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[octavius]

Inverted Manse for Thief 2

"Read...my...blog..."

All kinds of people are hanging about here.

Let's this be a lesson to all. Do no stay in the closet or you end up like Timmy.

For the first time Garret faces cavalry.

 

[Mikeal]

Good mission

 

[warpig]

 

[Guvide]

Inverted Manse for Thief 2

I remember playing this. One of the best Thief fan missions hands down.

 

[Padzi]

 

[Zlaja]

 

[d1r]

Far Cry 2 looking good!

nah, just kidding, Honest Hearts in Fallout New Vegas

 

[eXalted]

Spoiler

Is this Paper Mario?

 

[sser]

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (2009) on DS

After trying the Oblivion PSP tech demo I was impressed by that glimpse of a Shadowkey sequel that wasn't. Wouldn't you know it, hidden in the DS library is a reasonable approximation of how it would have probably turned out.

Sure it could be improved in so many ways, but there is undeniable old-school charm in a barebone dungeon crawler where the only purpose is to make it further, get stronger and defeat the end boss. There's also no music apart from the credits song so out of combat you'll mostly be listening to the metronome of your footsteps. Overall its very minimalistic approach to atmosphere reminded me more of Arx Fatalis than the Elder Scrolls series though it's going to feel very visually familiar to Arena/Daggerfall players and you'll likely find yourself humming the shop tune.

The visuals are an elegant mix of sprites and 3D environments and remain expressive throughout, some areas are way more loaded with details than it feels the DS should be able to handle. I just wish there were more beautiful or scenic environments; the pastoral path at the beginning is a real tease, same for the windy tower at the end. Speaking of the world, it's quite small and very interconnected, you keep unlocking new shortcuts to go back faster, so combined with the excellent controls it's never a hassle to move around.

There aren't many Western-styled RPGs on the DS and it's hard to say no to such a purebred old-school dungeon crawler.

I loved that game.

Two similar games you might want to check out: Orcs & Elves and Mazes of Fate.

Fun fact: I own copies of all three games. I spent a solid month or two hunting them down after I became obsessed with finding Western-style RPGs for the DS.

 

[Nyx]

Half Life 2: G String Mod.

One of the longest HL 2modifications that I've ever played and finished. The gameplay is rather clunky, but the atmosphere and strange setting made me go forward.

What did you think of the K-pop segments with the rooty-tooty-point-and-shooty?

 

[Riskbreaker]

Doom 2, 'Soundless Mound'

Spoiler

So this is a a demo/prototype for a SH-based (surprise) TC that may or may not happen. It'd be a shame if it didn't, as the demo is pretty impressive and all is pretty much in place mechanically.
Took me around one hour to complete. One's graded at the end, based on the number of times one saved, used healing items, how many areas one discovered etc. as befits an old fashioned survival horror, so there's some replayability to it.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Half Life 2: G String Mod.

One of the longest HL 2modifications that I've ever played and finished. The gameplay is rather clunky, but the atmosphere and strange setting made me go forward.

What did you think of the K-pop segments with the rooty-tooty-point-and-shooty?

The choices of music tracks sometimes were questionable, but it's the authors privilege to put anything he wants. I hope that in standalone version it will be more suitable for this weird setting.

 

[Popiel]

Gothic 2 + returning 2.0 as a WATER mage

Is this mod as fuckin' shitty as people who I know tell me it is?

 

[NJClaw]

Every time I look at my GOG library I am shocked by how prestigious it is.

 

[Kabas]

Outcast 1.1

Spoiler

This was the most indiana jones sequence in this game

Getting a bit meta here

I admit, it took me awhile to figure out how to work with this balls.

I never figured out how to use the remote detonation. You can trick this boss to turn his vulnerable part to you with a few shots of LN-DUO.

You really should

Hey! I only needed walkthrough to check two things, it doesn't count!

It was my first time playing it but this game would definitely have been one of my childhood favourites had i played it back then.
There is a lot running back and forth that i hate but overall it's a good game.

 

[Cryomancer]

Gothic 2 + returning 2.0 as a WATER mage

Is this mod as fuckin' shitty as people who I know tell me it is?

Nope. Has a lot of good and a lot of bad. IE - Retarded quest design and is easy to get stuck in mid game if you don't read a lot a walktrough.

Many people complain about "unbalanced hard combat" but...

 

[Baron Dupek]

It was ok game

Gothic 2 + returning 2.0 as a WATER mage

Is this mod as fuckin' shitty as people who I know tell me it is?

I heard that about potato version of the first mod, they made it even harder than original (russian) mod and it was already p.hard mod.

 

[Silly Germans]

Call of Juarez 1 looks still pretty good using the DX10 version. One of the few game that uses effects properly, the blazing colts always feel great.









Lets say a little prayer for the unfortunately deceased,



The english voice acting for Ray is also brilliant.

 

[turkishronin]

Time to destroy homosex

 

[PulsatingBrain]

Just got here again. Haven't played Bloodlines in at least 5 years

 

[Riskbreaker]

Doom 2, 'Lost Civilization'

Spoiler

The whole thing can be uniquely exhausting to play but holy shit if the size and detail of these maps isn't impressive. There's 22 of them, where every single one - or even particular portions of certain maps - would've made for a formidable standalone release.

 

[abnaxus]

 

[Melan]

Party down in Barrow Arbor:

 

[octavius]

The Lone Knight for HoMM 3.

Someone thinks I'm a real sucker.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

I'd forgotten how fucking dicey this is to do stealthily