Skeuomorphism
Witcher 1. One of my all time favorites!
Extremely underrated game, even after it received popular sequels. I’m shocked nobody talks about the original Witcher game. I played it way after it was released in around 2017 and found it refreshing, like a slightly more modern classic RPG with actual classic game design, plus a few quirks (combat stances and so on).
The enhanced edition looks perfectly fine. I think I’ve hit the stage in my life where I care more about graphics looking cohesive and how the art style serves the game’s vibe than I care about garish post-processing and needlessly complex models and textures.
TW1, visually, has a sort of dreamy fantastical blandness with bursts of really cool visual interest. Isn’t that enough? Doesn’t that serve the concept of a video game well?
I very much feel you brotha. One of the main things why me and my friends is that the Witcher 1 is one of few classics that have Czech dub. The catch is that it is a horrendously bad one for like 99% of the cast (I don’t know what were voice actors smoking during recording). Me and my friends always laugh for at least 80% of the dialog in the game. It’s absolutely amazing. Also same thing with Gothic 1 for english dub xD
gauntlets? we don’t need no stinkin gauntlets!
Kinda looks like the hand from Black & White, actually
both molyneux games
I can’t imagine how I forgot that. The lineage is so clear
what’s the point of a game if you can’t slap a servant?
Loooved Dungeon Keeper back in the day.
me too, which is why it had to be ruined by EA. if not them Ubisoft usually finds a way to do it.
I’m still salty about Westwood.
Don’t forget Maxis and Bullfrog. and also Visceral. and Origin. and…
Those were the days.
hearts of iron 4🔥🔥🔥
eu4
Slay the Princess comes to mind
Select a unit and they shout out “MY LORD!” or something.
Warhammer continues the tradition.
SPEARMEN
IKIIIIT CLAAAAW
One of the things no one thinks about: the name of the paladin order in Warcraft II was the Knights of the Silver Hand. They were literally worshiping the cursor.
Zug zug
More work?
Off I go then
Yes milord?
WE NEED MORE GOLD
Who wants to sing?
Knights and Merchants!!
Honorable mention: The MapleStory white glove cursor.
Carmageddon had a glove with the severed hand still in it. Just saying.
Reminds me, NESticle NES emulator had the same kind of thing.
I recognize a few of these from Ultima :D
MIDI composition of Stones intensifies
Any custom, non-boring-ass arrow-shaped cursor really.
Though gauntlet ones are pretty sweet.
Easier than completing Monkey Madness.
No pain, no gain.
I CANT WAIT FOR EU5 EU5 NOW NOW NOW NOW I WANT TO BE HYPER AUTISTIC ABOUT CREATING NEW REALMS I WANT TO MAKE A GREAT MOLDOVIAN STATE
I instantly recognized UO and am ashamed.
ooOOoooOooOo
No shame. Ultima Online is so great.
