I never was a fan of the RPG genre for some reason, but when I say one of my favourite games is an RPG... it says everything. I played on all games from the Ys series, and I can say the Ys Origin is the best amongst them. The Ys Origin tells the origin of Ys, this is the concept. It starts 700 years before the other games. Because of this, this game is the only from the series where we can see Reah and Feena as the Goddesses, in their original form. It is different compared to other Ys games, but far more full of emotions. The gameplay as said before is basically a hack 'n slash platformer with RPG elements. It has a smooth combat system with handy amount of abilities and skills. You are not forced to rely only one of your moves like in all other RPGs, all of them are useful. It is not a full featured RPG. There are a level-up system, and a lightsome equipment management. This combined with the superb story is quite enough to call the game an RPG. The musics are excellent, always reflects the current situation. I must mention the main theme of the game, 'Genesis Beyond The Beginning'. It is an award winning game soundtrack, the best main theme for a game. I hope we can see the original album as a bonus for the game on GOG.com.
The Unreal Tournament 2004 never wanted to be an innovative game. Not changed the way of the previous games, just perfected the gameplay within the very same style. Added new elements, added driveable vehicles, and extended the engine's modability. Who want more than that? Maybe there are an Unreal Tournament 3, but that is just too "real" to be Unreal. I wish a long life for this game.
I never played on the original VDH. This was the first time I ever heard about it. This was the game I registered for! The game has similar hero-system like the Rogue Legacy (random selection between three random heros). The difference is in the balance between the good and bad options. The traits is always good, but the weapons "effectiveness" cost less or more from your other stats. The stages are random generated. Random placed, and event-spawned monsters together can make large number of enemy on screen... sometimes hard to survive these hordes. The title says: LAN party. Yes, this game is an awesome party game. Can be played on one computer split screen mod, and has a working online mod too. It has no serverbrowser, nor hard-to-configure server, only uses IP. This game brings back the old glorious days of the fun party playing.
