Islands of the Caliph - Arabian Nights single character dungeon crawler

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https://af.gog.com/game/islands_of_the_caliph?as=1649904300

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Islands of the Caliph imagines an ancient, seafaring Middle Eastern empire, spanning several islands to which the player may venture and explore.

Set in a fictional Island civilization, Islands of the Caliph is a unique mash-up of the old school RPGs the developer played in the 1980s, and Middle Eastern folklore and religion.

Numerous mythical and dangerous beasts lurk in waiting as you explore and discover new lands. From giant spiders and scorpions, to more supernatural beings like ghouls and jinn, Islands of the Caliph will introduce players to some of the creatures of folklore of Arab, Persian and African cultures among others.

Weapons are an important tool you will need to overcome adversaries. Find new weapons while adventuring or buy them from a merchant. Each weapon has different stats, so paying careful attention will help you to equip the best items.

As you explore, your map with be updated automatically. Use it to keep track of your location and to discover new routes of exploration. A small mini map appears in the corner of the screen while exploring, but you can open it to view the whole area when needed.

Many hidden treasures are waiting to be discovered by a brave adventurer. Some chests have coins, while others may have items to take. You may also use treasure chests to store items you don't need, but are not quite ready to sell.

The player must explore this open world and discover the game's primary quest for themselves. The game seeks to capture some of the open-endedness of classic RPGs like Might & Magic, Ultima and Bards Tale, with some modern conveniences. The player will be offered quests by some of the game's NPCs. Some of these quests will be required to make progress in the game's main story, while others will be optional. It is up to the player to figure out which is which, though often it will be obvious in the context given.

 

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Earlier trailer:

 

[Thac0]

Amazing visuals and music, and the gamespeed looks high and fluid aswell. We havn't had some good Arabian Nights themed rpgs in a while, my expectations for this are high.

 

[*-*/\--/\~]

Looks like Prince of Persia had a kid with Ultima Underworld.

 

[agris]

Gives me strong daggerfall vibes. I hope they do something about the dialogue font though, it looks really out of place in the pixelated world.

 

[JarlFrank]

Can't say I'm a fan of single-char step-based dungeon crawlers, but the Arabian Nights setting makes me excited anyway.

 

[Tacgnol]

This looks pretty cool. Underused setting.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Yeah single-char is a bummer, but Arabian Nights is very underused. Hopefully this is just a very early build and they beef up monster variety. Game looks a little too dark in the exteriors as well.

Will keep an eye on this one though.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Not a fan of the text that looks like its a regular system font at the wrong resolution, or the inventory system that looks like it was made with one of those generic inventory assets you see for some game makers. Feel out of place with everything else being pixel graphics.
Otherwise, this looks very promising. Very promising indeed.

 

[Barbie]

Oh Man. I logged in forgetting I had an account on this site. Good thing I remembered and decided to check it. This game looks awesome. Middle east is definitely an underused setting, let alone the Arabian Nights. Definitely going into my wishlist.

 

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[Abu Antar]

Are you ready to meet the Skeleton King from Islands of the Caliph for #screenshotsaturday. #gamedev #rpg #dungeoncrawler #crpg #retrogaming #skeleton #middleeast Don't forget to wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1845670/Islands_of_the_Caliph/

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[Lim-Dûl]

Looks good. Would look better with an appropriate font.

 

[Fargus]

Cool as hell. I want to try it.

 

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This is demonstrating the "Advanced Lighting Engine" for Islands of the Caliph.

Basically, the closer the player is to a light source, the larger the sphere of visibility. You cane see when stepping away from torches, the visible area becomes much smaller.

It's not realistic at all, but I think that's okay, it works as intended.

 

[Stavrophore]

It's like what could be a Grimoire if Cleve fall in love with a yemeni mullah.

 

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[vazha]

*Islands of the Caliph will introduce players to some of the creatures of folklore of Arab, Persian and African cultures among others.*

The premise is mouth-watering, yet the execution seems somewhat lackluster if those vids are anything to go by. Come on, it's an Arabian Nights setting and you are running around with a rondel dagger and a club? where's a Khopesh or an Yatagan? Killing spiders and skeletons? Where are my Lamassu and Efreeti? even the architecture is European.

Disappointed.

 

[JarlFrank]

*Islands of the Caliph will introduce players to some of the creatures of folklore of Arab, Persian and African cultures among others.*

The premise is mouth-watering, yet the execution seems somewhat lackluster if those vids are anything to go by. Come on, it's an Arabian Nights setting and you are running around with a rondel dagger and a club? where's a Khopesh or an Yatagan? Killing spiders and skeletons? Where are my Lamassu and Efreeti? even the architecture is European.

Disappointed.

Yeah, the bestiary is disappointing at best. Why are there regular giant spiders we see in every fantasy game? Why not Mesopotamian girtablilu, savage scorpion people, instead?

 

[cyborgboy95]

Some #screenshotsaturday pics from Islands of the Caliph. #gaming #RPG

 

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[agris]

It all looks good aesthetically - except the arms and hands. Something about them looks derpy in context of the other monsters and world art. They stand out in a bad way.