First of thanks to GOG to listening to the fans. This is one of my favorite 1st person RPGs out there. I only played LoL 1. But my experience is positive. The best thing that stands out about this game from the rest of the 1st person RPGs is the graphics. To me it had the best 2d graphics. Simple yet colorful. The photo realism or horrible 3d of later PC games thanks to the CD is a huge turn off. Another positive trait is the voice acting. Few words but very well done. All actors did a great job. The game starts off great. Very fantasy like. You meet companions, sometimes your actions matter later in the game, you travel a forest, go to an inn, talk to people,etc. But half way through the game you are immersed into a world of dread. Basically the social fantasy world seizes to exist and you are stuck in caves, dungeons, and castles for hours on end not meeting anything but enemies and enemies.
First off GOG did a great job converting this game. This Win 95 game runs full wide screen on my Win 7 64 bit. And at the correct speed. Many consider Commandos 2 the best. But i think part 1 nailed the commandos genre right over the head. In commandos 1 you control 6 commandos with very specific abilities. Only some can do silent kills, only some can carry bodies, and then there are very specific skills only 1 person can do.This leads to some very brilliant mission layouts. Sneak the diver into the camp and steal a raft. Get the raft to the spy so he can go to the camp and steal a uniform Get the spy into the base so he can turn off the electric fence. Use the Sapper to cut the fence and steal the TNT. etc I felt in part 2 and 3 they generalized alot of the skills taking away from what made the commandos unique. Plus in part 2 and 3 the AI is better, but i found that only took away more of the experience. Graphics still look great by today standards. Thanks to 2d engine.
There were tons of games that came after this one that tried to copy its formula but failed miserably. If your into building cities and armies, diplomacy, magic research, and leveling heroes this game is still the king. I think most people (especially on this site) try to hold on to good old games but when compared to todays standards those old games fail. This does not. Its Kings Bounty, HOMM, Civilization, Magic the Gathering ,all mixed together with alot more details thrown in. MUST HAVE.
