If you've never played it, don't be deterred by its old graphics, Albion is for sure a classic RPG that is quintessential of dungeon crawlers from the early-mid 90s. It has a very engaging story and plot, and unlike many modern rpgs that give you too many quests to tick off your list, Albion restricts you pretty much to one main quest, which actually works better to give you a rich, story driven gameplay experience. Filled with amazing and diverse environments on an alien world, it's still the best game I've played that manages to mesh the science fiction and fantasy genres in an interesting and cool way. I first played this game around the time it came out in the 90s when I was a young kid, so needless to say, I was terrible at it and didn't actually finish it until several years later. It has elements of most rpg games: you will encounter multiple characters whom will join your party, use various weapons and armour, magic casting, etc. The combat is a simple turned based process which can make for some challenging gameplay at times, furthermore, to a new player it can be a difficult and sometimes unforgiving experience overall, which is typical of a game made in its time. The graphics are fabulous in that they have a classic 90s style with lots of great sprite work. The gameplay perspective alternates between two types as the player progresses, a top down and a first person view, the latter however is VERY outdated. Given its age, this game obviously has a number of issues that make it quite inconvenient to play at times, in contrast to what we're used to with more modern rpg games. The first issue that I find most frustrating is the lack of an auto save option, because I've had a couple game crashes, so I had to switch back to being in the 90s and habitually saving. The aforementioned first person dungeon crawls, while I can't say are unplayable, can be a little nauseating to turn around in or navigate through, but you'll probably get used to it.
