Categories: RPG
Meta Score: 82
Store: Legend of Grimrock (Price: $ 5,22)
User Score: 81.0
Platform: PC, iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Publisher Names: Almost Human
Support Language: English
Publish Date: 2012-04-11

PC Requirements:

Minimum:

  • OS:Windows XP Service Pack 3
  • Processor:Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (256MB graphics memory or more. Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported). Minimum supported resolutions 1280×720 and 1024×768.
  • DirectX®:9.0c
  • Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
  • Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible

Description

Legend of Grimrock is a dungeon crawling game inspired by oldschool classics of the genre while still bringing its own twists to the game. The game features survival, combat, magic, puzzles and role-playing elements. The player is a prisoner sentenced to death and exiled to the secluded Mount Grimrock for vile crimes he may or may not have committed. Unbeknownst to his captivators, the mountain is riddled with ancient tunnels and dungeons. The player’s mission is to form a team and escape by descending through the mountain, level by level. During the journey the player encounters mysterious puzzles, deadly traps, ancient tombs and horrible monsters left behind by crumbled civilizations long perished now. Find out more at http://www.grimrock.net

Positive Comment(s)

A great surprise, truly excellent, slick and challenging RPG, especially now when games are designed for semimorons. [Apr 2012]93Pelit (Finland)
Legend of Grimrock is a strong debut for Almost Human, and I’m excited to see what other dungeons they put out and the mods that players create.90GameSpy
Legend of Grimrock is an old-fashioned dungeon crawler brilliant in many ways. Any good old player will love it!90Multiplayer.it
Legend of Grimrock is a big, fantastic old style game. Now we can show to our children how RPGs were made!90Eurogamer Italy
Classic dungeon-crawling brought back to life. [June 2012, p.52]90PC PowerPlay
Dungeon crawling at its nineties finest: Legend of Grimrock is a compelling and clever old-school RPG, full of strange enemies to kill and riddles to solve.88Everyeye.it
A delightfully nostalgic, but harsh, RPG treat, oozing old school charm. [July 2012, p.90]88Games Master UK
Everything about this well-crafted romp through deadly dungeons comes together to pull you into its mysterious realm and hold on.85IGN
And taking into account that dungeon-crawlers were considered dead and buried, Legend of Grimrock does a very good job of reminding new RPG players why the genre was so popular in the Golden Age.85Computer Games Online RO
As long as you understand what you are signing up for, you should be fine. Just don’t expect you are playing a less expensive version of Skyrim.85ActionTrip

Negative Comment(s)

It can’t have the same gobsmacking impact as its inspiration, but this is a simple, engaging and occasionally baffling journey in its own right, with plenty of hooks to snare the newcomer.70Edge Magazine
Dungeon Master is finally reborn, as a role-playing game that mixes the best conventions of old and new in a refreshingly different kind of first person adventure.70Metro GameCentral
For every puzzle that rewards experimentation and inventive thinking, there are a handful where you’re supposed to find a button blending into a random panel of the dungeon’s wall.65Polygon

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