For 30-year old games, the Crusader series are still surprisingly playable. The environments and enemies are varied and highly interactive. Most stuff can be easily destroyed with the very impressive arsenal at your disposal, and overall the game mechanics and gameplay loop are very well designed. The controls and the camera are a bit clunky, but as soon as you stop using the mouse and try to adapt to and learn its control scheme, it mostly falls into place. But more than everything, it's FUN. Blowing up unsuspecting guards or setting them on fire by targeting a nearby pipe is fun. Spider bombs make you giggle as you loose them on unsuspecting enemies, and the sheer amount of destruction and mayhem on display would still be impressive in any game today. Well worth a try.
...because after completing it and both DLCs twice I haven't been able to enjoy other RPGs or most other games in general. After experiencing the richest, most beautiful open-world experience i've ever come across in gaming paired with one of the best and most well-acted stories, this game has raised the bar so high for me that the thought "this doesn't come close to TW3" pops into my head every time I'm playing another RPG. TW3 has made lazy storytelling, uninspired art direction and cookie-cutter game design pop out in games I used to enjoy much more and only because it's the best game I've played in the 23 years I've been a PC owner. Enjoy it but be warned.
