As is often the case though, things rarely go to plan. Eager to unearth both its treasures and its secrets, a loose council is formed between the factions to explore (and loot) the ancient and dangerous land.Ī party of adventurers of your creation, hailing from different lands, is recruited by the council to serve as deputies and carry out its mission to explore The Badlands.
Now, people from various factions have termed this now-ruined land The Badlands. Ages past, a conflict resulted in the destruction of a grand, now-ancient civilization. Solasta: Crown of the Magister takes place in its eponymous world. Will Solasta take me back to what I saw as the golden age of North American-made RPGs? Let’s have a look. While there have been a number of re-releases of some of the games I mentioned above and other similar ones, it’s really been a long time since I’ve seen a new game in this style.
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So you can imagine that here in 2021, a new RPG in this style might activate my gamer senses.Īnd that’s what we have here with Solasta: Crown of the Magister, released on PC via Steam on May 27th, 2021 by Tactical Adventures.
The detailed character creation, the engaging story, I even remember having dreams about my main character in Neverwinter Nights (yeah, I’m a nerd). Neverwinter Nights in particular was one of my favorites, along with Icewind Dale and later, Dragon Age: Origins. I spent a lot of time playing Dungeons & Dragons-based RPGs (or games at least partially styled after them) in the late 90s and early 2000s.