𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬: Classic cRPG - “Yes I killed that Witch, How could you tell?”

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CairnBuilder

Күн бұрын

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@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

Check out the Darklands Hintbook if you are interested in playing. www.mocagh.org/miscgame/darklands-hintbook.pdf

@theanarchangel9163 Ай бұрын

Got to love the Saint that increases your reputation in Sweden in a game where the farthest north you can go is Denmark.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

Swedes FUMING at this news.

@MilkPlus Ай бұрын

"I invoked St Christopher to drive more recklessly" Oh, you Catholics!

@Glopdemon Ай бұрын

When this game originally came out it was so bug-ridden that a lot of people wrote it off and forgot about it, which is a shame because it was really groundbreaking, and once they got the bugs squashed it was a real gem. That poor launch is probably a big part of why it never got a sequel which, again, was a real shame.

@queenannsrevenge100 Ай бұрын

Used to love this game as a kid. My love of this game is actually what made me turn on to Kingdom Come: Deliverance so much.

@Tomphonse Ай бұрын

Very comfy video. I really cant comprehend how you have not been recommended to me before considering 95% of your videos appear to be all things I am interested in

@slowblindchild Ай бұрын

I loved this game so much when I was a young lad, it still remains one of my absolute favorite games of all time! It makes my old heart happy to see it getting so much love now

@skohbis6602 Ай бұрын

What a nice and interesting content creator and video to stumble over. Always glad to find more reviews of older games that are often practically forgotten by now.

@ServantOfBoron Ай бұрын

I played this game so much in the late '90s. I believe you are correct about combat: this is the first RT with pause RPG that I ever saw and couldn't find an earlier example. It makes the game feels retro-modern at this point, which is perfect.

@Fitzgerald934 Ай бұрын

This is becoming a true and fun retrogaming channel, especially for those that look intresting but which i have decided to not play.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

This is my steam/GOG backlog channel 😅

@tictacterminator Ай бұрын

@@CairnEnjoyer its so over dominions bros

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

I’ll make more dominions content soon as well, It took me a long time to make the video on Bandar but probably a simpler nation would not be as in-depth. I think first however I’d like to make another CoE5 video, probably about Warlock or Senator.

@josephmeighan8197 Ай бұрын

Darklands aka hobo simulator. I loved sleeping in parks at night hoping I wouldn't get caught by the guards.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

>sleeping in the park >getting into bumfights >begging >ranting about satan Basically early game Darklands

@z2ei Ай бұрын

I love this game. I first encountered it helping a friend install it on their family computer in the mid-late 90s. I've got my own (physical) copy of it on the shelves above my desk.

@Hadriex Ай бұрын

I recently picked up an original box set of this game with the maps and everything. Finally having the instruction manual with the alchemy symbols to answer the copyright protection which my CD version hadn't come with as a kid. Feels so good. How I wish this game had a modding scene...

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

I have the GOG version which came with all the extra materials as PDF at least

@Hadriex Ай бұрын

@@CairnEnjoyer Yeah I picked up the gog version at some point myself. GoG is the best. But there's something about owning the original box ya know.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

I agree, a lot of old games had great manuals included as well. I remember spending hours looking through the manual for the original Europa Universalis game

@mueezadam8438 Ай бұрын

The part about invoking St. Christopher led me on a frenetic wiki-hopping marathon which ended with me learning about an open query in hagiography that studies the possible pagan origins of folk saints, as well as what the word ‘hagiography’ means. Apparently I had it already starred in my dictionary app a few years ago, so I’m convinced this knowledge was well worth the half hour or so of my life this round of autism cost me.

@necrodan2 Ай бұрын

i haven´t played this game in ages but i still remember how surprisingly comftable the UI was for a game at the time when compared to other RPG´s of the era

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

I find the UI and controls to be surprisingly modern and intuitive for a 30+ year old game. It really was innovative for the time and I can see how it must have influenced a lot of later RPGs

@heavyhebrew Ай бұрын

Wizardry and the first AD&D games were out, but nowhere this detailed. And alchemical grenades.

@Silpiobaire Ай бұрын

Darklands was actually the first game where I learned about all the various names of medieval weapons and armor ( Saints too), not to mention interesting German words like Raubritter. Wish someone would create a similar game without some of its flaws (so much grinding and random forest wandering…). I actually loved the combat and the multi-level dungeons. It had just the right amount of historical context mixed with the supernatural.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

I appreciate the attention to detail in a realistic historical setting as well. I wish more games would go this route as opposed to generic fantasy or some bizarre world. The real world is plenty interesting and you can just inject a small amount of fantasy into an otherwise historical setting to make it more “gamey”

@superhetoric Ай бұрын

you (and OP) might find Serpent in the Staglands interesting as far as Similar Vibes go

@Silpiobaire Ай бұрын

@@superhetoric Thanks for the recommendation. I did end up playing Serpent in the Staglands when it released. Unfortunately, while it captured the art aesthetic of Darklands for me, the game was a disappointingly buggy mess.

@Hndshks Ай бұрын

Love me some Darklands.

@mueezadam8438 Ай бұрын

Wow amazing showcase as always. I’m going to start a small gaming blog and pass these off as my own finds.

@ThatElephantSeal Ай бұрын

The coins are pronounced "fen-nig-e" Pfennigs. Also the root for the word Penny in english. Also makes me really happy to see Darklands! I love this game, really wish there was a true successor to it.

@Mistergreg Ай бұрын

One of the saddest days of my teenage life was finding disk 11 of my Darklands big box corrupted. Going through that install process only to have it die on the last disk every time… I still remember the feels.

@heavyhebrew Ай бұрын

First pc game I ever played, can't even remember who I was dating back then, but damn do I remember this game. I remember figuratively bashing my head against a wall trying to figure out how to use the rope to climb to a cave

@DraconiusDragora Ай бұрын

If I remember correctly, it is also good to raise Charisma and Intelligence for the religious parts. Since it has to do with a lot of speaking with high position characters, people and invoke the blessings of the gods. If you raise your favour (Like donating money when can, to the churches and such.) they will open up more. Though this is just from memory, it has been god knows how long since I played last, I barely remember the game. So anecdotal going so I can be 100% wrong on it. Also I do believe you can travel to other towns/cities, to learn more gods. And I would like to see some more Darkland videos. Even with the grind, it gives you just something to watch or just listen too while doing something on the side.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

That is true but you need to sacrifice some things with the min-max build I went with. Also Saints aren’t God’s.

@DraconiusDragora Ай бұрын

@@CairnEnjoyer Ah, and yeah, I know, just my head went blank, so said god instead. Still quite a lovely game with just how many builds can be used. ^^

@Tiki832 Ай бұрын

I was eyeing Darklands sat in my GOG games library last week thinking it's been a good while since I enjoyed the game, good to see it getting some attention. King of Dragon pass next up? :D

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

It’s very grindy but fun if you don’t mind that, especially once you can start using the magic system

@kloa4219 Ай бұрын

I really like how it doesn't preachy and patronizing. It is just a normal game with Catholicism being taken into consideration.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

It's not explicitly a christian game or anything, but it seeks to portray a somewhat realistic medieval society, and that obviously includes a sincere portrayal of Christian society. I find it odd personally when you have a game ostensibly set in the middle ages or something, yet all the characters are jaded modern liberals who just have cynical takes about everything around them.

@kloa4219 Ай бұрын

@@CairnEnjoyer While I have a guilty pleasure for those settings, I really love the fact that this game is just a straight up good vs evil story with the twist being that it has fantastical/horror elements in it. Gives you a lot of freedom too, partially feels like a life sim and it gives life to the world. I feel that a game like this couldn't be made today.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

@@kloa4219 It's the kind of game that would have immense potential with a remake. Unambiguous settings are refreshing sometimes, and seeing something paranormal in this game is pretty shocking when for nearly the entire early game you've been fighting bandits and robber barons.

@nemoguy Ай бұрын

Oh good someone still remembers Darklands

@HACHIMOTHEDESTROYER 6 күн бұрын

What a great video!

@Wolf93 Ай бұрын

The OG minmaxer party builder

@peterhinkebein7019 Ай бұрын

now i want to play darklands to check out the area where i live :D

@SeminarioMAE Ай бұрын

this is really in depth

@Neddy_Merrill Ай бұрын

another banger game

@brownshoeblues2014 Ай бұрын

jeez a microprose game i've never seen.

@heavyhebrew Ай бұрын

Arcanum would also be a good suggestion.

@marssmit84 Ай бұрын

Is this game balanced in such a way that only this strategy works or are other weapon types feasible? What would happen if you gave the character in the back a polearm?

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

Just Impact and Edged are the best weapons available, especially impact is generally the best as it penetrates armour and has a fast attack speed. Edged is better late game when you have high alchemy to improve them, but blunt is always good. issue with polearms is they are slow and the damage output is not great. Military Hammer is probably the best weapon overall.

@TNTITAN Ай бұрын

I gotta tell you, I would have thought it was a visual novel from the thumbnail.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

Like 90% of the game is reading

@TNTITAN Ай бұрын

@@CairnEnjoyer On a more serious note I wish more RPGs had this type of character creator. It was one of those you could tell the backstory of your character as your creating them. Only this and Megatraveller seemed willing to try this.

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

@@TNTITAN I agree as well, I love these detailed charecgter creators with tons of stats and skills to spec into as well as some narrative quality to the background which you can either generate or choose yourself. Almost always when a modern game praises it's "Character Creator" they just mean the look of the character only and nothing about a specific background or skills. If I want to play dress up dolls I'd play Sims, not an RPG.

@Nugundamsisntforshow 7 күн бұрын

@@TNTITANmount and blade warband has a simplistic version of that it's not in depth and doesn't really affect anything but it's neat flavor text

@RogerKaptunik Ай бұрын

I love to play retro games and this is one of my most favorite RPGs ever. It's too bad that the combat system has aged like milk in this one :(

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

I’d have to disagree, the combat system feels quite modern imo and easy to get the hang of. The most dated part is the intense grinding for stats and repetitive enemies.

@RogerKaptunik Ай бұрын

@@CairnEnjoyer Think so? In "normal" fights this may be ok, but I found it pretty cumbersome in some of the later quests like the monastry or the caves

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

@@RogerKaptunik it’s easier with the hotkeys to be fair instead of just selecting everything manually.

@MrTupimus Ай бұрын

The soundtrack is very similar to that of Dwarf Fortress. Is this the original music?

@CairnEnjoyer Ай бұрын

No I put DF music in since most of the game has no music.

@martenkahr3365 Ай бұрын

Nope, it actually is the DF soundtrack, and definitely not the original music. Possibly because of copyright reasons. KZbin's automated copyright strike system for using anything that even sounds like licensed music is such a minefield of nonsense and copyright trolls that for a channel making its living on KZbin, it's basically not worth it to risk the original music of some old game with unclear copyright status and instead use suitable atmospheric music that is known to be safe (like the DF soundtrack) instead.