On iPhone
Game: Rimelands: Hammer of Thor
Price: $4.99 / £2.99
Size: 58.7 MB
Get it now at the iTunes store:/
On iPad
Game: Rimelands: Hammer of Thor
Price: $4.99 / £2.99
Size: 58.7 MB
Get it now at the iTunes store:/
Above: It’s not gorgeous in still screens, but we’ve no complaints about Rimelands’ looks in motion
As if poking a touch scre🥃en to send an armor-c꧟lad warrior maiden slashing, blasting, and spellcasting through catacombs filled with sweet loot wasn't nerdy enough, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor had to throw dice into the mix. Arguably the first ever turn-based action RPG (we know that’s a contradiction of terms, but it’s totally what it feels like) this dungeon crawler looks a lot like Diablo but fights a lot like Dungeons & Dragons – by rolling for hits and damage. In our book, that’s a formula that just doesn't fail.
Rimelands’ story gets rolling following a cataclysmic ice age that forced humanity to head underground and live in Fallout-esque vaulꦚts. Civilization eventually emerges once again to a surface world filled with strange creatures and steampunk wizardry. A lady of many talents, your character battles human and nonhuman foes on her simple-job-turned-epic-quest, along the way expanding her skills in the areas of combat, magic, and technology (which translate roughly to bar🍰barian, mage, or ranged assassin).
Above: You roll for attack, they roll for defense. Somehow, it works beautifully
These turn-based battles are where Rimelands really shines - and geeks out. Attacks and blocking attempts are accompanies by rolled die marked with skulls and shields. Both combatants roll to see who racks up the higher score to✤ determine how much damage is dealt. It's primitive, nerdy, and oh-so-satisfying. Rimelands is a hands-down great pick for getting your dungeon crawling RPG fix. And thanks to 🍌its turn-based nature, none of the control quibbles that plague most iOS action RPGs are a problem here. This one’s been out for awhile, so you might have found it already. If you haven’t, you should absolutely give this hammer a swing.
Feb 3, 2011
