Outmind
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- May 22, 2011
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Seeing as though people here have played some pretty obscure games, it surprises me that i wasn't able to find a topic about this not so well known gem.
Basically, Hexplore is a hack & slash game (diablo has topics in here, so i trust no one will object that i put my thread in the rpg discussion as well) where you control four characters - your main character, the adventurer, who uses various explosives, melee and short ranged weapons, and three other characters which you pick up on the first level. The archetypes are archer (long range, traps, sneakiness), warrior (heavy melee and some short range / explosives) and wizard (long range heavy damage spells and buffs). You had to lead these four through ten huge levels filld with monsters, traps puzzles and loot, as each of their abilities could get upgraded three times.
The game came out in 1998. i believe, and i remember playing the demo a gazillion times as a kid. I finally managed to get the full version a couple of years ago and loved every minute of it. Here are a few screenshots to help jog your memories:
/discuss
Oh, and if you want to try it out / play it again, don't forget to get WinThrottle, as the game will crash on a modern system which isn't slowed down this way.
Basically, Hexplore is a hack & slash game (diablo has topics in here, so i trust no one will object that i put my thread in the rpg discussion as well) where you control four characters - your main character, the adventurer, who uses various explosives, melee and short ranged weapons, and three other characters which you pick up on the first level. The archetypes are archer (long range, traps, sneakiness), warrior (heavy melee and some short range / explosives) and wizard (long range heavy damage spells and buffs). You had to lead these four through ten huge levels filld with monsters, traps puzzles and loot, as each of their abilities could get upgraded three times.
The game came out in 1998. i believe, and i remember playing the demo a gazillion times as a kid. I finally managed to get the full version a couple of years ago and loved every minute of it. Here are a few screenshots to help jog your memories:
/discuss
Oh, and if you want to try it out / play it again, don't forget to get WinThrottle, as the game will crash on a modern system which isn't slowed down this way.