Oh, wow. I remember playing the free ASCII version of this game years ago, and finally picked up this version on Steam. It's just such a great game!

There are so many options to choose from when creating a character, and so many monsters and items to discover and learn how they interact. For instance, the fire bolt and frost bolt spells might seem pretty much identical, but fire bolts can burn items on the ground so you can't use them, while frost bolts can freeze water so you can cross over without swimming. Therefore the frost bolt spell costs more mana.

It can be a bit repetitive if you tend to die early on and you have to repeat the same quests over and over again, though. And the difficulty curve can be rather bizarre - you might plow through dozens of enemies with no trouble at all, then run into a boss that kills you in a few hits if you're not careful! It's probably best to be careful whenever you run into a new monster, especially one with a star by its health bar indicating it's unique!

Oh, I do need to mention the art in this game. The pixel art is very nice (though I do wish all of your character's equipment affected your avatar; hats in particular don't seem to, even though NPCs can be found wearing hats). Everything is easily recognizable and just looks good. And the music is very atmospheric; the levelup theme even changes depending on your alignment, it seems!

So yeah. Great game. A classic updated for the 21st century. Play it. 😁

Oh, wow. I remember playing the free ASCII version of this game years ago, and finally picked up this version on Steam. It's just such a great game! There are so many options to choose from when creating a character, and so many monsters and items to discover and learn how they interact. For instance, the fire bolt and frost bolt spells might seem pretty much identical, but fire bolts can burn items on the ground so you can't use them, while frost bolts can freeze water so you can cross over without swimming. Therefore the frost bolt spell costs more mana. It can be a bit repetitive if you tend to die early on and you have to repeat the same quests over and over again, though. And the difficulty curve can be rather bizarre - you might plow through dozens of enemies with no trouble at all, then run into a boss that kills you in a few hits if you're not careful! It's probably best to be careful whenever you run into a new monster, especially one with a star by its health bar indicating it's unique! Oh, I do need to mention the art in this game. The pixel art is very nice (though I do wish all of your character's equipment affected your avatar; hats in particular don't seem to, even though NPCs can be found wearing hats). Everything is easily recognizable and just looks good. And the music is very atmospheric; the levelup theme even changes depending on your alignment, it seems! So yeah. Great game. A classic updated for the 21st century. Play it. 😁