Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, a Playthrough Report. December’s DOS Game Club game was Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, a role-playing masterpiece from ORIGIN Systems released in 1992 that clearly was lighyears ahead of its time. For reference, this game was released a month before Wolfenstein 3D, and even DOOM a full year later was not able to manage some of the capabilities of the 3D engine (swinging doors, jumping/flying, fully polygonal objects like the benches and shrine, ...| jefklakscodex.com
It’s been too long since I’ve taken another stab at one of my many love/hate relationships; this time arguably the last good installment in New World Computing’s Might & Magic genre: Might & Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, or simply shortened as MM8. When it was released in 2000, this was the game that introduced me to the sprawling worlds of computer RPGs. Twenty-three years ago, I had no clue what I was doing, but I was most definitely having fun. I never managed to finish it, nor i...| PC on Jefklak's Codex
Wizardry 8 Playthrough Blog. Wizardry 8: the Adventure Blog! I’ve been keen on replaying the whole game for old times sake - on a ‘real’ retro Win98 PC. After finally convincing my friend to install the game, we were ready to go through it together/alone, since it’s a single-player adventure. In the same fashion as other adventure blogs on this site, I thought it would be nice to do a short write-up after making a bit of progress. Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adventure Blog. It is a fresh breeze indeed as the Island unfolds, buildings appear, and I sweat my ass off trying to collect enough lumber and clay to satisfy even the most grumpy of Tom Nooks. Welcome to the latest installment of Animal Crossing! Via Jefklak's Codex| jefklakscodex.com