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I have mixed feelings about this game. It's hard to recommend it blindly with so many better options out there, but at the same time, it's hard not to recommend it.
The combat is fun, but it becomes a bit trivial once you understand how the AoE skills work. Fire tends to be pretty essential in most battles, but there are different skill trees and approaches that work really well. Personally, I’m a fan of the scoundrel skills. On its own, the combat is great, and that’s probably why other Larian games like DOS2 and BG3 have been so successful, they really nailed the turn based combat. chef´s kiss here.
The problem is, combat can only carry a long ass game like this so far when the story is so bland. It’s not that it’s bad—it’s just... not good. It feels a bit hollow, and the motivations aren’t strong enough to make me care about the characters. Except Wolgraf, he´s king. But overall, there’s not a single moment that will stick with me. I think the game might’ve worked better as a series of smaller stories or adventures, rather than trying to build an epic narrative that doesn’t quite land.
As a result, the first half of the game is great, but the second half starts to drag. And the quests? Again, nothing really memorable there, just more opportunities to play out different combat scenarios. I must say, however, that there is a bit choice and consequence that impacts some quests and some quests can be solved (at least partially) with charisma/dialogue, albeit with a lame RPS mini game.
At the end of the day, DOS is a product of its time. Back in the decline era, this was a risky project. By 2015 standards, it was pretty impressive. But in the grand scheme of CRPGs, I’m not sure it would even make the top 100. Still, it’s a charming game if you don’t take it too seriously. Unfortunately I did not try co-op, it requires friends that play this type of game, so the experience could be totally different and much more interesting.
And I hate the puzzles, but maybe I´m just dumb

Um daqueles jogos que você começa a jogar e não consegue parar até terminar, o clássico "só mais uns minutinhos" que acabam virando horas. É muito parecido com outros jogos da Atlus, especialmente Persona, mas não requere nenhum conhecimento prévio dessas séries, então novatos também vão curtir. A história é considerada simples por muitos, mas eu achei muito envolvente e cativante, os personagens são bem escritos e não são idiotas inocentes, o que faz a história ter um ritmo muito rápido. O combate é extremamente divertido e tático, muitas classes, o que permite muita customização, e as lutas nas dificuldades mais altas são bem tensas. E a trilha sonora é divina. Todo mundo deveria jogar pelo menos a demo, vale muito a pena.

Bem fiel ao jogo original, porém com melhorias bem vindas. Para quem não jogou o original, pode parecer estranho ou datado, vai do quão sensível a jogos antigos a pessoa é. Funciona incrivelmente bem no Steam Deck, apesar de exigir alguma configuração adicional para os controles.

É um jogo fascinante. Vale a pena instalar o mod Restoration Project para corrigir bugs e deixá-lo compatível com sistemas operacionais atuais. Com esses mods você tem tudo: dá para ser ator pornô, membro de máfia, psicopata, médico, etc. É um verdadeiro jogo de escolhas e consequências. Não se deixe frustrar pelos gráficos antigos, tem um jogado aqui.

Jogo maravilhoso. Tem tudo o que um bom RPG precisa ter: texto muito bem escrito, exploração recompensadora, muita escolha e consequência, combate divertido e lore fenomenal. Para quem não gosta de ler, pode ser um pouco pesado, tem muito texto e zero dublagem. Mas ao meu ver, não fez falta, é tão gostoso de jogar que raramente eu lembro disso.

São jogos mágicos. Mesclam bem aventura point-and-click com RPG. O mais interessante é que há uma história que se desenvolve ao longo dos 5 jogos, e dá pra exportar o seu personagem de um jogo ao outro, carregando skills e tudo mais. Ainda me falta avançar mais no 5, que é mais estilo RPG em terceira pessoa e aparentemente é bem bom também, mas os 4 primeiros são obras primas. De quebra, funcionam super bem no Steam Deck sem nenhuma configuração adicional.

Ok, so I didn't play this game on Steam, I had it on my PS3 and since it needs a controller to play, I decided to play it there. I just want to say that this game is one of the biggest surprises in gaming for me in years, it's just that good. The puzzles are simple and the graphics are basic, but the story and how it's told just shows how videogames are the superior media.

Like the first KOTOR, but better. Star Wars like you have never seen before. Now you don't have to choose between Mother Teresa (Jedi) and Hitler (Sith), you can be something in between. And there's also terrific writing, amazing voice acting, outstanding soundtrack and a few bugs. Plus, your companions are really something else. One of the best cRPG I've ever played. And don't forget to subscribe to the restoration mod, it's available on the workshop. Yes, this game has workshop, achievements, cloud saving and 4K support, suck it KOTOR 1 fans.

Alan is no longer a douchebag. American Nightmare is a different take on the Alan Wake formula. Gameplay-wise, it's shorter, easier and better. Alan now can run, shoot and jump, things he struggled to do before. I guess it comes with experience. AN also comes with a villain and while he's just a doppelganger, I like him because he's crazy and sexy (every woman in the game can agree with me on this one). And even though replaying the same levels over and over again is not the most exciting thing, I guess it's justified in this case.

Good game, but the story is a mess and the game itself is a little bit heavy on the combat side. I've got to a point where, instead of being scared of the monsters, I was being annoyed by them. Combat every single minute. That's definitely the worst part of the game. On the good side, the setting is amazing (countryside) and the support characters are cool (I love you Barry).