Posted October 04, 2009
If you're like me, and i know i am, no matter how much praise is heaped onto these old RPG's i have a hard time getting my head round horrible graphics, midi sound and clicking icons on a user interface that leaves me wondering what the hell i have just done. I figured that anyone who loved these games was either wearing big rose tinted glasses or just insane.
Until i played Wizardry 7: Crusaders Of The Dark Savant. I hated it for all the above reasons but i kept coming back trying to figure out how to play. I sat down and actually read the manual, i checked online for help on party creation and a walkthrough that guided me along the early stages of the game and helped me understand not only how the game world worked but more importanly what i could do within it.
And i got it. People love these games because they are still FUN. Realms Of Arkania is a fantasy world full of humor, dungeons, taverns, quests and orcs. You can head out into the wilderness, get sick, get drunk, play tunes for your supper. fight. loot and even find yourself deep in a dank dungeon before you realise your slowly dimming torch is actually your last one...
The more you play Realms the less you notice that the graphics and sound are bad but rather just how the game world looks if that makes sense and if you dont at some point start humming that annoying tune as you trudge the streets of Thorwal i will personally send you a nice fruit basket.
Realms Of Arkania is a rich fantasy world for anyone who takes the time to find it. It is unforgiving and it can be just plain mean and the combat interface is awkward until you get used it, but like every aspect of the game..you do get used it and once you understand the mechanics of the game you will see the real quality shine through. Freedom, rewarding character progression and with genuine atmosphere...Realms is an excellent RPG regardless of it's age.
Until i played Wizardry 7: Crusaders Of The Dark Savant. I hated it for all the above reasons but i kept coming back trying to figure out how to play. I sat down and actually read the manual, i checked online for help on party creation and a walkthrough that guided me along the early stages of the game and helped me understand not only how the game world worked but more importanly what i could do within it.
And i got it. People love these games because they are still FUN. Realms Of Arkania is a fantasy world full of humor, dungeons, taverns, quests and orcs. You can head out into the wilderness, get sick, get drunk, play tunes for your supper. fight. loot and even find yourself deep in a dank dungeon before you realise your slowly dimming torch is actually your last one...
The more you play Realms the less you notice that the graphics and sound are bad but rather just how the game world looks if that makes sense and if you dont at some point start humming that annoying tune as you trudge the streets of Thorwal i will personally send you a nice fruit basket.
Realms Of Arkania is a rich fantasy world for anyone who takes the time to find it. It is unforgiving and it can be just plain mean and the combat interface is awkward until you get used it, but like every aspect of the game..you do get used it and once you understand the mechanics of the game you will see the real quality shine through. Freedom, rewarding character progression and with genuine atmosphere...Realms is an excellent RPG regardless of it's age.