Monday: The not Tuesday update

I'm not sure where to start this week. This week's title is brought to you by The Game Store Guy. Again, slightly different so I cannot be sued for royalties later. I should really come up with a catchy name so I can make an icon for it or something.

Speaking of that, I got a new banner a few days ago. Pixel made it for me. :D She also made the banners inside each of our posts that identify the author. The blog get's slightly less ghetto each day!

We made a page about us! It's been up in the bar for a while now. You should go read it here. Really go do it.

[Review] The Temple of Elemental Evil

The Temple of Elemental Evil is a D&D based computer RPG created by Troika Games. It's created based of the pen and paper D&D adventure version. The game was published by Atari in 2003.

Even if you're into D&D games like Baldur's Gate, Neverinter Knights, or Pool of Radiance, there's a good chance you haven't played this game. It became super popular and isn't mentioned all too often. Why is that? Well, I'll get into that.

First, let me start with why this game is awesome. It features detailed 2D character models and very fluid animations. The maps and ambient effects are very well done.

It has by far, the best adaptation of the D&D ruleset and gameplay out of any D&D based game as of yet. If there ever was a game that truly emulated the pen and paper feeling, it's this game. The battle system is very in depth and allows very strategic gameplay.

So why isn't the game well known? Where do I start?

The world needs more D&D based games.

It's my theory that games based off D&D rules instantly makes them classic. Seriously, has there been any that sucked? Some of the greatest RPG games have roots into the classic dice rolling system. Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, KOTOR, and Planscape Torment. Games almost always found on any "top 20 RPG" lists, all using the core rule sets.

So what happened to them all? Black Isle kicked the bucket, but it's about time someone carries their torch. Bioware has done a bit, the last one seen was Neverwinter Knights 2. But that was a few years back and it's about time we see another epic game that can take us back to the days of pen and paper game play, without suffering the same limitations.