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After locating your trousers, you explore the hotel and encounter your partner, who reminds you that you are a detective investigating a murder case.

Even so, its an essential purchase for anyone that has even the slightest interest in role-playing games, and the sheer size of the game means that its excellent value for money.

Besides, whether in 2D or 3D, Biowares great strength has always been its story-telling skill, and Baldurs Gate II is as captivating now as it was nearly 30 years ago.

Its very much traditional fantasy fare - with you taking on the role of a warrior, wizard, rogue or cleric - but its done on a truly grand scale.

Your character is just one of many mortal offspring spawned by the evil god Bhaal, and the game pits you against several of your own brothers and sisters as they vie to succeed Bhaal and claim his power as their own.

Throw in the return of bonkers barbarian Minsc and his giant space-hamster Boo, and BGII is a real retro treat for RPG fans.

You also see two large orbs displayed on-screen that represent your health and mana for combat and casting spells, along with a quickbar that allows you to select a variety of different combat skills.

And, instead of automatically gaining new combat skills and spells as you level up, your character has to collect cards by defeating enemies, which can be used like the combat cards in collectable games such as Hearthstone.

But you dont need to spend entire evenings fighting through the game, as Book Of Demons has a flexiscope option that allows you to set the length of each quest, making it a great option for casual players who just want to dip into the game every now and then.

The slower pace wont appeal to fans of Diablos high-speed kill-loot-kill style of play, but if you enjoy traditional table-top role-playing games then Book Of Demons will have a lot of old-fashioned charm.

Theres a free demo version too, so you can check it out before buying, and the iOS version of Cat Quest - which isnt on Apple Arcade - is also available for 4.994.99.

You play as a catventurer looking for his catnapped sister as he explores the land of Felingard (both characters are unnamed, so its a shame theres no option to play as a female cat warrior who rescues her brother).

The game has the open-world feel of modern RPG games, allowing you to explore dungeons, collect loot and train up a variety of skills as you gain experience.

However, it does a good job of keeping things simple for younger players, with basic WASD keyboard controls for movement, a simple mouse-click to bash enemies with your weapon, and Space bar to dodge and roll.

Magic spells require mana, but hacking and slashing recharges your mana, and you can soon get into a satisfying groove by alternating physical and magical attacks.

Best Games 2017 Mac Has Already

The only minor problem with Cat Quest is that it wont run on macOS Catalina, so you might be better off buying the iOS version if your Mac has already been updated.

The game is currently in its early access phase, so theres still a little fine-tuning to be done, but we couldnt resist the chance to take a trip down memory lane.

When its time to make a decision your options appear as text on screen, and then hand-drawn 2D graphics and animations are used to depict the action as it unfolds.

But theyre all busy on TikTok during the big lockdown, and those of us who can remember the good old days of Dungeons Dragons will welcome the chance to escape down memory lane while were all stuck indoors.

As always, its up to you to gird your loins and turn back the forces of darkness before they unleash untold nastiness upon the earth.

The graphics have been updated too, and now provide a true 3D view of the action.

If you have any interest at all in sword and sorcery action games this is simply irresistible.

However, the Mac version of Disco Elysium has suddenly appeared, with no advance publicity, and is widely available on all the main online game stores.

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