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A few more games beaten. Actually beaten one more steam game, but I can’t give my thoughts on that one just yet :P Links to the proper reviews for some of these games at the bottom of the post

Warlords III: Darklords rising

0 hours, no achievements

I wrote a review for this one!


Disgaea

44 hours, 13 of 30 achievements

Disgaea is a classic SPRG that I had never actually played before. And if I would find a way to sum up my feelings on this game, it's probably "too much".
What I mean with that is that there's just too much in the game, too many small systems that you need to worry about. The core tactical part, moving your units around the map, choosing what skills to use and all that, that's pretty solid, and usually quite fun (at least for the hand crafted levels). But there are so many things you can level up, all of which gives you small bonuses that really end up adding up, that the game can get a bit tedious. Basically, main campaign: Good. Other stuff: Not so good. The PC port also seems a bit questionable.


Fantasy General II: Onslaught

0 hours, no achievements

And I wrote a review for this one as well


Terra Incognito - Antarctica 1911

2.2 hours, no achievements

And a review for this one as well!


Book of Demons

9 hours, 69 of 202 achievements

Truth to be told, I was a bit disappointed in this one. Book of Demons is not a bad game, but it gets kind of repetitive after a while, and once you've figured out how to safely fight enemies. This game is clearly an homage to the first Diablo, sharing many locations, bosses and to a lesser degree, enemies, but it's not a hack & slash, instead if you move using pre-determined paths and try to click on enemies to attack them, while also attempting to dodge their attacks. Actually, that sounds a lot like Diablo :P


Warlords III: Darklords Rising Review
Fantasy General II: Onslaught Review
Terra Incognita - Antarctica 1911 Review

Mskotor

classic SPRG

:thinking:

Vito

Playing old games can be an interesting experience.

I very much agree with that opening line in the Warlords III Review. I feel like you can always take away something for yourself. Even if you don’t enjoy the game, you get a feeling what games where like at the time. I rarely replay games I played as a kid, because I don’t want to jeopardize my nostaligic feelings towards them, but I suspect it would be very interesting as well.

Again, I’m astonished at the length and detail you go into in your reviews. I mean, obviously it’s not the same as writing a review for BLAEO, but still… I haven’t played any of the games myself though, which seems to happen quite a lot with the games you review :D

I saw Book of Demons in the Humble Choice, thanks for the review. I think I’ll stay clear of the game.