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Druidstone
2019 video game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Ctrl Alt Ninja for Windows on May 15, 2019.
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Gameplay
Druidstone is a story driven, party-scale isometric tactical role-playing game with a focus on grid-based combat.[1]
Plot
The game takes place in the fantasy world of Elo Sphaera and follows main characters Leonhard, Aava, and Oiko on their journey.[2]
Release
Ctrl Alt Ninja was founded by the co-creators of the Legend of Grimrock series in 2015.[3][4] The development of Druidstone started in autumn 2016.[3] The game was announced on April 15, 2017.[3] In November 2018, the release date was announced for spring 2019.[2] In April 2019, a release date was announced for May 15, 2019.[5] The game was originally planned to be procedurally generated but was changed to handcrafted missions.[1] The game was also released with a level editor and modding tools.[6]
Reception
Reception
Druidstone received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7]
Nate Crowley of Rock Paper Shotgun said that "As it is, this is a perfectly reasonable portion of carefully planned fantasy stabbing [...]"[11]
Greg Delmage of RPGFan summarized: "Although the story and characters are nothing new to RPGs, the strategy gameplay systems truly stand out in their seemingly simple execution."[9]
Bryan Vitale of RPG Site said that "It's a strong overall package that, while brief, was a joy to play through."[10]
Rock Paper Shotgun ranked Druidstone 35th on its "best strategy games on PC" list in 2020.[12]
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