For the first time in forever I am playing multiple games at the same time.
Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos. I had that game as a kid but I don’t think I ever got any further than the first enemy. And it’s amazing! The whole game is dubbed. And it has four protagonists to choose from, each with their individual voice lines about basically any situation or item you come across. And all the NPC’s lines match them and they address you by name.
And the graphics are super beautiful. Pixel graphics but with great details and animations. Like when you get your spellbook you get a super elaborate T-1000-like animation of some droplets forming a scroll.
X-Wing via XWVM: The old X-Wing game with updated graphics and quality of life improvements. Just awesome! It’s still an alpha but basically plays like a beta. I have hardly any bugs, just occasional crashes, and none are game breaking. And supposedly they are already pretty far along with TIE Fighter compatibility. Can’t wait to play that. TIE Fighter TC is nice and all, but stuffing everything into the X-Wing Alliance engine feels pretty clunky while XWVM just works.
Cyberpunk 2077: My son bought it on sale and I wanted to try it as well, although I don’t really like cyberpunk. Too realistic. But the game is great. Plays like a combination of Deus Ex and GTA. I’d say it feels more like the original Deus Ex than the newer Deus Ex games. Maybe with slightly less open levels. But not much.
Limbo and Inside: The games are about to be delisted from GOG so I got them quickly. It’s chill to play which suits me well. Love it so far.
I didn’t know Limbo and Inside were about to be delisted. They’re some of my favourite shorter games I’ve ever played, especially Inside. I already own them on every platform I’ve owned since they released (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, iOS, Android) otherwise I’d be getting it now on GOG. Those games are awesome.
I’m excited to play them! I also got them yesterday due to the impending delisting. I typically hate puzzle platformers but I’ve been assured they aren’t too bad.
I’m curious what you’ll think of them. They’re not too platform heavy at all, more puzzle based but even then the puzzles aren’t too complicated. The main appeal (at least for me) is the environments, which are top tier imo. The vibes are immaculate, as they say. Genuinely I’d consider Inside to be my all time favourite environmental game, though I can see some people disagreeing with that for sure. It tickles me in exactly the way I love. Limbo is also fantastic and a top five for sure. They’re creepy and eerie but not scary or horror, which is my niche 100%. Not a lot of games have an environment like that, and Inside is the only game I’ve ever found to give me that specific feeling. I’ve been looking for years to recreate it, but alas I’m stuck with replaying it over and over again.
For the first time in forever I am playing multiple games at the same time.
Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos. I had that game as a kid but I don’t think I ever got any further than the first enemy. And it’s amazing! The whole game is dubbed. And it has four protagonists to choose from, each with their individual voice lines about basically any situation or item you come across. And all the NPC’s lines match them and they address you by name.
And the graphics are super beautiful. Pixel graphics but with great details and animations. Like when you get your spellbook you get a super elaborate T-1000-like animation of some droplets forming a scroll.
X-Wing via XWVM: The old X-Wing game with updated graphics and quality of life improvements. Just awesome! It’s still an alpha but basically plays like a beta. I have hardly any bugs, just occasional crashes, and none are game breaking. And supposedly they are already pretty far along with TIE Fighter compatibility. Can’t wait to play that. TIE Fighter TC is nice and all, but stuffing everything into the X-Wing Alliance engine feels pretty clunky while XWVM just works.
Cyberpunk 2077: My son bought it on sale and I wanted to try it as well, although I don’t really like cyberpunk. Too realistic. But the game is great. Plays like a combination of Deus Ex and GTA. I’d say it feels more like the original Deus Ex than the newer Deus Ex games. Maybe with slightly less open levels. But not much.
Limbo and Inside: The games are about to be delisted from GOG so I got them quickly. It’s chill to play which suits me well. Love it so far.
I didn’t know Limbo and Inside were about to be delisted. They’re some of my favourite shorter games I’ve ever played, especially Inside. I already own them on every platform I’ve owned since they released (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, iOS, Android) otherwise I’d be getting it now on GOG. Those games are awesome.
I’m excited to play them! I also got them yesterday due to the impending delisting. I typically hate puzzle platformers but I’ve been assured they aren’t too bad.
I’m curious what you’ll think of them. They’re not too platform heavy at all, more puzzle based but even then the puzzles aren’t too complicated. The main appeal (at least for me) is the environments, which are top tier imo. The vibes are immaculate, as they say. Genuinely I’d consider Inside to be my all time favourite environmental game, though I can see some people disagreeing with that for sure. It tickles me in exactly the way I love. Limbo is also fantastic and a top five for sure. They’re creepy and eerie but not scary or horror, which is my niche 100%. Not a lot of games have an environment like that, and Inside is the only game I’ve ever found to give me that specific feeling. I’ve been looking for years to recreate it, but alas I’m stuck with replaying it over and over again.