The game's user interface is also very well thought out.
In addition, all scenes take place within the game world, making the immersion even greater. Although most of the monsters look a bit pixelated and two-dimensional (similar to the cardboard cutouts in Betrayal at Krondor), the full-screen first-person perspective and excellent background graphics maintain the suspension of disbelief. What makes Stonekeep a great game and not just a good one is the incredibly immersive atmosphere that makes you feel like you're actually wandering the corridors of Stonekeep. Nothing special, although some side quests are quite interesting. looking for hidden switches to open blocked passages, delivering item A to player X, etc. Most of the puzzles are typical dungeon puzzles, e. You can't control the behavior of these NPCs, so it's a lot of fun to see their unique attacks and constant occurrences.
This means you'll die quite often at lower levels, as Drake is still weak, but the game isn't overly frustrating: it just takes a bit of patience and perseverance to improve your character's stats (which are mostly hidden from the player due to this being a 'light' RPG).Īside from hacking monsters, you will encounter helpful NPCs that can sometimes accompany you for a while. The game, of course, compensates for the low intelligence of the monsters by throwing hordes of them at you at once. It's stupid, but hey, even classic first-person RPGs like Dungeon Master aren't usually popular for their clever AI. This means you're safe until you run out of things to throw. Monsters are relatively stupid: my favorite fighting technique is to stand by a door and throw things at the monsters inside, since they can't leave their room to get you.
Right and left mouse clicks do different things, so you have to practice and remember which hand is holding the weapon when you enter a fight. Use the arrow keys to move, use the mouse to pick up, equip and fight. The basic gameplay is very simple, and very easy to learn. The game takes place in real time, meaning that things happen whether you move or not. The game includes a surprisingly well-written novel that describes the history of the world, Thera and Stonekeep in great detail, perfectly setting the stage for the game itself. Your task is to find and rescue Thera, who has been trapped by the evil Shadowking. You are Drake, a hero who finds himself in the ruins of Stonekeep. However, once patched, Stonekeep shines with an excellent story, immersive gameplay, one of the best user interfaces ever seen in RPGs, and a smooth learning curve that makes the game perfect for newcomers to the genre who find stat-based RPGs (e. One of the best 'cinematic' RPGs ever created, Stonekeep is an excellent single-player first-person RPG that boasts great production value, but unfortunately suffered in the marketplace due to some game-locking bugs that shouldn't have made it past beta testing.
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