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Classic fantasy. Anonymous 08/27/2025 (Wed) 21:05:39 Id: 8dbf79 No. 1698382
I have recently got this urge for classic fantasy. I mean the kind of sword and board that used to be everywhere. The kind of vibe that I am thinking of can be found in Heretic, There you are an elf shooting lightning at bad guys while flying around on wings of hatred. I think Golden axe has a similar vibe but a lot lighter. Gauntlet dark legacy has it as well. I guess Hexen has it as well being a sequel to heretic but I dont enjoy backtracking.
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-Might&Magic -Wizardry -The Quest -Heroes of Might and Magic -Dark Messiah
>>1698801 I've always thought of it as more just fantasy but in a very industrialized setting. Like steampunk or diesel punk but with magic and some medieval tropes still present. The closest game equivalents I can think of to match that would be maybe Dishonored or even Oddworld.
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>>1698810 >Dark Messiah I really need to try picking up that game again.
>>1698801 >>1698815 Yeah it's a magic setting where society has undergone or is undergoing a industrial revolution Fantasy with heavy industrial elements
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Myth: The Fallen Lords, Warlords Battlecry, Disciples, Lands of Lore... Does "Gods" count? it's more of a greek thing but the design is closer to that of classic fantasy.
>>1698712 >>1698810 You know what I think I will try Wizardry. I think 6 might be a bit too old for me but ill try it anyway. >>1698953 I looked it up and apparently it had a remaster that is no longer available. Is that cover by Simon bisley? His art isn't exactly what I was thinking but it gets close to what I want.
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>>1700766 Also give Heavy Metal Fakk 2 a try Fuck I miss stuff like that, how did we go from stuff like that to the absolute infantile corporate sanitation of today? >>1698863 ABOMINATION
Oh shit, almost forgot
Play TES 1.
Witchhaven 1 and 2 for all their jank for what you are looking for. A more recent example may be Elderborn as well.
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Rune might be up your alley. LGR did a vid on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXjKaioNl8
>>1707866 Shame we will never get fun hack n' slash games like Rune ever again because we live in the time-line where people pretend souls-likes are actually good.
>>1707940 >Shame we will never get fun hack n' slash games like Rune ever again Make one.
>>1707770 Kinda? its in the same ballpark but not really the thing I was aiming for. >>1707866 ALready played that years ago. Its good but its nordic themed setting. I know classic fantasy has a lot of random viking bits in it but in my mind there is a difference between that and a full on nordic setting.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning This is classic fantasy in every sense of the word, though the cover may say otherwise. Colorful forests, battling goblins and giant spiders, hanging out with elves and gnomes. Check out some gameplay vids.

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>>1708512 >>1708521 I don't think you quite understand what OP is looking for
>>1708521 >>1708512 Another one that I have played before. Didn't really scream classic fantasy to me at the time. When thinking of Amalur I am more thinking about how in the 2000s they kept trying to make fantasy "cool". Like adding marilyn manson to a DA:O trailer. I miss that era.
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>>1708841 Dark sun is my favourite D&D setting. I hope I actually get to play it someday.
>>1698382 Have you played a game called "Die by the Sword"? >>1708606 That takes me back I remember playing it with my friend on his C64. One match we played I only had 1 bar left then I decided to try the insta-kill decapitation move. Damn thing worked.
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TAL ETH IST ORT Hand of Doom is fun. Maybe not the classic fantasy kind you're looking for as it's far more satirical, and maybe you're more into the powerful warrior type, but it was kind of fun to play around it.
>>1708946 I laughed for a solid minute after he talked to him again. I'll give this a try for sure, thanks anon!
>>1698382 Odallus matches the Frazetta vibes but it's a slight bit too Berserk to fit the classic swords and sandals.
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More art to inspire the imagination. first 3 are classic warhammer pics and the 4th and 5th are Boris Vallejo.
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Arm the Katamari Katamari Guisseppe Arm the Katamari Arm them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypvWY2f3_c
My DM, while we were talking about dragonfable and mechquest mentioned this game called Demise. has anyone else played it? Looks like what I am asking for.
Has anyone mentioned Arx Fatalis yet? It plays pretty similarly to Dark Messiah, mainly sword and board combat with a bunch of spells thrown in for variety and utility. Very close in tone and look to classic fantasy: MC is a strong, able-bodied man, the game has knights, castles, demons, magic, liches, hot monster women, giant spiders and monsters and goblins and trolls and stuff like that. Only main difference being it's set entirely underground due to the setting. Screenshots don't really do it justice so I'd recommend checking out a video for a better peek at the game: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Valmsq_Ku90
>>1723375 Have played it before. Got pretty far in too until I realized the game REALLY wants you to play a battle mage. Then i got stuck. Should absolutely try it again.
>>1723597 Funny enough I also had the same experience. Really liked it but spread myself a little too thin in skills so started to hit a wall.
>>1723625 I think a lot of people had that experience. I would also like to have a moment of silence for the men who invested into archery. If only they knew what a terrible idea that would be.
>>1723375 Anyeone itching to go (back) into Arx Fatalis should note that it has it's own OpenMW equivalent in Arx Libertatis, which is what you should play on.


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