Slyfox

Every now and then a game comes along that grabs your attention and never quite lets go. For me, the list of games that fall under this classification include games such as Ultima VI/VII, Might & Magic III-V, Darklands, and finally, Fallout 1 and 2. I’m probably forgetting a number of other had-to-play games, but the above is by no means a comprehensive list. Anyway, all of these games are, by now, more than a decade in age, with the latest entry being Fallout 2 in 1998, and the earliest being Ultima VI, released in 1990. Compared to the graphical overkill of today, it shows. But, as any roguelike player or developer (to name but one subset of gamers who aren’t concentrated on cinematic-quality polygon-based rendering) may tell you, flashy graphics don’t make the game: it’s the gameplay that makes it. And, judging by the number of times I’ve replayed all the above games, these titles definitely had a lot of gameplay going for them.

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