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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Lands of Lore III	Electronic Arts (Westwood Studios)	1999	Practically unplayable on Windows XP and newer, crashes with segfault on lol3.dat whenever a video is about to play. This can be avoided by hitting esc key to skip it, but this requires reflexes and obviously depraves you of whatever bits of the story is revealed in them. Some have managed to run the game by removing certain background applications, but there seems to be no agreement what those are.*Latest version: 1.07a (as of 1999-05?)Comes on 4 CDs.[b][size=130]Easy To Play. Hard To Resist.[/size][/b] Armed with only your sword and spellbook, you must break free of your past to forever close dimensional rifts born from ancient magic. Fear not. Four guilds, the mystic Dawn, and a magical familiar companion will aid you in this perilous task. Be brave or all shall be lost for eternity... even your very soul. [b]Knowledge At Your Fingertips[/b] Your in-game journal is a manual that builds itself, giving you all the information you need as soon a you need it. Never be lost. Never be confused. [b]Easy-to-Use Interface[/b] An intuitive inventory system puts a vast array of weapons, items and spells at your fingertips. [b]Breathtaking 3D Enhancements[/b] Enter the grandeur of the most richly detailed Lands of Lore world ever as incredible lighting effects, realistic shadows and detailed texture maps intensify your every encounter. [b]Fascinating And Diverse Worlds[/b] Interact with intriguing characters as you trek through six distinct worlds, ranging from vast, frozen wastelands to underworld labyrinths. [b]Spectacular Spells and Magic[/b] Conjure dozens of spells including the Detonation Sphere, Banish, Hologram, Blade Turret, Cataclysm and many more. [b]Interactive Character Development[/b] Join up to four guilds—Warriors, Mages, Clerics, or Thieves—to customise your character and strengthen your skills. [b]Weapons And Magic Items Galore[/b] Choose from over 60 weapons to defend yourself and over 100 magic items to gain special abilities and ensure your survival. [Box blurb][b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 95 or 98 * Pentium 166 MHz * 32 MB RAM * 450 MB free HD space * 4X CD-ROM drive [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium II 233 MHz * 64 MB RAM * 12 MB VRAM (Voodoo II or other AGP 2x 3D GPU) * 1 GB free HD space * 32X CD-ROM drive
BloodRayne	Majesco (Terminal Reality)	2003	Censored having the Third Reich symbolism removed.
BloodRayne 2	Majesco (Terminal Reality)	2005
Dark Messiah	Ubisoft (Arkane Studios;Floodgate Entertainment;Kuju Entertainment)	2006	Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill. * Cutting-edge technology: Experience an enhanced version of the famous Source™ Engine created by Valve. Discover the fresh perspective of a view with complete body awareness, realistic movements, physics rendering, and a complete first-person melee combat system in a fantasy setting. * Never-ending action: Challenge the forces of evil in 12 huge levels and learn to master over 30 weapons and an arsenal of devastating spells. * Evolve your character: Extend your gameplay experience without being limited to a single discipline. Learn powerful new spells and attacks using Dark Messiah's unique Skill Evolution System as you progress through the game. * Revolutionary multiplayer mode: Get ready to battle with up to 32 players in the revolutionary Crusade mode, which will enable players to gain experience and new skills across dynamic online campaigns. Enlist with the humans or the undead and choose among five complementary character classes.*EAN-13: [code]3 307210 212511[/code] (Ubisoft / UK)[spoiler=Show spoiler tag info;Hide][b]shapeshifting[/b] - this ability is gained late in the game. [b]hybrid protagonist[/b] - the son of the demon sovereign and some human.[/spoiler]*The German release of the game received some censorship. Namely the following things were changed: Severing limbs or heads from mobs was disabled * Mutilating corpses was disabled * Mobs can't be impaled * Burning mobs die right-out*Multiplayer for this game requires Steam, unlike singleplayer.[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows XP * 2.2 GHz CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 7 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3 GHz CPU * 1GB RAM
Painkiller: Overdose	DreamCatcher Interactive;JoWood Productions (Mindware Studios)	2007	[b]unique/angelic/demonic/hybrid protagonist[/b] - a cross-breed of the two, so he's quite special. [b]odd appliances[/b] - the starting weapon is a demon's head, the second weapon gained is a shattered cube.*Overdose's events start sometime after the end of [game=#154094]Painkiller[/game] as a result of Lucifer's death (at Daniel's hands) when Belial is freed, having been trapped by Lucifer's essence.2007-10-30 on Steam, by Dreamcatcher Interactive (lang: eng)*Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer levels of mayhem, Painkiller: Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end bosses that will blow your mind! Game Features: Prequel to the eventual Sequel bridges the storyline and ties up wandering ends. * Overdose introduces a new character and storyline that examines the repercussions of Daniel defeating Lucifer in the original Painkiller! * 16 NEW levels of fast-paced pain-killing action! * 6 New demonic weapons grant the powers of a demi-god to souls awaiting damnation everywhere! * Crafted and designed completely by Mindware Studios; long-time advocates and fans of the game. * A reshuffled Tarot deck infuses Belial with new powers and devastating combinations. * An innovative direction in the Painkiller universe! * Over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell * New End Bosses of colossal statures standing guard over Hell's crumbling domain and the entrances to the other realms! * A revitalized commitment to multiplayer introduces a series of stats tracking features and game server options intended to revamp the multiplayer experience. * Multiplayer compatibility with original Painkiller multiplayer maps and game modes! [Mindware]*US 2007-10-23 by DreamCatcher EU 2007-11-15 by Jowood INT 2007-10-30 on Steam, by JoWooD Entertainment, DreamCatcher (lang: eng, ger)*Minimum requirements: * Windows 2000, XP or Vista * 1.5 GHz Pentium III or Athlon CPU * 512 MB RAM * 2.5 GB free HD space * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce FX 5600 or Radeon 9600***Apparently this was originally a community driven mod for [game=Painkiller]Painkiller[/game].
Run, Jesus Run!	Molleindustria	2010
DmC Devil May Cry	Capcom (Ninja Theory)	2013	The story is set several years after Devil May Cry 4. Legendary DMC action returns, made all the more stylish by the power modern gaming has to offer. Behold stunning visuals built upon the technology that brought you Resident Evil 7 biohazard. High framerate graphics and flexible design give our creators what they need to offer fans the latest and greatest DMC experience.* [100]* [12]***[media=youtube]fkrQ9LKl_vk[/media]
Brütal Legend	Double Fine Productions	2013	Un hack and slash mas brrrutal que los frosties, con un humor soberbio propio de Double Fine y con pequeños toques de estrategia y de juego de conducción. Brütalmente imprescindible, el menú principal es legendario. 8 de 10
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm	Blizzard Entertainment	2013	Requires Wings of Liberty to function in US and EU versions at least, Chinese version is possibly standalone.
Divinity: Dragon Commander	Larian Studios	2013	Supposedly inspired by old [company=Cinemaware]Cinemaware[/company] games. Some of the games mentioned (unknown actual value to the final game) were Rocket Ranger, Axis & Allies, King of Chicago, Defender of the Crown, StarCraft, and Command & Conquer. And there was stated inspiration from their own RPGs.***[media=youtube]_9lbrq3BLQU[/media]
BloodRayne: Betrayal	Midnight City (WayForward Technologies;Abstraction Games)	2014
Edge of Twilight - Return to Glory	FUZZYEYES	2016	Fuzzyeyes closed in 2009, game was not published. Possibly at least partially because of the lawsuit(s). The game re-appeared in 2016-08. IIRC ran into legal troubles with Edge magazine over the title of the game back before it was originally cancelled in 2009.
Hedon	Zan	2019

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