Tower of Eglathia

As a huge roguelike nerd that has been thoroughly invested in the genre for over 20 years I sadly can't recommend Tower of Eglathia. It feels like I'm playing one of those games that came on the CD's with 250 free shareware games back in the mid 90s. The game is buggy, lacks certain features and the game engine itself feels clunky and archaic. [b]Here are some examples of what stood out to me:[/b] [*] When you open up any screen in the game (be it character info, inventory, checking the settings, reading a scroll and so on) the game opens up a totally new game window. All screens in the game opens up a new window. [*] You can't turn sound effects or music off (you can however lower the volume but you'll still be able to barely hear the game which can be annoying) [*] Below average quality sound effects.The sound effects become tiresome to listen to as they repeat constantly, there's very little variation. [*] Buttons can't be remapped. [*] There are no resolution/video settings ex...

I've played a decent number of hours and characters now, so I can say that the game is enjoyable until the end. I've only tried easy mode so far, and that was enough of a challenge for a starting player. Overall, this game has a good feeling and it's enjoyable, but it's not a polished game at this stage. The game dev has been very responsive to comments and has fixed a number of issues, improving the game a lot. Thanks! PROS + It has a very good roguelike feeling to it + Enjoyable + So far the difficulty has been about right + The atmosphere is pretty good + Good sound effects; basic but effective + It's cheap CONS - The interface of this game is pretty bad. Options open in separate windows. The map is pretty darn bad and should really open in a larger window. There's no quick sell in shops that I can figure out. - The video I have seen was very amateurish. Kinda keeping in theme though. The voice acting is less bad, but keeps cutting out like the music does. - The music hardly e...

I owned about 20 rogue like games on steam, and this is one of the better ones that Iike. The greatest attraction of this game for me is it's SIMPLICITY. Tales of Maj'Eyal which I loved as well, is a bit too complicated, so it is such a breath of fresh air for me to play this game because I almost don't have to think much :). I love it. The only thing that is really missing in this game is the Steam Achievements. This game does have in-game achievments, but unfortunately it is character-based, and not persistant throughout the account. Achievements is like the wonderful icing that is missing from this very simple and fun game!!! Hopefully the developer can consider implementing achievements.

I'll just get right to the pros and cons: Pros: - This game has a great combat and spell system. The developer has clearly put a lot of time and thought into this, as well as the tutorials and the overall story. - Lots of character and equipment options - Nice background music - Game is very changing, especially on higher difficulties - Tons of different monsters and levels Cons: - The game uses standard windows forms controls which look very out of place for a game - The bestiary is really, really slow to load, especially as you kill more and more monsters - I'd like to see an auto save in case I accidentally quit the game or it crashes - Having a contact / feedback link more visible on the main menu would be nice - Please add shift click to sell fast in the stores Great job overall!

This game brought back memories of the good old days when I played D&D. This game is an awesome draft to a full game! Keep up the good work!

I have my own channel on youtube (who doesn't anymore? :) ) and I ran a let's play on ToEglathia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1fQv0uGnWU) which is also a First Impressions and Simplistic Review. (My channel, if you are curious, is https://www.youtube.com/user/williamroeben I do primarily Let's Plays on damned near anything that most people don't do :) I myself... don't recommend the game in it's current form- BUT! IF the dev keeps working on it as promised, there IS a lot of hope and promise in it! Keep your eyes on this game, follow it, and buy it when it gets a little better. *I* bought it, of course :) , but then I buy ANYTHING :)

I had a issue with this game and the devs fixed it right awaqy.. that was so amazing ..fast fix!!!!!! it is now fully functional and im enjoying it best couple of bux i ever spent :D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I seem to be unable to see... anything! am i just being stupid or is the game lacking vision? i have checked everywhere and nothing tells me how to see... i cannot recommend this until they give you a starting torch

I could have played this game in the 80s. It is that retro. You choose your stats like any other D&D clone, with a class choice of assassin, mystic, or barbarian. You make your way through a very primitive tower. A bit mindless. A bit fun. Not for those needing killer graphics to enjoy a game. Nor would I suggest it to anyone seeking a great story. For loot and exploration lovers.

many bugs...