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Fantasy hack n slash game with a lot of digital speech. A diagonal scrolling action game allowing players to choose 4 characters including Knight, Wizard, Bard and Ninja. According to an ancient legend of the Kingdom of Etrulia, should the people get corrupted by wickedness, demons and devils would break through the Gate of Doom, … Continue reading “Gate of Doom”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade, Hack and slash
Orcs have overrun the countryside of the small coast town of Riva. A dwarven mine in the countryside has been occupied by a mysterious orc chieftain who seems to be of an unusually high intelligence. For an inexplicable reason, the city authorities refuse to acknowledge the danger. And rumors of a group of traitors in … Continue reading “Realms of Arkania III: Shadows Over Riva”
Year: 1996
Platforms: DOS, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Lord Dhelt of Elturel was attacked in his own castle. The mysterious assassin stole the Holy Symbol of Helm, a precious amulet with magical powers. Lord Dhelt asks you to bring the amulet back. But when you kill the assassin and retrieve the amulet, you are suddenly teleported into an unknown area. The way back … Continue reading “Ravenloft: Strahd’s Possession”
Year: 1994
Platforms: DOS, FM Towns, PC-88
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
A space-time portal has suddenly appeared, and two brave adventures entered it. It led to Har’Akir, a scorched desert populated by vicious creatures who hold the few peaceful settlements in fear. The only way to escape this wretched place is to find the Stone Prophet, a wall of a obelisk with mysterious hieroglyphs written on … Continue reading “Ravenloft: Stone Prophet”
Year: 1995
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
As the second title in the Questron series, this game follows the same basic formula as the original. You start out as a lowly peasant with only a few gold coins in your pocket and a bad attitude to defend yourself. By stumbling around the countryside and fighting hordes of creatures, you gain wealth, experience, … Continue reading “Questron II”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
After having survived the dangers he encountered on his previous journey, the hero travels with the wizard Erasmus to a Greece-like country called Silmaria. Its king was recently murdered, and, according to the land’s traditions, the crown will be given to the one who passes a contest known as the Rites of Rulership. The hero … Continue reading “Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire”
Year: 1998
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Graphic adventure
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