Gone Gold Talks PoR

Gone Gold has posted a quick synopsis of Pool of Radiance on the main page, based upon their first impressions. Here’s a snippet:

The game is one that draws you in immediately. There is an excellent tutorial to give you the basics of game mechanics and combat. Then you’re off to create your own characters of up to four party members. The races included are: Human, Dwarf, Elf, Half-Elf, Half-Orc and Halfling. The classes consist of Barbarian, Cleric, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer. Looks kind of limited, but with only four characters, it’s a little hard to decide what to go with.

I’m used to the six member party that makes it much easier to have a nice balance within your group. Taking the two away adds to the strategy of creating your first party and I’m sure many of us will be restarting the game with new parties until we get it right. The anal amongst us anyway, like myself.

The graphics are the real gem of this game with the animation being stunning. The characters are large, as is the play area with an almost invisible interface as well. If you’re an RPG gamer, you most likely already have it, but for those who have wanted to “dabble” in RPG and have yet to take the plunge, this looks like one to cut your teeth on. Adventure well, warriors.