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OuFtb
04-10-2004, 08:07 PM
Hack and slash. Hack and slash! We know some of you have been chanting up a storm hoping for another hack and slash RPG. D.W. Bradley, best known for efforts on the Wizardy series, is hoping to get action RPGers up and excited about the genre again.

The basic idea behind the game is to combine the depth of a normal RPG with the relative ease of use that most action RPG games provide. What you get on screen is a lot of game world with almost zero interface. In fact, while you're playing, the only thing on screen will be health and mana shown in the upper left corner. Aside from that, all windows will live underneath the game only to appear at the push of a key. They're hoping this allows players to immerse themselves into the world a bit more than is usually possible in an RPG full of bars and tabs and buttons.

This doesn't mean that the game will be short on the usual character complexity that is associated with RPGs. Characters will still have to be crafted according to gamer needs. Skills in several areas such as weapons (light weapons, pole weapons, throwing weapons, etc...), defense (parry, heavy armor, medium shield, etc...), general (athletics, bargain, repair, etc...), magic (elemental magic, rune magic, magic resistance, etc...), thief (pick locks, disarm traps, backstab, etc...), and "diabolic" (inflict wounds, critical strike, ninjitsu, etc...) will be able to be selected and upgraded as characters increase in experience. Characters that don't actually have points in skills will still be able to use many of them, such as the ability to wear armor types, use weapons, and cast spells, but won't be anywhere near as effective as a character specifically devoted to that task might be. Characters wearing certain armor types without high skill in them will also receive penalties for wearing them. You'll also have to choose between adding and upping a skill level and increasing attributes such as strength or agility as they all pull from the same pool.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/505/505669p1.html

The link has a 2 page preview if you want more, a hack and slash RPG not my type of game but might be good.