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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. |
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GameBoy Advance
Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers [ Show youtube player ] Lord of the Rings - Return of the King [ Show youtube player ] |
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Thanks s2325
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I also had fun with GBA Two Towers, few hours wasted. I'm not judging games by screenshots.
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Right, the graphics weren't bad actually. Of course you have to see a game in its environment, time and platform restrictions. Seen worse on GBA...
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I find it difficult to really add anything to the list, your rules are really contradictory. I don't understand what atmosphere has to do with D&D being excluded for example, there are plenty of D&D inspired games such as Neverwinter Nights which fit the bill just fine in my opinion. |
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Hehe yeah, you are right. It's contradictory indeed
![]() ![]() Just think a bit of Skyrim, a bit of the recent excellent Shadows of Mordor, a lot of Darkmere and a little bit of Cadaver maybe - what game would that be? ![]() ![]() |
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That would be a non-existent game, possibly a very interesting one
![]() Something in the Legacy of Kain series might come a little closer; Soul Reaver for example. |
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To me Darkmere, due to the very recognizable artist's style, has very little in common with other games broadly under the arcade/rpg label.
Its atmosphere is indeed great, but through idea association, I think that comes to mind to me is some stuff by Mark Jones himself, like Stormlord. By the way, not that it has anything in common with the Darkmere' atmosphere, Mark Jones was responsible for texturing some of the dremora in Morrowind. Other stuff that may somewhat recall Darkmere: Skeleton Krew, Blade, Castle Kingdom, Dan Wilder, Heimdall II Hero Quest, The Immortal, Legend, Shadowlands, Tower of Souls |
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Hey thanks Marcuz, nice list! Say, that Castle Kingdom looks mighty interesting, came accross a screenshot of this some time ago but didn't investigate - HOL has no cover for this one, was there a boxed edition or was it part of a magazine coverdisk?
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HOL has an entry for it, listing it as part of the Value 'n' Fun series, as a commercial game. But I know only what I saw in its page, sorry!
http://hol.abime.net/2944 |
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Hm, might be worth tracking this one down
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"To me Darkmere, due to the very recognizable artist's style, has very little in common with other games broadly under the arcade/rpg label.
Its atmosphere is indeed great, but through idea association, I think that comes to mind to me is some stuff by Mark Jones himself, like Stormlord. By the way, not that it has anything in common with the Darkmere' atmosphere, Mark Jones was responsible for texturing some of the dremora in Morrowind." Thanks for the nice remarks! Greatly appreciated ![]() Mark Jones www.mjonesgraphics.com |
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You're welcome!
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I'll be updating my website in the coming few days with more info on my Amiga days. Hopefully you might find it interesting
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Pillars of eternity might be worth a try for you.
Game-mechanics loosely referencing D&D. In total, however, with its own style and a very special athmosphere... I love(d) it - waiting for the second part of the expansion ![]() Cheers, McT |
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Btw Mark, what are you looking for in your next work projects? More character design, pixelart, modeling/texturing... ? I'm just curious, I love your dragons / drakes pixel illustrations! |
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Currently I haven't anything lined up, but ideally something in the fantasy/horror line of things. And preferably character stuff, but I enjoy anything really. I've even done some voice work!
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I saw today the new updates to your site, even if I generally like more pixelart than 3D, the recent things you did are very cool! There's a great consistency to your work, I admire that a lot!
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@Mark Jones Even though I hugely admire your work (Daggerfall still being my favorite RPG), but dare I say that your site can use a tiny refresh into the 21st century?
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