![]() Its totally linear game there is no free exploring on map so this map could be even removed as its FAKE (you cant discover ANYTHING beside special encounters) For that am give zero. ![]() So that skill is absolutely necessary here not mention other skills which seem to be useless. There's nothing out there like them, except maybe Tactics, but that wasn't well received in its day either.Random encounters are super frequent, outdoorsman skill allow to skip most of that pointless fights (which actually don't give you any benefits whatsoever) but it is so frequent that sometime you made only one millimeter on worldmap between another encounter. I don't have to defend these games nor do I want to, they speak for themselves, and hold up just fine for CRPGs that are not action-based. There's so much depth to this game newer entries just cannot reproduce because of how different they are. High intelligence and charisma stats open lots of dialogue options, while low intelligence stats open lots of other options (yes, the NPCs will treat you different if you roll dumb). Even attacking their 'reproductive zones' can cause enemies to pass out, become weaker, or just make funny comments. The newer games move faster, but this took away the strategy and depth offered here, including blinding an enemy, crippling their arm so they can't attack, or a leg so they can't run to or away from you. The random encounters are pretty interesting, and the combat is fine as long as you're looking for the classic experience and not the shooty experience. These are some of the finest CRPGs ever made, with a lot of depth in character customization, exploration, and combat. ![]() These were free on GOG a while back, check your libraries if you have an account.
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