SiN Gold

SiN, one of the last - and one of the best - old-school shooters. Like Half-Life, it tried many new things: a non-linear storyline, damage zones, stealth missions, drivable vehicles, highly interactive environment, hacking and inventory puzzles. Unlike Half-Life, it kept all the fun of the golden era: big guns, sexy women, all sort of monsters, hilarious writing, tons of secrets and a highly dynamic gameplay. The game also pays a huge tribute to id. Even the main characters - John R. Blade, JC, Dr. Thrall - are drawn and named after id legends! The game is long, winded and simply FUN - especially when it is bug-free. Skipping it would be a deadly sin!

Such an underrated game!! Didn't think I'd ever be able to play this again. Thank you GOG!!!!

There is blood spatter on the wall behind them. That will be all.

This game had a bad rap when it came out for bugs and long load times. When it was in development, Half Life was released, they had to rush it out hoping to catch some of the market. They soon released a patch that fixed most of the bugs {all of them, for me} but in the days of dialup it was a massive download, I think the full final patch was around 30 meg, nothing now. I got it on a cover disk with a magazine, still have it. If I didn't still have my Sin/Wages of Sin disks, I would buy this in a second. There is also an excellent user made patch that addresses a few leftover issues, and improves sounds and some other things that escape me, been a while.

I just picked up SiN off of GOG. I think that if it had been properly patched, it could have outdone Half-Life, or at least been a serious contender. The main character is John Blade, who's a sort of Judge Dredd type of guy. He goes after Elexis Sinclaire, who's doing some freaky experiments with people and turning them into mutants. Lots of great gunplay, and even the use of fists, which I enjoy in a shooter. My only problem is that for some reason it never keeps my video options intact when I exit and restart the game. Other than that, A plus!