Prepare yourself to enter Darklands - the first realistic fantasy role-playing game. Leading a band of four adventurers across the sinister landscape of 15th Century Germany, you’ll face the Middle Ages as people believed it to be: land filled with mythical beasts, religious power-mongers, and blood...
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Prepare yourself to enter Darklands - the first realistic fantasy role-playing game. Leading a band of four adventurers across the sinister landscape of 15th Century Germany, you’ll face the Middle Ages as people believed it to be: land filled with mythical beasts, religious power-mongers, and bloodthirsty robber-knights!
Watch savage battles unfold before your eyes! Travel hundreds of miles by land and sea from Frisian Coast to Bohemia, from the alps to Prussia, visiting over ninety cities along the way.
Your quest for fame and fortune can take you through raucous city streets and dark mine shafts, or from a robber knight’s tower to the terrifying Witches' Sabbath! Get ready for the astonishing wonders of a realistic fantasy adventure in the mysterious Darklands!
One of “The Greatest Games Of All Time” according to Gamespot®.
Improve each character's attributes and skills as the game progresses. No artificial character classes or levels!
Active pause system lets you to freeze the action and give new orders to characters any time you wish.
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Recommended by Judas, Technical Customer Support Specialist at GOG: If you're looking for an RPG that is different from the usual Dungeons & Dragons fare from the early 1990s then look no further. Set in medieval Germany, Darklands offers real time with pause combat and an interesting magic system that uses the power of prayer and alchemy. Break apart witch covens, perform quests for the Hanseatic League, and free people from the oppressive rule of various Raubritters (robber barons).
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Should have stuck with my vaporware version, at least with it you know what you have. Just lost two hours of gameplay because they didnt disable the DRM for the game. Screw you GOG.
I feel bad for assigning this game 2 stars. But after attempting to play it on several different occasions, I found myself frustrated and confused every time. This game is not user-friendly. There are no tutorials - only PDFs to read on how combat works and how to create PCs. So, by today's standards, not a good game.
However, back in the '90s, I'm sure this was a fantastic game and probably would have received at least 4/5 stars instead of 2/5.
I think this game would benefit tremendously from a face-lift similar to what Shadowgate received.
I loved this game "back in the day". Unfortunately, it badly needs an update in graphics and sound. The DOSbox treatment does not seem very solid. My PC blue-screened after install. Maybe not related, but it hasn't again since I removed the game.
I'll probably try again because I loved Darklands so much. But don't expect much.
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