Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun Series

This was my favourite AD&D campaign settings. AS a lot of people already mentioned, the 2nd game came out a bit buggy, but otherwise they were probably some of the most involved storylines and had the best side quests of anything to date at the time. I would say it was the spiritual forefather of the Baldurs Gate games.

Dark sun : shattered lands and Dark sun 2 : wrath of the ravager are kind of games that I have never ever played before : a turn-based isometric rpg with beautiful pixel graphics set in a post-magical-apocalyptic world where slavery, betrayals at every corner, mystical and mysterious creatures and prophecies meet ( basically Dune but with magic). Its gameplay is D&D at its finest, with some modification due to the different setting ( Dark Sun instead of the over-used Forgotten realms, at least in videogames). Moreover, both games have an intricate and intriguing story (no spoilers) full of interesting sub-quests and plot twist unlike many rpg games that I have seen, that really keep you on your toes and teach you to trust on one. Its soundtrack is decent ( some track memorable but they are played in a loop, which can be quite distressing) and and its graphics are quite enchanting , with the possible exception of the second entry, which is an actually a step down (much like Eye of the beholder 3, for example). Aaaand its the second entry ( wrath of the ravager) is the true reason why actually I'll not give this game a 5 star : on top of the worse graphics ( and also a looot of moments where the framerate would go down without no apparent reason), the game is so filled with bugs that I wasn't able to complete it ( fact is, after a while I simply grew tire to watch solutions). However, that does not mean you shouldn't play the game, on the contrary : plot, gameplay and those fascinating pixel used in a isometric point of view are really top-notch and the games can offer unique and memorable experience both for the average player and the veteran ( although I'll suggest to the veterans to raise the level of difficulty ). So, create your party with care : the sand of Athas are truly an unforgiving adventure where the fools fall and heroes rises.

Finally I will be able to play this classic game. And without having to worry about conventional computer memory. I loved this.

Played though this game at least 4 times. The first game is far better than the second, wonder why they changed a winning formula for something worse. Second game is playable but important to have backup saves, it's possible to break the game for doing something wrong. Second game has a more linear story than the first game.

The first Dark Sun was brilliant, but the second one - absolute garbage; so buggy it's not even playable and if you ignore the bugs the game itself is still garbage with a garbage storyline.