Software:Druidstone
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Ctrl Alt Ninja for Windows on May 15, 2019.
Gameplay
Druidstone is a story driven, party-scale isometric tactical role-playing game with a focus on grid-based combat.[1]
Plot
The game takes place in the fantasy world of Elo Sphaera and follows main characters Leonhard, Aava, and Oiko on their journey.[2]
Release
Ctrl Alt Ninja was founded by the co-creators of the Legend of Grimrock series in 2015.[3][4] The development of Druidstone started in autumn 2016.[3] The game was announced on April 15, 2017.[3] In November 2018, the release date was announced for spring 2019.[2] In April 2019, a release date was announced for May 15, 2019.[5] The game was originally planned to be procedurally generated but was changed to handcrafted missions.[1] The game was also released with a level editor and modding tools.[6]
Reception
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Druidstone received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[7]
Nate Crowley of Rock Paper Shotgun said that "As it is, this is a perfectly reasonable portion of carefully planned fantasy stabbing [...]"[11]
Greg Delmage of RPGFan summarized: "Although the story and characters are nothing new to RPGs, the strategy gameplay systems truly stand out in their seemingly simple execution."[9]
Bryan Vitale of RPG Site said that "It's a strong overall package that, while brief, was a joy to play through."[10]
Rock Paper Shotgun ranked Druidstone 35th on its "best strategy games on PC" list in 2020.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tarason, Dominic (15 November 2018). "Druidstone is a tactical RPG from ex-Grimrock folk due early 2019". Gamer Network. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/druidstone-new-trailer-spring-release.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fuller, Alex (19 November 2018). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Receives First Trailer". https://rpgamer.com/2018/11/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest-receives-first-trailer/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Foxall, Sam (15 April 2017). "Legend of Grimrock designers announce Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". Network N. https://www.pcgamesn.com/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest/druidstone-announcement-ctrl-alt-ninja.
- ↑ "Druidstone has reached beta!". 10 April 2019. https://druidstone-game.com/druidstone-reached-beta.
- ↑ Tekaia, Pascal (28 April 2019). "Druidstone Gets Release Date". https://rpgamer.com/2019/04/druidstone-gets-release-date/.
- ↑ Vitale, Adam (23 August 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest update 1.20 adds Level Editor and Modding Tools". Mist Network. https://www.rpgsite.net/news/8887-druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest-update-120-adds-level-editor-and-modding-tools.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest for PC Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ Luibl, Jörg (17 May 2019). "Test: Druidstone: The Secret of Menhir Forest". https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/PC-CDROM/Test/Fazit_Wertung/PC-CDROM/40717/83783/Druidstone_The_Secret_of_Menhir_Forest.html.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Delmage, Greg (10 July 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". https://www.rpgfan.com/review/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest/.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Vitale, Bryan (24 May 2019). "Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Review". Mist Network. https://www.rpgsite.net/review/8495-druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest-review.
- ↑ Crowley, Nate (5 June 2019). "Wot I Think - Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest". Gamer Network. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest-review.
- ↑ Smith, Graham (6 November 2020). "The best strategy games on PC". Gamer Network. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-strategy-games-on-pc.
External links
- Official website (archived)
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