0Okay, today I’m posting three games all with similar names. The first one is a Gauntlet style game called S.C.O.U.R.G.E. , the second one compelling RPG and the third one of the entries into this years Tojam 2009. I may add a few more games before the evening is done. These were posted in rush as I've been out for most of the day and didn't have the time earlier this morning to post them.
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S.C.O.U.R.G.E. (1.41Mb)
Life is comfortable in the quasi-medieval city of Horghh. In fact it is so
comfortable that a group of aging adventurers - having no monsters to slay,
young people to rescue, or tree-stranded pets to fetch decide to go off on a quest.
This game reminds me so much of the Gauntlet series, though the graphics are better. You an find The Gauntlet as a free download via the free games synopsis.
Images:
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/scourge/screenshots.html#latest
Download:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scourge/files/
or
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/scourge/full-game/7234.html
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The Scourge: (27.6Mb)
A deadly epidemic spreads across the Western lands, bearing close resemblance to the curse of an ancient pirate. Civil war has broken out amongst the East. The world needs a hero. The world needs you! Build a crew and set sail to unlock the mystery of the curse in this compelling RPG.
Download:
http://www.solo-games.org/games.php?section=wip#scourge
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The Scourge : A Survival Horror Experiment:
(15.6Mb)
Description:
A desperate man in a deeply troubled place you must fight for your life against a horde of zombies to survive until dawn.
How to Play:
Use the mouse to aim, shoot and control your flashlight. Use the w, a, s, d keys or arrow keys to move. Most of your play will be in dark lighting and you'll need to use your flashlight to see where you're going and what's chasing after you.
Survive until dawn.
Installation Instructions:
Make sure you have the latest version of DirectX installed. If you're not sure if you do or if you are getting errors on startup of the game go here to run the DirectX installer from Microsoft. Then run main.exe to start the game.
Tips:
If you get a lot of enemies attacking you at once try to circle around them. This will force all the enemies to get collected in the center of the room as they all try to get you. Think of circle strafing if you're familiar with first person shooter gameplay.
It may take you a few plays to figure out what weapons work best for you. If you find yourself dying alot trying switching your weapon of choice when are prompted to choose a weapon.
Get a feel for the enemies movements. They don't always just blindly chase after you. Sometimes they may chase you and then break off revealing some openings for movement you didn't see before.
Video:
The video does not do the game justice, so just take it as an example of what the game looks like generally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ct7s4Ihuo
Download:
http://www.tojam.ca/games_2008/scourge.asp
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Freeride Earth (1.52Mb)
An atomic war has come at last. A very long night is here to stay, and it surely will be followed by an eternal winter. The entire civilization is either wiped out or under duress. But for the mad boarder, it's the coolest thing that could ever happen. In Freeride Earth, you don't have anything to do except enjoy snowboarding across an entire planet. So hop on your board and enjoy practicing tricks.
This little charmer is just what players need to wind down from a long hard day. The randomly generated 3D mountains are as beautiful and soothing as the sound of cutting fresh powder. However, we think the real charm of this snowboarding sim is that it's not made by a major developer and it's wide open for updates and gameplay add-ons.
http://download.cnet.com/Freeride-Earth/3000-7411_4-10034909.html?tag=rbxcrdl1
or
http://www.softlist.net/program/freeride_earth-software.html
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finally a very hard Zelda-like RPG game with old graphics
La-Mulana:
This huge game made in Japan (and translated into English by Ian Kelley of AGTP) is a fangame based on "The Maze of Galious", a Konami MSX game of the 1980's.
You play the whip-wielding Indiana Jones-esque archaeologist Lemeza Kosugi as he investigates the ancient ruins of La-Mulana in an attempt to find its treasure and one-up his father, who is trying to get the same treasure as well.
The game is huge, with many different areas to explore and dozens of items and weapons to find. Each area has a large variety of puzzles and traps (many of them quite fiendish) and you need to solve the puzzles in each area to discover the Ankhs and Ankh Jewels, which allow you to fight the eight Guardians of the ruins. To solve the puzzles you'll need to be able to read the tablets scattered throughout the ruins, which will require a Hand Scanner and translation software for the portable MSX that Lemeza has brought along on the adventure. Your Hand Scanner will also allow you to find items and search the bones of less fortunate adventurers.
Controls:
Arrows - movement
Space - Primary weapon (Whip)
M - Secondary weapon/item (none in the beginning)
F1 - Pause
F2 - Inventory and primary/secondary weapon switch
F3 - MSX cartridge change (eg. Save card)
F4 - MSX screen (for maps)
F5 - Options (eg. Load aka Continue)
F11 - Quit
Save game:
You cannot save your game until you get enough money to buy a save card. Even then, you only can save the game in the Chief's hut (at the beginning of the game)
From the start: Go to the left and destroy some vases untill you got $10, buy a green card and go back to the chief to save your game.
Hints and walkthrough:
Video</steong>:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEn5huyUcsg
loads more youtube La-Mulana movies:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=la-mulana&search_type=
you'll also find maps of all the levels via the download link below.
Download:
http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3393.html
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