I finally sorted out my nvidia drivers on my pc after a rebuild and upgrade so i was going through some of my steam library testing things out, saw this thread and have a suggestion. Confession time first, Eurojank and it's ilk are some of my most fondly remembered games and i see that term as in no way, shape or form as an insult. Too ambitious for their own good? Getting <70% in reviews? A string of patches that eventually make the game stable enough to play? Sign me up!
All the ones i was going to mention are here: Deadly Premonition, The Precursors, Xenu-2, Daikatana, Boiling Point (Damn, some of the changelog entries were hysterical) and Elex come to mind.
History Lesson: Bad Rats gained it's infamy back in the day when you couldn't remove games from your Steam library and gifting bad games was an excellent prank to play on people. I still have 3 copies in my gifting inventory... hmmm, there may be a *Mystery* giveaway soon.
Anyway, i want to suggest "Vendetta: Curse of Raven's Cry" which had a very rocky launch but if you like Two World II, Risen 2/3 and Ass Creed: Black Flag then this is worth a go. It's very ambitious and creaking under it's own weight ready to shit-the-hammock at any point but you explore islands, get a ship and crew together, set-up trade routes, look for treasure and seek revenge on a scurvy dog. I've had very few crashes etc and have over 50 hours in it. Think Reality Bytes, Topware, Pirhana bytes etc. If you want Risen 2: Dark Waters with customisable ships and more open worldliness then Vendetta is the Cabin Boy for you.
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