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Elona: Part Roguelike, part JRPG, part Morrowind
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What is this game?
Elona is an interesting game made by Lafrontier, a Japanese guy. The game has both an english and Japanese option.
The game is, at its heart, a variation on Rougelikes. You pick a race, then you pick a class, and then your deposited into the world, free to do as you wish. The game controls pretty much like any other in the genre. However, pressing Z will bring up a convenient menu allowing you to select every action you can do.
You start the game having somehow survived a ship sinking, you wake up in a cave which will be your home. Once you go through a little tutorial the world is open to you. The whole wide world.
The game has a world map that you traverse, scattered across it are towns, randomly generated dungeons, and monster encounters.
One feature notably missing from this game is permadeath. That's right, a rougelike with no permadeath. Don't think that makes the game easy though. The game maker desided to use this to make it almost even more hard. Everything can and will kill you. You can get mutated into a horrible beast, an alien can impregnate you and turn entire towns into hives for them, etc etc.
You have complete freedom to do what you wish. Personally I haven't even looked at the main quest. I'm too busy exploring dungeons, learning magic and getting my piano skill up to earn millions via performing.
It's a real fun, addictive game with a weird sense of humor. So how about other people here play it besides me.
What is this game?
Elona is an interesting game made by Lafrontier, a Japanese guy. The game has both an english and Japanese option.
The game is, at its heart, a variation on Rougelikes. You pick a race, then you pick a class, and then your deposited into the world, free to do as you wish. The game controls pretty much like any other in the genre. However, pressing Z will bring up a convenient menu allowing you to select every action you can do.
You start the game having somehow survived a ship sinking, you wake up in a cave which will be your home. Once you go through a little tutorial the world is open to you. The whole wide world.
The game has a world map that you traverse, scattered across it are towns, randomly generated dungeons, and monster encounters.
One feature notably missing from this game is permadeath. That's right, a rougelike with no permadeath. Don't think that makes the game easy though. The game maker desided to use this to make it almost even more hard. Everything can and will kill you. You can get mutated into a horrible beast, an alien can impregnate you and turn entire towns into hives for them, etc etc.
You have complete freedom to do what you wish. Personally I haven't even looked at the main quest. I'm too busy exploring dungeons, learning magic and getting my piano skill up to earn millions via performing.
It's a real fun, addictive game with a weird sense of humor. So how about other people here play it besides me.
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Pray I am not disappointed.
This particular anecdote gets me every time
Anyway, I'm downloading the music pack right now, but I've got a good feeling!
...but seriously, what the fuck.
Yeeeah.
Little girl is the best starting pet because you can give her all the equipment that you can wear too.
I am now downloading this with fury.
There better be some clergymen for me to live up this name to.
Also, sanity meter? Oh this is gonna' be fun.
EDIT So I'm doing the tutorial, and the dude wants me to eat...
I think he's messing with you.
You don't have to eat it.
is all I can say about this game...
I never asked for this!
There is no way that this is NOT the best game of all times.
If you don't stop it I'm calling in sick to work tomorrow.
A male character drank some water from a well.
"Drink what? You draw water from a well. You swallow something bad. You get pregnant."
Downloaded. Totally.
Y/N?
But seriously, this is fucking great.
An alien is gunna burst out of that guys chest and kill him.
The very first thing on my list of alias options?
Druid Sex.
This game officially wins the universe.
Also, my second option was Bitch Pearl. I'm still debating.
edit: Holy sweet mother, they just keep coming!!! There's no way I can choose. Snake Fantasy?! Flying Moron?!?! BASTARD MYSTERY?!?!?!?!?
Just tell me. Can you get bitten and become a zombie/warewolf/vampire?
ROUGELIKE?
Downloading this. Not going to start playing till tomorrow night though.
One of the starting feats is "Your vampire friend taught you to suck blood." or something like that
Pianist is a fun class once you get your Performing skill up. You'll earn tons of money just playing music in towns.
Don't try it at a low level in a public place, though.
Seriously, don't do it, all of you aspiring pianists. You'll regret that shit so hard.
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully