Madman - Released on Steam

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The old-school fantasy RPG Dr. Dungeon's MADMAN! is now available on Steam, too:

Dr. Dungeon's MADMAN! A classic role-playing experience with a twist on typical conventions. As the madman or woman, you must travel through a charming yet strange land in an attempt to restore your sense of lost honor. A hugely interactive game world with all the features we like to see, and many new ones we haven't.

From combat to magic and crafting and a host of zany NPC's, you'll experience a style quite unique to this genre. Engrossing, dramatic, and just the right amount of campiness!

Features

  • Create a lone wolf character from a large range of classes, as a man or a woman. Each class can evolve as you venture forth to develop new abilities. Select from a range of carefully crafted portraits and character icons.
  • Turn-based tactical combat with plenty of unique sounds and graphic effects make combat both engaging and fun.
  • Explore a large open world in which you can interact with almost anything in the land. Craft various potions from plants and make weapons from ore mined in the dungeons.
  • Interact with a wide variety of interesting characters, from the stern lessons of an arcane master to the crazy ramblings of the local merchants. Go on quests from the silly to the bizarre. You can even join in a whacky outdoor party!
  • Dr. Dungeon's MADMAN! promises an ending you will never forget.
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This looks uh, very oldkool. Wondering if it is any good. Has anyone played it?
 
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There is no way I'll buy this.

Retro aiming to be being retro, okay. There is a whole canada retro part in South Park game that's ingenious for example.
But retro because a developer refuses to hire a proper artist and share some earnings with them, no.

Which brings me back to another case.
After so many years fooling around, Cleve could have hired someone who knows how to use Microsoft Paint better than 5 year old kid him. And he did not.
 
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Has Jeff Vogel made this game? :D
 
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While reading up on this game, I discovered there's quite an interesting backstory to the dev and Madman. This guy was making games many years ago and was inspired to finish this one when people contacted him and showed an interest in his old work. (This won't convince anyone who doesn't like the graphics, and I realise many people here avoid Codex threads, but I found reading it a real blast from the past)
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...zurk-and-madman-thread-madman-released.71952/
 
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Yeah, I understand the Codex may not be to most people's tastes (specifically, anyone *with* taste), but I'm not psychologically damaged by bad language or inappropriate comments.
 
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screeg said:
Yeah, I understand the Codex may not be to most people's tastes (specifically, anyone *with* taste), but I'm not psychologically damaged by bad language or inappropriate comments.
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If you can get past a lot of the autistic views of a lot of the Codexians, there is not a finer place to discuss all things cRPG.
 
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Admittedly, Madman has more in common with something like Stardew Valley than say, a Spiderweb game, being fairly lite in the combat, etc., while emphasizing a highly interactive world and crafting. Here's a little video showing off some of the crafting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mofOwrJ2V-c It would be nice if some of the rpgwatchers could make a playthrough so others could get a perspective from a players standpoint. I can always spare a key or two. :) Dr. D.
 
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Hey ho! Yeah! Madman's on sale now for only $4.74! The great winter sale on Steam! Hopefully I'll muster up enough $$$ to support development of the far more ambitious ULTIZURK IV: Lord of the Cyclops, now in production! Thanks again guys! - Dr. D.
 
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beldurax said:
If you can get past a lot of the autistic views of a lot of the Codexians, there is not a finer place to discuss all things cRPG.
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oh bs. That place attracts the more extreme weirdo's who like RPG's.

I'm not really surprised you like it though.
 
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