The Dark Spire

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Take back the classic RPG… or don't

Role-playing games have come a long way since their inception in videogame-dom. The big franchises almost all sport immersive 3D worlds, iconic and developed characters, and cinematic cut-scenes. But what if you didn’t want all that — the toned-down level of challenge, the movie sequences that spell out what you’d prefer to just imagine, the androgynous protagonists? The Dark Spire, then, wants to be your time machine back to the dawn of the classic, dungeon crawling RPG. It’s a “love it or leave it” sort of proposition.

The story is your typical novice-adventurers-cum-heroes tale. The traitorous sorcerer Tyrhung has stolen the legendary Fairy’s Tears from the Royal Couple. Faster than you can snark “who didn’t see that one coming”, the villain has taken to the top of the Dark Spire. It’s your job to go in there and take it back. Along the way, there are quests to complete, and the storyline promises some twists and turns.