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Abandon Ship

Good Combination of FTL and Sunless Sea

I've seen people compare Abandon Ship to FTL, but it reminds me a lot more of Sunless Sea. There are elements of both here, and it's mostly well put together, but there are some flaws. AS has a lot more mechanics than either FTL or SS, but more isn't always better, and the focus seems to be have been on graphics rather than interface. I'm going to start with criticisms, but I wholeheartedly recommend this game. FTL is split screen and zoomed in, so you can clearly see what is going on. AS is isometric, and zoomed out without any camera controls, making it hard to see what crew are doing and making it hard to target enemy crew. It also makes moving on the map tedious, as you can never see enough South of you. Camera controls would enhance the experience significantly. The narrative is much deeper and richer than I expected, but doesn't have Sunless Sea's frankly ludicrous level of detail. A lot of similar themes are present, and the tone is equally dark, but it feels a little superficial in comparison. Some of the mechanics aren't really meaningful. Supplies and morale don't go down over time, so it's easy to keep both high, and I've never experienced any consequences whatsoever. The feeling of pressure food and terror adds to SS is absent, and the cult timer which tries to emulate FTL's incoming fleet mechanic progresses too slowly, and isn't really much of a threat anyway. I never felt tension outside of combat. All that said, it's a good game. It's mechanically sound, the story and music really draw you in, and I never felt like I was being forced into a specific playstyle. The criticisms frustrate me not because they ruin the game, but because they hold it back from being truly spectacular.

9 gamers found this review helpful
Diablo + Hellfire

A Classic, Better with Modern Updates

Diablo is a classic in every sense of the world. It's one of the games that defined an entire genre, with people still calling isometric action RPGs Diablo clones to this day. It does show its age, and there is a particular project titled The Hell 2, which updates it and adds a bunch of features. Things like moving at double speed a la Hellfire when not in combat, scads of classes, higher frame rates so frames aren't dropped at higher attack speeds. It reinvigorates an old classic while keeping the delightful atmosphere of the original.

4 gamers found this review helpful
Planescape: Torment
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