For those who enjoy classic western RPG, then keep an eye out for Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower. The game features classic first-person perspective, over grid movement, and a turn-based system. There's also fast travel and quick combat.
For sure, these give a lot of players that nostalgic feel. After all, the game is inspired by the games from the 90s that include the likes of Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, and the Gold Box series, to name a few.
In the game, players form a party of seven adventurers. They can either do this manually or select from a pre-made one. Once that's done, the team then goes on an epic adventure to fight against the evil which lurks in Amberland. While that may sound serious, the game is actually light and at times humorours. In addition, it won't take tons of hours to complete or need an endless grind to progress.
Technical Aspect
In terms of the technical aspect, Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower was designed to have the look and feel similar to old games while at the same time be able to work flawlessly on modern machines, especially on very high resolutions. The game has very low hardware requirements and should run on even very old machines. If you don't believe, here's the minimum system requirements:
- OS: Windows (7, 10, 11)
- Processor: any
- Memory: 200 MB RAM
- Graphics: Screen resolution minimum 1280x720. OpenGL 2.1 or better.
- Key features of the game include:
- First person perspective, 90 degree rotation, over grid movement (like in the 90s).
- Turn-based (both combat and exploration).
- Party-based (7 heroes, either predefined or manually assembled upon new game).
- Fast paced combat, especially blazing fast against much weaker enemies.
- Quick travel to reduce backtracking.
- Easy inventory management with separate personal equipment encumbrance system and an infinite magic bag of carrying for items not equipped at the moment.
- Open world with a big overworld to explore.
- Quests (including both main storyline quests and side quests).
- Rich world lore (spanning between all games of the series, but no knowledge of prior games required).
No actual release date has been announced for the game. Wishlist Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower on Steam now.