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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
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