Really Obscure RPGs

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

The Storm Guard is a game I bought on Steam during a sale after it sat on my wishlist for a while. It's a decent game focused on turn based tactical combat.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/409910/The_Storm_Guard_Darkness_is_Coming/

Probably one of the less obscure games here since it actually has about 100 reviews. Still, haven't seen it mentioned anywhere even on the Codex.

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.p...like-rpg-inspired-by-gots-night-watch.106616/

 

[Lord_Potato]

Well, so much for that. I tried starting Homeland.exe but it tells me an instance of Homeland is already running and it can't be started, when in fact it's not running.

Unfortunately, I tried, but got the same message. I watched the avis with intro and outro and it looks terrible.

However, I was surprised to see the Spiderweb logo during installation. Did Jeff Vogel really had something to do with this shit?

 

[V_K]

Well, so much for that. I tried starting Homeland.exe but it tells me an instance of Homeland is already running and it can't be started, when in fact it's not running.

Unfortunately, I tried, but got the same message. I watched the avis with intro and outro and it looks terrible.

However, I was surprised to see the Spiderweb logo during installation. Did Jeff Vogel really had something to do with this shit?

Ah, that's why those screenshots look so familiar. Yes, Jeff published this, among with several other games: https://web.archive.org/web/20050405195755/http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/dragonlore/index.html.
The patches seem to be still accessible from the archived webpage, so maybe try them?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Does this count as obscure? (even if it isn't a CRPG)
FEAST OF LEGENDS

Spoiler

Sooooo.... maybe a CRPG or MMORPG in the future?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Ok... maybe you'd all want this instead?

Spoiler

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Ok... maybe you'd all want this instead?

Spoiler

Actually its awesome to play while high

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ON CHICKEN

 

[Skdursh]

Does this count as obscure? (even if it isn't a CRPG)
FEAST OF LEGENDS

Spoiler

Sooooo.... maybe a CRPG or MMORPG in the future?

"Wazuppp! fellow kids", exclaimed Wendy's, "Would you like to keep it 100 and play this totally lit game?"

 

[octavius]

Anything that's readily available on Steam or GoG doesn't qualify as "really obscure".

To be really obscure, it has to:
- only have a physical release, not digital, which is long out of print and can only be bought second hand
- be so indie it was only ever released on the developer's website, which is the only place you can buy it at
- so obscure that you can only find it on abandonware or piracy sites anymore, with no physical copies on ebay and the dev's website gone from the net

Also, it should only be playable on an abacus.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Anything that's readily available on Steam or GoG doesn't qualify as "really obscure".

To be really obscure, it has to:
- only have a physical release, not digital, which is long out of print and can only be bought second hand
- be so indie it was only ever released on the developer's website, which is the only place you can buy it at
- so obscure that you can only find it on abandonware or piracy sites anymore, with no physical copies on ebay and the dev's website gone from the net

Also, it should only be playable on an abacus.

And only when the moon is full.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I managed to get Hearkenwold to work on my new tablet. I wouldn't say this is all that obscure since its on the NWN forums but its goldbox - like so it seems obscure enough to me. Thanks to whomever pointed this game out before. I'm assuming the toolkits don't work on the tablet and are only PC as are the other modules. I guess.

 

[JarlFrank]

I'm not sure if this fully qualifies as a proper RPG, but it's definitely obscure and close enough to fit in this thread.

Behold... Shady O'Grady's Rising Star!

I found a reddit thread where the OP posted a download link to the game's full installer and a serial number, provided to him by the game's creator himself. Rather than link to the reddit thread I'll copypaste the message here for posterity:

This is a music tycoon game with many RPG and strategy elements.

After trying to get the demo to work for years, I emailed the creator and he gave me a free full working link of the game along with giving me permission to share so, why not here? Some people have expressed interest, I've already lost hours in this game. He's working on a new mobile version of the game, which sounds awesome.

http://www.gilligames.com/store/downloadqlfitmvcx84sdvoi/SOGRS_Install_1.12.exe Serial No: 183M-W208-R356-Y595

As far as I know, this is the only working copy I have ever been able to access. Enjoy.

It's basically a music band management game with character creation and stats. Mobygames lists it as an RPG so yeah, sure, let's run with it.

You got stats for your band members, equipment, clothing, etc.

 

[luj1]

One of the best threads on the 'dex.

 

[Glop_dweller]

And only when the moon is full.

...And only under the same moon as when it was released.

 

[jebsmoker]

i played this years ago after reading the SA review. it's truly weapons-grade dogshit, but there are worse games; the game is *somewhat* serviceable if you find the last version of it, which had massively re-balanced combat so that you don't get pile-fucked by shirtless dweebs with guns after 2 minutes

edit:

you can download it here if you are tempted to give it a shot. it became freeware ages ago:

https://archive.org/details/necrotech_v1.4.2

 

[toro]

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Isn't it Russian torture simulator?

 

[V_K]

Isn't it Russian torture simulator?

Yes, only it's not a simulator. It's just torture masquerading as a game.

 

[V_K]

A user nicknamed Martyr being excited about a torturous game? Why am I not surprised.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

A user nicknamed Martyr being excited about a torturous game? Why am I not surprised.

to be fair, the concept is interesting, but, as I understood, the game is fucking bug garden now.

 

[Abu Antar]

A user nicknamed Martyr being excited about a torturous game? Why am I not surprised.

to be fair, the concept is interesting, but, as I understood, the game is fucking bug garden now.

That's part of the torture.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Stumbled upon a Polish Amiga RPG called 'Legion'

https://thecompany.pl/game/Legion
Might not be so obscure in Poland, I suppose, but Wikipedia didn't even have it on its list of Amiga games.

 

[jebsmoker]

i found this while thumbing around on old games ru: https://www.old-games.ru/game/4701.html

the visuals, even for 2D visuals, are *awful*:

 

[V_K]

Zenfar keeps coming up so often in this thread that it probably can't be considered obscure anymore.

 

[jebsmoker]

well outside of game archive sites, all of twenty people in the world probably know about it

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Legacy is a good-looking dungeon crawler for... pocket PC. Also runs on a Windows PC natively. Made by the guys who made The Quest, except nobody remembers this one.

Supposedly this is actually pretty good btw
http://www.dungeoncrawlers.org/game/legacy-1-05/