Crusader: No Remorse™

Crusader no Remorse was a childhood favorite in the 90s. It has an absolutely kickass soundtrack featuring some of the best modtracker music in PC history, awesome destructible environments that until you scrap them existed in high detail, multiple difficulties that make a very large difference in the gameplay offerring a uniquely intense playthrough on the highest difficulty as well. Full motion video is everywhere in the games cutscenes and even early CG . 10 out of 10, will and have continued to play again and again. - The sequel, No Regret doesnt have an economy system like the first but otherwise builds on the story of the first with a climactic conclusory boss fight that brings the whole story home - get both - youll have no regerts garaunteed.

This is a hell of a game and i'm SO excited to be playing it again. I should warn folks who haven't tried it before that there is some jerkiness to the animation system that can make fine controls like platform hopping a pain, but I honestly played this game so damn much I could predict and use every twitch. The story, the music, the kooky FMV sequences, the all out action and sneaky infiltration. It is in every respect an epic game.

There's not even a loading screen

This game is really a mixed bag for me. On one hand the asthetics, concept, story, setting, etc. are really interesting. On the other hand, the game mechanics and controls are some of the worst in the industry. Let's start by looking at the good. Disclaimer: This game came out in 1995, so I'm rating it by those standards. Audio: The music. Not only does it fit the game, it is also very good. The sound effects are also well done. The story is interesting enough to keep you wondering where things will go next. Visuals: The cut sequences are well done for the era and the budget, both the live action and the 3D. The level design does a good job not being too repetitive, and makes good use of a limited amount of objects. Better yet, you can destroy or seriously damage most of the objects in the game! Combine that with the ability to deliver different death animations to your enemies, and you have an added level of realism. Conceptual: The story is standard, but interacting with different characters and going on different missions adds depth. To sum it up, its like sci-fi Diablo without the RPG elements. Now onto the bad... Controls: These cripple the game and are easily some of the worst in any mainstream game. You turn slow, you ready your weapon slow, sometimes your character fails to react, and I don't feel that all of the controls are intuitive. Game Mechanics: Again, horrible. The movement is choppy and you don't scroll screens, rather the screen "jumps" to the next location... surprise, there's a robot right in front of you that instantly kills you! The 3D layers can be difficult to see properly, and thus jumping is a major problem, not to mention the strange stutter when you fall. Enemies are shooting you, but you can't shoot them back. Auto-aim fails often and/or you can't shoot the small target you want. The concept was great, but this game didn't have the technology to match its ambition. I would avoid this game unless you really love older games.

While it may be a little clunky at times, I still think the game-play is fantastic. The FMV cut-scenes, acting, and voice acting is well done (especially Weasel). Also the soundtrack for this game is just... Amazing. One of the best video game soundtracks for sure. Go listen to it right now.