Darkwood

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2017
Darkwood

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Summary

An old RPG for classic macs. Nothing much to it, you go into an arena and fight monsters.

Storyline

Darkwood is a moderately sized city in the northern regions. The city has no walls or obvious defenses, but is one of the safest cities in the realms thanks to a powerful City Guard. Those enlisting in the City Guard must prove themselves before being admitted. Some seek adventure in the neighboring lands or seek out some lost treasure. The most popular by far however is the arena located in town. In the arena, anyone can pit their skill against a selected foe and earn gold and fortune in doing so.

This is where you come in. Your name is Derek, and until now your only claim to fame is picking pebbles from horseshoes at the local stables. Your mother recently passed away and your father was killed 2 seasons ago defending the town against an Orc invasion. You have been working the streets ever since, trying to make a living. You realize that you cannot go on in this fashion. You must make something of yourself. You must sign on at the arena and earn a place in the City Guard.

The city has had a long-standing agreement that anyone besting the most powerful creature the arena could host would be signed on as one of the Captains of the Guard. No one in 24 seasons has managed to pull it off, but you promise yourself that you will. You hunger for the recognition and the chance to honor the name of your father.


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Darkwood Reviews & Ratings

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Review by DiegoTan [user]
September 28, 2021

This game is like an extremely small shard of a precious stone burried within a giant pool of feces. Do you really wish to dive into it justThis game is like an extremely small shard of a precious stone burried within a giant pool of feces. Do you really wish to dive into it just to look for that small shard?It took me around 40 hours of tedious, boring, uninspired gameplay.. to not even finish it and get glitched out at the end of chapter 2. It took around 6 hours of frustration and boredom for each small cool moment in the game (each lasting around a minute or two). Rarely I feel like I completely wasted my time with a game, and this is one of these moments. I am quite unhappy with the experience.

80
Review by Joellemm [user]
June 19, 2021

I hated Darkwood. I didn't find the gameplay engaging at all. It's the game that made me realise i don't enjoy survival games. Darkwood'sI hated Darkwood. I didn't find the gameplay engaging at all. It's the game that made me realise i don't enjoy survival games. Darkwood's gameplay leans far more into the "survival" of survival horror than i'd have really hoped.I wanted the game to be over quickly, however, to get the most out of the game you should really play on a higher difficulty than Normal. Otherwise, the repercussions for death, especially during the night, are not enough to maintain tension.Why did i continue to play and finish this 14 hour plus game, even on normal difficulty? Well, because the world is fascinating, the characters, withered and disturbing, capture the imagination too, and i really wanted the satisfaction and relief of finally getting out of those bloody woods! I should highlight the impressive sound design. I really liked the lack of direction the game provides. It's highly immersive for a game using a top-down perspective. It also has a somewhat procedurally generated world, thus, offering more replay-ability than most horror gamesSome people will love this game and I can see why.

100
Review by halfs2 [user]
May 30, 2021

I enjoyed the soundtrack a lot, the atmosphere of the game is very good, it always makes you tense and doesn't teach you anything, as the daysI enjoyed the soundtrack a lot, the atmosphere of the game is very good, it always makes you tense and doesn't teach you anything, as the days go by you learn how to survive the night, how to defend yourself, I'm loving the game and I paid an incredibly low price on the PC version on steam. I'm looking forward to a darkwood 2, maybe with co-op multiplayer?

100
Review by Sinaliked [user]
August 3, 2020

cant stop blaming myself for why finding this now !!!the moment i saw the gameplay i knew i would fall in love with it. OMG its atmospherecant stop blaming myself for why finding this now !!!the moment i saw the gameplay i knew i would fall in love with it. OMG its atmosphere is nice.playing without a headphone but it's still scary i mean the sounds alone can do all the job for making you nervous :) keep up team (^o^)

90
Review by XboxAddict
July 11, 2019

Darkwood is a purposefully deliberate survival game that forces you to explore, but at the same time punishes you for spending too much time and effort searching one area. You don’t want to spend too many resources building up your camps, but you need to gather enough to be able to survive your stay there. It’s a delicate balance that is really well executed but not overly explained. The survival mechanics can be learned very quickly, and once you are two or three game days in you will start to find a groove. Just remember to turn the generator off in the morning.

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Game Information
Release Date December 31, 1992
Publisher Robert Chancellor
Game Modes Single player
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Themes Fantasy
Platforms Mac