Good Old Games - Atari's Classic PC Games Added

Dez said:

As for how it plays, the game is basicly an action-adventure spiced with rpg mechanics like questing, puzzles and exploring open gameworld. Weapons can be upgraded and you have various cool gadgets to use your advantage.

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It's Gothic lite

And it's awesome for an action game, the only flaw I can think of is the lack of memorable side characters (both the lady friend and the villain should have more depth).

DArtagnan said:

it was a mostly mindless action adventure

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I can understand it was boring to you, but it's not mindless at all. There's a lot of talking, quite a few puzzles, the combat is pretty tactical (bunch of gadgets, which you probably have to use on higher difficulty levels, are featured)…

Malk said:

I can understand it was boring to you, but it's not mindless at all. There's a lot of talking, quite a few puzzles, the combat is pretty tactical (bunch of gadgets, which you probably have to use on higher difficulty levels, are featured)…

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Well, it's been too long since I played it.

But my reaction was pretty negative back in the day, and I clearly recall being bored - even if I wanted to like it a lot. I don't recall the details, but I know my tastes and I'm sure it had something for others since it was so popular.

It's probably because I'm not fond of "going back" once a certain level of complexity or richness is reached. I seem to recall thinking it wasn't very interesting in terms of gameplay, but mostly functioned as an action/adventure with an emphasis on NPC interaction. Something I tend to find rather dull. I also remember being extremely underwhelmed by the exploration aspect, which is another aspect I value extremely highly. As I recall, the world was pretty but mostly empty of surprises.

It just wasn't anything that excited me…

Uhm. Do the ATARI really have any "must play" exclusives?

JemyM said:

Uhm. Do the ATARI really have any "must play" exclusives?

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Sure. There's .... you know.... that game ........ Eh......

pibbur said:

Sure. There's …. you know…. that game …….. Eh……

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Okay, that's actually by Activision, but I always think of Atari when I think of this game.

As for Outcast, I thought it was great. Certainly unique and immersive — I still remember the sound of steps through snow, the water, the sun, the distant hills. The voxel technique did make everything seem more real, in a way the world had a lot more "substance" than even today's games with all their polygons and flat textures and bump-mapping.

If they will make an agreement with WotC and start to sell D&D games, I'm going to buy every single one of them to support gog.

JDR13 said:

Great game, but what's the connection with Atari?

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Infogrames has bought Atari and change the corporate name to Atari.