Tomorrow sees the launch of Moonshades, a dungeon-crawler RPG that hopes to let you relive the experience of playing old-school classics.
Said to offer "a deep, captivating story," Moonshades is inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and has you taking on quests and puzzles, jumping into combat, upgrading your equipment and more. "Epic legends are forged as you venture into this offline role-playing game," the eShop listing reads. Here's the game's official summary:
Your adventure will lead you beneath ruined towns, through grim, eerie dungeons... and towards monsters lurking in the ghostly half-light. Forces of darkness have invaded the realm, but some survivors from the kingdom of Harten still resist their fate, preserving the secrets of their ancestors' magic. Join the mission to restore liberty and enlightenment to this fantasy land! The kingdom's glory may be faded and its treasures buried, but hope for changing the course of history has not been completely lost in the darkness of the dungeons... and the rewards for your efforts will be great!
Here's a closer look at the game's 3D environments, as well as a tease of some of the fearsome beasts you'll be coming up against. Oh, and can you spot the HUD?
From the "thousands" of upgradable items and the otherworldly abilities to discover to the NPCs you can trade with and the potions and legendary items you can craft, it sounds like there'll be plenty to get your head around if you decide to give Moonshades a go.
The game launches tomorrow, 27th August, and will be available for $17.99. Let us know if you're interested in checking it out with a comment below.
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Why did I initially think of Stonekeep?
This makes me want to play Orcs and Elves on my 3DS! I've never played very far into it, but instantly loved the graphics and presentation. Such a beautiful and smooth 60fps dungeon crawler!
I still have to finish great dungeon crawler The Keep. This looks like a great way to continue in this genre.
Crikey, that's a seriously busy screen!
Almost Human should port Legend of Grimrock I & II to Switch (and other consoles). They were great dungeon crawler throwbacks.
Saying a dungeon crawler is inspired by DnD is like saying a 90s FPS was inspired by Doom, or that a high fantasy writer is inspired by Tolkien.
This game is actually available for free on iOS / Android. I wonder if they added much new content to the switch version to justify the 17,99 price tag.
That being said, it's a lot of fun and I recommend everyone giving it a try!
Imagine if we got an Etrian Odyssey on Switch. How cool would that be?
When I see that I am reminded of Everquest. But with all the buttons and buffs and just stuff filling up the screen, looks abit mental. Need a UI that can hide those things to use the entire screen properly.
That UI is poop.
Putting on wish list for sure. Just behind on backlog.....
Reminds me of Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder from my Amiga days ... so as long as it's not a daft price, I'll no doubt add it to my backlog
@60frames-please Huh, that just reminded me I had that game at some point. I can't remember if I finished it, gave up on it, forgot it, or what.
@BloodNinja The icons look they came from an asset pack.
It should work more as an itch.io project.
I’ll wait for a review. Having grown up with games like Eye of the Beholder 1 & 2, Dungeon Master this gives me some retro/modern nostalgia but at £18 for a port of a mobile phone game I’ll wait to see the reviews, to see if they’ve added anything to make it worthwhile buying.
This is a free mobile game on ios and google play. Its not a bad game but I believe $17.99 is too high for what it is, even after taking off the IAP.
@60frames-please I have fond memories of Orcs and Elves on my DSL. Used to play it on the bus and on the bed in the dark. Good times.
@elias84631 That wouldn’t surprise me, honestly.
Its turn based or realtime?
Doesn't look all that engaging of a game and the enemies looks like they are too lazy to attack. I may check it out when it hits the budget price but I'm not impressed with what I had seen.
@60frames-please Nice to see an Orcs & Elves fan. Wife and I along with a few others worked on that many years ago. Cheers!
Some guy mentioned legend of grimrock here. That's pretty much the best example of these first person grid based dungeon crawlers. Maybe the game that started this renaissance. Could we get that on the switch human head studios? Please?
Definitely reminds me of grimrock but that UI is godawful.
Looks like a rubbish attempt at Grimrock - busy UI, poor art, etc. Grimrock was the dog's danglies by the way - anyone who hasn't played it yet should do so. Gorgeous game, absolutely gorgeous.
@Iammeeks Sweet! Yeah, it's a quality game with tons of fun packed into it.
@diegoarthur Yeah, such a nice title/game. Fun little cartridge
@60frames-please - Did you only play the first, or did you pick up Orcs & Elves 2 as well?
Ok I just noticed it does look a bit "too mobile" for me...
It’s a good game but $17.99 is entirely too expensive.
For anyone who likes this genre, I recommend Operencia: The Stolen Sun on Switch. I played through most of it several months ago until the difficulty ramped up in one of the later areas. Could of probably made it through, but I was ready to move on by then. I enjoyed the experience for the most part. Also noticed it on sale a few months ago.
@Iammeeks Never got Orcs and Elves 2 or Doom RPG. I wish all these were on Switch! I don't know how much work it would be, but with maybe a resolution bump they could be fun releases for a handheld like Switch!
Yeah, only Orcs & Elves 1 & 2 made it to the DS. The rest (Doom RPG and Wolfenstein RPG) were for phones only. Flip phones. I can't believe we made games run on those old things, haha.
Sadly Fountainhead Entertainment was merged into ID and became ID Mobile. I don't think any of the original crew still works there, if the division is even a thing anymore. So probably no chance of the Orcs & Elves franchise getting a reboot. It's owned by ID now though. Maybe?
Everything looks so painfully generic.
@Oddball83 Majority of fantasy games are suffering from generic enemies, story and even the overdone european middle age setting.
@DudeshootMankill That would be cool, having Grimrock on Switch.
What is this piece of craps?
This looks ok, I like dungeon crawlers in this style. But i recently got the Saviours of Sapphire Wings / Stranger of Sword City double pack so I'm good for a while.
If a new Etrian Odyssey gets announced for Switch though, I'm in!
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