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You might check out Sil, which is set in Middle Earth and is supposed to be truer to the spirit of Tolkien. I've also heard it is good as a game. Haven't played
by mattchew 11y ago
You might check out Sil, which is set in Middle Earth and is supposed to be truer to the spirit of Tolkien. I've also heard it is good as a game. Haven't played it myself.
- tachion 11y agoThanks for the tip, I've downloaded it and for sure will give it a try, but it seems like the game is abandoned, which, again, is a shame, because I love them Tolkien based roguelikes. Also, note, that TOME had quite different gameplay, with quests, world underground and above and many, many more feats.
- Al-Khwarizmi 11y agoSil is not abandoned AFAIK. The latest version is from just three months ago. Did you find the right URL? http://www.amirrorclear.net/flowers/game/sil/ http://www.amirrorclear.net/flowers/game/sil/ It is indeed one of the minimalistic roguelikes, like Brogue, rather than one of the kitchen-sink roguelikes, like ADOM, Nethack or ToME. But do give it a try, it's really a quality game! I have played several dozens of roguelikes and it's in my top 3, right near ADOM and Brogue. Some of its merits are intelligent enemies that are actually able to follow group strategies rather than charging blindly, an original song system, really great atmosphere and immersion (even better if you're a fan of Tolkien), and probably the only roguelike I've seen with a crafting system that doesn't suck.
- tachion 11y agoYep, that's the one. Already played a quick game, dead on arrival, as you can imagine ;) Are you aware of any iOS/UNIX clones of it?