Throne of Darkness

List Price: $14.99 Discount Price: $14.93

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Customer Reviews:

It's hard, but really fun! [Posted on 2003-07-02]
This game has an even better and cooler story than all the final fantasys put together. But not as good as the Diablo games. Just missing by a decimal in a percentage rating. This game is sweet otherwise getting to choose from 7 characters from three calans n' all. You get to use four characters at a time. Three are being controlled by the computer, where you are controlling one that you rotate using the space bar. The game is awsom if you like Revenant (another reccomended game) or Diablo.

Complicated and somewhat slow, but rich in detail. [Posted on 2003-11-25]
Overall, I like this game. The negatives are:

-The game is very slow to develop.

-The sheer number of characters, spells, special items and quests make for a somewhat mish-mashed sense of gameplay.

-The combat is more muddled than other third-person fighting games (Diablo II, for instance).

-The levels, though more expansive than some other games, lack excitement. You're either searching [seemingly] forever or you're getting tooled by unseen (off-screen) baddies who one of your rogue AI players has engaged.

-You have to be near-genius to fully utilize the blacksmith and priest options (for making/repairing weapons and learning spells).

-The graphics aren't quite as good as Diablo II.

The positives are:

+The player-character AI is much more advanced than Diablo.

+The multi-player capability is refreshing and fairly well-done.

+The complexity of the blacksmith and priest gives the advanced user a chance to custom-outfit his/her characters.

+It's easy to resurrect players...which is necessary because they tend to die very often early in the game.

+There are lots of unique items and *if* you have the stats to use/wear them, they're very cool.

+The Japanese flair gives the game a dimension that Diablo II lacks.

+I bought this game at *sigh* WallyWorld for $4.77! What a deal!

+The manual is well-written and relatively comprehensive.

I don't think I'd shell out $19.99 for this game, but at $4.77, definitely check it out!

Fun, but very little replayability. [Posted on 2004-10-27]
I highly enjoyed this game, but found that little changed if you choose a different Dimayo to play after finishing the first game. Still, I had fun and for the price I paid for the game, you can't beat it.

ToD works with Cedega [Posted on 2005-09-04]
Not being a Windows user, I'm particularly interested in games that work with Cedega, a Linux program that runs Windows games. Not all games work, but this one works great!

Graphics are good and the story line is rather educational, regarding ancient Japanese mythologies.

Boring [Posted on 2007-01-12]
Just another Diablo clone with a twist, you get a whole bunch of characters. You can teleport them in and out of your dojo to the battlefield so they can heal or fight. I just couldn't get into it. Played it a few times, then put it away.

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