Teleglitch: Die More Edition

The graphic is so low resolution, it doesn't even allow you full screen. That was a given though, so my complaint, more of a warning goes to, that this is NOT a 2D game, but something that uses such ancient engine as Alone in the Dark 1, just has serious design problems on top of it. The REAL problem with this thin is the difficulty-jump from lame everyday shooter to "unpredictable tiny dots jumping all over the screen and you have only a single shot projectile weapon which is slow, AND those blots shoot back, AND you don't even have armour". You know, the old games always gave you a chance to survive based on your skill. Even Diablo 1 in its crappy glory of cheap invisible hoards and such gives you that. This? This is just nonsense masochism where you will die, no matter your skill. But otherwise it works. If you have nothing against Commodre 64 level stuff (only harder), then nothing prevents you.

This game has a native linux version. But GoG decided, once more, to punish its users for not using Steam. As such, there is a linux version, but GoG doesn't provide it. After all, who cares about linux players, right? One more thing making GoG a worse platform with time.

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Permadeath doesn't really work for me. The game is a true roguelike and each death results in having to play from the beginning. Apart from database entries and some crafting options there is no gain from beating all those stages. Time invested in each run is wasted. Procedural generation doesn't really add anything to that as basic functions of items won't change. I suppose that in this case it adds some horror value to each fight. But I don't actually dread the monsters but the fact that I will play even more if I fail. Playing more is a punishment for dying. It's literally Hell. I recognize that it isn't really fair to judge the game based on the stupid limitations of the genre. So it's otherwise fine I guess - made at least competently. Artstyle is consistent and mechanics seem to be working well. I add one star for the production values (and because GOG automatically adds one). Otherwise the rating would be zero as I'm completely unable to enjoy games like that. Permadeath being an OPTION would made this game unimaginably more fun. Purists could still feel rewarded by separate set of achievements for people playing with permadeath on.