
It's a nice sunny day in Tor Borgh and aimless lout Geoff Dandy is woken up by his best mate Dolph Dombardo raging incoherently about going to the Jiggly Swamp. Saving Dolph from doom sets in motion events that lead to one question...
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It's a nice sunny day in Tor Borgh and aimless lout Geoff Dandy is woken up by his best mate Dolph Dombardo raging incoherently about going to the Jiggly Swamp. Saving Dolph from doom sets in motion events that lead to one question...
What is the Crypt of Darkness?
GENRE
Old School Inspired RPG Nostalgia
GAME INFO
Classic RPG gameplay with a Shining Force inspired tactics battle system. Level up system allows you to customize your character stats.
PROS
Characters and events change as the adventure unfolds.
Strategy battle system inspired by Shining Force.
No yappers.
CONS
4 hour play time.
Needlessly complicated plot.
Not retro style.
Genres
Stats
Languages: English
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 30 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Джефф Дэнди-типичный деревенщина. Пока однажды, пожизненный друг Дольф Домбардо не врывается в его дом в пьяном оцепенении. Он бессвязно бушует, а затем уходит, бормоча что-то о том, чтобы отправиться в смертельное дрожащее болото. Спасение Дольфа от гибели - это только начало событий, которые приведут к истинной цели Джеффа... 10 из 10
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It's hard to not get all sappy and nostalgic everytime I launch this gem of a game. Full of likable characters, and some of the worst, best timed jokes, Gythol Granditti: The Crypt of Darkness accomplishes much with it's simple yet very enjoyable combat system. Turn based grid style combat, I'm sure there's a specific name for it but I've never learned it, has been severely underused, and this game proves that is a travesty. I struggle to find a single style of combat that allows for more indepth gameplay where positioning and strategy are given more presence. The game can be punishing, but can quickly become easy man mode by doing a little bit of searching and a little bit of scamming the games of chance. Even with the combat, the most memorable aspect of this game for me is the mystery set forth in the story. So many characters know one another and with hints at a much larger world that I have always wanted to explore. The games description says that this leads to Geoff's true purpose, but I'd say it more accurately gives us a glimpse at this universes true potential, Cheese and all. I didn't find anything that I would constitute as a new secret outside of the added BenBar altercation, so Ill have to keep searching myself. Most importantly you owe it to yourself to play this game that will only take about 4 hours to finish the first time and have you hooked after the first jelly.
I got This game as freeware back in 2004 with Digit (an Indian pc magazine) I loved it and was always waiting for a sequel. I emailed the dev several times but never got an answer to the question. Dead GZ storm will you ever release The Lord's Exile ???. For people who are new to this game it is a great game and the characters have a kind of surreal humour going about them.It's like a different kind of Dink Smallwood with a great turn based battle system.PLAY IT!! All Hail the Mighty Cheesus !!!!
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Tor Borgh'ta güzel, güneşli bir gün ve amaçsız hödük Geoff Dandy, en yakın arkadaşı Dolph Dombardo'nun Jiggly Bataklığı'na gitme konusunda tutarsız bir şekilde öfkelenmesiyle uyanır. Dolph'u tek bir soruya yol açan kıyamet setlerinden kurtarmak...
Gythol Granditti: The Crypt of Darkness is a 2D retro pixel RPG in the JRPG style that's been slapped together with the godawful GameMaker Studio video game construction kit from Yoyogames. It's a basic fantasy RPG with some quirky characters and interesting enough writing, and a light/comedy theme to the writing style. The art style is a blend of retro pixel and MS-Paint "art". The graphics here aren't great, but at least they're not asset flips (assets would look better). They chose to use obsolete retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result. Resolution and controls are locked. These flaws push this game far below minimum acceptable standards for PC. GameMaker Studio is a very poor quality game construction kit, and unsurprisingly results in products that have little to no value as games, especially when compared to the work of professional developers who create genuine products for gamers. Using a video game construction kit requires little to no talent or skill as a game developer. Very often, GameMaker Studio is used to make shovelware and lazy cash grabs, although in this case the game is completely free. The game is completely free. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration. This is certainly a gesture that shows dedication to the gaming industry. It's a shame in this case that the implementation is below the minimum standards a dedicated PC game should offer to enthusiasts. There's no "maybe" option in Steam, unfortunately, but I hope to see more work from this developer, perhaps as part of a professional game development company that can make full use of their talents without needing to make budget/quality compromises like pixel art and using off the shelf game templates and construction kits.
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