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88.) Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun (Genesis, 1992)


So this game both sucks and rules and that's why its on my list. It's also the game indirectly responsible for the life I lead in a lot of strange ways. This game is like a slightly better version of Dungeons and Dragons Eye of the Beholder. These are games built using the D&D rules in video game form - predating Neverwinter Nights and the like. It uses the Dungeons and Dragons Basic rules from 2nd edition D&D. Note I say D&D not AD&D. The story here is actually pretty damn cool and there is a lot of unusual and great detail in it - the gravestones all have different witty sayings and the townspeople give you little hints about what to do next.

If you know anything about Basic D&D you'll know that it uses the Mystara setting, not the Greyhawk or Faerun settings thats Advanced used. Mystara is very very basic - the realm where Dwarf, Elf and Halfling are classes, levels max out at 14 (and only for humans, you filthy demi-humans get to max out at level 12, 10 and 8 respectively and if you don't like it, try being human next time bub). And the game begins with your kingdom getting sucked into a rift and disappearing into a land where the sun never sets and strange beastman roam.

It was my first exposure to D&D and I struggled with the game a lot but it was so cool. It had the overland maps of a normal JRPG but with two different "encounter modes". Combats on land are like an early SRPG style of combat while dungeons are first person dungeon crawlers like Phantasy Star I.

I've actually never beat this game but it inspired me to seek out the real thing and that makes it a great game.

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