Growling Dog Games Blog posted a recent article discussing the glut of classic PC games released in 1998, excerpt below:
"Some years seem to be totally bereft of good games whereas some are absolutely chock full of AAA-grade gaming goodness. 1998 definitely fits into the latter category. In that year game developers the world over appeared to have a collective bout of divine inspiration. The end result? A miraculous 12 month period that produced some of the greatest PC games ever made…"
"Treat your players as you would like to be treated, that's it," Vincke says when asked about how to maintain trust with a game's community.
The Elder Scrolls: Baldur's Gate 3.
Kinda cool I guess. Seems they just allowed the camera to zoom in right on top of the characters head and then able to control movement like a fps. Makes me wonder what the game would be like if I didn't ever zoom way out and scroll over the environment to check out for enemies nearby almost constantly.
In this retrospective, we'll cover the revival of the Real-Time Tactics genre and the story of the developers who did it, Mimimi Games.
Sweet Grim Fandango.
It was a freakishly good year for all platforms.
Thief...great game. A true gem.
Yeah 1999 had some sweet gaming as well as 1998. You'll know why if they do an article on it.
GRIM FANDANGO