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Shadows of Darkness is the fourth Quest for Glory game. It is a journey into the land of Mordavia – a setting influenced by Eastern Europe, particularly its Slavic areal. The hero had just begun to enjoy his victory in Tarna, when a spell zapped him into parts unknown, without a weapon, items, or even a source of … Continue reading “Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness”
Year: 1993
Platforms: DOS, Windows 3.x
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Graphic adventure
Wages of War is the third game in the Quest for Glory series. It is set in the Africa-like world of Tarna, where the hero travels with paladin Rakeesh, his new Liontaur friend he has met in the previous game. Shortly after his arrival, the hero learns about the conflict between the human Simbani tribe … Continue reading “Quest for Glory III: Wages of War”
Year: 1992
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Graphic adventure
Trial by Fire is the sequel to Hero’s Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero. It takes place in the town Shapeir and the desert surrounding it, in a Middle East-like environment. It seems that the powerful elemental spirits have been troubling the Shapeir folk recently. Something, or someone, is behind those troubles. It … Continue reading “Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire”
Year: 1990
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Graphic adventure
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero is a remake of Hero’s Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero. The remake features 256-color VGA graphics. Locations have been re-drawn, and character portraits appear during conversations. This version also has an icon-based interface instead of the text input of the original, … Continue reading “Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero”
Year: 1992
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Build and Manage A Maximum Security Prison. Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to … Continue reading “Prison Architect”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Android, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iPad
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Postal 2 is the sequel to Postal, the gritty, violent, over-the-top game that was the target of almost every politician’s speech about violence in video games. Once again, the player takes on the role of Postal Dude, a normal (comparatively normal, anyway) guy living in Paradise, Arizona. The game is composed of a five day … Continue reading “Postal 2”
Year: 2003
Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Ten years have passed since the events described in Pool of Radiance, and the heroes return to the city where it all started, Phlan. The city is thriving, and looks quite idyllic; but a sinister force is lurking deep in the shadows… After the heroes leave to escort the council member Sasha on a diplomatic … Continue reading “Pools of Darkness”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, PC-98
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
It all started with your great-great-grandfather who was a High Admiral and one of the founding officers of the Patrol. All generations since then have served in the Patrol. Now it’s your turn and two years into you are still a lowly Ensign Seventh Class. Your direct report, Blather, is really making your life miserable. … Continue reading “Planetfall”
Year: 1983
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 128, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, Commodore PET/CBM, DOS, Macintosh, PC Booter, PC-98, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, Tatung Einstein
Genre: Adventure
The original Planescape: Torment was released in 1999 to widespread critical acclaim. It won RPG of the Year from multiple outlets for its unconventional story, characters, and amazing soundtrack. Since then, millions of Planescape: Torment fans have enjoyed exploring the strange and dangerous city of Sigil and surrounding planes through the Nameless One’s eyes. Discover … Continue reading “Planescape: Torment – Enhanced Edition”
Year: 2017
Platforms: Android, Linux, Macintosh, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
A Russian town, isolated for years from the surrounding influences of technology, finds itself subject to a terrible plague. The player controls one of three potential saviors, a government agent sent to the village (The Bachelor), an undertaker’s son who has come to take over the business from his father (The Haruspex), and a young … Continue reading “Pathologic”
Year: 2005
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Horror
Theme: RPG elements, Survival horror