showing 4 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Eidos Interactive;Square Enix (Crystal Dynamics) | 1999 | Latest version: 1.2 (as of 1999-11-04?) There's also an unofficial XP compatibility patch.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 95 or 98 * Pentium 200 MHz CPU (with 3D accelerator) * Pentium 266 MHz MMX CPU (without 3D accelerator) * 16 MB RAM * 4 MB VRAM * 320 MB free HD space * DX-compatible soundcard * 4X CD-ROM drive * keyboard * mouse [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium 266 MHz CPU * 3D accelerator * 32 MB RAM * 8X CD-ROM drive * gamepad or joystick AMD's 3DNow! is advertized on the back cover, so obviously this game can benefit from it.***You're Raziel, one of Kain's Vampire Generals.. or rather, you were. Kain betrayed you, when you showed him that you had evolved beyond him. So he granted you death, by ripping out your new wings and throwing you down in to the Abyss. Dead, at least that's what you thought, you re-awaken in the Underworld, right under the nose the Elder. Confused, weak, and no longer a vampire, you set out to settle some matters with your former master, Kain. More in-depth description: [spoiler]... Although you were no longer a vampire, you still suffered some of their natural weaknesses, such that of water burning you like acid or sun scorching your skin like fire. However, you rid most of these weaknesses from yourself over time as you devour the souls of your slain enemies. You're young in your new form, though, and can't hold your physical form forever in the material realm, constantly draining your strength, the longer you stay there unsated. So at any time you're weakened too much, you're transported back into the spirit realm where you can sate your hunger with the lost souls. Your ability to transport yourself back and forth between material and spiritual realms is fundamental to your success, and adds an interesting depth to some puzzles and fights. However, you're practically immortal, even if you were to die, as if you could, you're transported back to the underworld, below throbbing tendrils and the everwatchful gaze of the Elder.[/spoiler] | labelimagesubject |
| Blood Omen 2 | Eidos Interactive (Crystal Dynamics) | 2002 | A bit different foray in the game series compared to the others. Blood Omen 2 is tells a small part of Kain's history and storywise is set quite far apart from the rest of the series. This was the most disappointing part of the series, even though the game itself was enjoyable enough, it diverged too much from the main plot of the series. You play the role of Kain, recently recuperated from wounds done to you two hundred years ago by a Sarafan Lord, though you remember little of it. So you set out, weak as you are, to get back into conquering the world. But the aim here is only to get your sword - the Soul Reaver - back and get your sweet revenge on the Sarafan Lord on the way. This all happens roughly four hundred years after the events of [game=#11237]Blood Omen[/game], and unspecified number of years before the events of [game=#162000]Soul Reaver[/game]. [spoiler]According to Wikipedia, the events of Blood Omen 2 took place _because_ of the events in Soul Reaver 2. The time-twisting and paradoxal time-altering done there was apparently the cause of this.[/spoiler] | labelimageminimize |
| Heroes of Might and Magic V | Ubisoft (Nival Interactive) | 2006 | Latest version: 1.6 (as of ?)***[b]Campaigns:[/b] * The Queen * The Cultist * The Necromancer * The Warlock * The Ranger * The Mage***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 or XP * 1.5 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 4 Ti 4200 or Radeon 8500 GPU * 32X CD-ROM drive [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce FX 6600 or Radeon X800 GPU * Dolby Surround 5.1***The Heroes franchise enters a new era. Dive into the new groundbreaking Might and Magic universe for the most complete strategy gaming experience ever created. * Cutting edge technology: For the first time, experience the world of Might & Magic in a full breathtaking 3D animated world supported by a consistent and modern graphic style. * Deep scalable turned-based battle system for challenging and tactical combats: find out the combat system that made the success of the Heroes series or experience the brand new Dynamic Battle System. Choose from over 200 skills, 170 creatures' abilities and 40 spells to build up your heroes and their armies. * New darker heroic fantasy universe: discover a completely revamped and more mature universe that features 6 unique factions and over 80 different creatures. Live the adventure like never before through a grasping storyline that features special objectives, numerous side quests and plot twists. * Complete strategy experience: during 6 campaigns and over 30 missions, experience the finest blend of adventure, strategy, tactics, management and role play ever brewed, through a user friendly yet deep turn based system that favours tactical thinking over button mashing. * Competitive and addictive intense multiplayer parts: The wait is over. Discover for the first time new options that will allow you to play simultaneously or even when it is not your turn! * Heroes of Might and Magic V also introduce the new exclusive Duel mode: challenge your opponent in fierce battles where only the slyest shall prevail. * Experience everlasting adventure thanks to the map editor provided. [Nival] | labelimagesubject |
| Prototype | Activision (Radical Entertainment) | 2009 | Anyone experiencing crashes that can't be traced down to anything real should try playing the game by limiting it to 1 CPU core, on systems with 4 or more cores some may have luck with limiting it to less than half of the cores.your. ... Personally this occurred as spurious crashes (in nvd3dum.dll which supposedly indicates bad GPU driver) until it finally became rather consistent when trying to protect the bloodtox tank. The game is also one of the few games truly incompatible with 64 bit version of XP, so you're out of luck there (compatibility mode nor anything else will help you).***[spoiler=Show spoilers;Hide][b]Autopsy on fully clothed Alex[/b] : A Web of Intrigue video mentions that everything on Alex is actually part of his biomass, this also explains how he mimics people and their clothes repeatedly and discards them for his own form, and repeats this as often as he wants to. It also conveniently removes a nude scene and the source of his clothing during his escape. [b]People running around on the streets while the infection spreads (not escaping)[/b] : the island is in quarantine, though the seemingly oblivious behaviour of the pedestrians few blocks away is not explained by this, nor why they don't hide indoors. [b]Infection detectors not triggering for the soldiers themselves[/b] : presumably adjusted to ignore minor cases of infection, though apparently not mentioned anywhere. In truth, it's likely an oversight from the developers.[/spoiler]***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 4000+ CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * 8 GB HD space Requires at least 800x600 resolution for the menu graphics to not be damnably blurry (though they're readable on lower).***US 2009-06-10 on DVD and Steam (lang: eng, fre, spa, ita) INT 2009-06-13 on Steam***Actual title seems to be [code][PROTOTYPE][/code], in all caps and with the square brackets. UVL can't currently handle square brackets, so this is all we have now. | labelimageminimize |
