Torchlight is a fun little Diablo style game from the makers of the original. What can I say? I like it! I went for the alchemist class and finished the first 2 or 3 chapters as well as a few side quests. All the characters feel really powerful, as you have no problem killing dozens of enemies at once. These types of games really aren’t made to ever be completed, but I’m hoping it won’t be long before killing the final boss. Then I can try the harder difficulties and the other two classes.
Category: RPG
Risen, Part 1 (COMPLETED)
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for Gothic style games. This one has all the fun of Gothic 1-3 with the graphics of the third game and without the crappy engine. I installed the game and played it exclusively until completion. It has its quirks, but all in all it was a great experience. Hopefully this won’t be the last of the genre.
Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Part 2
I played this one a lot today and I still like it, so it must be pretty good. I recruited an amazon warrior in my group. She helped me kill a bear in the nearby cave, save a wizard that got lost there and also kill a pack of wolves. After that, we went on to find a guy that stole his girlfriends diadem. It turns out he did it in order to save her life and now he’s in trouble, so we helped him and he joined our group to.
Since we had a rogue now, I went back to all the places I’ve already been to unlock some chests I couldn’t before. I also learned Alchemy, Blacksmithing and Bowyer skills and finally, after clearing everything I can in the starting area, went on to the town I’ve actually been trying to get to. I was attacked by wolves on the way there, but they were easy to dispose of. Before entering the town, I found out that our rogue is wanted by the guards so he needs to sneak in. We agreed to meet him inside.
Majesty 2, Part 2
I must admit, I’m stuck. Most of the levels I completed with no trouble and now I have five of them left. The only one I can access is The Eternal Love where there’s a Skeletal King Boss. I tried slowly building up my army and it does work, but after a while the boss just waltzes in my town and destroys everything. Enemies attack from all sides, so I really don’t have time to build up my economy properly and train my heroes to a high enough level. I’m guessing I need to rush some areas, but I’m surrounded by temple grounds guarded by elementals, so I need to pay close attention to my heroes to keep them from dying. Anyway, I’m to tired for another try now, so I will continue again tomorrow if I get the time.
Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Part 1
I installed it last night just to try it out, but I think I will be playing more of it. It’s nice and complex, and it reminds me of the classic CRPGs like Baldur’s Gate. You can get experience trough dialogs, and it’s not all just hack & slash which is why I like it so much. Hopefully, it’s not just the intro of the game that’s nice like that.
Majesty 2, Part 1
I installed it this morning and I love it! It’s just like Majesty, except with better graphics and interface. It also seems a bit easier than the first game, but I don’t mind. I completed about half of the missions already, so it will probably get completed soon. By now I killed a baron who was working for the demon lord, some evil mage guy, a dragon, and an ogre. It’s just pure fun.
Overlord II, Part 2 (COMPLETED)
So I took the elven city, went to the Empire arena to get the blue minions, used them and the others to retrieve all pieces of the Tower Heart. I charged it up at the sanctuary and got all the mistresses. I decided to go with regular and not the ghost Fey as my last mistress. After that, I completed a side quest and then attacked the empire capital. There was a twist with the final boss, but he was easy to kill.
The ending I got was the middle one, both domination and destruction. I don’t think I will play again for the other endings as the story is pretty much the same and only the last few seconds are different. The only quest I didn’t complete was the one for killing a thousand gnomes. I just don’t feel like grinding that much.
What can I say in the end? If you like the first one, you will LOVE Overlord II. It’s just bigger, better and funnier. If you didn’t play Overlord I, do so, as the story does have something to do with the sequel. Also, it’s mostly about the humor, so you really need to play both of them. All in all, it’s an excellent game.
Overlord II, Part 1
I played the first Overlord and I really liked it, so I decided to try this one. In my opinion, it’s everything a sequel should be – the same game with lots more stuff. There’s more to upgrade, minion mounts, new spells, new critters and more dark humor. I’ve never seen a game that makes clubbing baby seals look funny before this one.
I played the game yesterday and today and managed to get all the way to conquering Everlight, the elven city. It would be good to mention that, while you are supposed to be the bad guy, your enemies aren’t exactly good guys either, so you don’t feel bad for killing them. I will probably complete the game soon, as it’s extremely fun to play.
Trine, Part 1 (COMPLETED)
Remember Lost Vikings? Wasn’t it awesome? Imagine that game with more action, amazing 3D side perspective graphics, 3 person multiplayer on the same pc and a fantastic fairytale narrator. I can say with confidence, that this was one of the best games I’ve ever played in my life. It took me about ten hours to complete (at least I think so), but I plan to play it many more times. Hopefully, they will add some sort of time attack mode in the patch, or some other way of increasing replayability.
Seriously readers, if you exist, GET this game.
Aztaka, Part 1 (COMPLETED)
I stumbled upon this gem on YouTube. Today I installed and completed it in one sitting. It took me probably about 8 hours, but I did it. It’s a 2D action adventure with RPG elements. The game is similar to Castlevania on the GBA and DS, as well as Super Metroid. There are a few differences though. First of all, the game has levels. You can revisit them as much as you like, and you are encouraged to do it, as there are plenty of items you can’t get in the first run. Second, and more important, the game is beautiful. All of the backgrounds are hand drawn and in high resolution. The level of details is amazing. The characters are nicely animated and everything looks completely smooth.
In the style of Castlevania, you unlock new abilities as you progress such as dash and double jump, which in turn allow you to revisit all levels and discover paths to new ones, as well as collect some nice items. You also gain experience and levels which further improves your character. There are a couple of spells and various skills in the game, and there is an option to buy potions that increase your stats, so if you like to grind you will feel right at home. I might try grinding later, but right now, I just tried to collect as much items as possible and complete the game. It gets hard at times, but it never became frustrating for me. Most of the times, I died because I got impatient. Anyway, If you like nice 2D games, this is probably one of the best you can get on the PC right now.
Anyway, look at the trailer and see for yourself.