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Saturday, September 16, 2006
Free RPG: Dungeons of Fargoal
Time to enjoy a free game!I found this is a cute little freeware "roguelike" role-playing game called the Dungeons of Fargoal, inspired by an old game called "Sword of Fargoal." I never played the original, so I can't speak to it's pedegree:
Click Here For The Dungeons of Fargoal
The game is very simple. You control a little bobble-head guy with a roman helmet as he kills monsters through an infinite number of randomly-generated dungeon levels. You move about by using the cursor control keys.
Combat is initiated by touching a monster. If you are brought down to zero (or less) hit points, your character will automatically consume a potion to get restored to full health if he has one, otherwise he is killed and the game ends. Killing monsters nets you experience points, which increase your level so you can do yet more damage and take on more powerful foes in the levels below.
Your goal is to collect all the treasure on the level, which unlocks the stairs down to the next level. In addition to treasures and monsters, there are some special magical items available, which can do things such as reveal the full map of the level, make you invulnerable for a short period of time, eliminate all the monsters on the level, and more!
It's simple but fun. The "strategy" is very simple, mainly deciding when to engage the monsters and when to avoid them. I'd suggest that this kind of a game might make an awesome "Game In A Week" project for aspiring game developers. And it's a bit more entertaining for players than my own effort, IMO :)
(Thanks to Independent Gaming for the tip).
Labels: Free Games, Game Announcements, Roleplaying Games
- posted by The Rampant Coyote @ 5:34 PM (Permalink)
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The trouble with Nethack - as awesome as it is - is that it's got a really high learning curve. And even with the graphical interfaces, it's not got enough eye-candy to convince many non-players to try it out long enough to become players.
That's how Diablo went on to sell millions of copies... :)
But yeah, Nethack still rocks. Always will :)
That's how Diablo went on to sell millions of copies... :)
But yeah, Nethack still rocks. Always will :)
Thanks for the tip. I think that's a RPG that could be done in a week. It's impressive that it is so slick, because usually RPG's end up being feature creeps. Just look at Nethack :)
I dunno... I kinda prefer the "official" remake, as it plays almost identical to the original, and has the same dungeony music and sound effects: http://www.fargoal.com/
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