This game does remind of Baldur's Gate and the likes, it has a non linear open world flow to it that gives you the freedom to go in different directions and try different opponents until you progress. An in game journal keeps track of your story, quests, recipes and so on, and personally I appreciate not having to make any notes on paper. You can also set markers on your map for future reference.
The isometric view can be rotated some, but also unlocked for full rotation when needed, and you can toggle between that and an overview camera to not miss anything. Graphics are excellent and you'll find yourself wanting to stay zoomed in more easily as it reveals some really nice details.
The gameplay is real time, dialogues switch it into sentence selecting and the battles are turn based tactical games of chess the way you move around, pick your spells and actions, and in what order you do things. The battles are incredibly well done, the entire world feels well balanced, and you'll often find yourself outnumbered having to come back to try new approaches to win. Also, your opponents never yield, you'll always have to kill the last bit of life in the last one standing every time, which could be argued.
The only real drawback of this game is the inventory system. It's open grid based and you drag and drop item by item. This is also due to the drop-on-top crafting system I guess, since you drag items back and forth to combine them into new things. As the game goes on you do get more backpacks for keeping it organized though.
This game is all about micro management. You pick what values to improve on your characters, you move around each item individually, you even repair items one by one. Your characters are made from many values that you can affect, and you don't level that much so take your time picking the attributes you want. Your main characters also have dialogues as their choices determine their morals and also their traits, which is a nice touch how your RP actually affects your game. In addition, you start out with your characters having a certain class and look, but you can customize it both regarding looks and all the numbers before setting out. The character creation and development hold its own against any MMORPG. As an example, one of my main characters started out as a witchcraft assassin but has over time evolved into a pyromancer healer tank.
Everything has been thought of and taken into account, the gameplay and stories keep surprising you with new turns, new places, new people in a way that makes you go look around just-one-more-corner. The music is excellent, nice and varied. I heard that the composer unfortunately passed away recently. The main plot and the many side stories are great and the voice acting is good, even though with a bit too much echo at times, and you'll find a nice touch of dry humour regularly in this game.
Divinity Original Sin is a quite large game and world, taking place on several maps. This review is written after 70+ hours of gameplay and I have yet to finish the game on Normal difficulty. Playing under Mavericks, the game has not frozen or had a gameplay affecting bug once.
..I absolutely had to knock off 2 stars for the annoying voiceovers with every action carried out. Bearing in mind this is a TM game which means a large amount of gathering and repeating actions you can imagine how teeth-grindingly tedious "..I'm already on the way.." gets when it's repeated over and over (and with overlap) as you send each of your 'vikings' to perform a task. If perhaps there had been an option to turn off this particular voice over but leave the sounds of actions still (like there is to turn-off the always oh so dreadful music game developers feel compelled to add to their games) then I would have perhaps been more inclined to give it a 4 or even 5 star rating... It is a solid little game with good replayability factor due to the difficulty in completing tasks on time and earning your 3 gold stars. A couple of the levels are bugged but can still be completed if you quit them as they seem to get stuck in a loop - bonus level sheep is one of these.
I initially played this game on my iPhone 6 plus. It takes quite an adjustment, but it's quite worth the effort. I typically use a mouse on my MacBook, but I would recommend switching back to the touchpad. I can't wait to explore this game further.
This is probably considered 'casual' but I can't help myself but enjoy it. The openness of the world, the vast variety of objects to pick up and people to talk to, the unconventional (although admittedly mostly linear) path with several branches based on meaningful choices: this has all the addictive factors of a triple A RPG but it's much faster paced, never loses its way, and has a fair bit of strategy. A fine story, decent graphics, and a surprising amount of options. I was expecting to pick up a cheap time waster and I'm honestly more hooked on this series than 'bigger' games because of how easy it is to pick up and play. The problems I have are two fold. This game is aggressively one-track. Playing different characters may change the playstyle but not have much effect on the story which mostly plays out the same. The other issue is YOU CAN NOT SAVE YOUR GAME OR EXIT/SAVE DURING COMBAT. I found that out the hard way. Also the Settings menu option on the first screen doesn't work. But niggling aside if you like old-school games with a simple interface, an introduction to fantasy/strategy RPGs, or just something to keep you occupied in screened mode this is a fine value for your money! Charming, addictive, and has a lot of heart and imagination.
This game will beat you until frustration will set in on some higher difficuty levels, but there is an undeniable (if disturbing) excitement to be found in slaughtering enemies in the worst way. The 80s theme is almost unique. It reminded me of Grand Theft Auto Vice City with lots of primary colors and a hip edge, the thrumming electronic music being a particular highlight. Only issues I had is the graphics are a little iffy (enemies and blood fall through walls a lot) and it is unforgiving with how fast you can die. There's also actually very little strategy so much as twitch reflexes employed to win with any kind of score. But it's a great way to work out some agression or have those moments of 'so hard it's hillarious' gameplay that a lot of mainstream games can't manage.
I heard scathing reviews of this game, but now that I finally have it I'm not nearly as unhappy as the criticism would have it. I really like the original time period and setting which translates into a compelling approach to aliens from the perspective of the cold-war era American heartland. The controls and interface are a lot like Mass Effect but that's not a slight against the game either as they're smooth and responsive. The aliens have interesting appearences and there's a sense of the real origins of X-Com is a way no other game has managed, not even Enemy Unknown I'd argue. The lowered score is because of hardware issues. The game is fun but it stutters and crashes despite the MacStore saying that the game is playable on the lowest settings. I don't doubt the Macstore so apparently there's some issues, or at least I had some.
This game is the whole package of Torchlight's pet system and Diablo style loot with tons of skill trees and enemies types. Nice animation and I love the style. HUGE world. It gets a little repetative at higher levels but the benefit of lots of starting classes and pets and abilities is that as soon as you get overpowered you can just begin over again and have a new adventure. Atmospheric music and sound effects. I liked the original and the sequel is the original improved in every way.
I enjoy this game but it is sometimes difficult to know exactly what to do next. It is definitely odd and unique. Lots of dialogue. The voice actor for the main character freaks me out a little bit. It is what it says it is but not much more than that.
This is a fun game to play when you are bored but you cannot play it for a good few hours straight as it becomes too repetitive. I do enjoy it and its snarkiness, though. Side Note: Gay marriage is completely legal in this game. Yay, progress!
I was honestly a little skeptical after Silent Spy, but this ND game goes back to everything that makes the series great: characters you can't trust, Ned moments, great puzzles, and doing "jobs" to make money in order to advance. Some bonuses are that you can learn a little of the local language. Note: You cannot accrue more than 1000 coins at a time. Spend some before trying to make more or you will waste your time.
This game is full of snarky observations on society which would be great if there was more to the game than that, however it is mostly dialogue. You spend a lot of time working to advance a tiny bit and, when you get there, the game ends and wants you to buy the next "episode." Fun for a rainy day when there is nothing else to do, but if I had a chance to do it all over again, I probably wouldn't buy this.
This game is very similar to Goodfolks but improves on it. You play different scenarios which unlock more features along the way, so it doesn't get too repetitive. I might describe this as "farming simulator meets the Dash series of games." My only real complaint is that the "lunch" aspect of the game doesn't affect workers enough for the time it takes and that you cannot take out loans for a while.
This game reminds me of the Tradewinds series I loved as a child, but WAY more complex. I still don't fully understand what I'm doing. This is not a mindless game. It takes a lot of focus and energy. Personally, for something like this, I prefer Sunless Seas (available on Steam).
At this point you know what you're getting when you order a Farm Fables game. This one is another excellent addition which manages to balance fun and difficulty.
I like the game and everything but every time I try to open it it won't connect to the ea company so I can't actually play it. I've looked up what to do and a ton of people had the same problem. If I had done some research I wouldn't have wasted 18 dollars on a game I can't even play.
There are 2 options for playing this game, Junior & Senior. The main difference is in the Senior, you don't get a task list, and the puzzles are more difficult. We played the Junior version. Be aware that if you ask the wrong question, use up all your time, or do the wrong thing, you can end the game. But you are always given a another chance.
We are not real Nancy Drew fans, but the pickings are thin for true adventure games. This game is surposed to be non-linear, but it is somewhat linear, as if you don't do one thing, another thing will not happen, even though it has nothing to do with the thing you're trying to do and there is nothing stopping you from doing that one thing. (Got that???) This leads to endless walking around, talking to everyone, over and over. It's as if the programmers didn't consider the many different ways a player could play. There are also a few pixel hunting areas, that could have been programmed better.
There are a lot of puzzles to solve - Sudoku, Renograms, and Nonograms, but it is not clear exactly how many you need to do, to fulfill the task. They progressively get harder and can get complicated and mind boggling. I love Sudoku, so I had no problem with these. The instructions on some of the puzzles were lacking. There is one timed puzzle that was hard to figure out what to do. We don't like timed puzzles because there isn't time to think it through! The large Nonogram near the end of the game is extremely frustrating and hurts your eyes! So, if you don't like these kinds of puzzles, don't play this game!
All in all, it was a fun game with an interesting story, nice graphics, & characters, but it did become tedious at times.
I've bought this game on elsewhere. Then I realised there is a complete edition and it has more DLCs. By the way it's a good game to play with your friends and it's very optimised to PC.
A lot of people compared to Populus and were very disappointed about this, please don't mind about what they are saying, just try it. There are some good deals recently on this game, and you will probably enjoy it.
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