there is no other thing to say about this game. it is just a 2 days development game made thanks to dark souls success.
it is a good game but not as good as the original. it is fun, but not that fun. it feels good to use a weapon but not good like the original. Lo Wang is still a badass, but not badass like the original. there are some secrets, but not so many like the original. And the heal system sucks (d + d + right mouse?... really it is strange). I played both games in 2016... but I still think the original is much better. Still this is not a bad game, it is just not Shadow Warrior.
Before we start, I'm playing this game with version 4.3.1 of SWP, ported on mac with a simple wineskin port. Why I use SWP and I don't use dosbox? because with that source port is easier to use the mouse on the y-axis. that said, I love this game. I'm not a nostalgic, I got it for free today and I cannot stop playing this great game. there are lots of weapon, lots of secrets, lots of nude anime girls (LOL), lots of monsters, and Lo Wang is a badass. it is a difficult game, you need to save and load often, and you need to use that key in the right door. But once you have done it one time is really easy to do it again. The level design is awesome, I love it. the 2.5D graphics is not that bad, there is some style in this game, I would love to see some new games made with that technique. Just get it and try, right now is free but this game was already free on steam (and this classic version is also drm-free on steam).
... in my childhood. I loved it on my old windows 95 computer (what computer? I don't know .... I was a child). I tried it some months ago with dosbox and it was not easy to make it work, if this version work the price is ok. I don't know the genesis or snes version... I only played the dos version. Right now this game is in my wishlist. For those who don't know, this game is a really old school platform, you start with 3 life + life bar... if your life bar go to zero you need to start again from a checkpoint... if you finish your 3 life you need to start the game from the scratch. Thank god you can get more life during the game. After every level you get a bonus storytelling about aladdin from the disney movie. This game is not easy and when I was a child I only played the first and second level... Some months ago (when I tried this game again) I got to the 4 level. I will wait for the price to go under 3-4€ before buy it, and I suggest you to do the same. It is a great game, but still old... and you cannot save the game after a level.
Psychonauts è un ottimo titolo da tutti i punti di vista (narrazione, come avventura grafica, come puzzle game e infine come console platform), ma sfortunatamente proprio la parte console platform soffre di tutti i difetti di questo genere (medievil 2 ad esempio)... è difficile fare salti precisi, bisogna rifare spesso dei pezzi e il tutto dopo un po' diventa noioso (in particolare quando i comandi non rispondono o la camera impazzisce). Posso solo dire che non sono stato troppo duro con Psychonauts perchè l'unico platform 3d riuscito che conosco è trine 3 (secondo me grazie alla camera fissa). Sono però sicuro che per molti (in particolare per i giocatori console del passato) la parte platform sia fatta molto bene. Detto questo tutto il resto è davvero interessante... i poteri sono divertenti da utilizzare, è divertente esplorare il mondo di gioco, i dialoghi sono sia interessanti sia divertenti, e la storia tiene incollati fino alla fine. La parte che mi è piaciuta meno è il finale (un boss dopo l'altro senza tregua con due livelli platform a tempo davvero fastidiosi)... La parte che mi è piaciuta di più è l'inizio, da segnalare anche il livello del torero/artista davvero ben riuscito. Su mac gira benissimo ma sfortunatamente è impossibile usare alt+tab quindi se vi bloccate dovrete probabilmente ripetere un pezzo (si può salvare ovunque ma in realtà si viene teletrasportati solo in un punto vicino). La traduzione italiana che si trova su internet è fatta benissimo e funziona perfettamente. English: Psychonauts is a great title from all points of view (narrative, as graphical adventure, like puzzle game, and finally as a console platform), but unfortunately precisely the part platform console suffers from all the defects of this kind (medievil 2 to example). it is difficult to make precise jumps, you have to redo often whole pieces and everything after a while 'becomes boring (especially when the controls do not respond as you would like or camera goes crazy).
Steam version got both mac and multiplayer. Gog version got none. But during the pre-order period there was a mac version with multiplayer like on steam. they fear pirated version? why it is so difficult to make a drm-free version? why it is so difficult to make a mac version? there is no official word about a future mac release here on gog... they need to fear gog user, because nobody will trust them again. I didn't want to make a gog review (because you cannot change them even if they update the game)... you can edit a review only by contact the gog support but you still cannot change the rating... but this time there is no need to change it... even if they release something tomorrow is already too late because they don't even said "there is a problem with the mac gog version"... I tried to contact them on twitter some days ago... no answer at all. I love shadowrun returns and dragonfall... And I'm also interested in this game (even if it is not perfect I like the style and I would like to try it)... but I will not support who is not able to release what they promise. Not with this game. If they will regain my trust in the future I will change my mind, for now I suggest you to just avoid Necropolis.
La mia recensione in italiano la trovate su steam (per varie ragioni che spiego proprio nella recensione): http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198148248888/recommended/232790 Let's start. - Story: 9/10 I think the story is really good. The only real problem is the final villain. - Puzzle: 8/10 I played only some good graphics adventures (Grim Fandango remastered, The Longest Journey, The Book of Unwritten Tales etc...) and I think the puzzles are usually really good in Broken Age, only 3-4 of them are not so good (still there are no puzzles too difficult or too easy). - Tecnic 10/10: No bugs and dropbox save sync. A really good way to play everywhere with no steam features. You can easy share save between steam and gog, desktop and mobile version of Broken Age. - Artistic 10/10: It's like play in a painting. - Duration 8/10: 12 hours. Not really long, not so bad. I think the game is really balanced between act 1 and act 2. There are few more scenarios in act 2, but many scenarios change a lot. I can undestand that divide the game in 2 act is not really good (they decided to use many famous artists, but with the use of not famous (but still good) artists and/or with the creation of only one story (Shay or Vella) they could save many money and still make a great game).... But I cannot undestand how critics the quality of Broken Age (that I think deserve a 5/5).
I still prefer Torchlight 1. Torchlight 2 is better in every way in the gameplay compared to torchlight 1, but since it is longer and the story is worst I think Torchlight 1 is, in the end, a better game. the good thing about torchlight 2 is the multi-player.... the problem is that if you install any mod (like a translation mod) you cannot play in multi with any player with different mods. Also there is no way to use the same save from a mod save. Still I think is worth 5 stars because it is still a good, cross-platform and funny game. PS. I got this game DRM-free from humblebundle before gog release.
