I'm a long-time NWN player and server Admin. I own the original NWN from 2002 in CD, own the Deluxe Edition (NWN+Sou+HotU, CD, Italian), own NWN Platinum Edition bundled with NWN2 pre-order Chaotic Good (DVD; I pre-ordered NWN2 only to have the Platinum of NWN, paid 60 or 65€), own GoG NWN EE, own Steam NWN EE. In total, FIVE copies of this game. Five, if I haven't forgot some. Still, after 20 years, Aurora editor is Windows only, but Beamdog keeps popping out new "enhanced" copies of the game, adding just cosmetic features. The Toolset's still Windows only. Would definitely pat 50€ for a Linux-compatible Aurora tool to be able to get back building worlds for players to play on. 50€ for the Aurora tool only. Maybe even 100 if it works flawlessly, even better than the original one. Yes, I would. Anything else? Not giving a single penny for it.
Torchlight II brings on the PC the closest experience to Diablo II - as far as for now, even as story structure, ambient, and music track. And that's not a bad thing. Except for the different pick in classes (and the presence of firearms, which I don't like), TL2 feels much like playing Diablo II, probably even better balanced than Diablo II was. Having moved on Linux, D2 has been a pain to run due to the graphic restrictions and emulations, and TL2 offered me the same experience without the hassle. So, until D2 will be re-built from scratch to be renewed and Linux compatible, TL will be my new D2 experience.
Installed today, it kept crashing. Looking on internet, seems Steam version had the same issue (not compatible with Win7 x64 version). Even the troubleshooting (Run as administrator/Disable visual themes/Run compatibility mode (Windows 7)) didn't help me to fix the issue - I still can't launch the game. I hope GoG will publish some kind of guide/fix as attached documentation/exe to solve the issue, else the 'run under Win7' note on the game description would be a sad lie.
By my few knowledges in oplology, M&B is decently realistic, even if a heavy-armoured knight still gets wounded by light weapons (can be ìfixed' lowering the amount of damage received to 1/2 or less). I found the game fun and entertaining, even if still lacks some options to make it a real free-roaming 'medieval' simulator ^-^
Was a lot since a game got me involved so much. Is a wonderful game with deep insights about nations, bureaucracy, personal lives and much more. The game is addictive and fun, and offers a lot of differents endings - so it's playable up to - at least - 20 times. Much more to say, but I think I can't describe it well enough: 'Papers, Please' must be played!
The game is terrible. I've spent HOURS trying to get rid of the commands. The melee system is awful - the Morrowind's combat system that allowed you to move to choose the attack type seems smart in comparison -, the menu bars are all but intuitive, the camera always look in the wrong direction. There are TONS of things to say about this game, but I'd need to stop, think and write a half-book about them. Not worth my time.
Flatout is a game with pro and cons, something halfway from a Carmageddon, a rally and Destruction Derby PROs - The graphic is still amazing after years - Physics is great - Amazing head-to-head with other cars while trying to get into first positions CONs - Minimap is unuseful since you can't see where the cars are facing (expecially in the arenas) - The first NASCAR already came out with a paintkit, while the colors of the cars are standardized and poor - The garage settings are sad: often you have no idea of what benefit you're getting buying a certain piece - Difficulty is high when your car's HP are over 250, you can barely understand what's going on, and keeping the car on the track is almost impossible - For comparison, Carmageddon had a wider selection of controls, a better damage table, and more drivable cars - You'll see you forced to run the same races over and over just to get the money you need to tune your car for higher level races Flatout is a nice game if you're thinking to do 3-5 races, after that you *will* need a break.
