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Throne of Darkness

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4.3/5

( 56 Reviews )

4.3

56 Reviews

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Throne of Darkness
Description
Terror Strides Our Land. You and Your Seven Samurai Stand Between Order and Oblivion. In the ancient land of Yamato, an aging and power-hungry warlord, in his desire to live forever, has unleashed an unspeakable horror - the demon Zanshin and his horde of monsters and undead warriors. The land is s...
Genre:
Action - Role-playing - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Fantasy, Role-playing, Classic, Only On GOG
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4.3/5

( 56 Reviews )

4.3

56 Reviews

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Product details
2001, CLICK Entertainment, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with...
Time to beat
15 hMain
25.5 h Main + Sides
27.5 h Completionist
23 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Terror Strides Our Land. You and Your Seven Samurai Stand Between Order and Oblivion.

In the ancient land of Yamato, an aging and power-hungry warlord, in his desire to live forever, has unleashed an unspeakable horror - the demon Zanshin and his horde of monsters and undead warriors. The land is soaked in the blood of your people, and the seven samurai in your party are Yamato's only hope. Use magic, weaponry, and wits to destroy Zanshin before his darkness becomes complete.
  • Command Seven Mighty Samurai - Control up to four fierce warriors at any one time as you face the Dark Warlord's hell-spawned minions.
  • Adaptable Weapons and Magic - Search perilous lands for new weapons, armor and artifacts. Combine elements to forge new items with powerful and unique attributes.
  • Diverse, Formidable Lands - Struggle through massive environments teeming with giant dragons, evil spirits, shadow soldiers, and more.

© 2001 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark and Throne of Darkness is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

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Please Note: Throne of Darkness only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection. Throne of Darkness also does not have a windowed mode and supports fullscreen only.

Recommended system requirements:

Please Note: Throne of Darkness only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection. Throne of Darkness also does not have a windowed mode and supports fullscreen only.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
15 hMain
25.5 h Main + Sides
27.5 h Completionist
23 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - Role-playing - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Fantasy, Role-playing, Classic, Only On GOG
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2001-09-25T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
CLICK Entertainment / Activision
Size:
1.1 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Violence, Blood and Gore)
Game features
Cloud saves
Multi-player
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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Posted on: August 1, 2021

onewayshot

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Games: 400 Reviews: 16

For fans of classic samurai films

Gameplay is clunky, lots of micromanagement and the animations are not very smooth but Instead of anime it's inspired by classic samurai films like "Throne of Blood" 'Tales Of The Taira Clan" and "The Seven Samurai" even one of the characters is dressed similar to Kikuchiyo from the Cover of the seven Samurai. Link to the Berserker concept art https://pcmedia.ign.com/media/news/image/berserkersm.jpg Link to The seven Samurai Cover https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/mediaviewer/rm2518563840/

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Posted on: October 12, 2021

brain56

Verified owner

Games: 225 Reviews: 2

Fun but flawed little gem

It's still an enjoyable play in 2021 if you can get past its hurdles and "quirks". With seven simultaneously playable samurai, you get seven inventories, seven character sheets, seven skill trees, and a 5,040 lineup permutations to play with and it can be a slog to manage all of this, especially with the UI/UX of a 2001 game. That said, if they ever make a modernized version of this game, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Hell, I bought this one in less time than that.

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Posted on: January 5, 2021

Busterdave85

Verified owner

Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Great Game

If you like diablo 2 then this game is for you. Tons of loot and inventory management. Great character customization and instead of 1 character you get 7. If you haven't played this then just buy it and give it a shot. One of my favorite diablo style games of all time and I'm glad that they have it here as I was starting to have issues with the disc versions.

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Posted on: July 6, 2017

harrysgog

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Games: 63 Reviews: 4

I joined gog for this one

Great Samurai/Ninja style Diablo clone. I loved playing this one as a teen. Thank you for bringing back those wonderful memories! Never used more than one character at a time in single Player mode because the squad command are confusing to me. But I really enjoyed playing this (lone solo ninja) and even more playing it LAN with a friend ... gog: you rock!!! thx

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Posted on: March 12, 2021

thepussdevourer

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Games: 31 Reviews: 1

If you liked Diablo 2...

...but you're also into Japanese culture... you're absolutely going to adore this game! 10/10 Shout out to GOG for giving me the opportunity to enjoy my childhood games once again.

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