Posted on: April 10, 2021
Androgeos
Verified ownerGames: 178 Reviews: 6
A Gem From 2005
FATE is one of the most well-known Diablo clones released in the 2000s and changed up the ARPG formula with such mechanics as a cat/dog that helped you to carry equipment, a hybrid skill upgrade system that allowed you to combine the stats of a magician with the skills of a swordfighter, and a prestige system where you could replay the game as a "descendent" of your original character once you have completed the overarching quest of slaying a boss at level 40-50 of the dungeon. It was also known for having an interesting fishing mechanic. Getting a fishing rod allowed you to fish at bodies of water/lava below a cloud of fireflies, which could yield fish that transforms your pet into a more powerful creature, such as a unicorn, or contained an "artifact" equipment with interesting properties and stats that could also be sold for an impressive sum of gold. This presented an alternative and safe way to stock up on gold beyond venturing deeper into the dungeon. The main developer of FATE would subsequently go on to develop Torchlight (after making three sequels to this game), so the similarities between the two ARPGs is not a coincidence. Having played the GOG version of FATE for about an hour, the gameplay experience feels exactly like how I've always remembered it, with the added benefit that common widescreen resolutions are now immediately selectable from the Options menu - no more fiddling with a config file! This comes with the downside of the UI being stretched out since the game was developed in an era where most PC monitors still had a 4:3 aspect ratio. If you've played FATE back in the mid-2000s and loved the gameplay, playing this will take you back, except that you'll probably be enjoying a much smoother gameplay experience since technology really has improved over the past 16 years.
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