Shadowrun

[Xantor_Stromgate]

Ho-ly crap!!! Being an uber-fan of medieval fantasy, the only reason I got this game was because GoG had a giveaway off the Trilogy. And out of curiosity I decided to give the first in the series a go. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be a VAST understatement! We got any Shadowrunners in the Arelithian community? And, if so, how much of my life is going to be spent on this tasty treat!?

[Good Character]

I heard it was a great time, but not usually a fan of turn-based combat like that. I might give it a go for its cool theme and setting.

[xanrael]

I enjoyed it as I played the tabletop version (2nd and 4A) though not enough to purchase the others.

Personally I liked Battletech more (same company, and also originally a TTRPG/wargame by the same creators) and felt they had refined their approach to the mechanics more. Also really liked the soundtrack for that one.

[Xantor_Stromgate]

Cool! Thanks!

[Archnon]

okay, showing my age, but the Super Nintendo version of this game is possibly one of the greatest RPG's of the 90's. I don't play the tabletop or the newer versions but man, that one was a classic!

[Aelryn Bloodmoon]

okay, showing my age, but the Super Nintendo version of this game is possibly one of the greatest RPG's of the 90's. I don't play the tabletop or the newer versions but man, that one was a classic!

The Sega Genesis version was better. Genesis does what Nintendon't.

In response to OP- the games are pretty cool. The stories are excellent (especially the character side-quests). They have some class-based replay value, as well, but for the most part you can get all relevant endings and outcomes by saving at specific points and altering your decisions - but for the most part you can achieve all the same things in every story whether you go the murder-hobo route or the save-all-the-people route. PAY ATTENTION TO THE EMPHASIS ON MOST- there are a few kills in the Trilogy games that will absolutely alter the outcome of that respective game. On the bright side, enough time has passed that you can probably look these up mostly spoiler-free.

I'd say Dragon Fall was my favorite story and Hong Kong had my favorite combat scenarios. Have fun!

[Salasker]

Pretty much everything that Aelryn said. If you've never given the Genesis version a try, it's still among my most favourite video games of all time, the closest thing to an open world/sandbox you could get, in my opinion.

Harebrained did a really great job with the new ones though, and Dragon Fall is (again, in my opinion) the best of the three. I didn't like the change in the hacking for Hong Kong, but they're well worth playing a time or two, and there's some very good mods out there if you're interested in running other shadows.

See you there, chummer. And remember, never deal with a dragon.

[Watchful Glare]

I recommend Dragonfall, I think it was the best of the trio by far. Shadowrun Returns is far behind but still acceptable. And my least favorite was Hong Kong.

[Vespidae]

Dragonfall is amazing. I really like hong kong but I got stuck in a buggy bit. Returns was... okay.

[Artenides]

Hey Chummer,

Shadowrun is awesome. We had played the table top version, I always loved the theme and the world. When they released the games I bought all three and while Hongkong has this nice atmosphere, I agree with others that Dragonfall was a bit better.

[Xantor_Stromgate]

Thanks for all the responses! I finished Shadowrun Returns a couple days ago. And, I agree, the game is very, very well-written. And, I like the Class, Race, Skill replay value for sure! On to Dragonfall!

[msterswrdsmn]

The shadowrun games on steam are very good. Good story, good gameplay, and it doesn't harshly punish people for experimenting with builds unless you deliberately make something stupidly underpowered. Still manages to remain challenging at times, though.

Totally recommend playing them if you haven't already

[ElvenEdibles]

I absolutely looooove Dragonfall

[Kenji]

Dragonfall has my favorite character of all times: Eiger

[Xantor_Stromgate]

Dragonfall has my favorite character of all times: Eiger

Already turning out that way for me as well!!!