Dusk of the Gods description
Isometric RPG based on Norse mythology.
Title screen. From the intro: Odin sacrifices one of his eyes to the Well of Wisdom for a glimpse of the future. Real-time character generation: You visit places and build stats while the red lifeline decreases. Your adventure begins in Valhalla
As one of the first RPG Event Horizon in this particular direction, it is possible easily to trace the evolution - after all, Summoning is a development of this idea, and Veil of Darkness - only moving it to a different time period of the story.
Odin's hall of champions in Asgard city of the Gods. Meeting the Gods. A rainbow bridge connects Asgard to Midgard
So the coming of Ragnarok - the final battle of the forces of Light against the Forces of Darkness and the great God Odin foresaw that this battle will lose. Therefore, he chooses the most worthy of the new inhabitants of Valhalla, the heavenly shelter of the deceased soldiers so that their clear view was able to see what is hidden from one eye of a wise God. And this warrior shall we...
the land of men.
Character generation is unusual - since the game starts after our death, we have to "tell" the game of their lives - what we look like, what gods they pray and how fervently, how much time they spent studying and how many in battle... something like Twilight 2000, don't you think?
In any case, all roads lead to Rome, and all of life - in the afterlife. In our particular case, to Valhalla. Gameplay rustic - isometric, talking with whoever you want, and the dialog system copikova (i.e. the key words - in fact, as always, the Event Horizon), the real-time combat with intense zaklikivaniem.
We are meeting with a great many different mythical monsters and legendary heroes... And, of course, the obligatory battle with a Great Evil.
Summary. Game for collectors creative Event Horizon. And for lovers of mythology, although for them the story seems descovery and pretty shabby - in Norse myths of Ragnarok and besides there are topics for research. All the rest is optional.
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Source: Archive.org, Mobygames.com