Grimrock

Gamebanshee wrote:it's the puzzles that make Grimrock truly memorable and enjoyable. Some of them get extremely difficult too, both in executing them and in figuring out what to do, and they occasionally take place across multiple dungeon floors, use misdirection, or play with your expectations.

Gamebanshee wrote:Being able to hear enemies in the darkness (often long before you see them) is integral to surviving, and there's a strong sense of growing, foreboding dread throughout the game. While Grimrock isn't exactly a scary game, it can get very, very tense, and I admit to more than once jumping in my seat when that tension was broken.

Gamebanshee wrote:Legend of Grimrock proves without a shadow of a doubt that old-school game designs are more than capable and enjoyable in this day and age.

Hookedgamers wrote:At the start of the game, players can choose to play without an auto-generated map which will certainly lengthen the game with many an hour. Playing without any map, however, is nearly impossible so be prepared to dust off the graph paper and ready your pencil sharpener.

Hookedgamers wrote:skill branches give compelling bonuses, and your skill point supply is fairly limited, you must either be a specialist or Jack-of-all-trades. While the high-level abilities found at the top of each skill tree are very compelling (such as attacks bypassing armor), they are very hard to reach without completely ignoring other trees, making the min-maxer a bit more vulnerable than in some other games.

rockpapershotgun wrote:I’ve finished it, and am here to tell you why it’s bloody brilliant.

rockpapershotgun wrote:it does a splendid job of creating a creepy atmosphere, and a deep sense of weirdness. Also, it understands the need to carry skulls.

gamasutra wrote:Thanks to the dungeon crawler's initial sales, which have already covered the game's development costs a couple of times over, Salila says "the company won't die. Now we can actually plan our future because there is one, when before we just focused on finishing Legend of Grimrock. The success of the game gives us some room to breathe and consider our options."