Posted March 11, 2016
I am going to give my perspective on a few games that i have purchased from GOG over the years, going to give games a rating 1-10.
Empire earth 1-3 - 5 out of 10 - fun games, i tend to have a pretty quick burn out on these games. I think 2 is the best of the trio if you only want to buy 1 get #2
Fallout - 8 out of 10 - a little slice of awesome. When you look up and it is 3:00 AM and you tell your self "just another 15 min, ill just finish this quest" you know you have a good game.
Pillars of Eternity - 4 out of 10 - i was a little let down by this game, i probably got about 1/2 way through it. I found the auto pause to be lacking, and clunky. This game would have been much more enjoyable for me with a true turn base option. Game plot is well written, i enjoyed the classes i played.
Morrowind - 9 out of 10 - I got into this game in a big way, i played for about 3 months, then one day i realized I had barely even started on the main quest. Combat has a bit of a learning curve, i like the leveling mechanics. the player does get to the point where he/she out classes most everything you encounter, but there are still some challenging fights. Lots of cool stuff to do, become a vampire, purchase houses, join the legion, ect. lots of fun.
Wasteland 2 - 7 -out of 10 - fun game, it is good to take a break from fantasy rpg once in a while. I found that mele characters become almost useless. solid plot, great combat mechanics (i do love turn-based combat). Combat stays challenging through out the whole game. Specialist characters become much more powerful than generalists. I like how you can create a full well rounded party. There are other characters you can pick up along the way.
Arcanum - 7 out of 10 - true turn based RPG will always get a point or two in my book. well written plot, cool game mechanics. I do like the steam punkish theme. I found some of the characters you pick up to be anoying, and they could be more effective in combat. Crafting is fun in this game (i only did the tech side not magic)
Neverwinter nights 1 - 5 out of 10 - pretty cool game, i used to play a lot of 3.5 D&D, and this is real close. Pretty decent plot. combat mechanics could be better.
Neverwinter nights 2 - 6 out of 10 - great plot, the official mods are better than the campaign. the game loses points by not having true turn based combat, so much more could be done with a well rounded party. There is a auto pause mod/hack floating around that helps. I ended up micro managing one character per fight (usually a caster) the Party AI is pretty much all over the place, sometimes it is good, sometimes very very bad. also i felt like i had to fight the camera rotation all the time. All in all it is a fun game, well worth the money.
Temple of Elemental Evil - 9 out of 10 - I can not say enough good things about this game. it is a true D&D 3.5 experience in every since of the word, if you are familiar with 3.5 there is no learning curve. I have seen where people have recomended this game to people trying to learn to play the Pen and paper game. It looses a point because you have to get the Circle of 8 modpack to make it work. Advise: if you have a Paladin in your party you will miss out on some quests in the temple (or he/she will fall) Co8 mod also has the Keep on the Borderlands played as a stand alone game. This game is everything i want in a RPG.
I recently picked up Shadowrun: Dragon fall, and Divinity: Origional sin. I am playing Divinity right now. Ill post a review after i finish the game.
Empire earth 1-3 - 5 out of 10 - fun games, i tend to have a pretty quick burn out on these games. I think 2 is the best of the trio if you only want to buy 1 get #2
Fallout - 8 out of 10 - a little slice of awesome. When you look up and it is 3:00 AM and you tell your self "just another 15 min, ill just finish this quest" you know you have a good game.
Pillars of Eternity - 4 out of 10 - i was a little let down by this game, i probably got about 1/2 way through it. I found the auto pause to be lacking, and clunky. This game would have been much more enjoyable for me with a true turn base option. Game plot is well written, i enjoyed the classes i played.
Morrowind - 9 out of 10 - I got into this game in a big way, i played for about 3 months, then one day i realized I had barely even started on the main quest. Combat has a bit of a learning curve, i like the leveling mechanics. the player does get to the point where he/she out classes most everything you encounter, but there are still some challenging fights. Lots of cool stuff to do, become a vampire, purchase houses, join the legion, ect. lots of fun.
Wasteland 2 - 7 -out of 10 - fun game, it is good to take a break from fantasy rpg once in a while. I found that mele characters become almost useless. solid plot, great combat mechanics (i do love turn-based combat). Combat stays challenging through out the whole game. Specialist characters become much more powerful than generalists. I like how you can create a full well rounded party. There are other characters you can pick up along the way.
Arcanum - 7 out of 10 - true turn based RPG will always get a point or two in my book. well written plot, cool game mechanics. I do like the steam punkish theme. I found some of the characters you pick up to be anoying, and they could be more effective in combat. Crafting is fun in this game (i only did the tech side not magic)
Neverwinter nights 1 - 5 out of 10 - pretty cool game, i used to play a lot of 3.5 D&D, and this is real close. Pretty decent plot. combat mechanics could be better.
Neverwinter nights 2 - 6 out of 10 - great plot, the official mods are better than the campaign. the game loses points by not having true turn based combat, so much more could be done with a well rounded party. There is a auto pause mod/hack floating around that helps. I ended up micro managing one character per fight (usually a caster) the Party AI is pretty much all over the place, sometimes it is good, sometimes very very bad. also i felt like i had to fight the camera rotation all the time. All in all it is a fun game, well worth the money.
Temple of Elemental Evil - 9 out of 10 - I can not say enough good things about this game. it is a true D&D 3.5 experience in every since of the word, if you are familiar with 3.5 there is no learning curve. I have seen where people have recomended this game to people trying to learn to play the Pen and paper game. It looses a point because you have to get the Circle of 8 modpack to make it work. Advise: if you have a Paladin in your party you will miss out on some quests in the temple (or he/she will fall) Co8 mod also has the Keep on the Borderlands played as a stand alone game. This game is everything i want in a RPG.
I recently picked up Shadowrun: Dragon fall, and Divinity: Origional sin. I am playing Divinity right now. Ill post a review after i finish the game.
