Thank you for providing the soundtrack in the 3 most common formats! I wish there was an art book PDF DLC too.
I got this as part of the Precious Edition. It shows up as owned on the store, but it's not in the library. Not in the game install directory either. Not in the stand-alone Art Exhibition either for that matter. Oh boy...
Normally I would not review a micro-transaction, or give it 5 starts, but this is somewhat of a special case. This was originally a Steam-Exclusive newsletter sign-up bonus item. It seemed that GOG would once again be cheated out of promotional materials, like with many other games. I'm glad to see that it's not the case this time, so thank you Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive! While it's sad that Steam users can get this for free, while GOG users have to pay, I'm still glad to be able to own this game DRM-Free in its entirety than forever miss out on some content, no matter how small. GOG should never have to miss out on content!
The game was designed for a fixed camera view, but the latest update added a 3rd person mode. You can choose the camera mode at the start of the game, but you cannot change it afterwards. I actually really like this addition. Fixed camera angles may have made sense in the past with 2D environments, but now that everything is 3D, it's just so much nicer to enjoy the beautiful scenery with free camera control of 3rd person mode. I actually really wish that Syberia 3 and 4 had this option. There is another reason why I brought up Syberia though. While the screenshots may give the impression that this is a survival horror game, it really isn't. It plays more like a traditional adventure game with some basic combat. While the situation that the protagonist Elise finds herself in is terrifying, there are absolutely no traditional scares for the player. There is hardly any inventory management either. There are two bullet types: low quality and high quality. HQ bullets deal more damage, while the LQ bullets are infinite. HQ bullets can be crafter by storing junk items overnight at the chest in your house. While it is possible to run out of inventory space, you will rarely ever have to drop something to make room. Enemies can spawn randomly in certain predesignated areas. Unlike most survival horror games, they cannot be avoided, as a barrier gets created, trapping Elise and her enemies in an arena of sorts. The only way to escape this arena is to defeat all the enemies. The combat is simple, although the dodge mechanic feels a bit janky and unpredictable. The game has several time and weather manipulation mechanics. These are used to solve puzzles. Most of the puzzles are simple, which is a good thing in my opinion. Voice acting is good, the puns are great, the story is interesting, although the ending leaves us more questions than answers. The story absolutely needs a sequel or an expansion pack at the very least. I would recommend this game to any adventure game fan.
Sir Whoopass is a fun silly little game that doesn't take itself seriously. It's a bit like Goat Simulator of fantasy RPGs. The story is basic here, but, of course, the humour is the main attraction here. There is only one voice actor in the entire game, but he does a really good job as the narrator. The combat is simple and a little bit janky, but this sort of a game wears it as a badge of honour I imagine, so It works. There is some platforming and puzzles, but they are simple and don't overstay their welcome. The game features a small open world and you can acquire a hovercar and a jetpack to help you travel. There is a lot of verticality in this open world, so the jetpack is justified. The game features 3 weapon types: Fast Melee, Heavy Melee and Ranged. Ranged weapons offer the biggest variety, while heavy weapons are the least varied. Most of the remaining loot consist hats with all kinds of properties, ranging from ammo regeneration to various stat boosts. There isn’t a lot in terms of character customisation. There are a few cosmetic skins on offer, as well as the aforementioned hats. Maximum character level is 10 and you get one attribute point per level to assign to one of the 4 available attributes. There is no respec option, although it would be nice if one was patched in, or if level cap was increased. Sir Whoopass features manual saving, which is always a massive plus. There are autosaves too, which are unlimited and you may quickly find yourself with 100+ of them. It may be a good idea to implement an autosave cap or a "Delete all autosaves" button. The game features GOG achievements, cloud saves, as well as leader boards for the in-game minigame. I always appreciate developers that support GOG to the fullest! There are some achievements for straight-up glitching, so they have embraced their bugs. I had a lot of fun with this game and I would recommend it to anyone who thinks they would enjoy a "video game trope parody" game.
