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RPG's with dark atmosphere

luj1

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luj1

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Dark atmosphere? It's not an RPG, but I wish just one save-the-world-chosen111111 RPG had a plot similar to Myth: The Fallen Lords: relentlessly downbeat, always emphasising the increasingly hopeless odds, and a final victory that feels completely hollow next to the cost. That's what fighting the Supreme Dark Lord of Utter Darkness should feel like.

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Yeah I loved Myth 2: The Soulblighter, prestigious game.
 

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No one mentioned Wizardry yet?

I'm disappointed.
Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
I was talking about the original, but fair enough.
Well, it sure is dark, but atmosphere? Bit too abstract for that, no?
Worked fine for me -- it nails the oppressive feel of roaming the dungeon with its gameplay mechanics and the limited draw distance and minimal graphics add to that.
 

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just turn the brightness down

and go to the Blighttown

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Blackguards 1 & 2 are also rather dark and gloomy. The same goes for The Dark Eye: Demonicon.
 

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Fallout Tactics was pretty bleak imo. You explored abandoned factories or narrow street corridors with construction materials lying around and rebar sticking out of concrete... only for the eerie silence to be broken by stray dogs chasing you.
 
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It's a real shame that Glen Cook is such an underrated author. His brand of bleak, economic storytelling would fit like a glove for games. I miss Myth so much.
It's a perennial mystery why The Black Company hasn't been adapted into more media. The guy never really got the credit or success his work deserves given its influence.

Yeah I loved Myth 2: The Soulblighter, prestigious game.
Balor in the first game was just a generic dark lord, but Soulblighter is a man who literally cut off his own face for power. He's a scary and memorable villain based on that one fact alone.
 

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No one mentioned Wizardry yet?

I'm disappointed.
Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
I was talking about the original, but fair enough.
Well, it sure is dark, but atmosphere? Bit too abstract for that, no?
Worked fine for me -- it nails the oppressive feel of roaming the dungeon with its gameplay mechanics and the limited draw distance and minimal graphics add to that.
It is not actually true, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of Mad Overlord has pretty light-hearted atmosphere. Manual is full of jokes and funny images and game itself has not too serious approach. Remember the poetic THE PIT at level two or that funny sign with working hours at Werdna doors.
 

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No one mentioned Wizardry yet?

I'm disappointed.
Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
I was talking about the original, but fair enough.
Well, it sure is dark, but atmosphere? Bit too abstract for that, no?
Worked fine for me -- it nails the oppressive feel of roaming the dungeon with its gameplay mechanics and the limited draw distance and minimal graphics add to that.
It is not actually true, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of Mad Overlord has pretty light-hearted atmosphere. Manual is full of jokes and funny images and game itself has not too serious approach. Remember the poetic THE PIT at level two or that funny sign with working hours at Werdna doors.
The humor is contrasted by the brutality of the gameplay itself. Guess it's a matter of opinion at this point -- I spent most of the time crawling and dealing with tense encounters, while the humor provided some relief.
 

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Lawless lands -- it's an rpg maker game, but very well made. It's set in a region that's been overrun by a great plague and is having a hard time handling it.
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luj1

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No one mentioned Wizardry yet?

I'm disappointed.
Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
I was talking about the original, but fair enough.
Well, it sure is dark, but atmosphere? Bit too abstract for that, no?
Worked fine for me -- it nails the oppressive feel of roaming the dungeon with its gameplay mechanics and the limited draw distance and minimal graphics add to that.
It is not actually true, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of Mad Overlord has pretty light-hearted atmosphere. Manual is full of jokes and funny images and game itself has not too serious approach. Remember the poetic THE PIT at level two or that funny sign with working hours at Werdna doors.


Yeah I dont get calling Wizardry "dark", its pretty light hearted
 
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