Which RPGs have the most sword-and-sorcery feel?

[wyes gull]

The vibe of this thread reminds me of a mod for the original Mount & Blade called Wedding Dance. Give it a go if you want to find out what it's like to be charged at by 150 naked men with raging boners.

 

[vazha]

If Mount & Blade mods count, then there is Prophecy of Pendor, which has brilliant S & S atmosphere (low magic, obviously) and even has a Conan-inspired NPC Warlord you can fight and defeat (Wulfbode or somesuch iirc). It has also bunch of other great stuff in it, and is by far closest to a story-based rpg that M & B has ever come to. Pity the original creators has abandoned it, as there was a talk of brand new version with a new (!) continent and factions

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Prophecy of Pendor

It didn't feel very sword and sorcery to me, too many elves.

 

[Lilura]

Prophecy of Pendor

Way too epic. Plus it's got Noldor out the ass.

They also fire bows like machine guns so their arrows blot out the sky.

 

[vazha]

Prophecy of Pendor

It didn't feel very sword and sorcery to me, too many elves.

Which you can slaughter with gusto.
Also, from all the rpg-s I ve played, POP got the sinister cult lore/feel the best, with their snake cult legion, which is as sword and sorcery as they come.

 

[DawnrazorDCLXVI]

When I think of Sword & Sorcery, I think of games like Dark Messiah. Not RPGs.

 

[Darkzone]

Original Gary Gygax thought about D&D more as a Sword and Sorcery game, but was convinced to include magicians.

 

[Dorateen]

Might & Magic II had Thundarr and Ariel as hirelings.

 

[Filthy Sauce]

Its a side scroller hack & slash, but its got item use and a xp/level system/basic stats

Steam Store Page

Trailer



Jim Sterling


No, I have not played it.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Its a side scroller hack & slash, but its got item use and a xp/level system/basic stats

Steam Store Page

Trailer



Jim Sterling


No, I have not played it.

I have.
It's good.

 

[octavius]

And then there's Conan the Cimmerian.

 

[Darkzone]

Its a side scroller hack & slash, but its got item use and a xp/level system/basic stats

Spoiler

Steam Store Page

Trailer



Jim Sterling

No, I have not played it.

I have totally forgotten about this, so thank you for remembering me about it. I will buy it and play it as a homage to Barbarian I and II.

 

[jaydee2k]

Got something for ya, appropriate soundtrack

 

[Darkzone]

Got something for ya, appropriate soundtrack

I began to listen to Manowar some 30 years ago, but they lost me after the "The Triumph of Steel" album, as i have ventured forth more to M-Death, Death Doom and Gothic Metal. From times to times i still like to listen to some of their hits and if i play a racing game i obligatory listen to "Wheels of Fire". And i also liked their album covers of "Kings of Metal" and "Triumph of Steel", because the hero looks like me. Nevertheless thank you for the hint and since i haven't listen to their "Gods of War" album this could be a good occasion to do it.

 

[Ebonsword]

Its a side scroller hack & slash, but its got item use and a xp/level system/basic stats

Well, if we're talking non-RPGs, there's also the Conan game for the Xbox 360.



They did a pretty good job of capturing the atmosphere, but the gameplay I found got repetitive quite quickly.

But, man, I really long for a good CRPG that captures the Conan vibe. Sadly, it will probably never happen with today's SJW gaming industry---well, unless the Japanese manage to do it.

 

[Tom Selleck]

man I love how these barbarian games have buttloads of titty bitches.

 

[Jacob]

you guys are all sexist and only sees women as objects

 

[octavius]

Some of you guys are all desperate and only sees pixels as objects

Fixed.

 

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Since a few nonRPGs have been suggested, I wish to give a mention to a favorite of my youth, Rastan. It always got first crack at my quarters when I would hit the skating rink.

 

[laclongquan]

And you are only something that sounds manly.

 

[Darkzone]

you guys are all sexist and only sees women as objects

To quote Manowar: woman be my slave. So get back to your harness and pull the cart Pony-Girl.. or Pony-Boy... or what ever Pony-Gender.