Stop reading this and go to GoG right now to pick up THE SABOTEUR before the winter sale is over. They've solved the 4-core problem most modern players were having since its release -- some people are still having hardware problems, so you may have to refund after all, but GoG is okay about that.
You can thank me later.
Why are you still here?! GO!!!
...look, don't you want to be an Irish Indiana Jones punching and stabbing Nazis in a totally atmospheric WW2 Paris (and countryside round about), except that you're actually a former race car driver who knows his way around a stick of dynamite and cusses with a hilarious accent, so instead of searching for the Holy Grail for more than one side mission you're mostly playing Grand Theft Nazi and heaving yourself along the sides of Parisian architecture to commandeer flak cannons in order to rain destruction on goosesteppers before retreating to your topless cabaret hideout (or possibly a local brothel) until the heat dies down?!
Because this is how you get that.
The biggest problem I had with it was that if you played it at a high resolution (1080P which was the highest at that time) the map went all catawampus, and you couldn't really navigate. If they fixed that I am all in.
Even at 720p the game looks great -- it was designed for that resolution -- but I'll check this afternoon. I only watched the opening cutscene (since my controller was spinning me around uncontrollably for no clear reason). Under the circumstances I didn't notice if the minimap had activated yet or not: all I can say is that it didn't jump out as being whacked!
(I remember hearing about the 1080 minimap problem years ago, but that must have been for the PC port. Forcing an upscale to 1080 on my PS3 didn't bother anything that I recall.)
Took a look and I already own it. I really need to go through my backlog.
Quote from: JasonPratt on December 20, 2018, 09:09:00 AM
Even at 720p the game looks great -- it was designed for that resolution -- but I'll check this afternoon. I only watched the opening cutscene (since my controller was spinning me around uncontrollably for no clear reason). Under the circumstances I didn't notice if the minimap had activated yet or not: all I can say is that it didn't jump out as being whacked!
(I remember hearing about the 1080 minimap problem years ago, but that must have been for the PC port. Forcing an upscale to 1080 on my PS3 didn't bother anything that I recall.)
Check out your throttle on the controller (if you have one), if you are spinning around. If I remember it was the main map, not the mini-map that was all messed up, I could be wrong.
It was a decent game. That is all.
First thing I checked was whether the stick-and-throttle were plugged in. But nope.
Doesn't strictly matter: it can be played on controller (I sure did previously!), but I'm fine with precision mouse-shooting, too. O:-)
When was this originally released?
Nov 30, 2009.
Despite the 24 hour sale, it's still $5. But I expect the sale ends with the start of the Steam sale at noon.
I shall post some screenies soon.
I've read a bunch of posts and articles about Saboteur recently...it's got quite a cult following, beyond lunatics like Pratt.
Quote from: bboyer66 on December 20, 2018, 08:53:44 AM
The biggest problem I had with it was that if you played it at a high resolution (1080P which was the highest at that time) the map went all catawampus, and you couldn't really navigate. If they fixed that I am all in.
The GOG version is fixed. No map scale-mismatch.
Quote from: Gusington on December 20, 2018, 10:28:48 AM
I've read a bunch of posts and articles about Saboteur recently...it's got quite a cult following, beyond lunatics like Pratt.
I think it's one of the best WW2 action third-person shooters ever. It has stealth, face-to-face combat, tactical thinking, cinematic thrills and a rich immersive story-line with a beautiful open world of Nazi-occupied Paris and northern France. Some of the missions are epic and straight from the pages of a boy's-own WW2 action comic book. There is also a private part of the strip club where you are hiding in, where you can play a knife-throwing game and have several custom Burlesque dances performed for you. The game is not completely historical but great fun - and running over Parisian rooftops at night after blowing the crap out of Nazis while you're trying to escape is one of the best experiences I've had in a game. It's as good if not better than the original Medal of Honour games on the PS1.
If you want a more realistic game, then the higher difficulty levels achieve this (jumping 30 feet off a roof will kill you and bullets will kill with a couple of shots).
It's $3.79. Buy it.
https://www.gog.com/game/saboteur
Also there is a truly ludicrous number of things to blow up.
And you can hijack tanks eventually.
Not only is it entirely possible to freeclimb the Eiffel Tower, but if that isn't the final mission it's close to it!
It doesn't just take place "in Paris" either, though that's the selling point. There are about ten smaller towns, irrc, around the map, and countryside in between.
Someone say burlesque dancers?
The dancers are such an important part of the early game, that they're included in the stylized opening credit art, and the game menu is simply a camera standing on the street watching people walk by the front of the theater.
(....which I just realized might be an homage to French misc-en-scen film technique! -- an ultra-realistic style based on plopping a camera down to capture slice-of-life footage. :o This game is legitimately amazing.)
I bought it. For 5 dollah I couldn't say no.
Heh, looking forward to a Gus-play on this!
It will be soon. It's right up my street. I forgot to mention this but for any purchase you make on GoG right now you get Fantasy General for free, which, to me...is quite the steal. It came out before I had a modern PC (1996) and I fired it up for a few minutes last night. It's got some great atmosphere and characters. May be an ancient game that I can still get in to!
About to buy Wings of Prey Special Edition for 2.49, also from GoG.
Damn you DoctorQuest and your saucy ways.
:-"
^Strumpet.
Quote from: Gusington on December 24, 2018, 05:11:11 PM
^Strumpet.
The strumpets with the saucy ways are in the Saboteur game. ^-^
I've loved Fantasy General since its release, although remember not to focus too much on upgrading one or two lines of units -- otherwise the game is programmed to spam ultra-hard units at you to compensate! (The safest thing I've found is to pick two or maybe three lines of units you'll never focus on upgrading and focus on the others.)
I still listen to its (mostly Christian!) soundtrack in my car occasionally. :smitten:
^I am shocked at the the depth of Fantasy General. It's just really well done. A remake is definitely needed, retaining its atmosphere. Probably the best game I've ever received for free.
A remake was attempted, in glorious 3D with even more depth -- but SSI shut down the usage of the property for some reason. So the remakers just created their own story.
The result has been around a while, published by 1C I think: the Fantasy Wars and Elven Legacy games. I even did a narrative AAR with lots of screenies for the first half of the two main FW campaigns (which parallel each other) -- link in the description.
They run fine off Steam, and are on 80% off sale right this very moment!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/25850/Elven_Legacy/ (Get the full collection, including the 3 DLC.)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/63900/Fantasy_Wars/ (Play this first.)
Fantasy Wars is 99 FRICKIN CENTS right now...haha!
And so is Elven Legacy. The whole GOTY package for Elven Legacy is 1.59 :)
Jeez Pratt you are like the local meth dealer.
The above begs the question...which is better, Majesty HD or the Fantasy Wars remake?
They're suuuuuuuuuuuper different games, aside from a general fantasy theme.
Majesty is all about its original and unique mechanics. You're going to be base-building and defending your base and sending out squads in a real-time situation, but the mechanics are far more hands-off than in standard RTS games.
FW/EL is all about Warhammeresque turn-based tabletop tactics in a somewhat puzzle-ish Panzer General environment. No base building, but there's army management between missions.