World of Aden: Thunderscape

This was one of the very few RPG games I had in my youth. Still have the CDs and book today. Some will say it looks muddy and old, which is true, but the story, the music, the combat, all make up for it. This is one of those games where you need to really think. Really look around. I would recommend to try it. It's always good to know where games have come from to see where they are now. You might be surprised you like it!

I remember playing this back in 1996-97, it was awesome. Good old party based Dungeon crawl. Never managed to finish it but had a blast playing it. Must have for rpg retro gamers!!

I have been searching for this title for a while now, although i could not for the life of me remember the title! I almost screamed (not appropriate for a 43 year old father of 2) when I saw this appear in the GOG library! Great memories of an excellent game! Awesome work GOG!! You're the best!

I never got to play Thunderscape when it came out. As a kid with a limited budget you had to choose your games wisely. I picked this one up on GOG. Back in the 90s I used to like the AD&D games. Unfortunately SSI, who had the license back then never really got on top of the technical game. A year before they released this they botched Ravenloft with a horrible graphics engine. Eventually they released Thunderscape after losing the Dungeon and Dragon license. Thunderscape has an interesting setting: steampunk combined with sword and sorcery. Sounds great on paper. Completely new races, a new character system. I love the combat system which is turn-based. The story is pretty fascinating too. But did the graphics and sound department sh!+ to bed! Thunderscape came out at the end of 1995, around the time of Witchaven 1 and after the likes of Dark Forces and System Shock. It manages look worse than all of those! It sounds terrible, too. So bad that I muted the sound. The 90s techno music ain't even that bad, but the high-pitched screeching sounds you get when you slay the first enemies (giant flies from what I can tell) will literally make your ears bleed. If you are lucky you can spot enemies and items (brown on brown), the automap in 3D is useless, they should have just left it out completely. Close quarter combat will sometimes trigger with enemies behind a wall several yards away. It's a real shame. Had SSI gotten capable artists for graphics and sound this might have been a decent or even good game. Unfortunately I could not sit in front of it for more than 40 mins. without getting a headache.

While having a graphical presentation that will scare off the casual player, the game will take the true hardcore player by the balls gameplay and plot-wise, especially closer to the end of the game. If you have the guts to play a true RPG, you'll like this one. Otherwise, go back to Skyrim and Call of Duty.