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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Final Fantasy VII	Eidos;Square Enix (Square;Square Enix)	1998	The game was re-released in 2012 with the following added: cloud saves, achievements, and an easy access cheat ("Character Booster"). And updated to run on modern Windows OS.*Supposedly, this is not a code port. None of the original source code was used by the outside team from Hawaii that brought this game to Windows. When FF7 for PlayStation was completed, the entire team was reassigned or fired and their unique hardware was sold or dismantled. The source code was unique to the development hardware. Without the specialized hardware, the source code was not compileble or even modifiable in any useful way. Square had neither the people nor the code to do a port. All the new team had was the data specific to the PSX (barely useful) and unuseable source code. Eventually the team discovered that what they had been given was not even from the final PSX version, it was roughly rendered temporary data and pre-alpha code that had never actual been successfully compiled. And to top it off, no one on this new team had every worked on a game before. All this is known because all of the debug information (including rants and raves by the team) were unintentionally left in the executable.*First PC conversion of a Final Fantasy game that finally brought the bizarre numbering system in line in both Japan and Europe/USA. PC RPGs were never the same again, the gigantic storyline and superb combat translated into the keyboard PC layout with surprising success.
Fallout 2	Interplay (Black Isle Studios)	1998	Improves everything in the first game, especially exploration. The only thing to blame is a kind of fixed ending in comparition with the first game, and an antagonist not so interesting as The Master. 9 de 10*In this postnuclear role-playing game, you are the Chosen One, the direct descendant of the Vault Dweller. The village elders have selected you to wear the sacred Vault-suit of your grandsire and, in time, to ascend to the leadership of your people. First you must prove your devotion to your people. Your tribe needs help. If you are truly the Chosen One, then you alone are capable of claiming the heritage of the Vault Dweller to take back your birthright. Your tribe has survived over 10 years of drought, but now their reserves are at an end. You must find Vault 13 and claim the technology that your tribe needs to survive. If you fail in this quest, your tribe will surely die. You must travel the perilous Wastes on a holy quest to find Vault 13--the same Vault that cruelly cast your grandsire out into the Wastes 80 years ago. The Vault owes you. The Vault owes your tribe. Now it is time to collect.2009-08-19 on Steam, by Interplay (lang: eng, fre, ger)[b]censored[/b] - at least UK and German releases had the children removed.*It's a CRPG set in a Post Apocalyptic world. You play the Chosen One, the direct descendant of the Vault Dweller from the original Fallout. The village elders have selected you to wear the sacred Vault-suit and, in time, to ascend to the leadership of your people. First you must prove your devotion to your people and journey out into the wastelands. Your tribe needs help...
Baldur's Gate	Interplay;Black Isle Studios (BioWare)	1998	This game can be played on HaikuOS using the GemRB replacement engine.**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 95 * 166 MHz Pentium CPU * 16 MB RAM * 2 MB VRAM * 320 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 200 MHz Pentium MMX CPU * 32 MB RAM * 4 MB VRAM * 570 MB HD space*Latest version: 1.1.4315 (as of ?)EAN-13: [code]3546430126868[/code] (Complete Compilation; 4 in 1 Boxset) - lang: eng, fre, ita, spa ... includes all games from the Bhaalspawn arc ... pre-patched to 1.1.4315[b]companion[/b] - the familiar, if the player chooses a mage class (no other mages are allowed to have familiars for some reason). [b]prophecy[/b] - in Candlekeep the chanters speak the prophecies of Alaundo. --- averted (not worth tagging) autoregen - characters with abnormally high constitution regenerate health automatically (and even then so slowly it hardly matters), most characters don't have it this high.An attempt to perfectly reproduce the AD&D ruleset in a significant area of the AD&D world. Up to 6 players can cooperate using TCP/IP, IPX, 1 player, 2 player, 3 player, 4 player, 5 player, or 6 player cooperative. serial or modem connections. The standard edition comes on no less than 5 CDs, The DVD edition contains the entire game on 1 DVD. [b]Tags[/b] Uses the AD&D ruleset. is set in Forgotten realms where Baldur's Gate is a location. This game begins the Baldur's Gate series. Players can create and name Human, Elf, Dwarf, Half-Elf, Halfling, and Gnome characters of either gender of the Fighter, Mage, Thief, Cleric, Ranger, Druid, or Paladin classes. Some classes can engage in sorcery according to the AD&D ruleset. Players can also dual-class or multi-class according the AD&D ruleset. In a 1-player game, the player controls an entire party, in multiplayer games, each player can control one or more characters (or none at all). Players must cooperate, there is no competitive options in the game. There are multiple ways for a character to summon underlings for temporary help. Characters must sleep or suffer the effects of fatigued. Characters can also become poisoned, confused,charmed, enfeebled, paralyzed, turned to stone, encumbered, impaired, or drunk if the character does avoid situations that lead to such effects. The detail of the fantasy world this game takes place in seems to qualify it as belonging to the high fantasy genre. Characters can use bows, crossbows, slings, knives, swords, axes, bludgeons, pole arms, whips, or fight unarmed (non-lethal). A vast number of items can be aquired from stashes in the world, on defeated foes, or purchased from shops or individuals. The AI of the player's characters can be programmed in a scriptable language. But this is highly optional as adequate AIs are provided or the player can pause constantly to direct everybody with point-n-click commands; then unpause for as long as those commands are helpfully being executed. (Documentation for Scripting can be found on the 1st CD. Users have created AIs that can be found online and loaded into an existing game). Many NPC can be joined to the party and left to retrieve later. Some will leave if they are unhappy with the main characters actions. Evil people prefer the main character to do evil, good characters prefer good. Some NPC have their on purposes for joining and will stay of leave depending on the changing conditions matching their goals or not. The experience system follows the AD&D ruleset. This includes XP awarded for defeating enemies and for completing quests (which are documented on-the-fly in an automated journal that also records some plot information). The XP required to level up are preset according the the AD&D ruleset. When leveling up (at the players initiation, once the require XP are collected), skill points are awarded that can be distributed to a subset of skills available to the character's class (not all AD&D skills are included in this game). Several small village/towns can be visited and Baldur's Gate is a massive 10+ levels (not counting interiors that include multistory buildings) of civilization that approaches the definition of a city. Several large keeps make up whole levels (again not counting interiors that include multistory buildings). Several tall towers can be explored. Many multilevel mines and dungeons can or must be explored. Developers comments can be read on some tombstones a cemetery. [spoiler=View spoiler;Close]Bauldur's Gate has a sewer system as a location.[/spoiler]. Books, scrolls, and documents in the game offer extraneous details about the Forgotten Realms and Bauldur's Gate area, plot background, plot information, and character advancement training (rare). This game is available in a 5 CD set (original), 3 CD set, or on a single DVD to save on disc swapping. The game can be configured to run from the various CD or have them installed to hard drive per CD. But, upon running the game will require CD 1 to be in the drive for copy egest. [spoiler=plot similarities;Close]The plot shares some similarities to events in the Book of The Watchers (from the Book of Enoch, an apocryphal Jewish writing). In Baldur's Gate, an unearthly being came to the earthly realm and copulated with mortal females. The children of these unions have unusual and advanced traits and eventual fight with and kill each other. In the book of the watchers, unearthly beings came to the earth and copulated with mortal females. The children of these unions are giants and eventually fight with and kill each other.[/spoiler] (needs descrition, hazardouspowers, inventory, limitedcapacity, randomencounters, titlementioned, containers, infinityengine, karma, ,magic , voiceovers, cdrom, basilisks, ,caninoids ,giantspiders ,goblins ,godlingprotagonist ,golems ,undead , wyverns, forest, sewers, camping, lockpicking, romance, sorcery) [Zerothis]**A great RPG where the AD&D world is perfectly reproduced. A huge world to explore and wonderful graphics are the main reasons to try it out.
Planescape: Torment	Interplay;CD Projekt (Black Isle Studios)	1999	This game can be played on HaikuOS using the GemRB replacement engine.*The game has been translated by fans to following languages: Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Spanish and Polish.[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows 95 or 98 * 200 MHz CPU * 32 MB RAM * 4 MB VRAM * 4X CD-ROM drive * 650 MB free HD space
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Interplay;Black Isle Studios (BioWare)	2000	This game can be played on Linux, Android, Mac, iOS, HaikuOS, BSD, and newer versions of Windows using the GemRB replacement engine.*Latest version: x.x.23037 (as of ?)EAN-13: [code]3546430126868[/code] (Complete Compilation; 4 in 1 Boxset) ... includes all games from the Bhaalspawn arcMixes some 3rd edition classes into the 2nd edition rule-set.*From official site: 'Every world has conflict. Good and evil. Friend and foe. Safety and danger. In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn?, you'll find yourself between these factions. This epic sequel will immerse you in a world of intrigue, adventure and fierce combat where your ability to discern the difference between these sides - with the assistance of steel and spell - determines your fate. In Baldur's Gate I, you defeated your evil half-brother Sarevok and prevented your father Bhaal, the dead Lord of Murder, from returning to the Forgotten Realms. Now, in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn?, the stakes have become much higher. Will you resist the evil within you, and forge a legend of heroic proportions? Or will you embrace your monstrous inner nature, and carve a swath of destruction across the Realms? Your story begins anew in the exotic southern kingdom of Amn, amidst the opulence of the sinister capital city of Athkatla. Journey through the fierce, unforgiving wilderness of Amn, and through the treacherous caverns of the Underdark, in your quest for artifacts of awesome power and treasure of inestimable wealth.. even challenge dragons, if you dare. Such is the life of a legend.'
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal	Interplay;Black Isle Studios (BioWare)	2001	BALDUR's GATE: THRONE OF BHAAL is the add-on pack to BALDUR's GATE: SHADOWS OF AMN. It expands and enriches the game play experience by adding several new locations, high-level spells and powerful new characters. Set in the Forgotten Realms world, this is the ultimate conclusion of the Baldur's Gate legend. This game takes you through an all-new storyline rich with intrigue and treachery as you unravel the mysteries of the Dungeon of Watcher's Keep and explore other new areas such as the City of Saradush, the Fortified Monastery of Amkethran, Sendai's Underdark Fortress and your own Abyssal Stronghold. Take part in the legend.*This game can be played on HaikuOS using the GemRB replacement engine.[b]data import[/b] - if no character is imported, the player must create a new character that starts with 25,000,000 xp (level 16-19 depending on class).Latest version: 2.5.26498 (as of ?)*EAN-13: [code]3546430126868[/code] (Complete Compilation; 4 in 1 Boxset) ... includes all games from the Bhaalspawn arc ... pre-patched to 2.5.26461
Anachronox	Eidos;Infogrames (ION Storm)	2001	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 95, 98 or ME * 266 MHz Pentium II CPU * 64 MB RAM * 12 MB VRAM * 500 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium III or Athlon CPU * 128 MB RAM * 16 MB VRAM * 1.1 GB HD space * "Sense of humor"*Latest version: 1.01 (as of 2001-07?) Unofficial: 1.02 build 45 (as of 2004-04?), build 46 adds german languageEAN-13: [code]5037999006244[/code] (Sold-Out; 2 CDs) ... SafeDisc copy protection causes read errors on CD#1 from sector 1353 till 10674, and on CD#2 from sector 1284 till 10599.*Join Sylvester "Sly" Boots and Stiletto as they trek across the galaxy and the three dimensions, looking for both a long-dead alien race with the secrets of advanced technology, and the mysterious forces bent on crushing our universe out of existence! Are they the same beings? Five other characters join them in their quest to uncover the mystery of the Mystech devices, the plot to destroy our existence, and the evil chaos behind it all. Features: Search through hundreds of locations and fight tons of contextual enemies in your quest to find the truth behind the impending galactic calamity! * Immerse yourself in the most detailed, interactive, thrilling epic ever made, as you talk to hundreds of creatures, make critical decisions, control vehicles and machinery, and play fun mini-games! * Features an exciting turn-based, real-time battle system -- where your interactions with the surroundings are just as important as how you use your weaponry! * Features an epic story line with endless surprises and a roller coaster of emotions! * Make your own weapons with the modular Elementor weapon system featuring over 250 MILLION possible combinations! * Includes a "KidInstall" feature allowing parents to remove mature content, so everyone can play! [Eidos]***RPG from Ion Storm designed by Tom Hall. This game is reportedly more inspired by console RPGs than traditional PC RPGs. It uses the Quake II engine, but from a third-person perspective.
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura	Sierra On-Line (Troika Games)	2001	System Requirements Windows 95/98/2000/ME Minimum Single Player System Requirements Pentium II 300, 64MB RAM 1.2 GB Free disk space 4X CD-ROM DirectX compatible 8MB video card Windows compatible sound card Minimum Multiplayer System Requirements 33.6 Kbps Modem Up to 8 Players TCP/IP Network (Requires low-latency internet connection with support for 32-bit applications) Optional 3D Acceleration Direct3D compatible video card with 8MB RAM*Imagine a place of wonder, where magic and technology hold equal sway, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. A place where great industrial cities house castle keeps and factories, home to Dwarves, Humans, Orcs and Elves alike. A place of ancient runes and steamworks, of magic and machines, of sorcery and science. [b]Welcome to the Land of Arcanum[/b] Arcanum is the first game to come from the development house Troika Games, LLC, started by former Fallout team members Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, and Jason Anderson. This team takes the depth of gameplay and world-building in role-playing games to entirely new levels of realism and excitement. Arcanum creates a compelling new world where magic and technology coexist in an uneasy balance. As Arcanum opens, the mechanical age has only recently arrived in this ancient land where Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and other races have learned to survive in the new sprawling industrialized cities. But this radical shift from magic to technology has created a potentially explosive situation. As the townspeople and other thinkers begin mass production of light bulbs, batteries, eyeglasses and guns, the Mages grow leery. This tightly wound setting is the starting point from which the character must set out on his quest. [b]Features[/b] - Classless, point-based attribute system allows for limitless creativity in guiding your character's development. - Complex stat system underlies every event taking place within Arcanum. - Customize your character, including 8 basic stats (Strength and Charisma), more than a dozen derived stats (Poison Resistance and Character Speed), 16 primary skills (Gambling and Healing), 80 spells within 16 colleges, and 56 technological degrees within 8 disciplines. - Automatic character management features let you delve into the quest at hand for action-oriented players. - Explore a huge game environment, with dozens of cities, dungeons, and towns to find. - Meet more than 300 unique characters and 280 different monster types across the land of Arcanum. - Multiple paths to victory abound in the scores of quests surrounding the main storyline. - Accurate day/night cycles affect the gameplay, from combat to thieving skills. - Take on a band of ogres in real-time, or plan your strategy through a turn-based system of combat - you choose. - Take the adventure online cooperatively or competitively over the Internet or LAN.* [100]* [12]*Latest version: 1.0.7.4 (as of 2001) Many bugs and other issues however remain even with it applied so the community has made several unofficial patches that try to fix them.
Project Eden	Eidos (Core Design)	2001
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide	Atari (BioWare)	2003	Latest version: 1.69 (as of ?)**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 98, ME, 2000 SP2 or XP * 450 MHz Pentium II or K6 CPU * 128 MB RAM * 32 MB VRAM * TNT2 GPU * 600 MB HD space * 8X CD-ROM drive * LAN or internet connection for multiplayer [b]Recommended:[/b] * 800 MHz Pentium III or Athlon CPU * 256 MB RAM * GeForce 2 or Radeon GPU
Knights of the Old Republic	LucasArts (Bioware)	2003	Con un combate de RPG por turnos y una vasta personalización, este juego brilla por una historia elaborada con unos personajes carismáticos. Además la opciones de desarrollo de tanto tu personaje como de sus compañeros, y la gran variedad de situaciones de combate, exploración y conversacionales lo convierten en una auténtica gema. Pena que tenga un final un tanto fijista. Sinceramente, el universo de la Antigua República supera en muchas cosas al clásico Imperio de las películas. 8 de 10**[b]Choose Your Path.[/b] It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, saviour of conqueror... you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy! A brand new Star Wars role-playing experience with unique characters, creatures, vehicles and planets. * Learn to use the Force with over 40 different powers and build your own lightsaber. * Adventure through some of the mose popular Star Wars locations, including Tatooine and the Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk. * Choose your party from nine customisable characters, including Twi'leks, droids and Wookiees. * Travel to eight enormous worlds in your own starship, the Ebon Hawk.*2009-09-05 on Steam, by LucasArts (lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa)*David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Luke Kristjanson, and Peter Thomas won the 4th annual (2004) Game developers Choice Awards - Best Writing. [Zerothis]
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark	Atari (BioWare)	2003	Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark is the second expansion for the revolutionary role-playing game Neverwinter Nights. BioWare has created a dark and dangerous world of adventure set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Your hands are callused from many years of weapon play, your mind is sharp from hundreds of books studied, your feet are nimble from slipping unseen and unheard past thousands of guards and your faith is unshakable in the gods you worship... but will it be enough for this final terror? Will you stand once more for those who cannot? You are the last hope for the Forgotten Realms, you must face the unstoppable, you must decide the fate of all. You are a hero... but are you a legend? Epic levels, new prestige classes, new creatures, spells, feats, weapons and new tilesets to explore... endless adventure!*Latest version: 1.69 (as of ?)[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP * 800 MHz Pentium III CPU * 128 MB RAM (256 MB for XP) * 32 MB VRAM * 1.5 GB HD space * 8X CD-ROM drive * LAN or internet connection for multiplayer [b]Recommended:[/b] * 1.3 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 256 MB RAM (512 MB for XP) * 64 MB VRAM***[b]missing images:[/b] package, title and in-game screens
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	LucasArts (Obsidian Entertainment)	2005	Five years after the events from the award winning Star Wars® Knights of the Old Republic™, the Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi to the edge of extinction and are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. With the Jedi Order in ruin, the Republic’s only hope is a lone Jedi struggling to reconnect with the Force. As this Jedi, you will be faced with the galaxy’s most dire decision: Follow the light side or succumb to the dark... Key Features: Follow up to the acclaimed and original Star Wars® Knights of the Old Republic™. Choose from three different classes of Jedi, each with access to specific Jedi abilities. Choose the light or the dark side of the Force as you progress through the story. The choices you make will affect your character, those in your party and those who may join you in your quest.***Empleando el sistema de la primera entrega, lo pule en todos los aspectos. Pero lo que especialmente le hace brillar es el elenco de personajes memorables, siendo Kreia y Mandalore dos de las mejores creaciones jamás habidas en el universo Star Wars. Y contando con el regreso de algunos de los mejores (como cierto robot con mucho cariño por lo orgánico) Si que peca de un final un tanto acelerado, pero con el mod de Restored Content (circula por la web en moddb.com) se arreglan esos pequeños errores. 9 de 10
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker	Atari (BioWare)	2005
Neverwinter Nights 2	Atari (Obsidian Entertainment)	2006	[b]Adventure packs:[/b] * Mysteries of Westgate (2008-01-25)*Dak'kon, companion of The Nameless One, from [game=Planescape: Torment]Planescape: Torment[/game] is mentioned as a Githzerai hero in the game.Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) is a computer role-playing game set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the popular campaign settings of Dungeons and Dragons. It takes the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war, chronicling their rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero of the Realms, defending it against one of the greatest threats of the age. Build a character that suits your style of play - good or evil, chaotic or lawful, with any number of skills, feats and professions available at the click of a button. Whether lobbing fireballs and researching forgotten spells as a powerful Wizard, hacking a trail through legions of orcs as a Fighter armed only with a battle axe and your courage, or taking on the role of a Rogue that can slip into the shadows at a moment's notice, the choice is yours. Choose your alignment, your allies, your companions, and how you want your character to develop... design the character you want, role-play the way you want, and carry the battle to the enemy. The design aspects of Neverwinter Nights 2 don't stop there, however. Past the campaign included with the game itself, Neverwinter Nights 2 also gives you all the tools you need to build your own modules, campaigns, and adventures for your friends - move buildings, terrain, script encounters, write dialogues, create quests and items - everything you need to create an epic adventure of your own is included in the toolset for you and any other worldbuilder to use. So if you are interested in adventure - or building adventures of your own - look no further. Neverwinter Nights 2 is on the horizon, and adventure awaits. [Atari]*Neverwinter Nights 2 is the sequel to one of the best-selling and genre-defining role-playing games ever, set in the popular Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe created by Wizards of the Coast. Bards sing tales of heroes from ages past, but never have the Forgotten Realms so desperately needed a champion. Years have passed since the war between Luskan and Neverwinter, almost enough time for the wounds of war to heal. But the brief peace the Realms have known may be at an end. Tension growing between the mighty city-states means the Sword Coast again teeters on the edge of open war. Unnoticed, a greater danger stalks the City of Skilled Hands. Unbeknownst to the denizens of the North, deep in the Mere of Dead Men, dark forces from across the Realms have been rallied under the banner of a legendary evil. If left unchallenged, all of the North is doomed to fall under its power. Even in this darkest hour, hope remains. A mysterious relic is borne to Neverwinter in the hands of a lone hero so that its secrets may be unlocked--secrets that carry the fate of all the North. So begins an epic tale of shattered alliances, noble acts, and dark deeds to be told across the Realms for generations to come. Features: Use the completely rewritten, powerful Obsidian Neverwinter Nights 2 toolset to create your own adventures, share them with friends, or run them through your adventure directly as the Dungeon Master * Play online with other gamers and enjoy limitless adventure * Explore the Forgotten Realms in greater graphical splendor than ever before with a completely new, cutting-edge graphics system and an overland map * Employ new spells, feats, and advanced prestige classes, based on the exciting Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Edition rules * Engage new subraces including Tiefling and Aasimar * Recruit up to three companions to assist in your adventures; improved party control allows for more dynamic tactical decisions in combat and more personal interaction * The player's stronghold is introduced; gamers start from less than nothing, recruit people along their journey to live in his home, and pledge themselves to his cause; gamers can build powerful strongholds and affect the outcome of their game * Rediscover familiar locations and meet old friends from the Neverwinter Nights series [?]*Russian release used StarForce v4 copy-protection, all the others used SecuROM v7.*Product Description from [[link:http://www.amazon.com Amazon.com]]: Neverwinter Nights 2 returns you to the Forgotten Realms, one of the popular campaign settings of Dungeons and Dragons. Emerge from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war, chronicling your rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero of the Realms. The story takes place several years after the original Neverwinter Nights, and reintroduces popular characters and NPCs in a new storyline with new challenges. [cjlee001]
Jade Empire	2K Games (BioWare;LTI Gray Matter)	2007	[b]combat styles[/b] - fights will be quite drawn out if you don't swap between two or more styles somewhat frequently. [b]group-subset[/b] - only one of your many followers can actively follow you around, the rest remain at the camps or whatever. [b]moral choices[/b] - the ways of open palm and close fist. [spoiler=Spoiler tags;Hide][b]anticipatory sightings[/b] - specifically the often repeated dialog about some quirk many see in your style about a hole in your defence that isn't there.[/spoiler]*2007-02-27 on Steam, by 2K Games (lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa)*Minimum requirements: * Windows XP * Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or Athlon XP 1800+ * 512 MB RAM * 8 GB free HD space * GeForce 6200 or Radeon 9500**The Rich Tapestry of Jade Empire Will Soon Be Yours to Explore Step into the role of an aspiring martial arts master and follow the path of the Open Palm or Closed Fist. In this multi-award-winning action-RPG, your choices and actions will determine the fate of an empire. Will you prevent the destruction of this beautiful land or crush it beneath your heel? Are you a warrior who uses strength and fighting mastery to bring peace, or will your power bring pain and ruin? The choice is yours. The Original Masterpiece An incredible, engaging story that makes you the noble hero...or the treacherous villain! * A wealth of fascinating characters to interact with * Beautiful, mysterious lands to explore, discover, and save... or conquer * A rich blend of roleplaying and exciting real-time combat Enhanced for the PC * Customizable, intuitive controls including support for game-pads and keyboard/mouse * Increased graphics resolutions and new visual effects * New monsters and enemies * New fighting styles * Improved combat AI and difficulty levels * New world map interface [Bioware]***This is a light RPG based around Chinese lore with heavy emphasis in combat. You can learn different martial arts, weapon and magic styles to take down your foes. There are plenty of interesting characters to meet and a variety of combat styles. [[link:http://jade.bioware.com/specialedition/ http://jade.bioware.com/specialedition/]] [cjlee001]
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer	Atari (Obsidian)	2007	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000, XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * Radeon 9800 or GeForce 6600 GPU * 6.5 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * Radeon X800 or GeForce 6800 GPU
Mass Effect	Microsoft Game Studios (BioWare;Demiurge Studios)	2008	Mass Effect is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the known universe using technology left behind by advanced precursor civilizations.* [100]* [12]**Latest version: 1.02 (as of ?) Version history: 1.01 (?)*Not as great as I expected, and the driving around in Mako is horrible most of the time as well as the final bit of the ending just makes me feel sickly. My recommendation is, if you want to enjoy this game, stick to the main story and avoid any side exploration/quests completely, and try to bear the last bit of the ending (the parts where humans talk). Replayability comes mostly from dialogs as otherwise the game gets quite dull, and unfortunately you need those dialogs to progress your renegade/paragon ranks to open the more interesting dialog choices since these are separate from your regular leveling and skills.[b]Free expansions:[/b] [url=http://masseffect.bioware.com/galacticcodex/bringdownthesky.html]Bring Down the Sky[/url] [b]Non-free expansions:[/b] * Pinnacle Station (2009-10)*Comes on 2 DVDs but I have no idea what the second DVD is supposed to be for (backup?).[b]technomagic[/b] — the "biotics" used in the game do not really fit into any of the groups we have neatly, technomagic and psionics being the closest, but since the ME universe also has psychics, technomagic is all that there's left. [b]multiple endings[/b] — more like ending with variations; the core of it stays the same. [spoiler=Ending spoiler;Close spoiler]However, a notable difference is that if the alien council survived or not, depending on if you chose to save them. If you didn't, humanity will take charge, otherwise humanity is invited to take place as the fourth council race. Other, "more important", details stay the same regardless.[/spoiler] [b]special agent protagonist[/b] — player is appointed a job similar to this somewhat early in the game, so this isn't true from the start. [b]nationalism[/b] — the protagonist and his higher ups are constantly trying to drive the cause of the Human Alliance, it's importance and how you're part of it is constantly hammered at you and occasionally you get to do the same for others. [b]unlikely sentients[/b] — Rachni, Geth to some degree (in mythos puts them on par with rogue A.I.), the plant creature, and some others [b]dialog-keywords[/b] / [b]dialog-stance[/b] — some are full sentences but not actually what is said, generally these are only choices on what to discuss and [i]how[/i] to respond (aggressively or calm negotiator style)*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Intel or 2.0 GHz AMD CPU * 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista) * GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 * GeForce 6800 or ATI X1300 XT * 12 GB free HD space * 1X DVD-ROM drive [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.6+ GHz Intel or 2.4+ GHz AMD CPU * 2 GB RAM * ATI X1800 XL or GeForce 7900 GTX or better***US 2008-05-27 EU 2008-06-05
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir	Atari (Obsidian Entertainment)	2008	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * Radeon X700 or GeForce 6800 GPU * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.6 GHz Pentium D 805 or Athlon X2 3800+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM * Radeon X1950 or GeForce 8800 GPU
Dragon Age: Origins	EA International (BioWare)	2009	Un mundo muy detallado y con grandes diferencias según el personaje que escojas, se presenta como un RPG de grupo muy entretenido y variado. 7 de 10*Initial impression was quite good. Just didn't last past going outside the initial Grey Warden camp, the forest (The Wilds) outside just seemed so rudimentary compared to anything prior. Advancing through the game seems to be only fun if you're interested in learning about the world (the lore) as it offers very little besides that.[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo or 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 GT or Radeon X850 GPU * 16 GB HD space*Latest version: 1.02 (as of 2009-12-07)As the spiritual successor to BioWare's "Baldur's Gate", one of the most successful role-playing games in the industry, Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare's return to its roots, delivering a fusion of the best elements of existing fantasy works with stunning visuals, emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. The spirit of classic RPGs comes of age, as Dragon Age: Origins features a dark and mature story and gameplay. Epic Party-Based Combat – Dragon Age: Origins introduces an innovative, scalable combat system, as players face large-scale battles and use their party’s special abilities to destroy hordes of enemies and massive creatures. Powerful Magic – Raining down awesome destruction on enemies is even more compelling as players apply "spell combos," a way of combining together different spells to create emergent unique effects. Players develop their characters and gain powerful special abilities (spells, talents and skills) and discover ever-increasing weapons of destruction. With its emotionally compelling story, players choose with whom they wish to forge alliances or crush under their mighty fist, redefining the world with the choices they make and how they wield their power. Players select and play a unique prelude that provides the lens through which the player sees the world and how the world sees the player. The player's choice of Origin determines who they are and where they begin the adventure, as they play through a customized story opening that profoundly impacts the course of every adventure.US 2009-11-03 on Steam, by Electronic Arts? (lang: eng, ...?) EU 2009-11-05 on Steam, by Electronic Arts (lang: eng, spa, ita, cze, hun, fre, ger, pol, rus) ?? 2009-11-06 on Steam, by Electronic Arts? (lang: ??)*Working title: [i]Dragon Age[/i] Spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate.
Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts (BioWare;EA Montreal)	2010	Recruit. Explore. Control. Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organization devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced. To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy’s most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong. Just like in the previous game, what you say to the other characters matters a great deal. Fortunately, the conversation system has been improved. The camera now pans around characters as they talk to one another to evoke a dramatic, cinematic feel. Also, Shepard can interrupt the conversation when given the appropriate prompt, taking situations into new directions that could help or hinder the mission. Shepard is more customizable than ever, letting you create your ideal lead character — gender, facial features, class, and of course, attitude. Once you embark on missions, you’ll be treated to an improved battle system that lets you target weak points and blast off your enemy’s limbs with a variety of weapons. Set out to lead your team to victory... or die at the hands of The Collectors. Either path is possible in BioWare’s smash hit, Mass Effect 2. Which destiny will you choose?* [100]* [12]*Mejora lo visto en el anterior juego, añade el elemento de la munición y simplifica la exploración de planetas. Nunca "Shepard" dijo tanto 7 de 10Besides removing pretty much everything that was bad about ME1, ME2 has some other improvements besides that. Though I did miss driving with the Mako on the planet with the Thorian, I'm still glad planetary surveys had been simplified to manual scanner sweeps over the old drive around with the Mako till you find something of interest. The game's RPG elements have been simplified, as most weapon skills no longer exist, and the ones that exist are temporary boosts or similar. Biotics were largely unchanged, though some new powers were added. A unique(?) feature was introduced with every single skill branching on the last (fourth) level into two alternatives that give various benefits. Otherwise the game remains largely the same, though there's almost none of the tedious running "quests" ME1 had on the Citadel. The locations you visit are much smaller, but generally speaking more unique. You won't feel like you're visiting the same place for the thousandth time unless you really are. That comes obviously with the cost that there's less optional things to do besides scanning planets for minerals, though I didn't bother to scan any more than was necessary (which probably left well over two thirds of the systems unexplored). To summarize: ME2 is better in almost all aspects I could care about in ME1's sequel, was somewhat amazed at this achievement myself.*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP, Vista or 7 * 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 or Radeon X1600 Pro GPU [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900 XT GPU
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening	Electronic Arts (BioWare)	2010
Dragon Age II	Electronic Arts (BioWare)	2011	Experience the epic sequel to the 2009 Game of the Year from the critically acclaimed makers of Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2. You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now. Key features: * Embark upon an all-new adventure that takes place across an entire decade and shapes itself around every decision you make. * Determine your rise to power from a destitute refugee to the revered champion of the land. * Think like a general and fight like a Spartan with dynamic new combat mechanics that put you right in the heart of battle whether you are a mage, rogue, or warrior. * Go deeper into the world of Dragon Age with an entirely new cinematic experience that grabs hold of you from the beginning and never lets go. * Discover a whole realm rendered in stunning detail with updated graphics and a new visual style.
Trapped Dead	Headup Games;Iceberg Interactive (Crenetic Studios)	2011	[Original Spanish] Un juego de acción cenital con un control poco acertado y una permisa simple de matar zombies. Bastante aburrido, de juego tiene poco, y es anodino en todo menos en las referencias al género de las películas zombie. 2 de 10 [English] An overhead action game with some precise control and a simple postulate to kill zombies. This pretty boring game is little bland and nothing but references to the zombie movie genre. 2 out of 10
Loren the Amazon Princess	Winterwolves	2012
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog (Black Isle Studios;Beamdog)	2013	Includes both base game and Tales of the Sword Coast expansion along with extra content such as the Black Pits arena mode, various fixes and updates to make the game more modern. The engine is closer to BG2's along with various changes that were made in BG2 and weren't in the original BG1, including class choices that weren't available in the original BG1. BG1EE also includes new possible party members.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog	2013	Includes both Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal while also adding Black Pits II and variety of updates, fixes and added content.
Epic Battle Fantasy 4	Matt Roszak	2014
Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus	SuckerFree Games	2014
Orion Trail	Schell Games	2015
Bullet Heaven 2	Matt Roszak	2015
Disgaea PC	NIS America (Nippon Ichi Software)	2016
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear	Beamdog	2016
Tales of Berseria	Namco Bandai Games (Bandai Namco Studios)	2017
Operencia: The Stolen Sun	Zen Studios	2018

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