[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Realms of the Haunting (1997) #7183

Great game. Skirted the line between RPG, Action-Adventure, FPS and point and clicks; so a bit challenging to categorise

The setting and ambience were fairly unique at that time too.

Would love to replay through this

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Dungeon Keeper #7181

Like many Bullfrog titles – the sequel was the more polished version with more streamlined UIs and gameplay mechanics – would recommend DK2 as a result.

But echo what everyone is saying – this remains fun and accessible even now

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Hexen #7172

Loved the setting and gameplay but also found it frustrating. What would be a super hidden secret door in any other game is often the main way forward in the game!

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Magic Carpet #7171

Still a blast to play.

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Ween: The Prophecy #7170

This has that distinctive feel that French developers like Coktel Vision and Cryo etc often gave their games.

Always found this compelling

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within #7168

The killer is not voolf it is vervoolf!

I always loved that the Gabriel knight games wove real world locations and history into their stories. Turns out I learned a lot about Ludwig II, Munich and Wagner through this game.

This is possibly my favorite game trilogy although I have to admit the third ‘jumped the shark’ with that moustache puzzle (possibly killed off the entire genre for a while!)

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: The Terminator: Future Shock (1995, Bethesda) #7163

This was highly atmospheric – they really polished the formula with the sequel Skynet though, made the first game feel like a beta

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Crusader: No Remorse #7161

Amazing game – the multiple options to hack, find passcodes, break through to approach the scenarios almost feels like a precursor to Deus Ex, only in an isometric view

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: Under a killing moon, or something else from the fmv adventure era. #3575

My vote for FMV based adventure games would be Gabriel Knight: The beast within (But only after playing the first game – which is not FMV)

The Under a killing moon series is quite good though

[aamiralavi]

in reply to: S.H.O.D.A.N – best villan, or greatest villan? #3569

It was also timing – the voice support allowed a lot more personality to be injected which would not have been possible previously. The Guardian from the later Ultima games is a possible contender from around that era.

Kane from the Command and Conquer series.

Also, not a singular character but the Kilrathi from the Wing Commander games got fleshed out quite well through the series