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[harlequin83]

I used to play this around 1991 or so, at a friend's place - his mom was a realtor and thusly they had a magical box known as a computer.

Basically, it was a first-person RPG game, sorta like Stonekeep, or the old TSR-style, but probably dated earlier. Actually, it looks similar to this, but i double checked and it's not the same.

http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/58...on+Master.html


You started out in a city alone. If you wandered around, the random encounters would be with high level NPCs and sometimes monsters, but all you could beat were paupers or peasants. You could get jobs in exchange for money, but you could get hurt if you had low scores in a demanding job. ie: burnt for 14 health in the kitchen. You basically had to work your way up from nothing, as my friends older brother (who was 12 at the time) managed to get a warhammer and didn't die in one hit, like we did.

Character creation also scrolled past, so you didn't roll for Stats, but picked them out as they came past, on a bar that scrolled bottom to top.

Any ideas? I'd love to get this game for said friend, running on DOSBOX, as he'd be overjoyed to see it again after nearly two decades!

[Talin]

hmm.....Legends of Valor?

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/legends-of-valour

[harlequin83]

Originally Posted by Talin

hmm.....Legends of Valor?

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/legends-of-valour

you know, that looks like it could be a serious contender, but i'm going to have to say no. the graphics, from what i recall, were slightly worse than that.

however, i'm going to give it a whirl and see if it may be what we're after. thanks for the assist!

[_r.u.s.s.]

oh boy, there are so many games in this genre

was it one of the ishar games? you also started in a city there in one of them

it could have also been some of the might and magic:
first one
second one
third one
4+5

[WayAbvPar1]

Possibly Alternate Reality?

[harlequin83]

hmm. you know, to be honest, i seem to recall that it had slightly worse graphics than Might & Magic 3, based on my memory.

i realize this isn't much to go on, but i'm slogging through the repositories of game screenshots i find online, hoping to find it.

[marko river]

My guess is also Alternate Reality - the City. Check the mobygames page and screenshots.