Been firing up D2R a lot lately, it's been a while since I've cleared the Ubers so I might just give the new runewords a try...
quake 2 just got an update and fesh expansion, also Broforce forever. not as old as quake but again free expansion
I'd love to play this again if there were only a way to mod the day/night cycle to realistic speed. I found it so frustrating to walk half a mile and get stuck out at night because the days are only half an hour long. It was otherwise such a great experience.
If you go to custom on the choose your experience screen there's a length of day multiplier. You can change the default 2 hours to 4, 6 or 8 hours.
Doom (1993) The OG. I remember first playing this keyboard only on my cousins' computer when I was ~11-12. Wasn't very good at it and usually ended up using the cheats (IDKFA, IDCLIP) on most of the levels. Played through Hurt Me Plenty and had a good time. First time I've ever made it through without cheating, though came very close at one point as I couldn't find the %$£"ing door, which turned out to be round the back of some pillar in the middle of a sea of toxic waste. Interesting to learn the nuances of the game, such as stun locking foes with the chaingun and chainsaw, as well as the effect of range and accuracy of the shotgun. Gotta love the plasma rifle for how effective it is at spraying groups of monsters. And to not use the rocket launcher unless you were pretty far away from your target. I actually found the earlier levels in the later episodes harder as I had little to no ammunition, so also got to punch a few demons to death. Well worth the revisit. Maybe I should whip through Doom 2 at some point... Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil (BFG Edition) I was playing this and the original campaign with the latest Sikhmod - unfortunately the main campaign had a conflict that crash the game about 2/3 of the way through. The fact I bothered to play it through speaks volumes about the simpler, more streamlined gameplay of yesteryear - no need to swap weapons every nanosecond, no fancy combo mechanics causing you to temporarily have a brain freeze while you try and remember which button to press for whatever special action you need to do (Hell, not even an alt-fire). Just you, demons, a bucket load of ammo and the corridors of the Mars facility. And I'm old enough to still appreciate the graphics, which at the time were out of this world. Also played The Lost Levels - more of the same.
Apparently, the open-source rewrite of Dungeon Keeper has been released at version 1.0.0 with support for W7/10/11. (Note that it still requires the original game data files)
Still playing Rimworld a lot, which is somehow ten years old... Company of Heroes, used to play that with a few folks on here and still very enjoy it, FM2012... Also Railroad Tycoon 2! That's probably the oldest game I still play.
Far be it from me to suggest that anyone goes to Archive.org and types "dungeon keeper collector's edition" into the main search box, clicks on the first hit, then clicks the "ISO IMAGE" under "DOWNLOAD OPTIONS", then downloads the three disc images. But, y'know, someone could.
Been binging these on and off Don't think I have to say anything about this one Ultima 7: Black gate + Forge of Virtue. Ohh the memories... Movement was janky back in the day and remains as such Captive. Spent a MONTH in 92 or 93 decoding the inventory and android skills in save files and haxxxed myself the ultimate group PS: 16DCFF gets you 65535 money in one pile. Don't ask how I remember that after three decades
Got Core Contingency, Battle Tactics and a bunch of custom units added for both sides. Cypher is one of my favourites, shreds ANYTHING that gets too close into fine pieces and Orcone, oh wow Krogoth is a tin can compared to it Something to consider: it was released a bit over quarter of a century ago. Glad I've been into computers and games since ehh 1983-1984. Kinda glad I've had the opportunity to see these things go from characters and a bunch of pixels to very realistic ones
Black Mesa Started playing before Christmas and back into it again. Even better than I remembered, and that may be because the team behind it still keep updating it. The game just does everything right, no other way of putting it. Yes, it's on the Source Engine, so isn't as pretty as the latest RTXified thingybob, but the graphics design is such that it always holds up well, and still has a few "heh, that actually still looks really cool" moments. So many little touches that really bring the game to life. Subtle reimaginings and modifications that reward a player of the original game. An example that stuck out for me was the inclusion of security and marine zombies, and in one particular case, a marine zombie stumbling around with a drip bag on a dolly still attached. Another example is the sneaky inclusion of a couple of extra assassins at THOSE bits, which will catch any Half-Life veteran off guard. I'm still a fair way off Xen, but unlike the original, I'm looking forward to getting there as it's a genuinely amazing world now, and also the hardest part of the game. It pushed me quite hard a few years ago and I'm not the gamer I used to be - will I still be able to complete it on hard? Only time will tell...
Homeworld (remastered). I love this game, mainly just for the gorgeousness of the adagio for strings intro. And this isn't exactly old but Payday 2 because 3 just came out and it's just ridiculously hard for some reason. Playing PD2 on mayhem, no problem, PD3 on normal, impossibru.
