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    KickStarter SKALD: Against the Black Priory - retro RPG inspired by Ultima - coming May 30th

    Wasn't Magic Candle(one of the inspirations for this game) supposedly about 10 hours long if you knew what you were doing?
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    Mystic Land: The Search for Maphaldo - Old school RPG inspired by W7 and EoB

    Awesome - Steam Deck compliant then!
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    From Software The Dark Souls Discussion Thread

    The Channelers are Seath's henchmen for gathering up young ladies for experimentation purposes aren't they? So where are the nearby babes?
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    Weapon and shield, One two-handed weapon, or dual-wielded weapons?

    I agree that dual wielding two weapons of the same size is comic-silly, but I think dual wielding was a thing in many fighting styles, just not in the way it is portraited in fantasy. The big mistake is that it consisted of two equal sized weapons that were equal in their usage. The late...
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    From Software future souls: open-world or not?

    So is the next game going to be the Brandon Sanderson collab? If so then it will be fixed linear swamp design all the way.
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    How much demand is there for first person RPGs with turn-based isometric combat?

    BG3 may have (slightly) increased the general public's interest in isometric turn based games, but IMO there is little interest by said audience in the specific medium. For the Codexers, there is an interest in some quarters because it follows on the traditions of the Gold Box, Krondor and...
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    Decline RPG systems different than d&d on games - let's talk about them !

    So Wizardry has a system that is specifically crafted to CRPG use and has been used (and slightly modified) across a number of games, it is similar/based on in some senses to D&D but in others isn't (eg. attributes randomly increase/decrease with each level, reset when changing classes, (magic...
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    Incline Post some of your (old fart) collection

    Technically he has the first Zork game in there (1977) which is even older.... What I do find a bit weird though is that he has Sorcerian but not the original Dragonslayer (or indeed Atari's Adventure which arguably was the inspiration) or Ys. Whilst he has some of the classic text adventures...
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    Which RPG has the deepest, most fun tactical combat you have ever seen? (presumably TB)

    Betrayal at Krondor's combat is deep (cool magic system, weapon and armor degradation, important stamina meter etc.) but it also stays fun to do in as much as it doesn't take up too much of your game time; you either will beat your enemy to a pulp or the opposite will happen. Also the...
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    What's the jRPGs of note of the past 10 years?

    The ones of note for mine (ignoring re-releases/reimagined games/translated older games): Trails of Cold Steel Series (2013-2018) - again, impact of a good series previously mainly held in japan to a wider audience (albeit still a little niche). If I picked one - CS3. Stranger of Sword City...
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    Vapourware Codexian Game Development Thread

    Looks awesome! I like the original combat approach mixed with the Realms of Arkania style travel.
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    Game News Moonring is a free retro RPG inspired by the classic Ultima games and early roguelikes

    Looks interesting, but two questions for the ether sphere: (1) Say it is Ultima, but ultima doesn't use roguelike style combat? (2) Why is it free?
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    KickStarter SKALD: Against the Black Priory - retro RPG inspired by Ultima - coming May 30th

    Wouldn't it make more sense to port it to Godot?
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    Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

    I admit I recoiled in horror at the death of Luca Blight scene; if you have any soul it serves to make you realise that he has successfully dragged you and your group down to his level of awfulness in order to defeat him; ie. a main character has to basically suicide run, you resort to trickery...
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    1. Original Baldur's Gate 2. Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession 3. Dark Sun: Shattered Lands 4. Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon 5. Original Icewind Dale 6. Pool of Radiance 7. Temple of Elemental Evil

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