I played these games for hours and hours as a teenager and I am so glad to see them on GOG, runs without issue on Win10 and modded easily with the Legendary Mod that brings DS 1/2 together on the DS2 engine. The game runs smoothy, you increase your skills and stats by actually using the relevant attack type which is a mechanic I always enjoyed. There is plenty of freedom in your builds, you aren't locked to a class or pathway as such. Great freedom, great world, and fantastic music to explore to! However, it is really disappointing that the expansions are not released in this pack and I cannot understand why? Also, lack of multiplayer? :(
The game takes a bit to get into, but once you do, my gosh is it addictive. I am currently playing on Hard and it is a nice challenge, nothing unfair, just need to use your smarts for some of the fights. I have only had a couple of fights so far that I have just had to flee and come back another time after lvling up, which is just the way things should be in my opinion. The dialogue and descriptive language used for areas are fantastic and allows your imagination to fill in where the graphics fail. I have read some reviews about a clunky UI... I have to say that I completely disagree with this. Very easy to use, clear, and tooltips that give you a pretty good idea of the skills, effects etc. Sometimes targeting in combat can be slightly annoying but certainly nothing major.
