I don't remember how long it took me to finish, but the game is worth it. It is very well done, and the humor, voices, story, graphics and puzzles very entertaining. There's few point & click adventures that I will play over again, and this is one of them. By the way, it plays great on a Mac using Crossover and on Linux using wine. I had no problems with either system.
I had never played games like this, but i found the game to be fun. It reminds me of some of the old kings quest games. It's very different than any modern game as it's all text and typing commands, but it's additcting... I've even introduced other friends to this, and they enjoy it even being 21. I do recommend SAVE OFTEN. You can die... easy and somewhat often, if you choose the wrong action. I also recommend drawing a map. It's not that large of game, but you'll spend time trying to figure solutions. Regardless, I'm enjoying playing the game very much. Also, I'm playing on a MAC. It runs through ScummVM or Wine.
I gave this one star as I couldn't believe how difficult it was to play the game and how to create scenarios. I have played this back in the day on Amiga and Mac, and even with the Mac version being black and white the graphics were better. The PC version is a terrible version of this game. There's no menus, instructions on how to make scenarios, and overall is difficult to understand how to play. The old Amiga and Mac versions didn't necessarily require you have the manual to understand how to do things in the software as things were more intuitive. I do not fault GOG, but man this game is an example of how bad the Dos versions were back in the day. I could forgive the bad graphics and sound, but not the ease of using or complicated keystrokes to manipulate the scenario editor and controls.
Unlike Sierra games where you die a lot trying to solve puzzles, the LucasArts games and Thimbleweed Park are all about puzzles. If you can die in it, I haven't found out how to yet. I bought this a couple years ago and just now finished. This game is much longer than I anticipated, and I had given up a few times in the passed. Pay attention to everything every character says, every little detail in every place you visit, and you'll solve most of the puzzles... there are some that are a little bizarre but only a few that are likely to make you seek help. If you need help, I recommend dialing the help number in the game rather than look for a walk-through online. You'll see the help signs around the town and any character with access to a phone can dial the 4-digit number for help. I love the graphics. I find these pixelated graphics to be better than most smooth point-and-click games, and the humor and dialog are the best. I hope the developers write another games, I loved this!
This is one the games I loved as a kid, and I'm glad it's been remade to play on modern machines. If you like D&D, you'll like this. There's a lot of little extra quests you can do and a few fun options while trying to complete the main story line, which allows some freedom to play your characters the way you want to. My only non-review comment is for Linux owners. Modern Ubuntu and even Debian cannot run this without libssl_1.0.0_32-bit/libssl_1.0.0_64-bit. You'll have to find a way to install this to run it.
If you already own the original NWN Diamond addition and have no issues running the game then you probably won't need this one. However, what I like about this one is it works better, it has linux and mac versions, and I feel like it will stay working with future systems for quite some time. Running the original had some issues such as occasional crash that I haven't experienced in this version yet. Did the graphics improve? Meh, very minor. I was hoping that the barely visible white line down the middle of drow faces would have been removed, but they're still there otherwise you barely notice any graphic enhancement. You do have options to increase the interface, which is a good improvement on hires monitors. The only downside I see is the frame rate, if it's accurately being shown, shows a huge drop; however, the FPS shows it's very small I do not notice it playing the game.
I liked it. It was very much like the original and second, but graphics greatly improved. You still have an option of controlling your fleets during battle or watch them fight on their own, which I did enjoy watching. It's pretty easy to play and a very simple 4X type game. Could it be better? Yes, but it wouldn't be like the originals. The only downside is, I cannot run it on mac as it does not run with apple's new silicon.
A couple years ago I bought FTL, and I loved it. I found it to be too short with little casual ability to do what you wanted. Space Rogue is similar to FTL; however, you can do what you want. You just have to realize the main quest has an ending, and at that point you get your final score. I chose not to finish the main quest until I've explored the whole map. I want to point out also that when you end the game and get your final score, you'll unlock new ships and other items. You also go up levels. Overall I prefer this game to FTL because it doesn't rush you across a map but allows you to explore, take other quests, and discover space more than FTL did. Why only 4 starts? It's just not the most perfect game that I will play every chance I get. I do play it often though.
