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Created on 11 September, 2026 19:53

Memorable journey

These three games are truly something unique and despite their age make a very special experience. I think that these are wonderful examples of good old games and they have their special place in the history of cRPGs. The controls and overall experience takes a bit of time to get used to it, but it's absolutely worth it. One may wonder why this genre did not push more into the enlightment and open world direction. The series got more complex with each installment, but here's my brief take on them: - Ultima IV challenges the player into totally unique playstyle and though some aspects are a bit cheap it's truly something special. - Ultima V is my personal favourite of the three, where it addresses some issues of the previous game and challenges some of its ideas. - Ultima VI has a great open world and introduces many opportunities, I did have some technical issues close to the end, I would advise doing a bakcup save just in case (by making a copy of the save folder). In some aspects their age is visible, but I would still recommend playing each of these games.

Created on 30 March, 2025 09:37

Really amazing

Pretty much all the aspects of an open world cRPG are made excellently: the story, the exploration, the character progression, the items, the music, the characters. This game is also huge, and that's the only reason, why I probably won't be replaying this anytime soon. I really enjoyed the choices and consequences, to me the game tried to show the gray morality (with the aim of being realistic) and that's prabably also inherited from the books. This sometimes makes the game feel depressing, but it might just be my view on this.

Created on 07 November, 2021 11:08

One of a kind

Ultima IV is a very unique game in terms of its main goal. In a way you're meant to take something out of this experience into your own life and the eight virtues are actually cobining into a really good code of morality. The gameplay has of course aged, so it's not very sophisticated, but it plays overall very well despite this. Its core is timeless though and this is what truly matters.

3 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 03 January, 2021 22:15

Updated on 03 January, 2021 22:26

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

Shorter, but more cinematic

Witcher 2 is a very good game. Compared to the first game it is much shorter, but intended for multiple playthroughs with some interesting choices. The atmosphere is quite dark, there are more politics and intrigue, less adventures and exploring. It is more cinematic with QTE and epic monsters, with more arcade combat (dodge-roll for the win). The main story is the focus, but from a certain point the ending is a bit predictable. The itemization is more interesting and has much more options, though the character progression is a bit bland. In general, a very good experience, not much worse than the previous game.

1 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 21 October, 2020 12:52

Updated on 21 October, 2020 13:08

Very good sequel

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a really good continuation of the first game. All gameplay elements shine here: - Big and rich world to explore freely - Combat is varied and well thought out - Level progression has useful options and makes sense - Lots of uniqe items to find and interesting enchantments - Dialogue is fully voiced and important words are highlighted with short description (just like in Tyranny) - Different factions fighting for dominance Personally I prefer the story and the atmosphere of the first game as here I don't enjoy pirate/tropcal world as much. The story was a bit less involving this time for me, in the end it felt as I didn't do that much, only watched as the events unfold. Overall a really good experience, both games are what I missed for all these years - classic team-based cRPGs.

7 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 11 October, 2020 12:42

Updated on 11 October, 2020 12:53

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - The Forgotten Sanctum

Multiple choice expansion

This expansion is all about choices. Even the order of exploration changes the storyline. The story ties quite nicely to the main game and there are a few difficult encounters. Pretty good addition to the main game.

9 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 11 October, 2020 12:38

Updated on 11 October, 2020 12:42

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Seeker, Slayer, Survivor

Combat heavy

This expansion focuses mostly on combat enounters. While the story is unfortunately secondary, those encounters are very creative and unique. Not much to explore either, but overall a fun addition to the main game.

4 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 04 June, 2020 22:41

Updated on 04 June, 2020 22:46

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - The Beast of Winter

Amazing addition to the game

Though not a full blown expansion, the Beast of Winter adds a really interesting encounters and sheds some light on the events from the past. This adds a lot to the world building and ties the story of the fisrt game with the sequel. Really interesting story line, I wish it was longer.

2 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 05 April, 2020 16:36

Updated on 05 April, 2020 16:48

Immersive experience

This is one of those games that makes you want to see more of its world. Really interesting characters, story and setting. In some ways it reminded me of Gothic series, and I very much enjoyed my time with this title. Definately got me interested in the world of Witcher. There are only two things that I've found annoying: 1) The equipment - there's way too many usless items flooding and very limited access to the stash during the last chapters. 2) Respawning enemies - too many of those, they provide no challenge and very little experience.

5 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 10 August, 2019 12:41

Updated on 10 August, 2019 12:45

Pillars of Eternity: The White March - Part II

Excellent closure to the expansion

Storywise, an amazing experience, very well written plot and additions to the lore. The exploration is great as was the main game and the first part of the expansion. Combat unfortunately is still the weakest point of the game, but it's not bad by any means, so it doesn't ruin the overall experience.