Legends of Grimrock - PC Game Review
Legends of Grimrock is a classic style Dungeon Crawler.
As you can see below, the graphics are pretty good - but it really uses the classic approach, including the grid-based floor (you can walk only on the 4 directions or rotate), 4 element party in a square, and many more of the old school elements.
In Legends of Grimrock, you will have to crawl this Dungeon to escape. You can pick your crew, or use the predefined group, with the fighter, tank, rogue and magician. You start with unarmed combat and get weapons as you get along (although I am not impressed by the variety of the loot so far).
Magic use depends on finding scrolls with the runes you must select. I'm not a huge fan of the system for doing spells - click on the runes every time you cast it, then click another button to cast, but it is acceptable.
You can also mix potions, such as healing. But I found that the easiest way to get along is using rest after each battle. It is also interesting to note that just going at an enemy is probably not going to be very effective. There is an amount of strategy involved, including switching your group around (putting really damaged members in the back), backing down between hits, forcing enemy groups into choke points and even closing doors after taking damage to rest.
Overall, it is interesting and I am enjoying it so far, but it does really used the classic forms a lot, and I'm not sure if players new to them will enjoy them.
Legends of Grimrock can be found on Gog (without DRM, of course, but without decent auto-updates) and Steam.
As you can see below, the graphics are pretty good - but it really uses the classic approach, including the grid-based floor (you can walk only on the 4 directions or rotate), 4 element party in a square, and many more of the old school elements.
In Legends of Grimrock, you will have to crawl this Dungeon to escape. You can pick your crew, or use the predefined group, with the fighter, tank, rogue and magician. You start with unarmed combat and get weapons as you get along (although I am not impressed by the variety of the loot so far).
Magic use depends on finding scrolls with the runes you must select. I'm not a huge fan of the system for doing spells - click on the runes every time you cast it, then click another button to cast, but it is acceptable.
You can also mix potions, such as healing. But I found that the easiest way to get along is using rest after each battle. It is also interesting to note that just going at an enemy is probably not going to be very effective. There is an amount of strategy involved, including switching your group around (putting really damaged members in the back), backing down between hits, forcing enemy groups into choke points and even closing doors after taking damage to rest.
Overall, it is interesting and I am enjoying it so far, but it does really used the classic forms a lot, and I'm not sure if players new to them will enjoy them.
Legends of Grimrock can be found on Gog (without DRM, of course, but without decent auto-updates) and Steam.
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