I once again spent most of the week jumping between games with no specific plan in mind. My main idea was to play Serious Sam: The First Encounter but this, after a long and complicated process, ended up in complete failure.
I actually tried to play three different versions of the game: classic, HD and through Serious Sam Fusion. Each of them came with their own problems which made them unplayable, specifically:
Serious Sam: The First Encounter (classic) - camera would point straight up randomly, regardless of mouse movement. Also a lot of rendering issues.
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter - same camera issue as above.
Serious Sam Fusion - game won’t even load levels properly and loads to a black screen instead (no crashing or freezing).
I tried various in-game settings, WINE versions and their parameters - nothing helped. After a few hours without a success I decided to give up and keep looking instead.
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
After all of the mess described above I finally landed on Reverse Collapse. I actually played it on launch, back in 2024, but my brain was in no shape for this amount of thinking so I set it aside “for a bit”. I’m glad to finally be back.
RC is a 2D XCOM-like tactical RPG, with less focus on randomisation (different approach to hit chance, hand made maps), varied (often tricky) missions and lots of gadgets to help you survive each encounter. It’s also heavily focused on the story with a set cast of characters which may be a good or a bad thing depending on the player.
Game has some nice quality of life features, like:
Really good controller support (perfect for playing on Steam Deck).
Glossary, accessible during cutscenes (game even shows notifications whenever a new keyword is used to let you know when to check it out).
Pre-mission briefing screen with map and enemy layout, as well as a list of enemies you’ll have to face.
Option to toggle enemy vision range (useful during stealth) and attack range.
I only came back to the game last night so I’ll need a few more sessions until I brush off the rust and have something more to write about. I can however say that if anyone’s interested in this kind of tactical titles, Reverse Collapse is definitely worth a look.
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Serious Sam: The First Encounter
I once again spent most of the week jumping between games with no specific plan in mind. My main idea was to play Serious Sam: The First Encounter but this, after a long and complicated process, ended up in complete failure.
I actually tried to play three different versions of the game: classic, HD and through Serious Sam Fusion. Each of them came with their own problems which made them unplayable, specifically:
I tried various in-game settings, WINE versions and their parameters - nothing helped. After a few hours without a success I decided to give up and keep looking instead.
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
After all of the mess described above I finally landed on Reverse Collapse. I actually played it on launch, back in 2024, but my brain was in no shape for this amount of thinking so I set it aside “for a bit”. I’m glad to finally be back.
RC is a 2D XCOM-like tactical RPG, with less focus on randomisation (different approach to hit chance, hand made maps), varied (often tricky) missions and lots of gadgets to help you survive each encounter. It’s also heavily focused on the story with a set cast of characters which may be a good or a bad thing depending on the player.
Game has some nice quality of life features, like:
I only came back to the game last night so I’ll need a few more sessions until I brush off the rust and have something more to write about. I can however say that if anyone’s interested in this kind of tactical titles, Reverse Collapse is definitely worth a look.