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Game News Wizardry-like Dungeon Crawler Elminage Gothic Released on Steam

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If you've been craving a new Wizardry-like game on PC, of which there is always a shortage, you might be happy to hear that the Japanese dungeon crawler Elminage Gothic, formerly a PSP exclusive, has been released on Steam today.



From the makers of the world renowned “Wizardry Empire” titles, Starfish SD brings you the latest entry in their popular series of dungeon crawlers. Elminage Gothic, previously only available in Japanese on PlayStation® Portable, now comes to PC offering a classic old school dungeon crawling experience with a dark, gothic twist!

In ancient times, the Great and Dark Gods clashed in a ferocious war over Man's control of the world, bringing despair and ruin to the lives of all humans.

As the conflict raged, the Great Gods sought to vanquish the power of the Dark Gods through the faith of humans. In return for their faith, the Gods promised humans a world of peace and prosperity and thereby a contract between humans and the Great Gods was formed.

By the contract, the Dark Gods could not interfere with the world of humans and were forever sealed inside their world of darkness. The people worshiped the Great Gods in thanks for their prosperity, and the world entered an era of peace.

However…

The humans grew complacent and allowed their faith to fade.

Now, in the far-off realm of Ishmag, King Jardin ushers in an age of peace. Unknown to him, the dark powers have already begun reaching out in secret, planting the seeds to bring about the revival of the Dark Gods into the hearts of men. Foul and hideous creatures are emerging from the deep, treacherous caves of Tsun-Kurn and rumours of a rising evil are creeping across the peaceful lands.

It is up to you to arm yourself and descend into the depths of Tsun-Kurn in an attempt to put an end to the ever growing darkness and save your kingdom.
  • Featuring well over 80 hours of classic dungeon crawling gameplay!
  • Choose from 16 different character classes including Hunter, Thief, Summoner and Valkyrie
  • Battle and defeat over 400 stunning monsters, creatures and demons!
  • Employ over 70 spell types as you descend through multiple dungeons
  • Collect and arm yourself with over 600 different items
  • Featuring the classic and traditional “THAC0” battle system
  • Now fully translated into English for the first time!

I haven't played any of the Elminage games so I can't really make any comments as to this one's quality. A couple of people on our forums have been praising it, though, and the price is very affordable anyway.

You can buy the game here.
 

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Did some more digging, and this looks like it has everything I need to recreate our Wizardry party.

Now is Steam really the only place to purchase? Would rather just get direct from the developer/publisher.
 

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What's the difference between a Wizardry-like and Rogue-like RPG?

Rogue-likes are a sub-genre of CRPGs.

Rogue-like: the main emphasis of the game are on Exploring and Character Development, less on Story. Often features permanent death if a character dies and random generated levels.

Wizardry-likes are CRPGs that resemble the famous Wizardry series. A series of party-based Dungeon Crawlers.
 

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Cor blimey - when I read this bit from a fellow STEAMer - I started breathing heavily. What is the matter with me?

Fighters - Self-explanatory. Always a safe bet for the frontline.
Brawlers - Most likely your main damage-dealer for the early parts of the game. They have a natural bonus to defense that accumulates as you level.
Thieves - Almost all treasure chests are trapped, and your #1 source of equipment comes from said chests. Thieves are a must. Make a dragon-newt thief so they can breathe fire in battle.
Mages - Can nuke enemies but most importantly they learn diomente. Diomente is a teleport spell that allows you to move to nearly any explored tile in a dungeon. After you get diomente you can immediately class change to something else like a Summoner or Alchemist.
Clerics - Healing spells.
 

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As soon as Wasteland 2 is done downloading this game is next.

If it's half as good as Wizardry: Tale of the Foresaken Land then it will be worth every penny. The Japanese are fucking great at making dungeon crawlers, though it's a pity about the anime stuff they seem to insist on using.
 

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