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JamieSI
04-30-2006, 04:35 AM
Strategy Informer (http://www.strategyinformer.com/) has added a new game to their website today, a free RPG game by the name of Helherron which could give you hours of fun on the weekend.

Here's the storyline:

The isle of Helherron is at chaos. Beloved King Krohl has been kidnapped. Nobody knows by whom, but the legends are wild. The villagers tell, still shaking in terror, that it was done by dark, winged man-like creatures that took off to the sky shrieking, with poor King Krolh with them. And worse yet, the isles seem to be cursed somehow. It's hard to determine how, but you sure can feel it. It hangs in the air heavy, like a Shadow of Death, and you can see it shimmering bloody red in the horizon of the night sky. The villagers tell that just lately, after King Krolh was kidnapped, their villages have been raided by grotesque cross-breeds between man and beast. Most apparently that is also due to the Curse placed over Helherron and it's sister isles. But the worst is yet to be told. The Divine Sceptre, given to the people of Helherron by the Divine Cleric Order and crafted by the Creator itself, which was at King Krolh's possession, is now missing too. It was most apparently stolen at the same time King Krolh was kidnapped. Thus, the only hope for Helherron is to send a party of heroes to find the Divine Sceptre so that order and peace can be once again returned.
You can check out some screenshots here (http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/helherron/screenshots.html#latest) and download the full game here (http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/helherron/full-game/5702.html).

It seems like an interesting game for those of us that are RPG fans; on the other hand the graphics are quite poor, but what does that matter if it's fun and free?!

rainbowblack
04-30-2006, 07:15 AM
downloading as we speak, all praise sundays

King Chaos
04-30-2006, 07:37 AM
It seems like an interesting game for those of us that are RPG fans, on the other hand the graphics is quite poor; but what does that matter if it's fun and free?!

Poor? It looks like Ultima III & IV... or the way I fondly remember those games :D

JamieSI
04-30-2006, 07:45 AM
lol, it does look like Ultima 3 a bit. It's a fun game so try it out!

Wonka
04-30-2006, 10:24 AM
Still costs time to play.

51|RandoM
04-30-2006, 10:25 AM
Still costs time to play.

As does bitching and moaning on a forum. :p

Sl1pstream
04-30-2006, 10:29 AM
What bothers me about these kind of games is that, with a huge army, kings still manage to get kidnapped somehow and instead of using their highly trained army, they always need some variation of a bum to help them.

Wonka
04-30-2006, 11:20 AM
As does bitching and moaning on a forum. :p

Yes, but my bitching and moaning takes only small bits of time that I can fit in between my other activities. :D

This game (while free) looks to take quite a bit more time.

I mean, it's great that the game is free and all, I just don't have time in my life for it.

I have way way too many great games stacked up in my house right now, (and it's MARCH).

51|RandoM
04-30-2006, 02:05 PM
What bothers me about these kind of games is that, with a huge army, kings still manage to get kidnapped somehow and instead of using their highly trained army, they always need some variation of a bum to help them.

You mean Jack Bauer?

Logik
04-30-2006, 02:21 PM
You mean Jack Bauer?
Oh, snap. You went there.

Sl1pstream
04-30-2006, 04:01 PM
You mean Jack Bauer?

No,

Random bum >>> Jack Bauer

destoo
04-30-2006, 05:39 PM
You know it's a good quality game when the initial splash screen already has a wardrobe malfunction.
(jk!)

http://destoo.com/images/hell.jpg

I'm definitely not gonna buy a leather armor for my valkyrie! Shoddy worksmanship..

BTW, the game is a small download (7 mb?) and seems to have pretty low system req.
Perfect for a crappy laptop.

51|RandoM
04-30-2006, 06:19 PM
I wonder if you can really wield a sword with fingernails like that.

I'm afraid to think about what that says about me that that is my first thought when seeing that image.

Wyrm
04-30-2006, 07:00 PM
Game doesnt work on my computer. I can make a party, and then it crashes.

King Chaos
04-30-2006, 10:05 PM
Mine freeze on the "generate party"-screen

sixtyfps
04-30-2006, 10:39 PM
That is one hideous bastard-child of a splash screen.

JamieSI
05-01-2006, 01:07 AM
Do you get any error message when it crashes?