Describe a game in such a way that it's impossible to guess what it actually is. Others guess.

[Morpheus Kitami]

You can play as anyone in this game, even Todd Howard in a Teletubby suit with a shotgun.
There's no hope for humanity, the ultimate evil has won, your only hope is to survive.
You can reenact Dawn of the Dead if you want, or any zombie film, as long as it can fit in New England.

 

[octavius]

You can play as anyone in this game, even Todd Howard in a Teletubby suit with a shotgun.
There's no hope for humanity, the ultimate evil has won, your only hope is to survive.
You can reenact Dawn of the Dead if you want, or any zombie film, as long as it can fit in New England.

Defender of Boston?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

You can play as anyone in this game, even Todd Howard in a Teletubby suit with a shotgun.
There's no hope for humanity, the ultimate evil has won, your only hope is to survive.
You can reenact Dawn of the Dead if you want, or any zombie film, as long as it can fit in New England.

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

During your search for your teacher, you ally with race of diminutive home helpers.

Also:
During your journeys you discover story of how one who helped a rightful king to claim his heritage, descended into madness.

Music of this game is made by group whose name comes from 2 cultural spheres unlikely to meet during eras this game depicts.

Elves in this game are bald.

 

[Kruyurk]

A dance of intersections to feed the triangle is the key to victory.

We could be the triangle's vertices if we intersect in math rather than walls.

We cannot put them back in their holsters anymore.

 

[Bruma Hobo]

You name God, and He immediately sends you back home.

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

That must be Phantasie.

 

[V_K]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

That must be Phantasie.

Phantasie isn't obscure enough. I'm talking about mid-90s shareware.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

That must be Phantasie.

Phantasie isn't obscure enough. I'm talking about mid-90s shareware.

Aspetra?

 

[V_K]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

That must be Phantasie.

Phantasie isn't obscure enough. I'm talking about mid-90s shareware.

Aspetra?

That's obscure enough, but only satisfies the third condition.

 

[octavius]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

Yendorian Tales?

 

[V_K]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

Yendorian Tales?

Obscurer. If forum search is to be trusted, there are exactly 6 posts about it on the Codex, half of them by me.
I think of the people participating in this thread, Grauken is the only one who has a chance to guess it.

 

[octavius]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

Yendorian Tales?

Obscurer. If forum search is to be trusted, there are exactly 6 posts about it on the Codex, half of them by me.
I think of the people participating in this thread, Grauken is the only one who has a chance to guess it.

Obscure indeed (even Silvern Castle got three pages of results when searching). So it can't be Ultizurk.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

Yendorian Tales?

Obscurer. If forum search is to be trusted, there are exactly 6 posts about it on the Codex, half of them by me.
I think of the people participating in this thread, Grauken is the only one who has a chance to guess it.

Well, I know quite a few obscure shareware RPGs, so if its not something I know it must be very obscure indeed. Its not Winged Warrior, is it?

 

[lukaszek]

you start in a prison

 

[V_K]

Ok, since we're talking about obscure games, here's a riddle: What sounds like Wizardry, looks like Ultima and plays like Final Fantasy?

Yendorian Tales?

Obscurer. If forum search is to be trusted, there are exactly 6 posts about it on the Codex, half of them by me.
I think of the people participating in this thread, Grauken is the only one who has a chance to guess it.

Well, I know quite a few obscure shareware RPGs, so if its not something I know it must be very obscure indeed. Its not Winged Warrior, is it?

It's starting to feel like you and octavius are just trying to bruteforce it by naming every obscure shareware RPG that comes to mind
The riddle has all the clues.
And in case they are not enough, here's another one: It has something in common with Grimoire, and it's almost the same thing that it has in common with Wizardry, but it's not what Grimoire and Wizardry have in common with each other.

 

[Disciple]

So it's a one man effort whose title is related to or a synonym of the word "wizardry"?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

bird of bad omen could be your friend

Oh, albatross. But I didn't know they were bad omens.

Spoiler

Not unless you shot them and wore them on your neck.

 

[lukaszek]

you start in a prison

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve of gameplay

 

[V_K]

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve

You're saying this as if that's a contradiction.

 

[Kruyurk]

you start in a prison

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve of gameplay

Dungeon Rats ?

 

[lukaszek]

you start in a prison

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve of gameplay

you can fight a dragon

 

[Ysaye]

Description of a game: You have to whine to progress underground.

Description of another game: Upon a philosopher-machine sat a french lockup where many students once could play.

Another Clue (for the first): It is common for one to gain much experience fighting large numbers of barbies in a single battle.

Another Clue (for the second): Spells in this game have to be spelt.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

you start in a prison

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve of gameplay

you can fight a dragon

Baldur's Gate 2?

 

[lukaszek]

you start in a prison

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve of gameplay

you can fight a dragon

there is at least 1 elf and 1 dwarf to talk to

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

you start in a prison

its regarded quite high on dex, although no sane person would approve of gameplay

you can fight a dragon

there is at least 1 elf and 1 dwarf to talk to

Witcher 3?