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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

Gra ma dosyć dużą objętość na twardym dysku, przy jednoczesnym braku animacji przerywnikowych. Statyczna grafika intro gry jest ładna, natomiast wszystkie wstawki są moim zdaniem fatalnie sterylne i schematyczne. Znakomicie to jednak rekompensuje duży obszar gry, wyważony poziom trudności oraz sam "powiew nowego".

Ravenloft vaikuttaa erittäin lupaavalta, eikä suurempia haukkumisen aiheita ehtinyt löytyä. Toimivan versio löytyessä rahalle myöskin saa vastinetta.

Great graphics; plenty of options; nice cut-scenes; new horror-setting adds much. Weapons, spells, attributes, etc. all getting very familiar now. One of SSI's best AD&D-based games; packed with character; featuring just enough novelty; very nicely put together.

Spännande rollspel som innehåller både tvålopera och dödlig dimma.

SSI, seit langem für seine Rollen- und Strategiespiele bekannt, hat den Kampf mit Origin aufgenommen. Ihr neuestes Werk Ravenloft versucht, die Fans der Underworld-Reihe zum Fremdgehen zu bewegen.

Taken as a standard RPG, Ravenloft more than holds its own with most of the competition. The graphics aren't stunning, but are still pretty good, the interface is intuitive and hassle free; the spell system is easy to get to grips with (when you find a spell scroll you simply pop it into your spell book and your magic users can learn it), and the plot's intriguing enough to grab your attention and give you a sense of purpose. It doesn't have the atmosphere or complexity of Ultima Underworld, or the masterful storytelling of the Ultima series, but it's good enough to keep the majority of RPG fans happy for a while, and is certainly the best SSI release to date.

The only major fault I found was a lack of originality. But if originality isn't a concern and you're looking for something which will give you hours of enjoyment, then Ravenloft will provide you with a completely professional, polished role-playing experience.

Strahd's Possession consistently fails to make use of the rich potential offered by the Ravenloft setting - what attempts there are are generally heavy-handed and, if anything, make the situation worse. Admittedly, atmosphere is one of the hardest things to create, but this should have been a priority when the game was being designed in the first place. Strahd's Possession is far from an awful game - there are worse things to spend your money on - but it is seriously flawed.

Auch wenn ich krude Grafik und ödes Kampfsystem einmal außen vor lasse, bin ich nicht so recht begeistert. Das routinierte Untoten-Plätten wird nur sporadisch durch Zwischenbildchen, Mini-Puzzles und Dialoge aufgelockert. Immerhin klickt man sich dank der soliden Programmierung unproblematisch durch die übersichtlichen Menüs. Spielerisch wird dank vieler AD&D-Tugenden und großer Dungeon-Komplexe doch noch einiges geboten. Treue SSI-Fans werden von Ravenloft nicht gänzlich enttäuscht werden.

It might be a few years old but Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is still a good bit of fun. In many respects it doesn't match the intricacies of todays rpgs, but the button hunting and secret room searching bring back a lot of memories. Because some things are well hidden in jumbles of rooms and passageways you may find yourself backtracking to locate missing items, but moving around is quick and easy. You can navigate with the mouse or keyboard (although you can't remap the keys) and literally zoom along if you plant your finger on the forward arrow. Or you can be more deliberating and play in step mode if that's how your prefer. It's not an epic journey but it's still a trip worth taking to look back into the past, and the game behaves perfectly in DOSBox in Win XP.