Note: Don't mind the playtime. I played the whole game with mods, and if you launch it with mod organizer, Steam does not count your presence in the game.

I remember the first time I played the demo from a disk sold with the magazine. To this day, this was one of the most terrifying experiences that I've ever had in games.

Many-many years later, thanks to Mandalore's review, I finally decided to play through the whole game.

Slapped some quality of life mods on it and prepared to probably abandon the game after a couple of hours (as I usually do with games that are THIS old). But, to my surprise, it was actually a really fun experience.

You know, not long ago I finished Arx Fatalis and I've felt that I really want to play something similar. With the same levels of player agency and immersion. Thankfully, SS2 is that kind of game.

That being said, it has its flaws. One of the main problems is that I had to use the walkthrough guides several times to find this or that and progress in the story. But all games of that generation have those kinds of moments.

Don't know about you, but I sure do need more immersive sims like that! Too bad it's a niche genre.

Note: Don't mind the playtime. I played the whole game with mods, and if you launch it with mod organizer, Steam does not count your presence in the game. I remember the first time I played the demo from a disk sold with the magazine. To this day, this was one of the most terrifying experiences that I've ever had in games. Many-many years later, thanks to Mandalore's review, I finally decided to play through the whole game. Slapped some quality of life mods on it and prepared to probably abandon the game after a couple of hours (as I usually do with games that are THIS old). But, to my surprise, it was actually a really fun experience. You know, not long ago I finished Arx Fatalis and I've felt that I really want to play something similar. With the same levels of player agency and immersion. Thankfully, SS2 [i]is[/i] that kind of game. That being said, it has its flaws. One of the main problems is that I had to use the walkthrough guides several times to find this or that and progress in the story. But all games of that generation have those kinds of moments. Don't know about you, but I sure do need more immersive sims like that! Too bad it's a niche genre.