Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown

Inspiration:Legends of Amberland The Forgotten Crown is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the90 s Basically it s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays Light fairy tale epic heroic and slightly humorous One that does not take tons of hours to complete or require endless grind to progress Something that caters to players like me who don t have tons of hours to beat one game but still like to play and have a sort of nostalgia for the way games were made in the old days
It was inspired by Dungeon Master Eye of The Beholder2 Might amp Magic35 Crystals of Arborea a not so well known prequel to Ishar series GoldBox series Champions of Krynn Dark Queen of Krynn etc Core Design Choices:1 Classic90 degree rotation FPP turn-based tile movement RPG
2 Party-based7 heroes either predefined or manually assembled upon new game
3 Open world with a big overworld to explore
4 Fast paced combat Quick travel Easy inventory management No grind
5 Light fairy tale like fantasy epic story about heroes on a noble quest.Mechanics:Mechanically it s100 turn based so you can go and make tea in the middle of a fight with grid movement and90 degree rotation All this is very fast paced both combat and travel is really fast The goal was to cut down the boring parts and flesh out the fun parts
Overall the mechanics are pretty traditional and straightforward with modern additions like weightless bag combined with equipment encumbrance system.World and Storyline:Storyline is a fairy tale mythical heroic fantasy You are the good guys on a quest to fight the forces of evil The world is non linear with very few locked areas You basically can go anywhere and do things in different order In addition you can choose a different set of quests to finish the game but those are not mutually exclusive so you can finish all quests if you like It s more world driven than story driven The priority was to make the world feel alive and let you explore it as you wish than follow a linear list of quests
The game starts when the royal wizard finds out about an old crown that belonged to the royal family for generations Yet strangely no one ever heard about the crown and there was just a single mention of it in the royal annals Upon further study he discovered that there has been cast a powerful spell of forgetfulness of unknown origin which caused everyone in the whole land to forget the crown ever existed Without knowing who or why someone went to such trouble to conceal the existence of the crown he decided to investigate it He summoned a party of noble heroes and tasked them with finding whereabouts of the mysterious crown and the origin of the spell.FAQ:Q How long it takes to beat the game
A According to Early Access players it can take between20 and50 hours to finish the game I estimate a typical playthrough would be2540 hours for most players
Q Can I create party members or are they predefined
A Yes you can create all party members upon start if you wish there is also a quick start option