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[Elif Godson]

wow Z, now there's a flash back! I havent thought about Zork in forever!

As to rpg's, I just havent had the time to play any of them, too much happening!

Happy Gaming!

[Loudhy]

Originally Posted by Ziroc You can get the non-steam version. I did. I freaking HATE steam--ing pile of crap.

I only saw the word "steam" on the homepage and the game was dead. Maybe I should invest more time in reading a text next time .

If they offer a non-stem version I'll buy it.

[Ziroc]

Yeah, here is the direct link to the choices..

http://www.grimrock.net/buy/

I bought direct from them. (The 'almost human' icon or choose the GOG icon link).. it has a standalone install, but they DO also give you a steam 'key' if you decide to install steam.. which you don't have to.

It's so awesome.. and if you get stuck, they have awesome help on their forums.

[Loudhy]

Great. I can buy it via PayPal. It seems I can play this game this weekend already.

[Ziroc]

Nice! I think you'll enjoy it! Has the old school RPG feel, but with great graphics!

BTW, you can import your own portraits for your characters. Do a search for Grimrock here in the General Con Forum on how to do it. (If you decided to want diff portraits).

I chose Drizzt and gang for my 4

[Loudhy]

Got it !!!

Thanks Ziroc. Without your hint I would have missed this game. It looks great from my first test.

[Loudhy]

Hell.

This game is really "Old School"! It's a lot of work but possible to solve up to now (if I find a way to find enough food). The game for me always end on Level 4 because of starving. And especially there you need a lot of time for all those hordes of skeletons.

I have to wait longer before I eat the "delicious rations" . I think now the bar must run yellow before consuming the food.

Great graphics.

Can I pause the game during combat? I found nothing. If the enemies are coming from different directions it's very hard to navigate because you cannot stop the game and look and think about the situation. I had a lot of luck down there after I felt through some pits. And I hate winning a game with luck.

[Ziroc]

Yeah, there's a level where food (snails re-spawn) and kill em for food.. Here's the link to the misc. forum where I posted it:

http://www.ironworksforum.com/forum/...d.php?t=102234

Make sure you look for secret buttons on walls and stuff--like Eye of the Beholder! If you need help on some of the harder puzzles, just type in "Grimrock" in YouTube, and choose an HD set of clips.. there is this one guy that has a complete walk-through showing you where everything is! . I only used it when I was SUPER stumped.

It's a really fun game though.. love the old school feel.

Remember "Theme Park" by maker Bullfrog? It was kinda like Roller coaster Tycoon (also loved that game too)..

I may have to install those on my old windows 95 machine I put together just for my old games heheh.. And Out of this World... Bards Tale... Ultima Underworld... ah.. the memories!!

[Loudhy]

I remembered another game yesterday : Grimoire

IIRC this game was not finished when I joined here and I found it today in another forum somewhere with a post from Nov 2011 that is is now has BETA-status. I'll try to find out more but has anyone here actual informations about that game ?

@Ziroc
Besides Grimrock I'm playing Jagged Alliance 2 currently. I found it after more than 10 years in a chest in the cellar . These old games you mentioned work well with an emulator even with Windows7. I'll play Ultima IV again later but for now I have enough to play and, of course, there is a RL too.

[Loudhy]

I removed Grimrock from disk.

I couldn't finish it. As you may know from my time playing W8, I don't reload after a party is destroyed. This way to play is impossible in Grimrock. It has fantastic graphics and it gives back a long forgotten feeling of the old dungeon games.

But it's pure stress.

There is no Pause-Key, you need three eyes, four hands and two brains to play it. I could handle it to level 5. Descending deeper it becomes more and more arcade. Small rooms, fast enemies and continuous clicking on runes.

I tried it several times but I have to give up.

What a pity.