I advise NOT to buy, at least for now. Im a Commandos fan so i bought this straight away but if this is a remaster/HD version then I'm a Super Saiyan. Let's dive in: - instead of doing a remaster they just upscaled the background (looks nice, i admit) but changed the FOV and zoomed in so it works on widescreen. you cant zoom out though at all and that function was essential for gameplay and planning. game still looks blurry - game runs bad due to bugs: some crashes, problems with passing the tutorial due to wonky animations of new models and sometimes not-working controls (restarted 6 times to try to climb a pole) - the UI is barely touched and still uses archaic schemes (barely any effort) - no coop (which the previous one had) - gore censored - nazi iconography completely removed (doesnt feel im playing a WW2 game anymore) which is absolutely insulting and disrespectfull to history. i say that as a Polish person. All in all this feels like a big cashgrab. Dont let nostalgia get a hold of you like it did me and just get a free HD version/mod which exists for both commandos games and works and looks much better. Had high hopes for this. A big disapointment.
I was waiting for this game for a long, long time. I tend to stay away from early access so the wait was even more painful but finally here it is! And what a marvelous gem people from Dead Mage gave us. From the moment you start a game and hear a top notch voice over (Bastion-style) which is with you through the whole story it feels like opening a long lost and loved book. Every thing here is top notch: tight and responsive controls, feeding of story bits to the player smartly tied to death mechanic (it's a rogulike so expect to die... a lot), music and, oh my god, pixel art. What Dead Mages have done is nothing short of masterpiece. The amount of detail is astonishing - everything from design to animation - hence the lont wait. This is truly one of the best games this year and not even because of above reasons. It's the story of a Bergson family, their relations, hardships and the world around told through main hub area (tip - conversations family members have are on a loop so dont worry you miss something between missions, make sure you take a look around the house, all conversations compliment each other in some way), very well written books, journals and gameplay itself for example: you dont feel like you are a lone hero in the family, game adapts to which one of delightfully different characters you pick and you meet other family members doing their quests in the dungeons with short stories of their own. And I haven't even talked about sidequests, minigames (with nods to modern popculture) and easter eggs. This game is perfect for a cold evening where you cover yourself with warm blanket with munchies and a cup of coccoa and play. Cause thats what this game ultimately is - one the best modern fairy tales of old! :) Awesome stuff Dead Mage, just awesome!
