Digital Chumps writes: 'The game begins by asking you several questions to help develop your initial character stats. I thought this was a cool way of getting a player started, rather than facing them with a variety of sliders and some arbitrary amount of points to spend on various traits like stamina, strength, and intelligence. After character creation, your player arrives at a dock near Firetop Mountain. You'll encounter several NPCs to chat with in this small village. One of your first quests has you going through some basic combat training, after which you'll head into a dungeon to seek out a dwarf who can further help you along in your quest to find Zagor, the legendary warlock atop Firetop Mountain."
Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a PC version of my favourite fantasy book, with dungeons, and combat that still keeps the feel and style of the original book.
HPP: When comes to video games, the term “role-playing game” has become synonymous with anything that involves a fantasy setting, experience, and leveling-up. It’s far removed from the tabletop systems that spawned the term. Sure, there were text adventures and MUDS/MOOS (look it up, kids) but outside of throwing dice around a table, video games haven’t managed to capture that feeling. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain manages to capture that feeling without having to find those pesky friend things people talk about.
BOUGHT!
Now Steve, please, please, please make Autoduel the game somehow someway.
I'm tired of all these combat vehicle games that THINK they are Autoduel but fail miserably.
Thank you.
Dan Miller writes: "A first-person shooter version of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was released on the Nintendo DS several years ago, but this new iteration promises to a far more faithful adaption. Your character progresses through the various dungeons and passageways, pausing every so often when a decision needs to be made. Combat takes place through the custom GridBluff fighting system with both you and your opponents making your moves at the same time – although it’s worth noting an alternative dice rolling combat system is available for purists."
