Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
3DS eShop
- 18th Sep 2014, £8.99
- 11th Sep 2014, $12.99
- Also Available On
- Official Site
- games.cinemax.cz
Reviews
Old dungeon, new tricks
Many dungeon crawlers tend to come pre-packaged with a dose of nostalgia through the nature of the genre alone, their exploration and equipment elements resonating as familiar conventions. Stick with a medieval fantasy theme like The Keep and it feels even more from Yon Olde School. The story of The Keep is kept rather...
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The Keep News
Nintendo Download 14th January (North America)
Metroid: Zero Mission! Space Hulk! Slice It! Discounts! More!
It's Nintendo Download Update time once again, with this week's North American offerings bringing a mix of old and new treats. The Wii U Virtual Console catches up with a long-demanded Game Boy Advance title, while there's also some strategy, gallery shooting and more coming to the home...
Nintendo Download 18th September (Europe)
Hyrule Warriors, Theatrhythm, KickBeat, original DK and lots more
Monday morning doesn't have to be a time of gloom, European gamers, as Nintendo brings us details of this week's Download Update to enjoy. This week's pretty hot, it must be said, with major retail releases on Wii U and 3DS, some promising download-only games and more discounts than...
Nintendo Download 11th September (North America)
Teslagrad, KickBeat, The Keep, discounts, demos and more
It's time once again for the Nintendo Download Update, North American gamers, and this week brings a variety of treats to the Wii U and 3DS. The home console has a highly regarded new title, some rhythmic action and a retro platformer, while the main arrival on the 3DS is a dungeon-crawling...
News The Keep Begins Its 3DS eShop Quest on 11th September
One week later in Europe, pricing confirmed
Earlier this year we directed your attention to The Keep, an ambitious 3DS eShop first-person dungeon crawler from Cinemax. It'll feature multiple difficulty levels and your general task will be to explore, defeat enemies in real-time battles and solve puzzles, all within a fantasy setting that includes an...
News Footage and Details of The Keep on 3DS Are Uncovered
Cinemax provides a closer look at its ambitious dungeon-crawling title
Earlier this year we brought you news of The Keep, a title coming to the 3DS eShop from the prolific download developer Cinemax; it certainly seems to be one of the studio's most ambitious projects to date. The company promised more details would come ahead of its summer release...
News The Keep Getting Ready to Explore the 3DS eShop This Summer
First person dungeon exploration on the way
Cinemax was extraordinarily prolific on DSiWare, producing 14 games for the platform; the Rytmik series was an obvious stand-out. The Czech publisher is now preparing its first title on the 3DS eShop, and it seems to be an ambitious project. This new title, due in the Summer, is called The Keep. It'll be...
About The Game
The idea behind The Keep is very simple, to bring the essence and dark atmosphere of RPGs from the past to a new platform with touch screen based controls for newcomers and fans of the genre alike.
In The Keep you will embark on a quest to explore caves and mines filled with monsters to slain and puzzles to solve underneath and surrounding tower of evil sorcerer. It won’t be easy, you will die. A lot!
Comments 14
This sounds very good like a skyrim or orcs and elves ive been waiting for this. getting day one if game turns out good
Eager to hear more of this, it sounds like a a dark souls for 3ds, not a fan, surely something worth checking!
THIS is a classic RPG. Back to the dungeon and dragon's era: Eye of the beholder, Dungeon Hack, etc...
Totally hyped for this
Oooo this wasn't on my radar I loved orcs and elves, looks incredibly similar
I like the gameplay, it's like those classic AD&D games. I do wish the art direction were better. It's pretty rough looking.
Is there a review on this YET?
does anyone know if this is like orcs and elves? I LOVED that game!!!!!!
waiting on the review it looks awesome in 3D.
I'd also appreciate a review, got my eyes on this one!
I've been playing this for about 4 hours and really like it. I'm a big fan of Etrian Odyssey and Orcs and Elves and fp dungeon crawlers in general. Here are some of my observations that might help you decide if this game is for you.
-The combat was very frustrating to learn. The tutorial doesn't really help you figure out fighting enough. Especially it should point out the hard to find stamina bar. In your first fights you'll be running out of stamina so you can't attack and you have to run away 'till it builds back up. The stylus attack doesn't feel intuitive at first and when you do correctly swipe the screen then there is a high probability that you'll miss or the enemy will block. With time you'll get the hang of it but it's a frustrating learning process.
-There's no level grinding. So far there hasn't been any back tracking or enemy regeneration. So other than finding a secret area full of enemies, there's no way to gain extra exp.
-Exploration and puzzle solving are fantastic! This is the main thing that keeps me playing. It's one of those games like Prince of Persia for NES where you learn by dying. Lots of instant kill death traps. Luckily you can save anytime.
Tips for new players: Find the stamina bar a.s.a.p. and it seems like the shoulder buttons do nothing which is odd for a fpdc but you have to hold L and move with the circle pad to strafe.
Warlock of the fire top mountain.
No review...still?
@OutCold Life (mostly mandatory overtime over the past two weeks at work) has gotten in the way of my writing a review. It's coming soon, though; promise!
@TimLatshaw totally understandable! thanks a bunch for the update!!
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