Hinterland

Хорошая игра из детства, в 2025 всё ещё держится неплохо

jank asf 2008 thing but actually pretty good if youre high?

Just another case where achievements ruins the value of a game. This game held a special memory for me where I used to borrow CD-ROMs from the public library before the era of digital advancement. Back then I can take my time to study, explore, immerse in the world. Dying in Hinterland is just another "oh well" moment but now I felt the need to rush the game for whatever limited experience it offers. Hinterland is a good game for its time but like every other game back then, it suffers from so many flaws. Collision is bad, you will find yourself getting stuck on obstacles often which leads to enemies catching on. The mouse targeting is horrible as thinking you clicked on what should be the entire hitbox of the enemy would just come up as nothing and you have to realign your mouse. The camera is too narrow to safely gauge your distance or plan your next move. The HUD covers a lot of the terrain, enemies disappearing behind it and making them untargetable. Combat is too fast for knowing when you should heal that leads to unnecessary spamming. 100% is possible but be prepared to keep retrying for every small mistake you overlook.

5/10 Старенькая игрулина из детства, где вы носитесь по округе, вырезая монстров и отстраивая свою деревню, чтобы еще эффективнее вырезать монстров. Карта генерируется рандомно, на ней отмечены лагеря врагов по сложности. Примитивная боевка, страшная графика, простецкий крафт, не особо большое разнообразие врагов и шмоток. Поиграл чисто из ностальгии, в целом вряд ли можно ее рекомендовать - состарилась плохо.

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Pretty unique gameplay, its like a fantasy DungeonKeeper

An old, janky ARPG where you build a little settlement and recruit NPCs to populate it, who can also adventure with you. Your goal is to clear the map, and then repeat. There's a variety of classes to pick from, including a couple orcs if you want to play an orc settlement (just a reskin, really.) It's fun though a really rough and janky game.

Another classic example of a nice hybrid title that I wish would get a remaster/reboot/sequel or something. I mean... you can collect dragon eggs hatch/raise them and use them in your army. Do you really need to know more than that?