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dex · 07 December 2014, 18:45

Edit: the following list is a bit contradictory and just reflects my personal taste, sorry - however, feel free to post anything you'd like to add

Darkmere was one of my favourite RPGs of all time! It perfectly nailed the "Lord of the Rings" feeling I wanted in games since I read the book. It's dark but not too dark, has a great medieval/fantasy setting inspired by Tolkien and excellent graphics. Unfortunately it's a bit cumbersome to control, save etc.

However, I started a list of games with a similar atmosphere (does include non-Amiga games, genre does not matter but should not include and D&D based games) for anyone who may be looking for similar games - if you want to chime in, please feel free to do so

Amiga platform:
Dragonstone
Cadaver
Ambermoon
Blade of Destiny

Other platforms:
The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall (Mark Jones also did the graphics for Darkmere)
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (yes it does, strangely)
Shadows of Mordor
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (spot on atmosphere)
Mordheim (Steam early access)
LotR: War in the North
The Witcher Series
Hunted: The Demon's Forge
The Dark Eye/Das Schwarze Auge Series
Gothic Series
Risen Series (some parts are a bit too piratey but hey)
Demon's Souls (almost not on the list but it's "western" enough to fit in)
Dark Souls Series (same as with Demon's Souls)
Inquisitor (especially when visiting houses and also its world and lore has something about it)
Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers GBA [ Show youtube player ] (Thanks s2325)
Lord of the Rings - Return of the King GBA [ Show youtube player ] (Thanks s2325)
Dark Quest An inofficial take on Heroquest by Games Workshop/MB
Ishar Series First game (inofficially "Crystals of Arborea") as well as the developer's name "Silmarils" were heavily inspired by Tolkien)
Divine Divinity Series

Not quite:
LotR: Battle for Middle-Earth (extremely movie focussed, great game in its own right, though)
LotR: The Two Towers/Return of the King (a bit shallow, in contrary to the handheld versions mentioned by s2325 which are more similar to Diablo style ARPGs, also a bit too movie focussed since they didn't have the rights for the book, still good games)
LotR: Fellowship of the Ring (atmosphere a bit too "light")
Dragon's Dogma
Diablo Series (dark and gritty fantasy setting, has a very special place in my collection but it's just a separate thing entirely in my eyes)
Dragon Age Series (it's more in the D&D direction than Tolkien - if that even makes any sense for several reasons)
Bound by Flame

Note: Games based on the Dungeons & Dragons license are something entirely different for me and special in their own ways, so they didn't really fit into this list

07 December 2014, 18:45	#1
dex Eat Electric Death Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 327	Other games with "Darkmere"/"LotR" atmosphere? (may also be current-gen) Edit: the following list is a bit contradictory and just reflects my personal taste, sorry - however, feel free to post anything you'd like to add Darkmere was one of my favourite RPGs of all time! It perfectly nailed the "Lord of the Rings" feeling I wanted in games since I read the book. It's dark but not too dark, has a great medieval/fantasy setting inspired by Tolkien and excellent graphics. Unfortunately it's a bit cumbersome to control, save etc. However, I started a list of games with a similar atmosphere (does include non-Amiga games, genre does not matter but should not include and D&D based games) for anyone who may be looking for similar games - if you want to chime in, please feel free to do so Amiga platform: Dragonstone Cadaver Ambermoon Blade of Destiny Other platforms: The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall (Mark Jones also did the graphics for Darkmere) The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (yes it does, strangely) Shadows of Mordor Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (spot on atmosphere) Mordheim (Steam early access) LotR: War in the North The Witcher Series Hunted: The Demon's Forge The Dark Eye/Das Schwarze Auge Series Gothic Series Risen Series (some parts are a bit too piratey but hey) Demon's Souls (almost not on the list but it's "western" enough to fit in) Dark Souls Series (same as with Demon's Souls) Inquisitor (especially when visiting houses and also its world and lore has something about it) Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers GBA [ Show youtube player ] (Thanks s2325) Lord of the Rings - Return of the King GBA [ Show youtube player ] (Thanks s2325) Dark Quest An inofficial take on Heroquest by Games Workshop/MB Ishar Series First game (inofficially "Crystals of Arborea") as well as the developer's name "Silmarils" were heavily inspired by Tolkien) Divine Divinity Series Not quite: LotR: Battle for Middle-Earth (extremely movie focussed, great game in its own right, though) LotR: The Two Towers/Return of the King (a bit shallow, in contrary to the handheld versions mentioned by s2325 which are more similar to Diablo style ARPGs, also a bit too movie focussed since they didn't have the rights for the book, still good games) LotR: Fellowship of the Ring (atmosphere a bit too "light") Dragon's Dogma Diablo Series (dark and gritty fantasy setting, has a very special place in my collection but it's just a separate thing entirely in my eyes) Dragon Age Series (it's more in the D&D direction than Tolkien - if that even makes any sense for several reasons) Bound by Flame Note: Games based on the Dungeons & Dragons license are something entirely different for me and special in their own ways, so they didn't really fit into this list Last edited by dex; 21 December 2014 at 16:59.