Shoplifting 2
Robbing high-tech banks in Splinter Cell is thrilling - stuffing CDs down your pants in a supermarket is heroically lame. This is modded from Baldur’s Gate II, so you’re a traditional fantasy character cast from the Forgotten Realms into... a mall. “I am Kilgarr, Lord of Thnath! Wilt thou pointest me to the Green Day albums?” Admittedly, Shoplifting 2’s a bit arty, exploring the existential tensions between hero and consumer, but it’s still the only game to get a Bulimic Waitress add-on.
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