Grimoire Thread

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

Retrospective of STONES OF ARNHEM on Youtube :

 

[Lady Error]

When will we get the Matt Chad interview?

 

[Butter]

Retrospective of STONES OF ARNHEM on Youtube :

A lot of this stuff looks legitimately promising. It's a shame they apparently had no idea how to actually make a video game.

 

[King Crispy]

And Cleve's vivid descriptions of things like the dildos in Max Phipps' bathroom made it all seem so much more real.

 

[lvl 2 Blue Slime]

And Cleve's vivid descriptions of things like the dildos in Max Phipps' bathroom made it all seem so much more real.

I have to admit, reading the old Sir-Tech thread years ago as a lurker was quite an experience, I still don't know what I believe and what is just Cleve's insanity.

 

[mondblut]

Yay, someone stole the documents kidnapped by brenda AGAIN

 

[Beast British]

Always believe in Cleve.

 

[Doctor Gong]

Welp, .99 cents on GOG...

Guess it is time to learn how to play a blobber.

 

[Doctor Gong]

Well, Made my first party.

Sal Salone -- Male Saurian Warrior
King Crimson -- Male Drake Metalsmith
Hannaomir -- Female Human Ranger
Bardo -- Female Human Bard
Chucky Chees -- Male Rhattu Thief
Drowbabe -- Female Drow Wizard
Vizine -- Female Aeorb Sage

Bonus range was 31-38 points.

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

And Cleve's vivid descriptions of things like the dildos in Max Phipps' bathroom made it all seem so much more real.

I have to admit, reading the old Sir-Tech thread years ago as a lurker was quite an experience, I still don't know what I believe and what is just Cleve's Sir-Tech's insanity.

Eight-way double penetration two-ways was not my idea. That's a Sir-Tech notion.

I just took their horsesh*t and made it work and demoed it at E3.

Next time, guys, be careful who you f*ck with.

(There will never be a next time for Sir-tech)

 

[baboogy]

I've been having an absolute blast with Grimoire, signed up on here just to say how much I'm loving it so far. It's an absolute shame that the reviews on steam got brigaded. I've been recommending it in real life to as many people I know as possible and have gotten some new players roped into it. Looking forward to any other new games Cleve will release (hopefully) in the future.

 

[Rarre]

I've been having an absolute blast with Grimoire, signed up on here just to say how much I'm loving it so far. It's an absolute shame that the reviews on steam got brigaded. I've been recommending it in real life to as many people I know as possible and have gotten some new players roped into it. Looking forward to any other new games Cleve will release (hopefully) in the future.

Any tutorial do you recommend?
Thx

 

[Zero CHAR]

I bought this game years ago after the funny Kickstarter video, is it any good? I also heard they never released the game manual.

 

[BATTLEMODE]

Yes, it's an excellent game now and the manual is available too. Grimoire is one of the better CRPGs on the market, great old school fun!

 

[catfood]

There's also the wiki, though I don't know how up to date it is.

https://grimoirewiki.neocities.org/index.php/Main_Page

 

[baboogy]

I've been having an absolute blast with Grimoire, signed up on here just to say how much I'm loving it so far. It's an absolute shame that the reviews on steam got brigaded. I've been recommending it in real life to as many people I know as possible and have gotten some new players roped into it. Looking forward to any other new games Cleve will release (hopefully) in the future.

Any tutorial do you recommend?
Thx

I read the manual, and the beginner's guide in the wiki catfood posted above, it's well more than enough, got me pretty far in the game. I've got just one tablet remaining to pick up. Two or three of the puzzles so far I struggled enough with that I had to look up the answer on a guide, but it was usually the kind that made me regret looking it up and thinking that I should have just thought about the answer a bit longer once I knew what it was.

 

[BATTLEMODE]

Definitely don't look at spoilers unless you're REALLY stuck, all the puzzles are quite doable with a bit of thought.

 

[Darth Roxor]

The saddest thing is that there are numerous people out there who still think this is some sort of 'meme game', when it's one of the best RPGs of more-than-recent time.

 

[Caim]

The saddest thing is that there are numerous people out there who still think this is some sort of 'meme game', when it's one of the best RPGs of more-than-recent time.

Duke Nukem Forever, except it's actually good.

 

[turbo elephant]

In Grimwah 2 you can eat turtles

 

[pmnw]

Asking as someone with limited blobber experience, is this venerable game going to mistreat me?
Besides, to those who played it through WINE: encountered any problems?

 

[Butter]

Wizardry IV mistreats the player. Grimoire is somewhat daunting, but generally pretty fair and easygoing. There is a slightly bullshit enemy that one-shots you if it penetrates your armor. The game doesn't tell you, but you can stack the Armorplate buff to make those attacks almost never land.

 

[catfood]

Besides, to those who played it through WINE: encountered any problems?

You need to install DirectMusic and GMDLS to the prefix otherwise the game won't be playable. Other than that I encountered no issues. There's a guide out there too if you're stuck.

https://grimoirewiki.neocities.org/index.php/Wine_Guide

 

[pmnw]

Wizardry IV mistreats the player. Grimoire is somewhat daunting, but generally pretty fair and easygoing.

You need to install DirectMusic and GMDLS to the prefix otherwise the game won't be playable. Other than that I encountered no issues. There's a guide out there too if you're stuck.

https://grimoirewiki.neocities.org/index.php/Wine_Guide

Grazie mille, amici. Your words comfort me.

 

[unseeingeye]

Just posting to share my continually renewed enthusiasm for Grimoire.

I started over recently with a brand new party and immediately felt the intoxicating allure of the games presentation and mechanics. The game is such a masterpiece and I lament the fact that it exists alone as a successor to Wizardry 7. The only issue I have with it, and knowing some of the history it is understandable and ultimately trivial, is that some of the art clashes, which I only mention because the majority of it is gorgeous and the dungeons are easily the most perfectly rendered I've seen in a grid-based game. Since the game urges the player to exercise their imagination to elaborate on what is only suggested by the presentation, having such great visuals enhances the other immersive qualities.

Just building a new party in Grimoire is more fun than actually playing the majority of games I like, there are so many possibilities and I always find it difficult to keep myself restricted to adding only 6 or 7 player characters to make room for those NPCs that can join the party.

We are so fortunate to have this game in a time when most gamers have long since turned their backs on the ideas and mechanics, the principles and visionary artistic creativity, that first brought roleplaying games to computers as a single-player experience. The fact that such a style of game even exists is a miracle, but that it is also a masterpiece is an anomaly such that ought to dismantle any argument against the existence of God.

Anyway I included in my party a character that I rolled and saved the last time I played, a female Drow Assassin that I have come to adore. The portrait I picked is the one that resembles a vampire holding a knife, she's the coolest! My main guy is a Human Warrior, and I have a Saurian Berserker with a Giant Warrior next in line for the front. The back has a Dwarf Cleric, a Faery Wizard, and a Human Bard, and so far I'm very happy with this party. Recently I was playing Wizardry 6 and I try to recreate some of the characters I made there, or as near an approximation I can make in Grimoire. Being able to play it on Steam Deck is heaven, last week I was playing it while sitting in a doctor office waiting for an appointment.