At first, the story punched me in the gut. I'm an immense lover of culture; history, art, stories, you name it. And from the get go, the game forced me to decide how I want to deal with the cold, with winter and the need for fuel. Surprsingly fast my appreciation of art stepped back, and let both my will to survive and help others step forward. I had less and less scruple about burning a painting to help a neighbour or a group of orphans, to trade in cultural goods for the survival of others and so on. I didn't regret it. Ultimately, human lives are more important than goods, even if they have sentimental or cultural value. Gladly I still managed to save most of the goods to the end due to good ressource management.
My favourite of the three storylines. I personally enjoyed a lot that you had to make deliberate decisions between what you feel is right in the face of war crimes and your own safety. I chose defiance, and it hurt, but I'd do it again. I also liked the dynamic of the protagonist couple, they were very endearing and didn't feel like stereotypical "strong husband and overly tender caring wife". They both had something tender and caring to them, and she had a rather strong character and was the one who was physically more able. It's refreshing
I played all story DLCs and finished two playthroughs and this game is extremely touching. I'm very glad that it isn't just misery porn, but about humanity in times of war, hardship and dread. I have a hard time putting it into words, but all the elements together, the artstyle, the decision to take actual photographs as character portraits (or for random events), the music, the choice of events, the inclusion of difficult political topics like ethnic conflict, all this together makes this game a heavy, sometimes sobering, but sometimes also even uplifting experience. I really felt with my characters, even in the more generic classic mode without a typical storyline, I felt with them, I wanted to to get through everything. The only downside of the gog release is the lack of the Steam Workshop, there is a website however which offers downloads of steam workshop mods and with a little workaround these work for the gog version. Could be more comfortable though.
I'm a big fan of WH40k in general and the Eldar in particular, in addition I did love Panzer General, so this game was just made for me. I'm a bit sad the storyline is very basic, but I nonetheless enjoyed the mission design, basic gameplay and overall look of the game. (Old 40k is so cartoony in a charming way) If you want some turn based 40k fun for inbetween, this game is a no-brainer P.S. Equip a Harlequin with a warp spider backpack and traverse a big map in 2 turns.
Heartbreaking story which comes quick to the point. There is an element which could almost be seen as cliche, but it worked out for me and caught me off guard, maybe I was too naive, or too focused on survival and following the trail... At the end, I felt both satisfied and extremely sad; as it should be with such a story. A good start for the trilogy of story DLCs.
I just finished the game yesterday and I had a lot of fun, eventhough it's not the most polished game and particularly the story feels underdeveloped and rushed. I wish the player character could have played a bigger role and that Shadow as well as Silver Talon could have had a bit more character development. It was all over way too quickly too. I do want to read the books featuring Kal Jerico now though. Atmosphere, art-design and the music are ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, regading these I should give the game 5 stars. The gameplay itself is very satisfying, but way more oldschool/arcady than I anticipated, I personally would have prefered something like Darktide in terms of movement and gunplay, but I still had a lot of fun. It's also very easy to get into a great flow of velocity and violence.
I played the game just last year, in the October auf 2022, and it was a fantastic point & click experience! The comedic writing was just really good and even the moon-logic puzzles felt fitting due to that. I also really liked the overall atmosphere, the characters grew to my heart and I was a bit sad, but also happy when the journey was over. Just how a good point & click story should go. So, if you like the genre, you should definitely check this out, it's reputation is a classic is well deserved.
It was one of the very first games I ever played, so I have a fair bit of nostalgia. I recently replayed it, and for the first time beat the base campaign on my own. The gameplay doesn't have as much depth as more modern titles, however, it's very well designed and all systems run smoothly together, giving it a certain minimalistic fun. Additionally to that, I think the old pixel graphics and the music are wonderful and have a lot of charme. It can get repetitive after a while though, so if you don't find joy in that, the late game or the addon might be unappealing. And I wish not just the Romans would have gotten a campaign, but the other 3 cultures (Vikings, Nubians, Japanese) as well.
As a big fan of LoF1 and 2 I really love this one. I see it more as a sequel than a proper remake though; as a remake, I think it did change too much from the originals, but as a sequel/remake hybrid? It's an amazing addition.
