Tower of Time, if you haven't played it please try it. I think it is the type of game that you would like. Has nice interesting characters, gameplay has a learning curve but becomes a bit boring later in the game, interesting story and a cool setup.
Another mention is Lords of Xulima, it is a great game but you need to give it a try and has a bit of a learning curve as well.
Septera Core was fun back in the day, I wish more games combined combat with walking puzzles and adventure.
If you like portal there is also Magrunner, similar setup but darker without the companion cube.
Binary Domain, nothing spectacular but I enjoyed it a lot. It tried to have speech recognition and give commands to your companions, great idea but the technology was not there.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is so much fun, it is not your average hack and slash, you use the environment and spells like make ice on the ground so that enemies slip off a clif.
Legacy of Kain - just loved this series, dark and very interesting both mechanical and story. Kain is one of the best characters.
Drakan Reign of Fire - was Tomb Rider but with dragons and you had flight fights with other dragons. It was just awesomeness
Arcanum - in the same feel as BG2 but the world setup and mechanics are different and the music is haunting. A bit of rough edges on companions, only a few are interesting or even voiced but other then that is such a great game.
Myth Fallen Lords, this one took the strategy angle in a different direction, great story, great mechanics, horrible controls, abysmal camera angles. It has so much potential, even today if you fix the camera and make the controls be more responsive and it is great.
Clive Barker's Undying - it is a great game, a bit for horror in the first chapter but then it becomes very much action. It has a great setup, great villains, great atmosphere. Graphics are good enough to play.
Star Wars Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy - both great, kind of clumsy on controls but plays very classical SW. Jedi Outcast had a surprise, you started as non-force user doing missions using weapons and then you get your force connection back and bam superhero. Also Luke makes appearances without drinking green milk from fat alien tits.
Multiple times. Katarn got his lightsaber back from him, and also coordinated with him during multiple operations against Desann and Galak Fyyar. And he may have shown up during the attack on Yavin.
Anyone interested in playing this classic should look at Project Magma, whose emulation of Myth II can load The Fallen Levels, which allows a playthrough of the first game's content as a mod for Myth II.
Yea I am the thinking about downloading a bunch of them from steam. Especially Leisure Suit Larry since I always wanted to play that as a kid because it was off limits
I'll always prop this (ne up to tge point of annoyance, Tempest: The Pirate RPG
it does the best part of Poptropica's pirate island and Ac4 Blackflag together. Not bad for a mobile game turned into a pc game
Sseth has a pretty good run down of the game. I'd add that it came with a beefy ass instruction manual that had a ton of world lore. As a kid it did a lot to draw me into the world of Urak. It wasn't an overly complex game, but it was a fun experience.
If I may make mention of a newer game that definitely has some old-school campaign vibes.
Abiotic Factor. Obviously HL1 inspired, but it actually manages to be its own unique blend of that and a variety of other themes. (IE, SCP).
Overall gameplay, level design is very reminiscient of old-school singleplayer shooters, as well as the general flow. Yet the game manages to do this even while factoring in coop, skill systems, and survival gameplay elements.
Quite a surprising and impressive game, and I usually have pretty pessimistic expectations from new games.
Eternal Darkness on GameCube is always my go-to recommendation for older single player games.
Good choice.
It still has one of my favorite spellcasting systems in any game.
Particularly Chatturgah's.
Is "Pargon PTSD" a thing?
Another mention is Lords of Xulima, it is a great game but you need to give it a try and has a bit of a learning curve as well.
Septera Core was fun back in the day, I wish more games combined combat with walking puzzles and adventure.
If you like portal there is also Magrunner, similar setup but darker without the companion cube.
Binary Domain, nothing spectacular but I enjoyed it a lot. It tried to have speech recognition and give commands to your companions, great idea but the technology was not there.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is so much fun, it is not your average hack and slash, you use the environment and spells like make ice on the ground so that enemies slip off a clif.
Legacy of Kain - just loved this series, dark and very interesting both mechanical and story. Kain is one of the best characters.
Drakan Reign of Fire - was Tomb Rider but with dragons and you had flight fights with other dragons. It was just awesomeness
Arcanum - in the same feel as BG2 but the world setup and mechanics are different and the music is haunting. A bit of rough edges on companions, only a few are interesting or even voiced but other then that is such a great game.
Myth Fallen Lords, this one took the strategy angle in a different direction, great story, great mechanics, horrible controls, abysmal camera angles. It has so much potential, even today if you fix the camera and make the controls be more responsive and it is great.
Clive Barker's Undying - it is a great game, a bit for horror in the first chapter but then it becomes very much action. It has a great setup, great villains, great atmosphere. Graphics are good enough to play.
Star Wars Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy - both great, kind of clumsy on controls but plays very classical SW. Jedi Outcast had a surprise, you started as non-force user doing missions using weapons and then you get your force connection back and bam superhero. Also Luke makes appearances without drinking green milk from fat alien tits.
In his classic black tunic, instructing at his Jedi Academy, on Yavin IV. A little bit overdone when it comes to his calmness, but still passes.
I remember he appears in Jedi Outcast as well, don't remember where exactly.
Multiple times. Katarn got his lightsaber back from him, and also coordinated with him during multiple operations against Desann and Galak Fyyar. And he may have shown up during the attack on Yavin.
Nice visuals but pretty hard. I got stuck and never finished.
You had to bump speed on every levelup and it becomes to easy.
Seconding Myth: the Fallen Lords.
Anyone interested in playing this classic should look at Project Magma, whose emulation of Myth II can load The Fallen Levels, which allows a playthrough of the first game's content as a mod for Myth II.
Arc the Lad, Fighting Force, Streets of Rage, Army Men, Willy Beamish, Sierra games, Pigskin Footbrawl, Punisher computer game to name a few
Yea I am the thinking about downloading a bunch of them from steam. Especially Leisure Suit Larry since I always wanted to play that as a kid because it was off limits
I'll always prop this (ne up to tge point of annoyance, Tempest: The Pirate RPG it does the best part of Poptropica's pirate island and Ac4 Blackflag together. Not bad for a mobile game turned into a pc game
Zone of the Enders- The Second Runner
Lords of Magic.
Sseth has a pretty good run down of the game. I'd add that it came with a beefy ass instruction manual that had a ton of world lore. As a kid it did a lot to draw me into the world of Urak. It wasn't an overly complex game, but it was a fun experience.
If I may make mention of a newer game that definitely has some old-school campaign vibes.
Abiotic Factor. Obviously HL1 inspired, but it actually manages to be its own unique blend of that and a variety of other themes. (IE, SCP).
Overall gameplay, level design is very reminiscient of old-school singleplayer shooters, as well as the general flow. Yet the game manages to do this even while factoring in coop, skill systems, and survival gameplay elements.
Quite a surprising and impressive game, and I usually have pretty pessimistic expectations from new games.