No stone is left unturned as you take on a journey through the War-Torn kingdom. Grieve Marlock, the newly self-appointed Protector General of all Sokara, has overthrown and killed King Corin VII now the country is divided between those faithful to the revolution, and those still loyal to the heir to the throne - Nergan Corin. Sokara is a country torn apart by civil war.
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It's already September and what better way to start this month of weekly updates than the hand-drawn fantasy map of Sokara, The War-Thorn Kingdom, the first big area you'll be free to roam in the upcoming game! If you experience it as too harsh you can simply start in a later book/realm (you'll begin stronger) and travel back into the first book. While the first book is relatively well balanced for beginners the second one has some very nasty surprises if you explore the wilderness. This conversion is very true to the original books, using their scarce art and map designs.Įdit: As the game is unforgiving (you either die permanently or lose all your stuff in the case you made a resurrection deal with one of the temples).
To get a first impression: There still is the Java-version of the first six books. It's a fascinating experience unlike any other and I can only recommend everybody with even the slightest interest to try the books. Together with the congenial original cover art and the original maps these books allow for countless adventures. These texts, taut as they are written, really manage to evoke images in the mind of the reader. I also don't like the art in this conversion, everything looks generic to me and I fear the colorful design to draw the attention away from the very delicately written, almost poetic texts. I have many pages of notes for every book, collected in years of adventure in these wondrous lands. I even fear it could come out as a mediocre computer game as its gameplay mechanics are very basic and it isn't able to recreate the exciting feeling of throwing your dice and writing your own adventure diary, creating your own maps and collecting every little hint.
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As a computer version however it loses its unique character in my opinion and I imagine it's difficult to feel what made and still makes this series so legendary. The concept is brillant and nothing like it exists in the realm of books ("Legendary Kingdoms" is the only book series that tries the same, the first book is out and adds a party mechanics to the FL formula). Based on your actions you can even get enslaved and sold into another realm (and thus are forced to travel to another book).
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You can experiment and explore as you like, you fight thieves on the road or kill nasty beasts in the wilderness, discover back alleys of great cities or get lost in labyrinthic woods full of secrets or discover ancient ruins, trade with goods, conquer the seas, buy a city house, learn to play cryptic games or break into the well guarded palace of a mighty Shogun, you may invest in stocks, work for a king or do jousts against knights, climb to the highest mountains, conspire against political powers - or just wander from realm to realm and discover what lies behind the next hill, the next mountain, the next ocean. What makes it special is that it is basically a free roaming, open world solo RPG experience where you can travel from one book to another, where quests stretch over different books and you are totally free to do what you want.
For me, FL is one of the most astonishing book series ever created and the boldest experiment game books have to offer.
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