This is perhaps the best game based on Nordic legends and the world of vikings I have ever played, while at the same being challenging as well. Graphics: The game is based on Unreal Engine 1 which is for me, the best choice for this kind of game. Most of the time the game is dark with a rather detailed textures and particle effects are very nice looking for it's time. The animation are also good albeit some of them are just...lacking (I am looking at you Dwarves) Audio: The only music you will hear are in cutscenes, the rest of it are ambient noises, but then again it really amps up the atmosphere of this game. The voice acting is top notch, when you hear Odin for the 1st time, you'd wish he was your badass dad while in case of Loki, he sounds exactly like an evil,miserable and creepy bastard (His evil laugh is just almost near good as Mark Hamill's Joker one). As for sound effects you just feel the power of your weapon when hitting someone, augh it is so good! Gameplay: You play as Ragnar who was saved by Odin and chosen to stop Conrack The Betrayer from destroying the last Runestone which prevents Loki from causing Ragnarok. Sounds simple enough, however maps are very large and will give you loads of time to complete it (along with some exploration!). You have a choice of weapons from 3 categories: Sword, Mace and Axe. Each weapon have their own Rune powers, strength and weaknesses along with that you have a Shield which acts like an armor but it can be easily destroyed. The combat feels like...a grandpa version of Dark Souls series. You may die really fast if you are not careful so you need to learn when to attack, you can even go berserk which makes you invulnerable for some time. Also you need to pay attention to what is going on when exploring or else you may get stuck. The GOG version performs very well, just make sure to lower the volume so the game won't crash. The multiplayer still works and some people are still playing once ya change a master server
"Saints Row Gat out of Hell takes place after Saints Row 4 where Satan kidnaps The Boss in order to marry his daughter and it's up to Johnny Gat and Kinzie to save him/her." That's a simple story, but in case of Saints Row series it is a great idea, but after playing it however, it is a big disappointment. Graphics: Not much to say about it really, cept Hell looks really great. Audio: Nothing much to say once more cept the fact that there IS NO RADIO MUSIC AT ALL! (Some cars have a generic heavy metal tune playing that was generated really fast) Gameplay: Besides some new weapons and a enjoyable flying feature with some new nice powerups. It's yer typical Saints Row game. Story Progression: Now this is the major disappointment. The game takes place in fricking Hell! You'd expect to see every single Saints Row villain in this place such as Cyrus Temple, Kia, Philipe Loren, Veteran Child, Killbane, Zinyak etc. but nah, you get 3 historical characters for no reason, Dane and Dex who is nothing but a "living" joke....oh and Satan himself. Speaking of Him, all you have to do is just Visit Dane, go to those 3 historical characters, perform minigames (Yea, a number of minigames must be completed to make a progress) and go to Satan after that, you beat Satan, choost the ending and that's it. You can just complete it in 1 day....but there is one thing that will stop you. High Voltage Software's shoddy porting itself! In numerous occasions there is a chance that once you leave/enter the menu, either it won't show up or the button prompt to continue won't show up and pressing anything won't do anything, you will be stuck in it until you close the game manually with either Alt+F4 or just via Task Manager. I suggest avoiding it at all cost, but if you want to play it just get it when there's a discount.
I have bought this game since it's release as I was interested in what happened after the Season 2 for Clem, while it's main character was a mexican man called Javi (Read: Havi) I actually didn't mind since after all, TWD overall wasn't just about 1 character. It's nice though that Telltale included Clem herself and every decision you make after Season 2 not only affects the outcome of the decision you've made in previous games, but her character as well! I'll try to keep some sections short as possible. Graphics: Thanks to the engine switch the graphics looks even better and sharper, some animations are questionable though and i can't help but get a feeling that some are copy and pasted from previous games. Audio: They're ok when it comes to ambient ones, Although one thing i have to say, when it comes to actual songs in credits, only the last episode has it. I mean come on, the previous season has them in every credits afaik! It is rather nice though. Characters: When it comes to Clem, it all depends on your decision you have made in Season 2, as for new characters I have to say they can be interesting and find them very similar to the previous Telltale's TWD games, why did i said interesting? Well, depending on your decision, you can actually change the main casts personality and when the game ends, the game will specify in 1 word the personality trait of the main casts and show each decision you have made. This is a very nice feature that wasn't present in any other TWD games! Story progression: While you may find some similarities to the Season 2, it actually has a lot of differences and there are moments which will seriously affect your relationship, as a player, to the characters. As i always say, Telltale's TWD is something to be meant to play once and deal with the decision you have made. If you ask me, it may not be better than Season 1, but it's better than Season 2. Not counting Michonne as it's a different story. I recommend playing it.
WIthout a doubt those 3 are very important to the RPG genre. Ultima 1 gave birth to every RPG, Ultima 2 brough more worlds to explore and Ultima 3 brought us a party system which even to this day is still used. I'll make this review short since we will talk about 1st 3 Ultima games which most people call it "The Age Of Darkness" saga. In terms of graphics, Ultima 2 and 3 by default use CGA, while Ultima 1, has been remaded to use EGA graphics. There are patches to update them. In Ultima 3's case, you can patch it up to have VGA with music included, but don't count on rest of em to have any sound besides PC speaker. Gameplay really differs between these games, especially in terms of difficulty. Ultima 1 is what i consider, the easiest of them all, as you can quickly HP back and get it up to 9999 as there is no max HP and increasing stats, along with getting the strongest weapon is very easy to do once you know the trick. Ultima 2 is very difficulty, especially at the beginning. You will die a lot if you don't have any guide with you, despite playing nearly the same with some differences. Both battles take place differently depending on where you are. In a dungeon, fights in both games are from 1st person perspective cept the outside. Ultima 3 on the other hand is different. It uses party/class/race system which affects your stats, equipment and available spells. Unlike Ultima 1 and 2 in terms of battle in overworld or dungeons. All of em take place in a separate grid-based screen where everyone can do only one action in each turn. The game also promotes you to explore, talk, search and discover secrets in order to make progress. It also brought max HP system, which you increase it by visiting Lord British in each level up. As for stats, you have to find and visit the shrines to increased it....not without the cash of course. If you are curious how it all began, give it a good shot. Just remember that Ultima 2 will give you a huge pain in the butt without a guide.
