and classics, they were extremely well regarded back in the 80s. I haven't played either in ages but I think octavius did a bit of a retrospective not long ago.

Eschalon is an ok isometric CRPG, not a classic but I had fun with it.

Shadow Warrior is a Build engine FPS, IMO not as good as Blood or Duke 3D but somewhere in the mid-range of quality.

Ultima IV is a classic and is an awesome game. Combat is way too simple (like most Ultimas) but it mostly relies on non-combat interactions anyway, and the design is extremely tight. Very rewarding exploration, very unique endgame. The Worlds of Ultima games are spinoffs of Ultima VI, same engine, smaller self-contained stories influenced by pulp literature. They're both quite entertaining, Martian Dreams is more of an adventure game at times but I like it, it's got a really fun atmosphere and story.

Tyrian is a classic scroller.

I've dabbled in some of the others but not as extensively as these.

 

https://www.gog.com/news/grab_your_free_copy_of_mable_the_wood

 

Treasure Adventure Game is a great metroidvania/platformer. It's one of the most wholesome games out there. You'll fall in love with the world and its characters. It has a kickass soundtrack too.

 

Hah, NAM is absolutely atrocious and up (down?) there with WWII GI as one of the worst Build games, second only to Tekwar in my view. I only found out much later that NAM was made by Team TNT, which surprised considering the much higher quality of their Doom WADs (even the free ones).

I never played Fields of Glory but I remember it getting good reviews from the strategy aficionados back in the day, I know PC Gamer liked it, and I vaguely remember the CGW review being quite positive too.

 

It has been many years since i've played NAM but from what i remember, the game would appeal to the same person who finds Telengard appealing: it is essentially you versus the random number generator, everything else is secondary. Sort of like gambling, except in an FPS format :-P. Some people seem to remember it fondly though. Perhaps whatever version i played was broken or something. I'll wishlist it for when it goes on (bigger) sale and see.

But i think it was a budget shooter, similar to games like The Hell in Vietnam that smaller developers were making in the 2000s.

 

If you want to have build engine Vietnam experience, instead of buying NAM you are better off playing Platoon a total conversion mod for Duke3D done by same people.

 

Fanatical are now selling GOG keys, apparently: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/snk-pick-and-mix-gog-edition

 

The free goodies they are giving out now include NWN's soundtrack and the artbook of Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Blades of the Shogun. Just a heads up.

 

Sword of stars worth a damn? Seems there's a RTS space combat and a rogue-like? Same universe I guess?

 

Operencia (https://www.gog.com/news/release_operencia_the_stolen_sun) released.

 

Nice.

 

Hey guys GOG.com is down right? Havent been able to access it for a few weeks now.

Lucky the GOG launcher still works

 

Nope works fine for me.