I was searching through a second hand store a few days ago and managed to find some old PC games. Having been deprived as a child in terms of gaming, I leapt at the chance of paying less than a dollar for an old classic rpg experience...and what an experience.
The first thing I did was install it to laptop so that I could play it wherever, whenever I wanted. The second thing I did was to check out any FAQs or walkthroughs...and I realised how solo I was going to have to play this game. I tried roping friends in, but somehow, Crysis was more exciting to them. And so i began.
Starting out, you really feel as though this game is as true a sandbox game you could find. The choices are limited enough to really get the message across that you are trapped in a prison colony, yet diverse enough to make you really think about what path you are going to take. One of the first npcs I spoke to - i forget his name - wouldn't stop following me...a glitch I thought, but soon realised it was purposeful and I killed him - possibly the only time I have ever really thought about the act of virtual murder.
A defining feature for me was definitely the helplessness you feel at the outset - after a few attempts at killing a Scavenger (aka featherless ostrich) I realised how badly I needed some experience. The game continued to challenge me on occasions, and prior to the teleportation spells, the size of the Khorinas mines is staggeringly apparent. I would highly recommend that, should this game pop up at some point in any slightly-more-than-casual gamer's life it becomes part of your "Games I have played through to the end" collection.
The first thing I did was install it to laptop so that I could play it wherever, whenever I wanted. The second thing I did was to check out any FAQs or walkthroughs...and I realised how solo I was going to have to play this game. I tried roping friends in, but somehow, Crysis was more exciting to them. And so i began.
Starting out, you really feel as though this game is as true a sandbox game you could find. The choices are limited enough to really get the message across that you are trapped in a prison colony, yet diverse enough to make you really think about what path you are going to take. One of the first npcs I spoke to - i forget his name - wouldn't stop following me...a glitch I thought, but soon realised it was purposeful and I killed him - possibly the only time I have ever really thought about the act of virtual murder.
A defining feature for me was definitely the helplessness you feel at the outset - after a few attempts at killing a Scavenger (aka featherless ostrich) I realised how badly I needed some experience. The game continued to challenge me on occasions, and prior to the teleportation spells, the size of the Khorinas mines is staggeringly apparent. I would highly recommend that, should this game pop up at some point in any slightly-more-than-casual gamer's life it becomes part of your "Games I have played through to the end" collection.