I'm a simple man. You mention Gothic, I wishlist

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At least this is one of those that really need a remaster, what a concept, what a soundtrack and an interesting world...

I just hope this is not gonna be another NWN2 job that does not deliver.

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I have played this, but only for a short bit, since it's still in early access and games like these deserve to be enjoyed when ready, here's a quick pros and cons list and a short thoughts and a scoring by a imsim / dungeon crawler enthusiast:

Pros:
- Atmosphere is on point
- Graphics do the job and help with creating the atmosphere
- You start EXTREMELY squishy, which means there's a lot to "aspire to", this of course might turn some people off
- Sound design is by and large great and reminds me of the genre greats
- It has many things that made games like Ultima Underworld and Arx Fatalis great
- The game is _DARK_, there are pitch black areas which create a lot of gameplay opportunities and...

Cons:
- ... THE GAME IS DARK, by design, yes, but retracing you steps in an already cleared area might be incredibly frustrating
- Combat is very unfinished
- Some keybinds do not work
- Some assets are clearly placeholders
- Seems not all builds are viable, like... at all.

It seems to clock around 12-18h of content, but I will not dip in it further before it's out. If you liked Ultima Underworld and Arx Fatalis, this is a game for you. It has a small coating of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic on it but as the combat stands currently... Don't expect anything near the sophistication of that IP.

Score AS AN EARLY ACCESS GAME inspired by Arc+UUW: 85%
As an action adventure: 62% (it's bound to change once the combat gets updated)

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Oh man! One of my favorite games gets a prequel? Awesome! I... would've wished for a bit more original sounding Simon though.

And I dunno, the art style just does not speak to me, I would've wished for something emulating the first two games. But then again, I'm going to buy it no matter what so :P

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I have to (for once) be the odd one out and say 55€ is really not that bad for a remaster of a game that _desperately_ needed a remaster.

Any version of Skyrim beyond the one bundling all DLC's was a cash grab, meanwhile they never really monetized NOR modernized the unsung hero, the third best Elder Scrolls game (fite me)

The best (Morrowind) does not really need a remaster, or at least it does not need a remix, modern sensibilities would just destroy the soul of the game

And the second best (daggerfall) is being reimagined by the original people anyway, as wayward realms.

From what little I've played, it's... really good. It somehow polishes a lot but still is the grand old jankfest Oblivion was.

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All hail GE. I got some workarounds working (besides classic wow with its all versions worked all the time) so I was not too badly affected. This was great news!

Blizzard, for all its faults (and there are many) have always been pretty okay with linux, even when something like D4 not working at launch, bliz devs helped, while they don't even have a linux version.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/little-big-adventure-twinsens-quest-a-remake-of-the-original-classic-is-out-now/comment_id=272596

I forgot to reply: I was alpha testing this, back then there was no indication of the story rewrites and I remain excited about the game.

And yes I know I'm extremely petty and it really is just a "me" thing, I was waiting for a remaster (story wise) and thus even small changes just... made me not want to play.

I have No idea if I replied correctly, it's been a hot minute since I used anything forum like... Oops

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Chains of Sat(i)nav was such an inspired game. Lesser known franchise that mainly existed on PC with Realms Of Arkania games before, what a brave and cool choice.

Too bad the main character voice actor gives me allergies, especially with the voice direction. The whole protagonist is just horrendously written

Geron... Is insufferable and a whiny borderline scumbag. The game starts great enough, the puzzles are okay and the visual style is incredibly beautiful. It's such a joy. If you rewrite the protagonist.

NURI

NURI

NURI

The main characters constant complaining and whinging has burnt into my mind so heavily that I still imitate his voice in my head from time to time. And not in a good way.

Grab the game on a HEAVY discount or look for the much... MUCH better Daedalic games

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Had to refund this personally. Nothing wrong with how the game runs, I just don't want to support taking a game I love so dearly and making a very arbitrary, tone shifting changes to the story. Worried for the LBA2 remake now... LBA2 being one of my favorite games of all time.

Happily the originals will live on

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The best part? I spent a full year convincing my old friend to try the game, because it felt like our old stuff we used to play together. Yesterday he bought it and we played it for the very first time and it was crazy fun.

I’m not making this up, we ended the session, I went to bed, checked my phone and saw the news…

Guess I’m dualbooting windows for the first time in years then :/

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