Legend of Grimrock

If we had great games like this in the past, I'm seriously beginning to wonder where they went. These days, a wonderfully polished but very tight and straightforward yet challenging game like this is still the rare gem that it really shouldn't be. The basis of tile based real time combat has been ported into our times and stripped of everything that could feel out of date. Reviewers keep summoning comparisons to old dungeon crawlers, but Legend of Grimrock doesn't feel a day older than - incidentally - exactly a day.

Tried and true design, player character creation is deep enough. Game looks and sounds great. I'm having at least $20 worth of fun with this $15 game.

First I want to say, I'm not a big player of dungeon crawler games. But this game, Legend of Grimrock, is so good that when I wanted to try it only 5 minutes just to see, I couldn't stop and I played for some hours. Yes the gameplay is a bit disconcerting at the begining but kinda easy to master. So really, even if you're not a dungeon crawler player, give it a try !

I have finished Eye Of the Beholder (I,II,III) Black Krypt and Lands of lore back in the old days. This game brings back all the good memories and the challenge. I'm finishing level 7 right now and i can assure you that this game worth the money you will give.

I remember playing Chaos strikes back on my Amiga as a kid. I actually finished it too. But given the diabolical nature of the puzzles I did use the hint oracle more than I would have liked. Chaos strikes back is one of those games that really had me addicted. Legend of Grimrock is so similar. The rune based magic, trying random combinations to try to cook up spells, the puzzles. Love it. I have a feeling that the JerrySeinfeld character who gave it one star didn't really understand what the game was actually like and expected another Skyrim. Personally I'd love to see Almost human release expansions for this. I'd certainly fork out more money for them