I agree that being old is not, itself, enough to make a game--and, thus,a release--good, and I'm kind of sad that this poster got downvoted for expressing their opinion. The GOG forums, oh so wonderful and civil until someone doesn't like the wrong game.

(I, personally, do not care one way or the other about this game.)

This looks like an interesting game, wishlisted for now.

Even though I've never heard of it, this is exactly the type of game I'm thrilled to see land on GOG. Microprose is to be trusted, and this game certainly looks interesting and fun... even though time limits make my skin crawl!

I'll probably pick this up during a sale sometime.

As was said earlier, it looks very much like Times of Lore.

It also reminded me that I'm still waiting for the release of madman, which may be a better fit for those who don't like time limits. I tried to contact Dr Dungeon, the game's creator, but no luck so far.

The original topic about it is here

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/madman_an_ultimalike_rpg_coming_soon

and the official site

http://www.machgryphon.com/index.html

There is a darkness coming from the south, so it is possible for certain critical locations (in the south) to become inaccessible even before the time limit.

That said, I don't remember the game being cryptic. If you pay attention, maybe even take notes, you will probably know which locations to go first. It's been 20 years since I last played so your results may vary. Time limit is less forgiving than Fallout, but even as a 8 or 9 year old, although I had some problems, it's nothing even a little me couldn't figure out.

C5 was the game that got me into CRPGs. Literally the first CRPG i ever played. When I saw screenshots for Baldur's Gate for the first time, it interested me right away. The GUI has similarity: top down view, point and click, row of portraits. And like C5, Baldur's has you creating a single character and other party members join.

C5 is more tactical perhaps though. You will eventually have ~30 or more people in your party. Like, BG, some strong personalities too. And also some faceless squads of soldiers who have no name. Basically a mini army. Some battles will be very epic.

I don't want to say too much, because people's money is at stake, and also I can't say much in the first place. I haven't play in almost 20 years after all, keep that in mind. But I would probably give it 4/5. Probably. A flawed game but ambitious too. This isn't some lazily developed RPG that's for sure. Despite it's mistakes it was a game developed with love and caring. These are the same guys who made Bloodnet after all... I haven't played that but it looks like the same engine and everything. If you've played Bloodnet, maybe you will have some idea what to expect, for better or worse.

except ultima 7 is good and this is...not good.

just an advance warning :P
c5r lasts "100 days" [if i'm remembering rightly] - basically, the way it works is a darkness is creeping over the land. everywhere the darkness happens, you can't go. [i'm remembering this, now, which means i might be misremembering] - this makes it impossible to complete some parts of the game if you're not "fast enough."

it's not a game where you can dawdle, really.

it has...other problems, but that's probably the biggest one.

Perhaps the problem is that you assume people downvote with an "intent to censure". I suspect far more people downvote with an "intent to disagree", just as an upvote might mean "helpful post that should be promoted" but can also just mean "me too". Without a locked instructional banner at the top of a forum, it's probably impossible to separate mild social response from genuine attempts at community moderation.

It's not as if this thread is filled with a vehement fanbase for the game. It's more interested but cautious people seeking information. Perhaps Schnuff's opinion was low rated because it was so dismissive? Or maybe because it was based on rather silly criteria? It hardly matters if a game seemed outdated on release, when to the current audience it's guaranteed to be more than a decade outdated. And contemporaneous reviews are awful at judging a game's long-term appeal. Among other problems, they're too influenced by genre gluts of the time. Many now well thought of CRPGs were considered only serviceable, or even substandard, when released alongside a constant stream of similar games.

Anyway, no need to think there's a lynch mob out for the hippo.

No worries either way :)
It was mostly this image that made me think of Ultima, corpses and candles. Even if the images are quite different.

Always when I read Micropose i just go "Please be Birth of the Federation, please be Birth of the Federation, please be Birth of the Federation" ^^

But that looks quite interesting I might buy it later.

Actually, the problem in this instance is people telling me what I assume. Great way to piss me off immediately, with that combination of arrogance and superiority. Believe it or not, I've actually been on this forum (and forums in general) long enough to understand the complexities and nuances involved in individual reactions. But hey, feel free to reduce me to a few select words. I won't even downrep you for it.

The rest of your point is valid, regardless. It's just unfortunate that my attempt to post a message about greater civility had to provoke this kind of reply.

Didn't say there was. But if reading that into my post helps you make whatever your point is, I suppose it's justified.

Thank you for your thoughts.
Much appreciated.
I think, I'll wait with a purchase.

I'm pretty sure that was a reference to the skills, which are generally 0 to 100 (but sometimes over 100) and the skills improve the more they are used, and that's the only way to improve them I think. I don't remember there being any actual character levels in this game, and the screenshots seems to support my memory. So I'm pretty sure it's just skills and attributes, no character levels. So basically, the exact opposite of what you said.

Dont you think your being a little harsh? He just got the definition of censured and censored mixed up. It was a mistake.

Going back on topic I can find so little info on this game Im tempted to buy it. Im intrigued as shit.

Perhaps. I'm not good with my anger, unfortunately, as much as I try to moderate it and be a reasonable person. Some things just set me off. Sorry to the board for that.

Also returning to topic, I picked up the game myself. It's uncommon for me to run across a game like this that I've never heard of before. It'll probably be a while before I can render an opinion on it though, as I've already got a few too many games going at once right now.