Steve Moraff worked his way up from an independent, little known coder, to the head of the programming company Moraffware. Many of his more famous games have his name in the title, cluing the users in to their origins: Moraff’s World and Moraff’s Revenge are two such. However, Steve did manage to squeak out a few other games without the telltale titles, such as this dungeon crawl that was released in the early nineties. It is a standard role playing adventure with a story line that is interesting, to say the least.
Sick of hero runs off to save the day from the big foozle. You are in the right place. There is a lot of standard role playing game business at the beginning of Dungeons of the Unforgiven, but somewhere along the road to heroics, the game seems to switch gears. Yes, the user begins with creating a character from a list of very standard RPG classes such as dwarves, humans and elves. Naturally, they are customizable to some extent, by allotting points or rolling dice to come up with a number of skill points to distribute. As a well-balanced and thought out game should have, the characters have strengths and weaknesses dependant on their class and profession. For example, a human fighter might
be bloody hell in hand-to-hand combat, but totally worthless at casting magic. Steve Moraff has a sense of humor that will be evident as soon as the party walks into the dungeon to begin the fracas.
Enter the sentient garbage cans. They walk, they talk, and they kick butt. Lesdidian Warriors, while at least warriors, are off beat enemies in a seemingly medieval dungeon crawl, and possibly the nastiest adversary is the toxic waste barrel. The game is filled with modern abominations to be faced and defeated. Quite the change from the standard “elf shoots goblin in the eyeball with silver arrow” scenario. The bosses, known as “shadow creatures” will remain unspoiled in this review.
The upgrades and weaponry is also a bit off. The user will acquire Greater American Dollars as he fights and defeats monsters. The coin is virtually worthless and will have to be traded, at a loss, for real money, which can then be used to purchase armor and weapons upgrades at a pretty standard shop.
So, if you are seeking something that has elements of an RPG game that you are going to know how to play, but are still desiring a fresh look and feel, Dungeons of the Unforgiven might provide exactly what the doctor ordered. It’s worth downloading!
