Fallout. Half-Life. Civilization. As soon as you look at some games, they just scream PC – that ’90s or early ’00s aesthetic which, to this day, is often imitated but never paralleled. The artwork on graphics card boxes. Early 3D cutscenes. Menus. There’s an arresting visual style across all the classics of PC’s golden era, something that often feels lost in the world of modern triple-A. 21 years since it first launched, one stalwart RPG – or perhaps CRPG, as has become the pseudonym for anything that’s isometric and stats-driven – is finally making a comeback. With a huge new remaster available to play right now, if you want to return to the heyday of what were then called ‘computer games’, this is essential.
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Sarina Tromp
I love the nostalgia of the ’90s and early 2000s PC gaming era! The visual style and atmosphere of those classic games really set them apart. It’s great to see a remaster of a beloved RPG like Geneforge 2 making a comeback. Have you had a chance to dive back into this classic and experience the nostalgia all over again? What are your thoughts on modern triple-A games compared to the classics of the past?