Completed the game minutes ago (custom "spellsword" character built). Score: 113444 - I wonder if this may be just "CRC"-like check, just like in Wolfenstein3D? because they ask you to send them this score?
I pretty much agree what others said here: Abandonia's review is too optimistic, while I enjoyed the game, I also clearly see its weak points. Boring combat (with only one character, what you can do?), magic that sounds great at first (variety), but the spells are expensive and not very powerful - mana regenerates slowly even with 9-point stat, limited equipment choices (Lands of Lore had more slots!), I also missed buying/selling stuff (although this eliminates "grinding" mechanism). Weird, empty world (but that's common to dungeon crawlers), dungeon wall designer should first visit Europe or at least browse an album on medieval architecture (but that's common art design flaw to most fantasy games).
I only had to resort to walkthrough twice: once I missed 1 switch & 1 ill.wall (maybe I was too tired to play); then at the finale I got tired of that maze so I checked which 2 actions I missed (the puzzle was almost done). Worked in DOSBOX like a charm.
Voice acting was hit & miss for me, with poor casting choices. Old mage & bulky warrior both sound like Prince Charming, young nimble female thief and exotic muscular amazon both sound like a sorceress in her fourties.
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