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If that email interface doesn't scream 90s, I don't know what will! And wait until you see their website. Straight out of Frontpage Express. Uh… that was a horrible "WYSIWYG" website editor from Microsoft in case you don't remember. #JaggedAlliance2, the game in which this virtual mail application and those virtual websites appear, has aged a bit better, thankfully.

goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1589

#SirTech
#RetroGaming

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I've been slightly irked by the right mouse button activating twice per click while playing #JaggedAlliance2. Thought it was related to the game being old and its timing misbehaving for the clicks.
BUT this game just did the same thing. So ... My mouse might be starting to act up?

I'm so out of the loop, what are people getting these days? Don't think I need actual gaming stuff. Currently using Razer Lycosa and Copperhead.

In other news, I just finished #JaggedAlliance2. The ending is always a bit anticlimactic I guess, but then it feels more realistic that the queen isn't an OP bullet sponge.

Her behaviour is a little unexpected when you turn up in her panic room. She's a civilian, and you can interact with her as such. You can talk to her, but she doesn't surrender, or beg for her life, anything like that. To my surprise, there aren't even any specific voice lines when Miguel talks to her.

I've thought about why I enjoy playing #JaggedAlliance2 so much. Usually a game this old would be a #nostalgia trip for the most part, but it's something else here, I don't feel nostalgic.
I think it's the uncompromising depth of its systems, but without overwhelming the player with information. Instead, you get a feel for what does and doesn't work.

I've bought 5.7 ammo whenever I saw it for sale, since it's rare.
I never found a weapon that uses it, and I'm standing at the gates of Meduna now.

Also I haven't encountered a single active mine in my entire campaign. All my mercs are carrying metal detectors because I've had bad experiences in the past.

#JaggedAlliance2 btw.

In #JaggedAlliance2 habe ich gerade Iggy angeheuert.

Mein letzter Playthrough ist etwas her, aber ich hab' irgendwie ein schlechtes Gefühl dabei? Als würde er mich verraten? Er sagte dass er mit Mike gearbeitet hatte (der tot ist) und als er über die Mission nachgedacht hat die Seiten wechseln wollte. Und nun wolle er die Verräter aufmischen. Man kann ja über Deidrannas Regime vieles sagen, aber "Verräter"?

Und warum hat er beim ersten Feindkontakt daneben geschossen??