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Add Anachronox, which was mediocre at best. Anachronox was a damn good game. It used non-traditional narrative techniques and did a fine job of utilizing the d
by gambler 15y ago
Add Anachronox, which was mediocre at best.
Anachronox was a damn good game. It used non-traditional narrative techniques and did a fine job of utilizing the diverse set of characters to help the storytelling. It had great writing and humor, as as well as an interesting universe with many diverse, interactive areas to explore. The locations were probably the best part. They were so dynamic. When you were on a space station there were places with displaced gravity to make you feel like you're really on a space station. When you went to a dock, you could see space ships coming and leaving. Even now there are very few games that go to that level of detail, especially on such large scale.
- Argorak 15y agoI knew this one was going to bite me :). I meant mediocre in a product-market-fit way. It definitely had its high-points (and not accidentally), but it also suffered from the fact that Ion Storm Dallas was already burning when it was released. The cult following definitely showed that a lot of things were right about the game. This was strictly a personal note, I didn't enjoy the game as much as I could have and still consider it a wasted opportunity for greatness.
- gambler 15y agoAh, that I can agree with. The graphics in particular was quite outdated, even by the standards of those times.