Pay no attention to reviews written prior to 2021. They were reviewing a different game. The devs have totally redeemed themselves and made big changes to the game and I feel confident that they'll continue to make good on promised features. It's the best zombie survival game I've ever played. I actually had to turn the difficulty down a little because I reached a point where I was worried about my heart. Lol It's a brutal nightmare world simulator with an awesome mod scene and tons of stuff to do with much, much more on the way. Just get it.
When I giddily installed these classics for the first time since retiring my C64 decades ago, I felt certain the magic would be gone. Surely the experience would be merely nostalgic. I couldnt have been more wrong or more happily surprised. Clearing the decrepit slums of Phlan, braving the maze-like island fortress of a mad wizard, allying with Akbar Bel Akash, sending the horrible god Moander back to whatever hell from whence it came, descending deeper, deeper, ever deeper into the seemingly bottomless mines - it's all as compelling now as it was 25 years ago. For those unfamiliar with 2nd ed rules, don't plan on a racially diverse party. It'll be all human with perhaps one non-human thief or nothing at all. Non-humans are subject to severe and, in my opinion, ridiculous and infuriating level caps. You simply cannot take non-human single class or multiclass characters through all four of the Moonsea games. However, if you look past this relic of an ancient system, you will find a challenging crpg leading your brave party of warriors through one rewarding experience after another. With the addition of rangers and paladins in Curse, you'll most likely want to swap out a few characters to have these classes represented in your party. I always give them the same names as the characters they're replacing. You, too, may become hopelessly attached to your party if you look beyond the obviously dated graphics and interface. If you can't stomach not having an elven fighter/mage in your party, I suggest going straight to FRUA. Unlimited Adventures allows you to skirt the archaic race restrictions present in the other games and faithful remakes of Pool and Curse can be downloaded for FRUA. In fact, given the number of high quality modules available for FRUA, it alone would be worth the purchase price. I could go on and on. Get it. Play it. Get lost in it. And if the technical limitations of the era leave empty spaces onscreen, fill them in with your imagination!
