Clive Barker's Undying

Clive Barker's Undying was pretty much a pure impulse purchase for me. I saw it on sale on GOG and thought: "Why not play another early Unreal Engine first person shooter." I suppose the writer / film maker Clive Barker might have been on my mind due to the upcoming Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival. Barker's name on Undying (at least) is more than just him signing off a paper for the right to use his name because he's credited as the writer for the title. The game was developed by now-defunct EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive before EA acquired them). In the last years before their closure, the studio was known as Danger Close Games (whose Medal of Honor (2010) single-player campaign I played through many years ago).

The Wheel of Time

My first encounter with The Wheel of Time, a 1999 first person spell shooter by now-defunct Legend Entertainment, was an article in some gaming magazine around the time of the game's release: I remember the article appreciating the ceiling architecture in the game. The book series is awesome but I had never gotten to play this oddball of an adaptation. It was not being sold anywhere for years but GOG managed to get it on their store in 2022 and I bought it last year, solely due to the license: I doubted a shooter from that era would be very satisfying gameplay-wise now.

Deus Ex

Many claim Deus Ex to be the best video game of all time. I knew, even before playing, that I wouldn't think so, simply because of its genre: it's not fantasy. I'm not too good with first person shooters either. Luckily, Deus Ex is not a pure FPS game.

Thief: Deadly Shadows

For quite some time, I have had trouble starting a new game, or rather getting anywhere in it. I get this weird feeling I can't continue, because I don't know enough of what will happen next, and thus can't prepare for it properly. And I'd rather play a game I'm familiar with. But somehow, I managed to finish Thief: Deadly Shadows.