Darkstone is back

[MicoSelva]

Remember that game? The original Diablo clone in 3 D? It is back, available on Steam for around $3 after being released on mobile earlier.

I hope I am linking to the right video (cannot watch because firewall).

 

[Infinitron]

Has been on GOG for a while: http://af.gog.com/game/darkstone?as=1649904300

P.S. Zep Zepo worked on it, didn't he?

 

[Jools]

Used to love it! I actually owned a boxed copy of it, which I lost over the years. Thanks for the update! *buys*

 

[MicoSelva]

Has been on GOG for a while:

Huh. Indeed, it was.
No threads on the Codex (at least I could not find any) mislead me.

 

[covr]

Why this needs DirectX 9.0c? It was released before DirectX 7, if I remember correctly.

 

[Sinatar]

Why this needs DirectX 9.0c? It was released before DirectX 7, if I remember correctly.

It's a port of the mobile version, not the original.

 

[Outmind]

I remember the cheesy theme song to this. Here it is::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO4NDMT_l4c

 

[Scroo]

Heh, I played it on PS1 and I remember not liking it very much. Might very well be tho that it was just a bad port.

 

[Ninjerk]

I didn't play very deep into the game, but I thought it was pretty cool when I was a kid.

EDIT: Oh my god this song that someone linked. LOL. It reminds me of the Highway to the Danger Zone cover in the Top Gun PC Game by Spectrum Holobyte. So cheesy.

 

[Zeriel]

My favorite thing about the original (and really the only thing that made it stand out) was the soundtrack, which was really nice. That being said... really can't imagine playing it as anything but a nostalgia kick, Diablo clones are one thing that have improved immensely over the years, a remake of one from the first generation isn't very appealing.

 

[Lonely Vazdru]

Sorry to be unpatriotic, Darkstone being a french game, but it really was nothing to write home about. Nowadays, famine brought by may make it more palatable, but I'd rather replay Diablo I or II.

 

[agris]

I thought Nox was the original Diablo clone? Oh, it isn't in 3D...

 

[Zeriel]

I thought Nox was the original Diablo clone? Oh, it isn't in 3D...

Dark Stone was 1999, Nox 2000.

Nox is definitely the better game, though.

 

[T. Reich]

Wow, that's one ACTION trailer!

Almost worthy of Michael Bay. Almost.

 

[Malignant Manor]

Darkstone was okay for a playthrough at least. The original PC version allowed an a.i. controlled second character that you could switch between ( I don't know if the mobile based version has this). There is only one town but multiple overworld maps that have their own dungeon that contains a crystal. You can auto-backtrack to entrances you had been to. I think items could be improved at the cost of max durability and gold. There's food management and aging.

A lot of the basics are exactly like Diablo 1. Classes determine starting stats and stat caps. Spells are learned from books. There are stat increase potions and variable quests. I remember a town portal spell.

There are skills with some generic skills that everyone could choose and one class only skill. Sorceresses had the awesome lycanthropy skill that switched intelligence and mana with strength and hp which actually allowed decent melee ability early on (I think armor and weapons didn't shift well so it sucked later). The werewolf form allowed really quick resting to regain mana. I think wizards got an item id skill. All other classes have the same exclusive skill for both genders. Thieves of both gender could steal items off of monsters and townspeople. Warriors got a repair skill which reduced overall durability (free increase in resale though). I can't remember what priests get.

The original version had problems with my Nvidia drivers displaying stat text improperly. I just switch to my onboard video.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I haven't played since my original boxed version. I used it as a stepping stone into Dungeon Siege. There were mod sites some time back and i know i dl'd some crap. I haven't installed the gog version and messed around. Kind of curious what's been done lately with it.

 

[Apostle Hand]

shitty game