DarkStone Restoration

Ahhhh Darkstone, j'ai bavé devant le test de Joy (où il y a une interview de Paul Cuisset https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=30&num=680&album=oui). Un jeu qui se voulait une forme de concurrent de Diablo premier du nom mais jamais seul (un compagnon IA assez bête mais qui reste parfois actif) On forme son groupe, une visite de la ville et hop on rentre dans l'action. Ce n'est pas très joli mais c'est tout de suite addictif. Autre point positif pour moi : la VF, même si on sent que les comédiens de doublage n'étaient pas toujours inspirés, elle a un charme. Je parle certainement avec beaucoup de nostalgie mais il était bon à l'époque, il reste agréable aujourd'hui.

Back in the day

Tengo entendido que hay un juego previo/original de 1999 de donde sale este. No tuve el agrado de haberlo probado, pero se valora que al traerlo a la actualidad, hayan tomado el cuidado de agregar varias opciones que vuelven cómoda la experiencia. No deja de ser un ARPG antiguo, con sus cosas algo oxidadas, pero en las casi dos horas que estuve jugando con mi arquera, fue bastante grata la experiencia. Exploración, looteo, y quest a la antigua.

Good but we need a new game its been so long lol

Yes!

So funny enough I bought the original game for PC for nostalgia purposes as I played this as a kid on PS1. Playing it again on PC I couldn't do it without getting frustrated. there's guide to rewrite the configurations but I failed. HOWEVER, this version, I've played it with a controller and am appreciating everything this restoration has done. updated graphics, easy controls, I love it so freakin much. Thank yall so much for bring a childhood classic to life again

I remember playing this on the Playstation One when I was a kid. And when I got my PC back in 2018. I found this on the Steam market, or at least the original and, I don't know, I just could not play it. I looked for mods to help it, but to no avail. I don't know. I just couldn't grasp it, but with this one I don't know it. Feels like it's easier to understand and play. I'm not exactly sure what's the difference though. I do have a couple of complaints. First up, the most important complaint I have. Buying potions. It is not exactly the best is very tedious. You have to click on a potion then move the cursor over to the check mark or the X to confirm or deny. Rinse and repeat. I'm not sure which one of these options would be better, but I would like an option to where you can either buy multiple potions or instead of having to move the cursor over to the check mark to confirm the purchase, just. The ability to press space or E or something in order to confirm the purchase instead. It would make it a lot less tedious. The second, and probably something that no one probably encountered. But when I first booted up the game and I went to listen to the song, that the singing lady does. I didn't realize you could type in the amount. It was already set to the Max. And I thought OK, that's what I have to pay. Which was all right I guess, This song is a banger, but maybe a flashing cursor to signify that you can type in the amount. It's probably a nonissue for basically everyone, but for someone who's only brief encounter with the original is basically nonexistent. Anyone new coming in may not know. So far I can't really think of anything else. The UI is a tiny bit confusing to navigate but that's just something that can be remedied with playtime. Addendum: I just posted this but I just remembered something from the Playstation One game that would make this game just a bit easier is in the Playstation One variant You just have to press a button and itll select the nearest enemy or the one that you are facing for attack. selecting each individual one is a little tedious if there is a way you could make it to where you could attack the next one or just attack the nearest 1 Without having individually select each one I think that would be quite nice. But I'm not sure if that will break the experience of the game I just remember it from the Playstation One

Has been a total blast playing through this gem again after so many years! just finished a normal difficulty run earlier to day and now jumped up to next difficulty. Would like to see your party member use some of the spells and abilities a bit smarter and see the stash persist through game wins. But other than some irritants that I'm sure will be worked out it's just so cool to be able to play again. Wish more arpgs like the old ones would be made. (P.S don't forget to tip your bards :P)

I can’t say much — this is a great remaster from the original developers of Darkstone. The gamepad controls feel good. There are a few minor flaws, but overall, the game is completely playable

You did an amazing job restoring my childhood. I loved the original and I can't wait to sink countless more hours of my life on this version! 27 years!!! It really blows my mind! Thank you Paul.