Perhaps the most played game for me in the late 90s and early 2000s. Running it in software mode, it seems to be working perfectly in win10. This is the patched version 1.2 of the game. if you can get the old program M1EDIT you can run that in dosbox and with it, make custom scenarios and even edit the terrain too the game itself is not perfect, -the AI tanks in version 1.2 will pummel you with their tube launched atgms - the tanks that had that feature, but will only ever use their barrels it seems once they are within 1000 metres. the enemy air support also seems feebler in 1.2 than in 1.1
I was about to give up on this one, - i played this title at last, having it in my GOG ibrary for years, only to find that I couldnt select weapons in the arming bay nor were my weapons ever appearing to even hit the enemy. In fact, missiles were literally flying through targets. I thought perhaps that Shattered Steel was just an impossibly hard game or badly made one, but instead it appears GOG have not done their due diligence to actually set the game up properly in dosbox. I turned to Exodos and tried the game there and it runs perfectly - no hit detection issues and arming bay works correctly. Thank you to ExoDOS for doing what GOG cant be bothered to do.
A flawless classic - seriously i never thought i would get this addicted! This is one of the originals and the AI is outstanding as a challenger - i think this is what makes it so good. The AI never dilly dallys, is always wily, and just when you think you have it cornered it will find some way to slip by and take an undefended city of yours. on just the second, level even when i was dominating, it was finding ways to turn the tide if i wasnt as prepared to go after it with everything i had - one powerful enemy had a single dragon and combined with an armageddon spell was grabbing my cities to my utter disbelief just when i thought i had the upper hand. The enemy knows to try and get whatever special artifacts too so as to really get powered up and will not easily let go of these
For the price it is pretty hard to pass up this compilation, so many renowned rpgs from the 80s and 90s in it. And these games are not easy, the first 2 are brutal to relative rpg's casual gamers like myself. those flesheaters, i cant get past them. I am having a great time with Isles of Terra now, i will come back to the previous 2 later i think, but Isles of Terra has it all - day night cycles, food consumption, levelling up, weapons and armour need repairs, lots of orcs and goblins and crab people, a battle arena to gain experience in too. enemies may respawn but not right away, more randomly but one can feasibly clear a dungeon of enemies completely so it is not irritating in that respect like some other old rpgs, also i am thankful for the save function which i am not sure the previous 2 have. its a lot like the Ishar games but with a bit more going on under the hood and one can move around much faster. all in all a must buy for any retro rpg fans
