
The Battle for Murk is an interactive narrative set in a gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Uncover the truth behind a treacherous conspiracy in a race against time to save your hometown from falling into the hands of a cruel leader.
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From the creator of Dust and Salt comes the next tale from its world – The Battle for Murk – an interactive narrative set in a low-powered, gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Collect evidence and uncover the truth in time to save your hometown from falling into the enemy’s hands.
The city of Murk is under siege by a cruel barbaric leader. On his night patrol, Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch stumbles upon a treacherous conspiracy that seeks to open the city gates for the usurper. Mandrake and his patrol partner have until dawn to uncover the truth and prevent the conspirators’ plan.
Explore temple dungeons, rowdy taverns, shady allies, and more. Obtain information from suspects or catch their lies by using your wits. Uncover the truth in a plot full of deception.
The game consists of a story text and a city map. On the map you can choose to travel to different locations while the story text builds around the constant choices you have to make. Enjoy the vivid writings of the author Sycamore Bright.
A short game (about 1.5 hours) focused on a story.
Although the plot is related to Dust and Salt, this can be played as a stand-alone game.
For fans of Sorcery!, Fighting Fantasy and Choose Your Own Adventure. Story is king. Rich, non-linear story, reminiscent of D&D. Decisions matter. Your actions define and shape the world you experience. Memorable personalities. Engage with other characters and potential suspects in the city of Murk in well-written interactive dialogues. Art that brings the story to life. Zoom-in on the world map to enjoy the detailed artwork.
Immersive soundtrack. Featuring the gorgeous Nordic music by acclaimed artist Mike Olsen, a.k.a. Danheim.
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The first sunrays were crawling hesitantly on the serrated city walls. The dark shroud of night was slowly withdrawing. The catapults had been shooting all night. Murk had managed to ward off two assaults from Wayward’s troops – one at the main gate and one by water, near Icewind Quay. Only when the morning light scattered the darkness did we see the price we had paid to survive that night: new cracks and holes in the thick city wall, a destroyed defensive tower, more homes reduced to rubble, and new fires throughout the city. At least a few dozen dead bodies laid scattered in the ashes, debris, and dust.
At nightfall, Wayward’s war drums began their rumble once again. The catapults were still silent, but they would undoubtedly start singing their deathly song soon. For nine days, Wayward’s hordes had sieged Murk, and every night the city walls groaned under the volleys of stones and fire hurled at them.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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[h1] УСПЕТЬ ЗА ДЕВЯТЬ ДНЕЙ [/h1] [code] [b] Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk [/b] - самостоятельное дополнение к игре Dust and Salt от разработчика Prime Games, изданное ими же. Игра вышла в Steam в июле 2018 года и на данный момент имеет недостаточное количество отзывов для формирования полноценного рейтинга. Что уготовили нам разработчики в этом дополнении и стоит ли его брать - рассмотрим ниже. [/code] [u] [b] ๑۩۩๑ СЮЖЕТ ๑۩۩๑ [/b] [/u] Прошло много лет с тех пор, как беспощадные солдаты Мрака - города, ставшего столицей темной Империи ужасных поработителей, убили отца главного героя основной истории. Мальчик, что когда-то поклялся отомстить за смерть родителя, вырос, и почти исполнил своё обещание. Огромные полки стоят у стен некогда несокрушимого города врага, и лишь девять дней отделяют героя от окончательной победы над злом. Но эта история - вовсе не о мальчике. На этот раз нам дают возможность взглянуть на происходящее с другой, противоположной стороны. Сюжет дополнения будет подаваться нам от лица десятника по имени Мандрейк. Судьбы уготовила ему "подарок" в виде службы в городской страже в самое адское пекло осады города. И как будто этого мало - среди ночи Мандрейк становится свидетелем заговора, причем - с участием самых высших должностных лиц страны. Сможет ли Мандрейк отыскать и покарать заговорщиков, не дав им впустить врага в город? Зависит только от нас. Главное, помнить - часики тикают, и на все про все у нас не более девяти дней. [u] [b] ๑۩۩๑ ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ ๑۩۩๑ [/b] [/u] Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk представляет собой самостоятельное дополнение к основной игре, вышедшее всего на полгода позже оригинала. Если в прошлый раз разработчики баловали нас смешением нескольких жанров, то в данном аддоне от стратегических элементов было решено полностью отказаться - дополнение представляет собой визуальную новеллу (интерактивную книгу, если угодно) в чистом виде. И не сказать, что это так уж плохо. В оригинале игра была поделена на различные вехи и этапы взросления в жизни молодого главного героя. Дополнение также имеет разделение, однако теперь процесс делится на дни. Всего в нашем распоряжении - девять суток, за которые мы должны не только успеть раскрыть таинственный заговор, но и заручиться поддержкой влиятельных людей, равно как и помочь в приготовлении к осаде города. Каждый день наш герой может участвовать в одном определенном событии, посетив выбранное место в городе. В зависимости от принятых в этом месте решений мы получим какой-либо бонус в дальнейшем прохождении, или, наоборот, еще сильнее усугубим ситуацию. Каждое решение, как и в оригинале, здесь имеет последствия, и сам ГГ обладает шкалой здоровья, которая, в случае падения до нулевых значений, будет означать досрочный конец игры. Графически дополнение полностью следует духу оригинала, если не считать того факта, что масштабность сюжета сократилась со всего мира до размеров одного города. Музыкальные композиции все так же хороши и радуют скандинавскими мотивами. В игре также имеется неплохой набор достижений, которые традиционно не выбьешь за один-два раза. Русский язык по-прежнему отсутствует, и, естественно, раз игра делает крен в сторону литературного текста, знание заморской мовы потребуется немалое. Пожалуй, это единственный возможный критичный момент. [u] [b] ๑۩۩๑ ПЛЮСЫ И МИНУСЫ ๑۩۩๑ [/b] [/u] + Оригинальная интерактивная книга + Добротный проработанный сюжет и мир игры + Вариативность прохождения, возможность принятия разных решений и путей + Приятная графика + Очень хорошая музыка в духе скандинавских мотивов + Разнообразные достижения Steam + Дешевый ценник и частые скидки +/- Исчез элемент стратегии - дополнение исключительно текстовое - Нет русского языка (уровень знания английского - свободный) [u] [b] ๑۩۩๑ СТОИТ ЛИ ИГРАТЬ? ๑۩۩๑ [/b] [/u] Дополнение Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk, при всей насыщенности событиями, вышло значительно короче оригинала. Полное прохождение игры два раза заняло у меня менее двух часов игрового времени. Правда, тут же стоит отметить, что я открыл менее половины достижений, в связи с чем подозреваю, что повозиться там было с чем. Но на данный момент от игры я получил все, что хотел, поэтому со спокойной душой откладываю её на полку. Если вам понравился оригинал Dust and Salt, и вам хотелось бы продолжения банкета, то данное дополнение идеально поможет Вам продлить удовольствие еще на пару часов. Да, из игры пропали стратегические элементы, но давайте будем честны - не ради них играют в подобные игры. [code] Ищете интересные игры, но боитесь выбрать то, что не понравится? Вступайте в [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/bythefireplace] Таверну "У камина" [/url] и подписывайтесь на [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39473538/] страничку куратора. [/url] Выберем правильные игры вместе! [/code]
Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk [table] [tr] [th]Genre[/th] [td]Adventure + RPG[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]Version[/th] [td]1.0.3[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]Campaign[/th] [td]Yes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]Game length[/th] [td]1-2 hours[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]Difficulty modes[/th] [td]1[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]Achievements[/th] [td]easy to average[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]Special[/th] [td]Sequel to Dust and Salt[/td] [/tr] [/table] [b]Story/Atmosphere[/b] Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk starts there where Dust and Salt ends. so it's somehow a sequel to it. You are corporal Mandrake, a loyal watch guard who is patroling during the night as City of Murk is sieged by a Wayward army. Together with your guard friend you are stamble upon a high ranking conspiracy and trying to find out who is behind all that mess. In a Dust and Salt manner you have to visit different locations and you are under time pressure. On the way to solution of the conspiracy you need to make moral decisions and somehow also remember what you did before or what not :-) The atmosphere in Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is nice as it was already in Dust and Salt, which is also on steam btw, not only because of the harmonious drum music but also of the story itself. [spoiler] And i think somehow there will be part 3. [/spoiler] [b]Technical/Gameplay[/b] The difference to the 1st game is that you are not fighting anymore on a hex map but making choices in a story and progress in this way. It's a game about choices, not really a visual novel but a story told and you are in the middle of it. I experienced no crashes, only 1 bug which is explained on forum and as i know the dev from the past he will fix it, cause he is really caring about his games! In v1.0.4 the bug for 1 achievement was fixed, 100% perfect game is possible now! This rating system is my personal opinion and not to be intended to replace a professional rating system in any way! Rating (% out of 100% * X out of 10, sum of all as final rating X/10) [table] [tr] [td]Story/Campaign (30%)[/td] [th]8[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gameplay/Controls (25%)[/td] [th]7[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics (20%)[/td] [th]7[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sound/Music (10%)[/td] [th]7[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Replayability (10%)[/td] [th]7[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Achievements (5%)[/td] [th]7[/th] [/tr] [/table] My personal rating is [h1]7,2/10[/h1] [b]Conclusion[/b] A story rich game which screams to be played several times. Play it if you want to find out what happened after the 1st part, Dust and Salt, or find out the other side of the coin. If you liked the review you can follow us as curator: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/25104932/ and/or join our group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/AchHer
"The Dungeons of Despair really lived up to their name - I had never seen a more disheartening place." Another well-written and entertaining interactive novel from the creators of Dust and Salt; this time minus the tactical turn-based battles that were decent enough in that first game, but hardly the best thing about it. This is a much shorter outing in any case - about half the length of the first, and accordingly half the cost - so even those who loved the aforementioned battles shouldn't miss them TOO much. Anyone who enjoys a good text-based adventure, with a smattering of visuals to add spice, should be satisfied. The agency is quite varied, enabling multiple playthroughs: I myself managed to fail the first couple of times but emerged, erm, sort of "triumphant" on the third attempt (and in any case only managed to attain TWO Achievements out of a possible thirteen in the hour-plus I've put in thus far). There's also some spiffy stats for the roleplayers out there, and a small inventory...but the "RPG" elements are light at best. Again: it's all more than adequate, given that a single playthrough of the game should take you an hour, tops (especially given the time limit that looms ominously over events). Oh, and there's absolutely no need to have played Dust and Salt before you begin this; though the experience will of course be a tad richer if you have. But if you're on a bit of a budget and just want to test the series out, this is a strong enough place to start. And as I said in my review for the original, Game of Thrones fans should be in gritty High Fantasy heaven. It all ends, in any case, on a "To Be Continued" for those eager for more, but is by all means a satisfying enough story in its own right, even if your adventure begins and ends here. Verdict: 8/10. (PS If you enjoyed this review, feel free to check out my two Curator pages: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9284586-ReviewsJustfortheHELLofit/ http://store.steampowered.com/curator/10868048-Truly-Horrible-Horror-Games/?appid=398210 Cheers!)
Set into the world of "Dust and Salt", "The Battle for Murk" turns the tables and lets us play as a watchman in the city of Murk which is under attack by our hero of the first game "Dust and Salt". This is a very interesting decision, indeed. The graphics, the music and the writing are good. The game itself feels quite different from the first "Dust and Salt". The previous game had an epic scope and developed through many years and many cities, while this one, on the contrary is situated in a limited space and time and we have only one night to save the city! Overall this is a nice addition to the world of "Dust and Salt" and all who like gamebooks or textual adventures should find this compelling.
One of the better gamebooks out there with very sweet UI, nice story and strong writing, which is probably the most important thing for me in a game like this. If you've read "Dust and Salt" already, you know what to expect. This one is simpler than its predecessor, gameplay-wise, since there are no tactical battles, but personally I enjoy this low-fantasy look at the same world more and the whole investigation part of it. As a downside, it could have been longer, but it definitely requires at least 2-3 replays to see everything interesting in (or even to successfully complete it), so you can definitely enjoy few hours in-game. Of course, if you do not enjoy reading and interactive fiction, this game is not for you, since this is exactly what it is.
Exactly what I expected: great writing with real choices! The pretty world map and the soundtrack add a layer of immersion into the story.
I downloaded the battle of Murk yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere of the game, including graphics, music and overall feel. Another thing I liked about it a lot was the simplicity and speed of the game engine. The story is great as well and it will make you feel like a real life hero for saving your town and friends, but only if you are smart enough to succeed.
As a closed beta tester I think it's a nice medieval story with fantasy elements. Great for gamebook lovers.
Има елемент на мистерия, който рязко се изчерпва след първото изиграване. Наистина има и постижение, които бих накарали някой хора да се задълбаят в нея. Интересното е, че за разлика от прах и сол тука сгънах три четири пъти преди да стигна „очаквайте продължение” и системата с пръстите или там както е наречено това където не се връщаш от началото много помогна. Малко ми липсва финалната битка с армиите, но пък тя щеше да е само една, а Непокор така или иначе трябваше да спечели града та... Абе бива.
Its a good short game. worth the full price to me.
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