Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:39 am
Got two games this week in my neverending quest to play really old stuff out of nostalgia and being kinda cheap...
The Witcher: Expanded Edition (PC)
Steam had it for a couple of bucks the other day, and I'd never played it so figured I'd give it a shot, since I really enjoyed Witcher III and the stories.
Graphically, it's obviously dated but actually pretty impressive considering when it was made. Despite being fairly outdated itself, my machine is capable of running at max everything (I don't get to say that very often!) and it looks quite nice. Combat is... well, sadly combat is kinda boring to be honest. It basically consists of clicking on the enemy and then clicking again when the mouse pointer changes. You get extra hits if you click at the right timing. I do kinda like the "sword style" thing where you switch from hitting hard, hitting fast, or hitting wide (for groups) but even that starts to become kinda humdrum after a while.
Baulder's Gate 1 & 2 Enhanced Edition (PS4)
Let me start by saying that selling this as a "new" game is ridiculous. It isn't a new game. It isn't even really an updated version of the game remade for console play. It's literally the original PC game with slightly improved textures and some minor features added. Game Stop had it for $20 rather than the original $49 (!!!) that it was selling for, so I figured I'd check it out.
The game was built to be played with keyboard and mouse, so playing it with a controller is kinda tedious; but it's doable and to their credit they did make some efforts to streamline the process. They have most major actions mapped out to the controller and they include an in-game depiction of what does what. But a lot of what happens is so small and so low-res on the PS4 that it's hard to follow. Gonna try playing it on my PC over network to see if that works any better.
Just got started last night - playing as a Monk since I figure that would be easier given the interface.
In any event, while I am rather disappointed with the product, I'm loving the nostalgia. It's a classic.