Not sure what this was supposed to be... It tried to be many things and failed at all of them. There's a detective story. You're looking for clues and piecing together what happened... but nothing interesting or coherent develops. At some point though you read something and you know exactly where this is going and you get the story spoonfed by dream sequences that are also explained (cause otherwise you wouldn't recognize anybody.) There's a survival game. But you're never really in any danger of freezing to death so there's no enjoyment of planning and calculating your next move through the cold. You just know you're going to make it anyway. There's exploration. But not that much to explore. And not really much you can do. You are very limited in what you can do. There's puzzles. Well, one puzzle is there. And it's not really a puzzle because it's extremely straight-forward. And there's one treasure hunt which is also extremely straight-forward. There is also some shooting and fighting, which, however is rare and nothing to write home about. One thing the game does get right is the atmosphere. You really do feel cold outside and cozy at the fire. And then there's the cheesy "philosophical" supernatural element including the awful ending sequence where the game turns to action somewhat (though as with everything else - not really.) Oh yes and white people are bad. Especially white men. Except when they fight the Kaiser, then they are good, cause the Kaiser is German and that's even worse than white. Besides not really liking the narrator's voice, I think I *could* have enjoyed this *a lot* if it had stuck with being an atmospheric exploration detective mystery story (and if there were a strong story) with some survival elements on top.
First off, I've never played this game before. So I'm not in any way influenced by nostalgia. In order to enjoy this game, one has to be OK with console flaws (savegame system) and GTA 3D-era-like combat. It's like that but what really makes this game interesting is the fact that you can control an increasing number of soldiers, up to 12 I believe. Nothing fancy there, no tactical screen or anything, but you can to some degree give individual soldiers commands. AI works quite well here. What is apparently missing in this version is the multiplayer, both coop and PvP which was the part of the game many say they loved most back in the day.
Very nice RTT (not RTS.) It's old but gold. No base building, huge plus for me. Don't expect realism but a fun tactical challenge and an engaging story told well (for a change.) I've played the campaign once on "normal" difficulty. At times it wasn't easy, I'm not used to playing such games. It's quite enjoyable and as you go you learn. Now I'm replaying the campaign on "hard," maybe I'll do it again on "very hard" some time. Apparently there is a way to play it on multiplayer in 2022, and there are mods and extra maps available for that. check out massagate dot com if you're into that.
Play vanilla first, then play mods found on moddb.com There are vanilla + mods that improve / change aspects but maintain the story, story mods that include completely new maps, weapons, mechanics... There are even standalone mods that you can play to see if you like the game and pay nothing (except for your time...)
Play first time with SRP (Sky Reclamation Project,) then play mods found on moddb.com There are vanilla + mods that improve / change aspects but maintain the story, story mods that include completely new maps, weapons, mechanics... Clear Sky isn't quite as good as Shadow of Chernobyl or Call of Pripyat, but still enjoyable. I would play them in sequence of how they were published (SoC, CS, CoP) or if you only want to play one, just get SoC or COP.
No idea why people love this game... it's a tedious experience with little reward. Sure, it looks kinda cute, sounds kinda nice, the dynamics are kinda neat... the first few times. Then all of it gets grindy fast. Mechanics such as... Press and hold the key to do a pull-up, let go after Ringo goes down, which takes forever, and do it over again, the more pull-ups you can do, the longer it takes in game and in real life! Sounds like fun? Fighting gets tedious fast as well. Press some keys so you grind your way to higher attack and defense stats. Real exciting. These don't increase during martial arts training, which makes no sense... "Minigames" like pool where you don't do anything except position your character, press a button, and see if you get a ball in the hole - no player skill required - at all. Just grind to up your in-game skill level. Not like you're told do much anyway, starting with the non-intuitive main menu. Only controls are partly explained in the tutorial, not what you have to do or how. Sure, you can figure it out by yourself, grinding endlessly and trying to figure out what to do at what time to trigger which unrewarding little dialogue. More chores - write down or memorize which shop is open when, which character is where at which time. Or you consult a guide - made by users, of course, not the devs. And then grind according to instructions. More fun? You don't get rewarded either, except for some dialogue and achievement there's no reason for you to care about. There is zero userfriendliness - you don't have an inventory. Can' skip animations. Can't skip / fast forward time while reading. Leave the screen acidentally through a door - all the pickups from downed enemies are gone. The bag you wanted to sell is gone as well. Rinse and repeat. Just to make it even more tedious.
