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Aldon's
Crossing review by David Eaton |
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21/01/2003 |
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Aldon's Crossing
1.0.5 by Constant
Games
When I started
evaluating this game I had just finished evaluating and reviewing
Dragonfire, another RPG for the Palm OS.
It was a really great
game with wonderful graphics (read it here) but was lacking somewhat
in some of the areas of game play.
What Dragonfire
lacked, however, Aldon's Gate excelled in.
While it is a lo-res
game (160x160), and does not take advantage of Hi-Res+ screens, it
more than makes up for that with game features that won't stop. It's
no big surprise that this game was just recognized by PDArcade as
their 2002 RPG Game of the Year.
It all begins with
you creating your own character. You are allowed to choose your own
sex (and portrait), between 3 different races, and customize 6
different attributes.
You can then decide
between 4 different characters: Mage, Thief, Fighter, or Priest. If
those weren't enough options, don't worry - you can always switch
characters mid-game.
But wait: there's
more! (Sorry if that sounds like a Ginzu Knife commercial from the
past....) Once the game has begun you can acquire a pet or hire a
companion to help you.
As typical with this
genre of game, there are an abundance of weapons, armor, potions,
and special items to be found and used in an effort to fight the
numerous monsters, beasts, and bad guys throughout the enormous map
area.
I am not going to
spend a lot of time discussing all these options and their
advantages or disadvantages - there is a wonderfully detailed game
guide that accompanies this game which will cover all this along
with walkthroughs of the major quests.
"But wait:
there's more! If you call the 800 number on your screen right now..."
(Sorry - I couldn't help myself....) If you register the game you
have the option of playing not only the game that was written by the
developer but also one of the other modules available on their web
page. (The PC based module creator & templates are also
available for download and I can't wait to try my hand at it.)
Some of these are "trainers"
or "cheats" used to gain experience, gold, or a companion
prior to starting the full game. (Yes, you can import your
character, your belongings, and your companion into a new game...)
One of these add-on modules is included with the trial version and
is the only one you can use prior to registration.
The only drawback to
this game that I found was the fact that each saved game and all the
files for the game have to stay in your internal RAM. This is a
small price to pay, however, considering the hundreds of hours of
game play available - all stored in less than 1Mb.
If I had any
suggestions for the developer it would be to improve the graphics
some. If this game had the graphics of Dragonfire, for example, it
would rank way up on my list of great RPGs regardless of the
platform: Palm OS or PC.
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