Sword of Fargoal
The gameplay is typical Roguelike, played from a top-down perspective. You gain experience levels (resulting in higher hit points and battle skills) as you kill monsters, and finding new spells and magical items is key to success. The game introduced many features that have been superseded by newer Roguelikes like ADOM, but were very innovative for its time. For example, each level of the dungeon is randomly generated. Every time you enter a new level, you enter an entirely new layout with treasures, monsters, traps, gold, and the temple located in a new place. You can cast light spell to increases the radius of what you can see and reveal hidden Assassins. There are many kinds of monsters, some smarter than others. There are hidden treasures, and several kinds of traps. Once a Pit Trap has been sprung, you can use it as stairs to climb down to the next level. You can also bait stupid monsters to fall into the pit, if you timing is good enough. You can recuperate faster inside temples, which is also where you can offer some gold to the gods in order to gain experience points, The list of fun features in the game goes on and on.
Sword of Fargoal may not look like much now, but it was one of the great, largely forgotten milestones in Roguelike games. If you want a fun Roguelike that remains enjoyable more than a decade after its first release, check out this true pioneer in the genre. Sword of Fargoal is a lot of fun, and provides a great adrenaline rush when that countdown starts after you get the sword and must get the hell out ;) Two thumbs up, way up.
Average Rating: | 8.41 [31 votes] |
Genre: | RPG |
Designer: | Jeff McCord |
Developer: | Epyx |
Publisher: | Epyx |
Year: | 1983 |
Software Copyright: | Jeff McCord |
Theme: | Fantasy |
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Related Links: | Official site , Sword of Fargoal fansite |
More Info: | Mobygames | The Web |
System Requirements: | Commodore 64 |
If you like this game, try: | Telengard, Rogue (Epyx) |
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