Where to start? The game takes the 'Bard's Tale' name, a few races.. and that's about it. YOU start as a random selected character (choice of a few things not much, no link to the bard that I know). The weapons are generic for other games like diablo (*insert dropsound here*) or other dungeon crawler type games which is odd choice. The character interactions such as speech are kinda generic and bland (there's no humor, narky moments, woman lust or woes, no mentions of old bard failures, no tongue in cheek humor, animations, or quests/side-quests etc).. & there's no pub singing. Fights are now more D&D style but on an grid (swing/hit/miss) which although not a game killer takes time to get used to. Graphics are good (I'm not bothered about them in general). Gameplay is kinda bland.. do this, now this and this which isnt always fun & lacks replayability or freedom. Music n sound are great. Puzzles are kinda basic, nothing thought provoking really. Voice acting is ok tbh. Magic spells.. well.. not quite what was expected & not as useful or fun to use as with the original game sadly. The FP (First person) perspective is a nice feature but doesn't add much other than a different view, places seem frozen (basically noone really moves or changes or says new stuff.. reminds me of old PS2 RPG games, although not bad or game killing it's nice to see 'real' people behaviour sometimes). ....So The game if taken as nothing to do with 'BardsTale' is not to bad, it's got a questline, good music n sound, it can be fun (I like looking for stuff and some battling at times), I like the puzzles but I also wish they were a little more thought provoking, some of the spells are useful around places and sometimes reveal hidden stuff (nice idea), graphic look good (I'm not to fussed about graphics so you may have other opinions).. atmosphere of the town's is nice. Basically.. I was expecting more from inXile studio tbh as they have released some ace games in the past.
1) The game on my machine (ok its not the latest) but on a 2GB graphics card with all settings set runs like im driving a tank in mud, if i un-tick it all the game runs fast.. like so fast & the player doesn't seem to even walk they glide. 2) The game reminds me of something i made with 'The 3D Gamemaker Lite' when i was 7, there is no imagination.. no story or worth time objectives, no real pickups, no real effort to make anything great, it feels like a quick cash grab with very little effort & the weapons have no real balance nor explanation & very little sound. 3) The music, ok at first i thought this is nice... but it fades fast when its on loop and it gives no feel to a games atmosphere like it was an after-thought and just plonked into the game so its not a silent shooter with very few sounds. 4) i thought the 'Voxel' (you know that thing Ken Silverman toyed with years ago? yeah that & what Voxatron used quite well) idea was kinda cool at first but it soon fades into "why am i even playing this?" as its always the same fall effect when enemies are shot/killed. and after running around for a few minutes it gets boring far to fast as the enemies don't do much ether & i find that my health doesn't seem to update that fast nor does the main character make a 'im hurt' noise that is very realistic/hear-able. Basically i would say.... Pass on this game, its not good & looses fun fast sadly.
This game is no adventure game as such, not a real puzzle game, to me it seems like a 'proof of concept' type game where the developers are showing there ability to put together a game with interesting ideas (some borrowed i dare say, but still nice). Good Parts: - if you like games that don't require much effort its one of them. - the art is really nice, colorful and vibrant and quite beautiful. - the story isn't bad if you read it. - the music is supposed to be relaxing, and it does that. - this is more of a 'basic' kids game, totally kid friendly even down to the puzzles. - flying is quite fun (shame i can't turn into more creatures). - the 'memories' add well to the story and show many events of the past. Bad Parts: - No humor/side-quests/voice acting/no interactions with anything/Nothing to attack/No chests or quest given items/Nothing hidden. - Quest places seem a little here n there so finding them can get a little annoying at times. - Character movement gets a little annoying as its like driving a car at times when they skid to a halt. Im hoping for a 2nd but this time much much better now we know what the Dev team can do.. i want to see this game with hidden stuff/enemies/harder puzzles/a reason to travel the world/side quests/side games or mini-games/interaction/humor/shops/a world like 'shadow of the colossus' but darker in battles n story but with two player mode n more stuff in the worlds, things to save maybe n maybe a few endings. Maybe this game can lead onto another story?. Worth buying?... Yes if you want a game that has very simple puzzles and like just wasting time flying around. No if you want an adventure game with puzzles that are a little challenging.
It looks to be a cool little game about fixing a machine via 'programming' its 'chips'.. on first glance i have no idea how to play this, i was given a 'manual' and the 'parts' all have various arrows so this is kind-of confusing.. after reading the 'manual' im still non the wiser but thanks to google there's plenty of helpful information on this game to let me try to get into the game with still a few minor stumbles (without cheating), im sure in-time i will actually like this a tone more when i figure-out how things work. If this was a little more beginner friendly then i would score it more as its very interesting and could be quite fun to use. i look forward to other games similar to this.. maybe a cad type d.i.y. program like that old crocodile electronics one or maybe a fantasy console?.. a python/BASIC or other beginner friendly language would be appreciated. it this a good buy?.. maybe if your good at the language and understand the 'flow' of things then yes, if not it maybe quite a hard thing to get into. ------- before buying please read other comments :)
This games sort-of like a 2D variation of Portal, its challenging and can be frustrating at times due to the ninja-like timing/precision needed in places & although sometimes you have thought of a solution.. its sometimes harder to pull-off than expected. I didn't get a great understanding of buttons needed.. i was told W = jump, R = look A & D are walk left/right and mouse places stuff.. which is all-good but i find using keyboard and mouse at same time can be rather awkward at times depending on what needs to be done (maybe im doing something wrong? or i have missed something?, i have no idea). The game reminds me of an old Arcade game, with the music and game-play which is pretty nice, the graphics are neat and well done and the game does play well (for me anyway). If your into hard puzzle platform games then this may be a game for you.
Many years ago i had the Disks of this game & so its easy for me to think of this as a good buy. The music is great, art work is nice and the level design is/was pretty unique.. here you have 3 playable characters 1) 'Jazz' 2) 'Spazz' & from the 1999 secret files 'Lori' (who kinda plays like Jazz). They changed the game engine for this game, which changed the camera angle.. no longer are you in a zoomed view mode (which i don't quite like but that's my opinion). Also this has Multi-player, you can play online or local (i believe) which is pretty cool as there's still players. This version also includes jsc (Jazz Creation Station) as it should. NOTE: This version does run in Windows & does NOT use DosBox. Worth the price?.. yeah as you get more than one game and they could keep someone entertained for hours.
Years ago i used to play this as a kid (still got the Disks somewhere) & so for me this was an easy buy.. as soon as i loaded the game good old nostalgia kicked-in, that goofy intro.. the in-game music and art, the hidden secrets and great level design.. damn, some of the most fun days i enjoyed!. I honestly still had fun playing this even today, the music is sublime, the art still looks good to me (game may need a little speed tweak as animations seem a little fast on my machine but that's an easy fix), Still very enjoyable and also a fun game kids can play. NOTE: This game is not Windows it is DOS, it runs on windows in DosBox. Also i vaguely remember a 'level' editor i had for this game, however this is not included in this version. Worth the asking price?.... yeah, although this game is a 90s game its a classic that could give you (or the kids) hours of fun.
These versions are basically the old Floppy Disk versions ran through DosBox.... The games are very enjoyable and the music is lively, the controls are a little iffy (for me) and it did take me a little time to find-out how to hit things (just click your weapon).. but once that was down the game fun began (you could re-map the keys to a controller for easier gaming & that is what i will do). Graphics? well ok it does show its age.. but who really cares? if a games enjoyable it should not be just about graphics. Note: Maps are normally drawn by hand for these games & that can take sometime as they can be like a confusing maze (which may not be for some people and could put people off sadly).. However thanks to some very clever people..There IS a fix, search for and grab "THE ALL-SEEING EYE" this is a great and very helpful tool. To be honest these games remind me of the elder scrolls games such as "The Elder Scrolls Travels - Stormhold" (which despite a few flaws is still a nice game). I still have my original Floppy Disks of these games, all bagged & boxed with manuals and scribbles/colour tags etc (from a friend) so i am pleased to have this version also as having to fiddle with Disks can be a slow process (especially if the windows version or drive dislikes the disks for some reason). Worth the money?.... yes, there games you can poor hours into (you could also get lost for hours)
I have these on my PS1 still but had to buy for PC as there worth it. Tomb Raider 1 - A good game. But in this GOG version the game would load, but crash if i pressed 'ESC' or even when i had not saying "Dosbox has crashed" (on Windows 8) which is annoying as i got the game after reading GOGs own information saying its for 'Windows', its NOT it is in-fact the DOS game. to get this to work, i had to find & download 'TR!setup-1782' then follow the instructions given, after which the game now works fine (its much bigger though), but i have a problem where controller in-put seems to make the main menu options auto-rotate and iv not found a fix yet, but the game now works fully.. ok just found a fix for auto-rotate menu options (in dosbox.conf files under [joystick] turn 'timed=true' to false, thanks to someone else for this fix as it seems to be a dosbox option not a 'bug' sometimes). Tomb Raider 2 - Great game. The GOG version is a Windows version, it works pretty well & i could use a USB PS2 type controller on it without a problem at all (no auto-spinning menu options, for me anyhow).... only problem i found was that my controller input seemed a little laggy (but that could of been my test controller), keyboard input worked fine. Tomb Raider 3 - Awesome game (was my favorite on PS1) Just tested this one also & it seems to work fine even with my USB PS2 type controller, with keyboard its also fine. ==== Great Games Worth The Money No Matter There Age :)
A basic idea, Done pretty decently.. Quite addictive game-play & you can 'buy' things from a 'thing' that kinda looks like a 'Stay Puft Marshmallow Man' (strangely the reason i bought the game because it looked funny), the idea of unlocking new 'pallets' is a nice touch that freshens-up the game when you get a little bored of that 'standard' one, some of them can make the game a little harder due to the way there done & for me some are way to bright. Reminds me of some of the good old games before people became demanding graphics snobs & obsessed with 'upgrades' (e.g. if it doesn't work add more RAM, instead of fixing the problem), it reminds me of games like on older consoles such as the C64 or even a ZX81. Only down-side i have found (for me) is that i have not found a way to 'save' where i am at in the game and when you die you start over again and for me after awhile the same music over and over gets a little annoying. This game worth buying? Yeah, and here is a plus.. its NOT a flash game, nor is it DOS, it IS actually a Windows game. ===== ...sorry, the person you are trying to contact can't be reached right now... they seem to have, FALLEN down the WELL, leave a message after the sound of the long scream & random retro-ish music.
