Tales of Maj'Eyal

[Clockwork Knight]

http://te4.org/blogs/varil/2012/01/archmage/value-proper-escape-route-or-oh-god-its-eating-my-face

Fun read

 

[Mother Russia]

Just found out about this, downloading now.

Normally I HATE roguelikes with a passion, as they SUCK ass, but this one looks intriguing from the screenies. First, it has real graphics, and unlike Dredmore it has serious, non funny/ridiculous graphics.

Anyone here play the free demo/beta and can comment on it?

 

[Fezzik]

It's a lot of fun. More story and more quests than other roguelikes which is both a good and a bad thing. The different classes represent quite distinct ways of playing the game; in particular the way the skill system works, I feel like there's more freedom and diversity in the early game than in Crawl, though Crawl tends to feel more tactical once you're something like five levels in because of all the wands, spells, gods, and consumables. And gradually unlocking classes and races enhances the feeling of discovery that roguelikes offer. Definitely worth playing.

 

[pakoito]

It doesn't get much love here, I guess because its kool down based abilities. It's a delight to play, feels like a turn-based modern game. I'm waiting for the next version to re-take it.

PS: Does anyone know how to move the game window? It's borderless for me and I can resize but not move it...

 

[Rpgsaurus Rex]

It's very good.

The gameplay is 100% combat, pretty much. You've got like 20 different classes to experiment with, all of them quite unique and allow for different builds. For instance, you can play as a Necromancer and survive on minions, or go a nuke-heavy route. It's also very pretty - fully graphical and even has cool spell animations.

There is an "overworld" like in ADOM, with areas that have levels and usually a boss at the end. It has a semblance of a "story" and plenty of lore (poorly written) e.g. one level is timed, there's an "ambush" level etc..

At the same time, it's not really on the level of the "classics" such as Nethack or DCSS. There are "filler areas" and certain glaring balance issues, as well as none of the traditional "survival" stuff like hunger.

I'd give it a solid 4/5

 

[Mother Russia]

I played it a bit and it seems cool, but I really don't like the fact that most classes are locked! I have downloaded an add on that promises to unlock the classes. Also, I have downloaded the deathknight add on, it seems cool and better than any of the official classes.

Anyone who has used both add ons please comment on them here!

 

[Rpgsaurus Rex]

I played it a bit and it seems cool, but I really don't like the fact that most classes are locked! I have downloaded an add on that promises to unlock the classes. Also, I have downloaded the deathknight add on, it seems cool and better than any of the official classes.

Anyone who has used both add ons please comment on them here!

Go to the official forums, spoiler section and "unlockables" thread. There is a file there that lets you unlock everything at once.

Personally, I think unlocking classes is retarded. Like, I might want to play an Archmage straight away - why won't the game let me, instead forcing me to into an "Alchemist" which is a completely different playstyle?

Just use that file.

 

[Mother Russia]

Yah, that's the one I downloaded! But I want to play as the deathknight, which seems cool (haven't tried him out yet). Also downloaded the Mage Knight add on, seems like a cool class. :weeaboo:

 

[7hm]

Its a very good combat oriented RPG. Its a pretty shitty roguelike though. Its way too long and suffers from wacky balance spikes. It can be played as a roguelike but ... I've 15 runed crawl before too, its not like I can't into roguelikes. Take it for what its worth.

Also a ton of repetition. Similar to ADOM. I'm not a huge fan of that style but tastes vary.

 

[oldmanpaco]

Isn't this the evolution of TOME after the cease and desist letter?

 

[Damned Registrations]

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend playing this on roguelike difficulty honestly. The game has plenty of outright bullshit, never mind the exceedingly high crit chances on abilities that are 'balanced' to take off 3/4 of your health in one shot to begin with.

 

[Destroid]

Mother Russia: Lot's of roguelikes have graphics, what makes you think this one is different from the others?

 

[laclongquan]

Where's the link, motherfuckers? Half a page and not a goddamn link to the website. What are you, fifteen years old and first time shitposter on Codex?

What am I to do? Post a walkthrough on how to post a thread to draw people to play a game AND remember to post the link?

 

[TripJack]

http://te4.org/tome lazy bum

i haven't played tome since before it made the bizarre change to a new setting

i think it was the first and last angband variant that i tried

 

[pakoito]

Isn't this the evolution of TOME after the cease and desist letter?

Yup.

 

[Mother Russia]

Where's the link, motherfuckers? Half a page and not a goddamn link to the website. What are you, fifteen years old and first time shitposter on Codex?

What am I to do? Post a walkthrough on how to post a thread to draw people to play a game AND remember to post the link?

Dude, just copy the name of the game and paste into google.

 

[laclongquan]

This is not about me,. This is about you. You want to promote a game and you cant be arsed to post a freaking link?

Somehow I doubt the quality of a game that created such halfhearted effort.

 

[dragonbait]

Isn't this the evolution of TOME after the cease and desist letter?

Yup.

So that's what happened. I haven't been following ToME's progress so wasn't sure it was the same game. It sure seems to have progressed allot since I last saw it. Will have to check the new version out. The screenshots look really spectacular, as does the updated website.

 

[betamin]

Can you still stairscum? For a game centered around combat this blows.

 

[Destroid]

Stairscumming is a vital survival technique in Crawl.

 

[Rpgsaurus Rex]

Can you still stairscum? For a game centered around combat this blows.

You can't. This was fixed quite a few versions ago (enemies are restored to full hp/mana/no cooldowns if you do).

 

[betamin]

Stairscumming is a vital survival technique in Crawl.

Not that kind of stairscum, ToME had this thing where if you left the area enemies would still have the same hp that they had when you left, unless you got 1-2 (I think?) shotted you would be effectively invincible. In Crawl they regenerate and they whoop your ass while you go up.

 

[Heresiarch]

It's like a turn based single character Dragon Age/WOW. It IS fun to play, but don't expect full roguelike glory in it. No cursed items, no food, no unidentified scrolls or potions that can screw you up, and so on. But it's a good turn based hack & slash. You can even fucking dodge some of the slow moving ranged attacks.

 

[Mother Russia]

But why would one play this instead of Diablo 2?

 

[Rpgsaurus Rex]

More, different character builds.

More difficult (a limited amount of deaths allowed, you get raped easily past early game if you stop paying attention or try retarded builds, many situations where a misstep can mean death etc.)

It's not Diablo 2 (i.e. variety).