OMG this is better than I originally thought it would be. I care nothing about the font or graphics. If you've played goldbox games recently or play FRUA you might be already used to this font. It takes awhile to get used to, but you will eventually. The graphics are definatly better than say a roguelike game. That isn't where this game shines. It's in the gameplay that this game outshines the rest. Let me post something I read from rpgcodex.
Ten minutes into the demo I found myself in a fight against a troll, a couple of wizards, and several warriors. I cast web in the center of the room to block the enemy. What happens? Well, a wizard casts fireball into the center of the web specifically to burn it away. Meanwhile, the troll intentionally skirts the web to get at my cleric. My wizard is bullrushed into the tattered remains of his own web where he gets hopelessly entangled and I quickly die.
I don't think I've ever experienced anything quite like that. Generally I drop web in front of the enemy and they all charge idiotically through it, getting stuck and killed in the process. Wizards buff themselves lots, then shoot a few spells at me. They never intentionally alter the environment.
I'm deeply impressed, and if this is the kind of thing I can expect throughout the game I'm looking forward to the full version.
It wouldn't be that hard to program all the monsters to attack your mage first, but having an enemy mage cast fireball on a web to get rid of it and the others skirt around it instead of charging right through it....now that is the AI I've been looking for in a game for a loonngg time.
I've just played a few minutes of the game. I haven't seen any enemy spellcasters yet and I've only had a few encounters, but so far I love what I see.
The options for the game is amazing. All the feats, the ingame help. Just right click a spell and it has everything you could ever want to know about it. Same goes with equipment and just about every part of this game. Feats are there, bull rush and even 5 foot step. It isn't a pain in the behind to do a 5 foot step like it was in TOEE.
I'm buying this game right now and hope to hell that this guy makes enough to continue these types of games.
Edit: Slight hiccup in buying the game. I might be able to buy the game in the near future if I can pay other than through paypal.