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Sunday - July 31, 2022

E.X.P.L.O.R.: A New World - Review @ Kordanor's Gaming Lair

by Hiddenx, 21:47

Watcher Kordanor has finished and published his review about the old school dungeon crawler E.X.P.L.O.R.: A New World:

EXPLOR - Review / Conclusion [EN] by Kordanor

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I wished that EXPLOR did more according to what the name implies...as in Exploring. Exploring of alien Planets. Having an adventure. I would be fine with low production values, similarly as in the Spiderweb games, if the game offered good world building with great storywriting or if it offered great combat mechanics.

But unfortunately that's not the case here. It's nice that the game does have at least a few texts and NPCs with quests, but overall there is really just a very minimum of storytelling here. And while I would neither classify the Dungeons, nor the Combat, nor the Characterdevelopment as catastrophy, they are just means to an end. If just one of the main elements of the game was great, you could have looked over the other ones. But as it is, the overall experience can't really convince.

Fortunately EXPLOR does at least throw those mechanics overboard, which annoyed me the most in The Bards Tale 1, in the original as well as in the remake. You will neither find endless grind in EXPLOR nor the misery of randomized level ups. And so personally I would definitely chose EXPLOR over The Bards Tale. That said, the HD Version of The Bards Tale 1, originally from 1985, only received the lowest score from me, as I always rate depending on the gaming experience a game offers today, independently of the budget being used to create the game.

And I can't give more than a thumb half way down to EXPLOR either.

Even the average Crawlerfan (if something like that should actually exist) who would look over the presentation of the game in the steam-trailer, would probably not be convinced by the content the game offers, and I'd rather recommend other indie titles like "Legends of Amberland" or "The Quest".

If, even after this review, you think like "I don't mind, I just want to chill and kill some monsters", then you might still get some enjoyment from the game. And considering it's price is less than 7€ or 8 USD, and accordingly even less in a sale, you can't really do anything wrong in the case you still want to give it a try. 

Monday - July 12, 2021

E.X.P.L.O.R.: A New World - Released

by Hiddenx, 16:06

The blobber E.X.P.L.O.R.: A New World has been released last month:

E.X.P.L.O.R.: A New World

Developed as a "Love Letter" to the dungeon crawler RPGs of the 80s and 90s, Beem Media is proud to present E.X.P.L.O.R.™: A New World. Featuring classic RPG elements such as exploration, turn-based combat, quests, and narrative, the game is designed to give rise to nostalgic memories. Engineered with a modern feel, much of the tediousness of the games that it takes inspiration from is streamlined so that players can engage in beloved aspects of role-playing such as exploration, strategy, and a sense of wonder.

  • Classic dungeon crawler role playing experience.
  • Party based exploration and combat.
  • Modern 3D engine to create a feeling of really being there.
  • Party member can be exchanged at any time to adapt to different play strategies.
  • Numerous dungeons to explore, each with a unique feel and increasing challenge.
  • Quests such as "Fetch Thing", "Kill Creature", and "Save Population From Extinction"!
  • Turn-based combat inspires decisive strategy.
  • Variety of weapons, armors, and trinkets keep combat fun and interesting.
  • Over 25 different animated monsters to fight, each with unique behaviors.
  • Over 30 spells to obliterate enemies with.
  • Powerful artifacts and other treasures to find!
  • Light-hearted narrative with fun, interesting, and uniquely illustrated NPCs.
  • Straightforward Achievements add a sense of progression while delving into the dungeon.

Information about

E.X.P.L.O.R.: A New World

Developer: Beem Media

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Dungeon Crawler
Combat: Unknown
Play-time: Unknown
Voice-acting: Unknown

Regions & platforms
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· Platform: PC
· Released: 2021-06-11
· Publisher: Beem Media