Islands of the Caliph

never before has a game filled my niche needs in such a perfect way. the absolute respect that the developer shows to Islam and it's ingenious integration into the game play makes up for any of the few shortcomings, if you like exploring and reading lore you'll love this

有中文之后就更好了，看起来没那么累了

一款内容并不是很丰富，并且充满宗教元素的复古DRPG，太多太多的宗教要素让这个作品完全成为了一款“风味游戏”——是的，作者似乎完全是出于对传播宗教要素的需求来制作了这款游戏，使之成为了一本传教的经书而非游戏，任务质量同样近乎灾难，单单是满岛去找若干个东西就足以让人抓狂。至于致敬魔法门等等，他的内容量甚至不如那个手游 the quest 。不过好在是其中的一些NPC对话和书籍确实会拼凑出一些游戏的线索，不过同样的——这个所谓的终极谜题也同样是宗教说明书，不过也算是兑现了一些作者在宣传页吹的牛逼，而且居然更新了官中，故还是给个好评。

It's just very nice. Simplified rather than extravagant is a good way to describe it. Simple attacks and easy to understand mechanics. However there is no handholding so the player is expected to figure out the way forward on their own. There is also a refreshing abscense of 'filler' or grind to pointlessly pad out the game. The first couple of islands will not be difficult though it's possible to get lost for a while on the very first one. There will be areas to come back to later on. Creatures and loot respawn so it's always possible to make a little bit of money or XP progress even if you've blown all your money on blister ointment and now cannot afford a ticket home. There's a lot more but you should explore it yourself. Visuals don't look good in pictures but they work in game. Low fidelity but magical. Music is very enjoyable. Maybe the game doesn't compare well to classics like Anvil of dawn or Ishtar III but it is in ways much easier to play and enjoy. My only fault is the inventory is difficult to reorganize owing to no mouse controls. That's it. The game is overt in it's Islamic influences and features without it feeling like a gimmick. It's just a normal part of the world, though i did find it amusing when i walked into a mosque and got told my character doesn't know what to do there. Fitting as probably most of the players will be the same. tld;r Nice world, beautiful setting and music, simple and effective controls, combat, quest system + several worlds/islands to explore. I think it deserves a playthrough just based on it's outstanding looks and music but it's a quality grid-based RPG as well, not just a pretty concept.

Great game with interesting secrets

very cool

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A very well-designed retro RPG. The interlocking missions involve your character learning and practicing the tenets of Islam, picking up on a political quest to unite the islands, and handling lesser but still meaningful personal requests along the way. It's less about combat optimization than about problem solving, without resorting to artificial puzzles. The pacing, difficulty (not hard), and environment design were just right!

GUD

我是冲着复古像素游戏来的。 没想到是一款彻头彻尾的宗教题材游戏。 忍着打通关了，游戏体验非常无聊。 * 伙计，如果你看不懂，我就直白点。 差评是因为游戏设计十分糟糕，游玩过程非常无聊，以至于里面有价值的内容只剩了下宗教题材。 中文适配很糟糕，地图没有汉化，日志的字体很难分辨，看不清楚内容，还不如切成英文体验流畅。 游戏里移动一次就必须摁一次方向按键，按一次动一次，长摁只动一次，所以你走路跑图就必须一直疯狂的摁你的方向键。 我明白这是复古像素的游戏，但没必要完全复古吧？ 游戏里任务需要你在各个岛之间移动，跑图的距离非常长，玩几十分钟真的很累手。 游戏的经济系统也有问题，岛屿之间的移动需要支付船费。前期还好，后期一次几十的船费，你如果不小心把钱花完了，你就只能靠打野赚钱，一次只能赚几块到十几块。如果你刷的是带毒素的敌人，没准还需要购买解毒剂，又是一笔支出。到处都要花钱，而玩家获取经济的方式过于单一。 等级系统也做的很难评价，升级加点对战斗力的提升非常小，可有可无，似乎是为了凑RPG要素加入的。 评价为一款比较无聊的复古像素小品游戏。如果你不是真的没事情做，还是跳过它吧。