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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultima VII: The Black Gate | author (Origin;author) | 2004 | Thanks to a game engine called Exult, Ultima VII: The Black Gate and its addon The Forge of Virtue can be played on a variety of platforms. Tags: The 7th canonical game in the Ultima series and the first game in Ultima's Age of Armageddon. But, it was never intended to run on Linux. Exult uses SDL for the Linux version. The player and party can use crossbows and bows. Ingredients can be mixed to bake bread and other things. Cheese is available as food. A variety of items can be crafted into other items. There are pumpkin fields in the game, from which pumpkins can be harvested. Flight of the Bumblebee is played at one point, Rule Britannia is overplayed. There are severl prisoners in the game and its this plays into the plot more than once. An addictive medicine in the game is abused by characters and can be abused by the player's character and party, with consequences. Unicorns are mentioned in in-game books and by characters[spoiler=and;and]one can be found by the player also.[/spoiler] [Zerothis] | labelminimizesubject |
| Half-Life 2 | Electronic Arts (Valve) | 2005 | Valve Software/Vivendi Universal Gameswon the 5th annual (2005) Game developers Choice Awards - Best Writing. Marc Laidlaw was designated in the nomination. [Zerothis]***Defining a new benchmark in gaming with startling realism and responsiveness. Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him. * DIGITAL ACTORS: Advanced animation technology delivers the most sophistocated in-game characters ever witnessed. * ADVANCED AI: Friends and foes assess threats, master tricky terrain and fashion weapons from what is at hand. * PHYSICAL GAMEPLAY: Objects from trucks to desks obey laws of gravity, friction and buoyancy. * STUNNING GRAPHICS: Simply amazing special effects ignite incredibly-realistic environments. | labelimagesubject |
