• wjrii@lemmy.world
    8·
    18 days ago

    Outlaws. An early Spaghetti Western themed FPS from LucasArts. After Dark Forces (Retconned by Rogue One) and before DF2:Jedi Knight (the one with the amazibad FMV cut scenes and the best expansion pack ever), it leveraged the 2.5d engine for all it was worth and did a hand-animated slightly Don-Bluth-esque aesthetic that worked perfectly.

    Level design was good. Multiplayer was fun, even though if you tried to LAN with an unswitched hub (it was 1998!) player 3 would lag like motherfucker and be relegated to throwing dynamite and praying. Story was straight out of a Tropes-R-Us, but well executed and with good voice acting (including John de Lancie IIRC). The coup de grace was the soundtrack, Clint Bajakian seemed to inhabit Ennio Morricone’s soul, but with leitmotifs to make John Williams proud. It absolutely elevated the game.

    • kepix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      dark forces got a community sourceport, and even a commercial one. outlaws on the other hand which is better in literally every way gets no love.

  • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
    8·
    17 days ago

    The Thief series. I LOVED the first one especially, Thief the Dark Project. Medieval (low magic fantasy?) stealth shooter. The more valuable you pick up directly translates to what you can buy as a load out for the next level so you’re encouraged to explore, though even the low level enemies can kick you ass so you have to be sneaky. Actually great stealth mechanics even for an old game. The world building is amazing, with it’s own lore, culture and slang. The plot of the games are also great.

    The Kingdom of Loathing is a game I’ve played almost non-stop since about 2003. Web based and free, it’s based off of old text based games. But it’s fun. Really fun. And hilarious. The currency is meat. The classes are goofy. Saucerer? Disco bandit? Seal Clubber? A lot of games deal with things like power creep or inflation, or how the heck to get people to actually help pay for it. This game solves problems like these elegantly. The user base is fun and friendly and corporative, there’s always new stuff coming out to try, they do a holiday special every year, and all the pictures are crudely drawn stick figures.

  • From_D4rkness@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    16 days ago

    Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

    I have been playing this game my entire life on/off, and have the most hours in, but I have never beaten it. I came close 1 fucking time, and I will forever remember the one dumb mistake I made that lost it for me just on the cusp of victory.

    One day…

    https://crawl.develz.org/

    • chunes@lemmy.world
      1·
      16 days ago

      You are the only person I have ever seen mention Armadillo Run. I used to be obsessed with that game.

      • londos@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 days ago

        And you’re the only person I’ve ever seen recognize it in turn.

        Part of me wants to ask where you went to college since that’s the only community I knew who played it, but I also wouldn’t post that here.

  • Metju@lemmy.world
    5·
    17 days ago

    Kinda cheating, since this game (hell, entire series; linking my fave entry) has kind of a cult following in Central/Eastern Europe.

    Gothic II

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    17 days ago

    Enderal.

    I’ll edit this later when I can post from my comp (mobile now) with the full pitch as promised:

    Enderal

    Basically an indie dev crew broke skyrim down to its most basic assets, then rebuilt a completely new game using them. AND IT’S SO FUCKING GOOD. Completely new lore / game universe (has nothing at all to do with elder scrolls, tamriel, etc), new voice acting, terrain, music, you name it.

    Steers away from common story tropes to the point that there isn’t really an antagonist in the traditional sense - but it uses concepts, emotions, philosophies, etc as the driving force for the main story line and some of the larger quest chains.

    This game is an absolute passion project by the devs, which is something we don’t see often now-a-days.

    Note: link above is to the version that uses Skyrim SE’s assets (the 2016 re-release). If you have the original version of skyrim, use this link instead. If you own a different version of Skyrim, there might be a compatible version of Enderal here: https://sureai.net/games/enderal/

    Fair warning: the children NPC voice acting is even worse than the kids in Skyrim. The TAI (toggle AI) command can shut them up without breaking them.

    Fair warning 2: they redid combat. The OP shit in Skyrim, like the sneaky archer build, will get your ass beat to a pulp in Enderal. Make a save when you get to the point where you can spend some talent points, experiment with a few styles, and go from there.

    Fair warning 3: It’s built on Skyrim’s assets, which means it has all of Skyrim’s problems. Step on a basket full of cabbage just right; get launched into low orbit. Quest items clipping through the floor. Bounty that refuses to go away. Shit like that. Save frequently, and don’t be afraid to use the command console to do things like magic in a lost item or force a broken quest to progress to the next stage.

  • Noctis@lemmy.world
    4·
    17 days ago

    Shining Force 3. Mostly cause it’s marooned on the Saturn but it’s so friggin good.

  • OCATMBBL@lemmy.world
    4·
    17 days ago

    Guardian Heroes was an outstanding RPG beat 'em up on Sega Saturn. It had

    • a two player co-op storyline with branching choices to get alternate endings

    • unlockable characters for a 6-player arena mode

    • incredibly unique characters to unlock, spellcasting with ➡️⬅️⬆️⬇️ input

    • and a kick ass soundtrack.

    Nothing has really scratched the same itch since (yes, I’m aware there’s a sequel, but it’s terrible).

    • Hugin@lemmy.world
      3·
      17 days ago

      The anime Uncle From Another World talks about Guardian Heroes a lot. It’s a fun show you should chek it out.