Riven is what I expected Myst to be. Is that a good thing?
Continue reading “Riven: The Sequel to Myst”Riven: The Sequel to Myst
by LepcisMagna Category: First Impression
by LepcisMagna Myst: Masterpiece Edition
by LepcisMagna 
Myst is perhaps the most famous point and click adventure game series, surpassing both The Secret of Monkey Island and Broken Sword, in my opinion. When I was much younger, Myst was the game that always drew my eye and made me imagine the fantastic worlds that must lie within. For one reason or another, I never played it until now. After accidentally stumbling across C.G.P. Grey starting a playthrough of it on YouTube, I figured now was as good a time as any.
Continue reading “Myst: Masterpiece Edition”Teardown
by LepcisMagna 
Paradise Killer
by LepcisMagna 
Paradise Killer is a game of three parts: an island exploration, a crime investigation visual novel, and a trial. There are serious flaws with all three of these parts, but it might be worth 5 hours anyway. Unfortunately, it’s a 10 hour game (from my 99% run through). This should be spoiler free, just in case!
Continue reading “Paradise Killer”Suzerain
by LepcisMagna 
On the one hand, there’s a lot to like here. On the other hand, there’s also a lot of things that don’t quite work.
Continue reading “Suzerain”Journey
by LepcisMagna 
Journey is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful, best sounding, and emotionally moving video games of recent memory. I am clearly in the minority, then, when I say that I found it lacking.
Continue reading “Journey”Solasta: Crown of the Magister
by LepcisMagna 
D&D 5e has been around for six and a half years now, but there are essentially only two cRPGs based on the 5e ruleset, both in Early Access. Here, I’m going to take a look at one. No, not that one.
Continue reading “Solasta: Crown of the Magister”The Coin Game (First Impression)
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Dwarf Fortress
by LepcisMagna 
The impenetrable game to end all impenetrable games. The game that randomly generates worlds, monsters, cultures, people, events, dances, books, and more. The game that has inspired a whole subgenre of games and countless tales – involving goblins, lava, elephants, and – of course – dwarves. The game that was banned from /r/nocontext posts for just being cheating. The game the author joked was more about watching it be played than actually playing it.
Continue reading “Dwarf Fortress”Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Enhanced Plus Edition
by LepcisMagna 
On the one hand, this game has fairly frequent bugs (or seeming bugs) and lacks polish in a lot of places. On the other, I’ve played it for 45 of the last 60 hours. So … Tier One, I guess? Full review to follow, once I’ve completed it.