Icewind Dale is one of my all-time favourite RPGs. I think this one has the most immersive atmosphere of any isometric RPG I’ve ever played; those icy winters and those calm wooded sanctuaries. I think they have a kind of HD updated version of this on GOG I’ve been meaning to play (or perhaps it was a community patch?). I must play the sequel, never got around to it. I loved the straight-up party customisation too, no messing about. Looking forward to playing Pillars of Eternity over the holiday season, it’s high on my list. Have you tried it?
Thief is an incredible game. Everything Looking Glass Studios did was fantastic (except perhaps Flight Unlimited lol. It’s really sad that the company hit the dust, it was such a tragedy. I heard a really good podcast/interview about it and listened to the insider story of the actual downfall, what really happened, definitely worth a list, this interview is a real hidden gem, hardly any views but very fascinating: ( https://youtu.be/H640g_sX8pQ ). This almost made it to my list, but System Shock 2 managed to steal the spot just by a hair. I know the new “Thief” was a stinker but I picked it up on steam for $2, I’m interested to see how it plays. I mean, I played the new “Tomb Raider” game recently, it didn’t blow my socks off but I enjoyed it.
I’m very new to the Silent Hill series, I only recently discovered/played SH2. It was wonderful. I expected it to be rubbish, but it was wonderful. Right now I’m half-way through Silent Hill 3, about to actually fire up the PS3 and try n polish it off tonight. Great games, very surreal, weird. I’m surprised I only found these games now. I’m intrigued as to whether SH1 is worth investigating, haven’t looked into it.
Edit: It’s a sad note that System Shock 2 bombed, it was an absolutely incredible game but I think it was way before its time. Even today many/most horror games are still borrowing ideas from it. It’s a forgotten classic that started it all.
Yup, exactly. Can’t really add more to what you’ve said right there. When I was playing it, I thought “wow, this game is amazing!” I couldn’t put it down. I thought “this is an incredible masterpiece.” And I was nearing the end of the game, was ready to pack up and move on to the next game and then BAM, the upside-down business? I seriously had a seizure and rolling around on the floor for 20 minutes, breaking furniture with delirious delight and disbelief. What a game.
I’ve shamefully only really dipped my toes into the Final Fantasy/Harvest Moon games, let alone Megaman. I’ve been thinking about playing a Harvest Moon game recently, would be nice to play a chill game for once, been playing too much spooky and/or intensely hardcore rogue game recently.
Thanks for contributing: @Westane & @Darkshowers , it’s giving me a lot of ideas for games to play when I have some down time. There’s obviously many really incredible games out there that I haven’t even heard of or barely explored. Always good to broaden the horizons.