XIII

First note: I played XIII with the unofficial 1.5 patch. So no technical limitations or problems for me. I am surprised at how good this game is. If I had gotten this game 15 years ago, it would probably be one of my favourite games from that decade and I would have played through it 5 times. The comic book graphics have aged well and the visuals of the sounds and special events are a great idea. It has a good mix of stealth, shooting and story. However, the shooting part feels a bit clunky at first. Still, you need a bit of patience as the first two levels are a bit too average. But then it gets better and better. The game is also not designed to master everything on the first try and make you feel like you are great at everything you do. Some levels are designed to make you fail and rethink your approach. And sometimes it becomes a bit too much to play from the last checkpoint again and again.

A great game with a great story. The boss music theme is one of my favorites.

I had played the game for the first time around the time it was published and I replayed it again from GOG. An excellent game with a graphic engine just like reading a comic book! As is the case with No One Lives Forever 1 & 2, you get to visit many locations and you will be feeling as a secret agent along the way! A fantastic, interesting and breathtaking story till the very end. If only it didn’t end with a major cliffhanger, and who knows if we ever see a sequel. (And instead of a sequel, a remake was made…). As the only negative (apart from the cliffhanger), I’d say that there are missions where no alarm must be set off by guards, or it’s game over! And don’t forget that there isn’t a quicksave feature… Also, there is an, almost, game-breaking bug. (mild spoiler) In a submarine mission, after killing everyone, there is a cutscene with the captain that begins, but then freezes. I read a possible solution from the forum, and it turned out to work: I didn’t kill the guard that is just outside the captain’s HQ room (the one whom the captain was talking to, before entering the room), I passed by him. And then the cutscene worked fine. Nevertheless, it’s a game anyone should play, so as to realize that “YES, not all FPS games are mindless shooters! Some of them have something more to offer…”!

What I have to say: awesome story, plenty of bosses (but quite all easy and fast to beat), numerous weapons and well made characters, all joined with stunning cell shading graphics and a comic like presentation. The only bad thing that i encountered it's the checkpoint system: who doesn't put a checkpoint after a boss?!?! Oh, and there is also the multiplayer for who is interested (fan made servers are up but actually empty, just install the latest community patch)

Works well in Windows 11, poor that it has limited options for screen resolution. My Logitech G305 mouse has twitches in the main menu, else everything plays fine. This game is like a mummy, after so many years a buyer can play the game released at the times of Windows XP. This is great espionage game, the storyline resembles s1960s and 1970s spy films. The flat and cartoonish graphics is splendid, all that BOOMs, CLICKs, TAPs and blast wave screen shakesare marvelous. This game is like no other, I strongly recommend.