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What is this game about?
Tales of Maj’Eyal (ToME) is a free roguelike RPG.
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The continent of Maj’Eyal lives in a relative peace. After millennia of war the orcs are extinct, the advanced races have allied together, and the evils of magic have been repressed. But there are still untamed forests, cursed lands, marauding bandits, sealed dungeons of undead, and whispers spread of hidden cults of mages. Some even say the orcs are not all dead, and muster their strength in dark places.
You are an adventurer, seeking your fortune in the open world, investigating ruins and mysteries in search of riches and powers. Explore a continent still scarred by the terrible Spellblaze from ages past, teeming with wild beasts, monsters, trolls and giants. Delve through dark dungeons infested by armies of undead, demonic monstrosities and hideous horrors. Uncover world changing secrets, from relics of the ancient and all-powerful Sher’Tul race to veiled cities of magic and concealed psionic beings. Fight with skill and care against undying necromancers, towering dragons, primeval forces, arcane demons and world-threatening powers.
You are an adventurer, seeking your fortune in the open world, investigating ruins and mysteries in search of riches and powers. Explore a continent still scarred by the terrible Spellblaze from ages past, teeming with wild beasts, monsters, trolls and giants. Delve through dark dungeons infested by armies of undead, demonic monstrosities and hideous horrors. Uncover world changing secrets, from relics of the ancient and all-powerful Sher’Tul race to veiled cities of magic and concealed psionic beings. Fight with skill and care against undying necromancers, towering dragons, primeval forces, arcane demons and world-threatening powers.
I always wanted to try a roguelike but the tilesets and gameplay always turned me off of them. ToME is easily accessible for a roguelike. The tileset is great and reminds me of Battle for Wesnoth. It also has a great talent system that makes every class unique to play. There's limited grinding, speed up features for the lazy like me and after customizing my keys it has faster gameplay than most fps and the best of it: I actually like the cliche story. There is a unique story to every zone. Most of the world building comes from random tomes you come across while adventuring.
You can download it http://te4.org/download.
ToME wiki: http://te4.org/wiki/Tales_of_Maj'Eyal_Wiki
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So what can you expect from it?
First of all:
You can choose between 9 different races/subraces (dont click the spoiler, if you don't want to know the secret unlockable races):
Human: Higher/Cornac
Elf: Shalore/Thalore
Halfling
Dwarf
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Yeek (have to be unlocked)
Undead: Ghoul/Skeleton (have to be unlocked)
Undead: Ghoul/Skeleton (have to be unlocked)
There are 20+ different classes and most of them are pretty unique to play. Most of these classes have to be unlocked so don't click the spoiler if you want to be surprised about the classes.
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Bulwark - Melee tank.
Berserker - A purely offensive warrior that lacks defense.
Archer - A warrior who uses ranged weapons, like slings and bows.
Arcane Blade - A hybrid fighter/mage that can trigger spells with melee attacks.
Brawler - A fighter specializing in unarmed combat.
Rogue - A nimble melee fighter relying on daggers, traps and stealth to defeat its enemies, while dodging or avoiding enemy attacks.
Shadowblade - Magical rogue.
Marauder - Brawny rogue.
Alchemist - A mage that manipulates gems and has a golem for a companion.
Archmage - Standard mage.
Necromancer - A mage who specializes in the magic of death. They can raise the bodies and souls of the dead into undead minions, enthralled slaves which fight until destroyed. They can also deal damage directly, using darkness- and cold-based spells.
Cursed - A warrior who uses the power of hate to fuel his powers.
Doomed - A mage that made a deal with devil and paid the consequences. Uses hate and psychic powers as a substitute for magic.
Reaver - A warrior with corrupted blood. Can duel-wield one-handed weapons and spread disease.
Corruptor - Blood mage.
Anorithil - A mage of the Sun and Moons. Uses light and darkness spells.
Sun Paladin - A grossly incandescent warrior of sunlight.
Summoner - A nature-lover who summons wild animals to attack his enemies.
Wyrmic - A warrior who possesses the powers of dragons.
Stone Warden - Donation class. A warrior who uses nature and arcane abilities in harmony. I don't have access to it.
Paradox Mage - Time lord. Uses crazy time-related powers.
Temporal Warden - Hybrid melee/ranged/magic warrior.
Mindslayer A warrior who uses psychic powers.
Solipsist - Reality warper.
Berserker - A purely offensive warrior that lacks defense.
Archer - A warrior who uses ranged weapons, like slings and bows.
Arcane Blade - A hybrid fighter/mage that can trigger spells with melee attacks.
Brawler - A fighter specializing in unarmed combat.
Rogue - A nimble melee fighter relying on daggers, traps and stealth to defeat its enemies, while dodging or avoiding enemy attacks.
Shadowblade - Magical rogue.
Marauder - Brawny rogue.
Alchemist - A mage that manipulates gems and has a golem for a companion.
Archmage - Standard mage.
Necromancer - A mage who specializes in the magic of death. They can raise the bodies and souls of the dead into undead minions, enthralled slaves which fight until destroyed. They can also deal damage directly, using darkness- and cold-based spells.
Cursed - A warrior who uses the power of hate to fuel his powers.
Doomed - A mage that made a deal with devil and paid the consequences. Uses hate and psychic powers as a substitute for magic.
Reaver - A warrior with corrupted blood. Can duel-wield one-handed weapons and spread disease.
Corruptor - Blood mage.
Anorithil - A mage of the Sun and Moons. Uses light and darkness spells.
Sun Paladin - A grossly incandescent warrior of sunlight.
Summoner - A nature-lover who summons wild animals to attack his enemies.
Wyrmic - A warrior who possesses the powers of dragons.
Stone Warden - Donation class. A warrior who uses nature and arcane abilities in harmony. I don't have access to it.
Paradox Mage - Time lord. Uses crazy time-related powers.
Temporal Warden - Hybrid melee/ranged/magic warrior.
Mindslayer A warrior who uses psychic powers.
Solipsist - Reality warper.
Different difficulties and permadeath levels [roguelike with 1 life, adventure with up to 7 lifes, exploration mode with no deaths(booh)] make it accessible to everyone. So give it a try!