Posted on: June 10, 2021
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Not perfect, but some great games!
These are some of the better of the "weaker" Build Engine games. Don't let their reputation fool you - Witchaven 1 while janky, is still great fun, highly atmospheric, and a blast to play. One of the biggest issues was that the game's jumping physics are tied to the framerate, so of course this caused issues on many people's PCs and made it unplayable in some moments due to constant deaths from the horrible jumping. Luckily this GOG release uses a patched build and that's been fixed! It also has proper modernized controls. Though I personally use low mouse sensitivity so that might be something you'll have to adjust. And I prefer the SoundBlaster music so I had to change that in the settings. The game itself is a simple 90s FPS but instead of using guns, there's a focus on medieval swords and whatnot. This game's art style is something nightmares are made of (and I mean that in the best way possible.) Even though it's on an island, every level is drenched in hellish atmosphere and it's just awesome. Now Witchaven 2 is much more of a buggy mess and most of the time playing it dosbox is kind of a nightmare. Thankfully this version is patched as well and it functions as it was intended to back in the day, so that's a plus as well. The jumping still kinda sucks but I guess that's just how it was programmed. This game has some awesome music that surpasses the original and some cool new weapons, but gone is the insanely dark atmosphere and I found the level design a bit more boring. Still, if you like 90s FPS games with some melee combat, this one is worth checking out. All in all I say this is yet another GOG release done right. If you liked these games back in the day or anytime after, this is a no brainer to pick up! Though it is quite expensive considering its age and obscurity, and it's still not 100% perfect. But as someone who grew up with Witchaven 1 and still loves it to gory medieval pieces, It's a great release in my book. Grab it fellow Build fanatics!
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