I know it was very original and different back in the day, but is it really one of the “best game ever”?
One Of The Best Games Ever Turns 25, And You Still Can't Buy It
Submitted 3 days ago by PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au to gaming@beehaw.org
https://kotaku.com/no-one-lives-forever-modernized-nolf-abandonware-2000642390
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Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 days ago
Eldritch@piefed.world 3 days ago
Everything is of course subjective. But it was a unique concept and execution. With solid gameplay and decent graphics in an era known for originating the boomer shooter and all its clones.
If you crave run and gun, probably not. But if you enjoy the kitschy, retro James Bond, Secret Agent aesthetic. And very early, but decent female protagonist. It's a lot of fun.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 days ago
The writing, setting and concept were charming and the art direction is good which means despite being polygonally challenged I don’t mind the way it looks. Great soundtrack too. That being said I tried playing it earlier this year for the first time and it just struck me as one of those games that have aged like fine milk mechanically. It really really wants you to be a stealthy spy sneaking around and being non-lethal yet the stealth gameplay felt terrible, and going guns blazing wasn’t particularly fun either as gunplay in these old games is hard for me to enjoy having gotten used to modern FPSes. And it doesn’t help that the guns blazing approach forces you to listen to a constant soundtrack of blaring alarms, which frankly was hard for me to deal with.
I couldn’t make myself finish it despite really wanting to be able to say I’ve played it, but maybe I’ll give it another go some day. At least I don’t think it’s all that long.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Sometimes you are in the cult of a cult classic, and so that game feels like one of the best ever. I will still come out and say the same about my old faves, like Guild Wars 1 or Phantom Dust. I exaggerate to express how good I think these games were!
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 3 days ago
The website they link to really needs https. There’s no reason not to have it since it’s free nowadays. Seems dodgy not to have it.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
It really doesn’t, on a technical level.
You’re not sending them any data. None that they send you is unique to you. There’s no real benefit in encrypting it.
colourlessidea@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
There’s no real benefit in encrypting it.
When you request a website over http your ISP can intercept the request (this is how captive portals for free WiFi work, and the reason for the existence of pages like captive.apple.com to be HTTP-only). IIRC they can also insert whatever they want to on the web page, I believe there was a case a while back of ISPs doing that.
Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 day ago
None that they send you is unique to you.
By not transporting via https you can not be sure about that, because you can’t be sure it’s them sending you the data.
An injecting proxy could add ads, or scams to the content.
imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
20 years for Most Wanted too. Can’t buy this legendary game anywhere, yarr.
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 days ago
Eh, just pirate it.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 days ago
That is the implicit message of the article.
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Virus check please!
Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 day ago
It’s in the name after all. “No one lives forever”. Ironic.
mp3@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Hopefully the people behind GOG can figure out a way to bring these back in a legal manner :)
CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 3 days ago
This actually makes a lot of sense. If none of these companies are willing to claim ownership of the IP, then “pirating” the games has no risk… since nobody is willing to claim ownership of the IP. Well played!
almost1337@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
The term for this is “abandonware”
CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 3 days ago
Not really. There’s a lot of abandonware where the IP holders still pull out the lawyers.