![]() Overall, the game plays sluggish, but the story and character development is what keeps players coming back. In short, it gets the job done, but never threatened to break any boundaries of the time. Icons are of rather low diversity and customization, however, there is enough to make each of your 6 characters fairly distinct from one another.Īudio is left to the glorious PC speaker, and consists of blip and blurps to get across something that resembles music, and sound effects. Combat is portrayed through icons on a checkerboard style format, with each unit taking it's turn for each round, as dictated by the AD&D rules. Party list and stats are displayed along side this window. Movement is mostly done through cardinal directions of north, south, east and west, represented on a pseudo 3D display in a small window. However, this game is not popular and well liked for its graphics, but more its deep AD&D design and implementation for the time. Graphically, the game was never terribly impressive, even for its time. Spanning many zones and areas, the party will grow more and more powerful, until it faces the game's primary antagonist in the form of Tyranthraxus, a servant of Bane. Set in the Forgotten Realms of the AD&D universe, the story revolves around the city Phlan in the Moonsea area, and the party's efforts to rid the area of monsters, and uncovering a deeper, more involved plot of evil. One of the most influential CRPG's of the 1980's, Pool of Radiance was the first entry in a long line of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons licensed computer role playing games published by Strategic Simulations Inc. ![]() Views: 21591 Screenshots Review by derceto () Theme: Based on Other Media / Sword & Sorcery
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |