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Commander Keen Complete Pack

Everything kills you

I have to admit, I don't have much nostalgia for these games. When they came out, I was already spoiled by the much better console platformers, so I played them for a few minutes at a friend's and then moved on to other games. The first few episodes are almost unplayable. Really poor level design with treats just seemingly thrown everywhere, like someone just randomly clicked all over the place in a level editor. The later games are much better with clearly more thought put into the layout and your character having additional abilities like grabbing onto platform edges to pull himself up. The large, animated enemies look great too. The problem I find with even these later episodes (and many of these early DOS platformers) is how unforgiving they can be. Touch anything and you die, even if you came crashing down on its head with a pogo stick. To make matters worse, the collision detection is spotty and, of course, not in your favour. Die and you have to start from the beginning of the level again. I find using DOSBox-X or DOSBox Pure with the snapshot or rewind feature really helps reduce the frustration in these cases and makes the game a lot more enjoyable.

3 gamers found this review helpful
Days Gone

Familiar gameplay, refined

Everything Days Gone does you've seen before if you've played the likes of Far Cry, Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, and GTA. While it's not new, these mechanics are honed to near perfection. Everything just works so well. Driving the motorcycle is endless fun after you get a few upgrades and I found myself frequently choosing to drive to destinations instead of using the fast travel. Graphics are fantastic, ambient music is appropriate and can be quite creepy at times. Mo-cap is top notch, watching the freaker hordes running and lurching at you is incredible. I'm very particular when it comes to crafting and component scavenging in games, but this one nails it. It's not complicated and I didn't find the resource collecting to be a chore. If you follow the missions, they have carefully placed items around your destination to ensure you can restock and continue without having to grind. I thought the story line was very good, with most of the characters having understandable motivations and were likeable (or detestable when it comes to some of the antagonists). Deacon himself is extremely well voiced and has some hilarious commentary throughout. I couldn't get enough of his angry yelling as you clear out marauder camps. My only complaints with the game are it does become overly long (took me 47hrs to finish with doing most of the side quests) and some of the missions seem to be tedious filler, such as having to risk your life to trek back to Sarah's memorial so often just to hear Deacon say a few lines. One of the game's big attractions, the hordes, also don't really come into play until near the end. The world is fairly large, but you can get around quickly. Though it is open-world, there isn't much to do outside of the main missions, which are the ambush camps, chase-downs, NERO stations, infestations, and hordes. The odd random event comes up at times, but it's always the same: someone in need of rescuing. There really isn't much to keep you exploring.

16 gamers found this review helpful