Store page doesn't show controller support but the game recognizes my Dualshock 4 and works just fine, it even has a default config in options. You still need the mouse to navigate around menus, however.

I am playing the game right now and using an Xbox 360 controller. Have you been able to re-configure the controller commands?

BTW Obviously the game is very buggy, but I just lost a whole armor set that I found in a chest on Arakna Island. It just disappeared from my inventory. Have you had any problems with items disappearing? Also, were you able to get the game working in maximum detail?

Yes, I can re-configure the controller, seems to have no problem with that.

I've had no items disappearing yet (crossing fingers). However, enhanced 3D lightning just won't work and yes, sadly, random crashes happen.

Sadly, my time with the game is finished. The only items that stay in my inventory without disappearing are food and potions. The only exceptions I have seen are one key and lock picks. I cannot enter the caves because the Amulet of Rogoss I got from Arakna Island disappeared.

I'm curious about your experience with the game as you advance through it. There is very little information about the game, but I did read that the game deteriorates after about the halfway point because of budget cuts. Apparently, the developer suffered a financial setback due to the massive failure of Daikatana that they released while Revenant was still being worked on.You can't even join
up with the NPC's you meet that mention joining you at a later point in the game.

That's unfortunate, I'm sorry to read that. I'm still in the early stages, I hope to have better luck since those bugs you mention are totally game breaking... We'll see what happens. I had no clue the developer went through so much trouble, I'm happy they managed to release the game, at least.

I'm looking for more old school action rpgs with controller support, by chance do you know of any similar titles? Thank you!

Indeed, I used "old school" as a very broad term :) and yeah, I'm very happy with Revenant because it has natural controller support and doesn't need Steam or 3rd party software. Still, Xpadder is a great program, used it many times in the past and will probably end up installing it again.

Emulators are fun too, we are lucky to have decent ports of some classics like Diablo 1 & Darkstone for PS1.

Once again, many thanks for the detailed post!

Let me know how you do with Revenant.

Hi again! I'm sorry for the late reply (got busy finishing Baldur's Gate 2)

I got the Amulet of Rogoss you mentioned from Arakna Island, then went straight to the Ogrok Chief so I could be done with that part. After that I kept training to level 10 and got a broadsword, a complete suit of barbarian armor, some potions and loads of food. So far so good, the game has been very stable lately, no crashes and no items disappearing.

Now I'm about to go through the caves. I'm playing Locke as a warrior with a little magic support. I'm really enjoying the game and I'm sorry you had those bugs ruining it for you. If you'd like one of my saves just let me know, so you can keep playing from the point you had to quit.

Time for some dungeon crawling :)

Speaking of bugs, I don't know what's going on with GOG. I have a permanent purple dot next to Community but whenever I check it it says there are no replies. The only reason I found your post is I did a search. I saw your friend request and I didn't remember your name so I searched for the post to verify if it was you who I talked to about Revenant. Otherwise I would never have known you replied.

Regarding Revenant, thanks for the offer but, being stubborn, I ended up re-installing the game and tinkering around with it a bit, and was able to move past the point I was stuck on. However, after I got past the caves I ended up quitting again for different reasons. I sensed that I had reached that point where the quality dropped off so I took a peek at the game beyond that point by looking at a Youtube video. My suspicions were correct so I quit and just watched the rest of the game on Youtube.The game seems to devolve into a bunch of similar mazes followed by a very disappointing end boss so I have no regrets. It's a shame. The beginning of the game is really good even with some obvious flaws. It's obvious the latter part of the game was really rushed.

It's kind of funny because after quitting Revenant I started playing Omikron: The Nomad Soul, the other game made at the same time as Revenant by the same company. The one that bombed and forced them to rush Revenant to get some desperately needed funds. I ended up quitting that game too. The game is broken into four regions and or chapters. It can be difficult to get into at first but I ended up really liking the first region. However, the moment I entered the second region the game was terrible.So I watched the rest of that on Youtube too, and again, had no regrets.

Did you finish Revenant? Maybe you saw things differently than me.

PS

I noticed that you are playing Black Moon Chronicles now. How did you stumble onto that hidden gem? I played that a few years ago and didn't expect much, but I really liked it, and played to the end.

I think the only reason I found it was because it was on sale for next to nothing and I was curious about what it was since I had never heard of it before.

Hi again, and thanks for accepting my request!

I have experienced some problems and annoyances with Revenant but, luckily, most of them have a workaround. For example, if you alt+tab then access the menu, game will always crash, so I avoid that. Enemies can be tough but they always do the same sequences so they become predictable with time. I agree that many parts feel rushed but, beyond that, I've fallen in love with the soundtrack and Locke's crude sense of humour. He is level 25 now and going through a labyrinth very much like Diablo 2's Arcane Sanctuary... I believe that must be close to the ending!

This Omikron you mention sounds interesting. I might go look for it after Revenant because I have a soft place for this kind of unpolished gems.

About Black Moon Chronicles, I discovered the comic books (Chroniques de la Lune Noire) many years ago. I didn't buy them back then because I didn't knew any french (I regret that now) but they led me to the strategy game, where I spent many hours creating crazy maps and watching massive armies clash with one another.

Unlike you, I still have to go through the campaigns... Therefore I bought it on Gog too :) A browser game called Winds of War also existed but, sadly, it had little success and was short lived.

Revenant's protagonist, Locke, is really good. He is so intense, and sometimes downright funny. I suspect the humor is unintentional, but funny nonetheless.

Speaking of comic books leading you to games, I had a game lead me to comic books not too long ago. XIII was based on XIII comic books. I don't really read comic books, but XIII comics are pretty good. For that matter, I thought XIII was really good. I guess that game might also be considered "an unpolished gem". I love the sense of humor in that game. I can't remember playing too many games that made me laugh out loud.

I don't know think I could recommend Omikron: The Nomad Soul as a whole, but for me, a little over a dollar on sale was worth it just for the several hours of game play in the first area of the game. I liked the story and the original concept of the game.

I'm thinking of learning to speak in the same way as Locke just to see people's reactions. "You have two choices. You can answer my question, or..............." :)

Good luck with Revenant. I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it.

Co-founder and lead engineer here.

Yes there was a huge amount of pressure on the team to get the game done for fall/winter of 99. I think Eidos was in some pretty serious financial stress and delivering a product was a huge priority. And to be fair we were late on this game and had a series of delays that put us on the wrong side of the production staff at Eidos - just not nearly as late and as non-performing perhaps as the folks in Dallas.

One thing I clearly remember from that time was a phone call from the CEO of Eidos himself - I don't remember the specific name of the guy (I'd have to look it up). I was kind of flattered that they would be calling us (they seemed to never pay much attention to us outside of through our producers). Conversation started casually, but then he proceeded to threaten me with financial ruin and lawsuits if we did not complete the game on time that year. No F's were spared in delivering that message. Was pretty shaken by the experience.

We did deliver the game on time, and yes corners were cut at the last minute in content, map design, and gameplay for the last two levels unfortunately. Some of the work had been done for the last area, but it was still (IMO pretty weak in terms of gameplay variety). The Eastern part of the island.. the designers just put together the gameplay from what they had on hand.. and it ended up being a series of key retrieval quests in what was more or less a maze.

Am pretty proud of the lavish attention to detail that we were able to put on the content of the game outside of that last bit though. It certainly would have been improved dramatically with another six months of development, but that's not what happened.