Delve!

Hm, this storygame is interesting. I also think I couldn't have beat it without spamming alt + left. :)

I eventualy had some followers one of which survived to the very end (a healer for my rouge). The others all died (before the final boss actually). I also had baisically unlimited funds by the end.

The creatures were nice and reminded me of classac fantasy. It was pretty grindy, but I kept on going anyway. I figured out how to use the mechanics pretty well by the end, though I never was able to use my Rouge's Assasinate successfully making it useless to me.

My favorite aspect of this storygame was the humor. It added a nice touch and a smile to the grinding. I also never found an error in the scripting (of which I suspect there to be a sinful amount) besides the Asssinate ability (which I may have not used corectly).

Lastly, I personally saw a slant in the gear towards the Knight/fighter class. I constantly picked up weapons and armor that I hoped my companions or I could use, but the stupid fighter could only use it. :(

Anyway, I loved the storygame. It was a great few hours (that I should've spent writing). :)

Obviously, there's not much story since it's a dungeon crawler. But it's probably the best text-based rpg I've ever played! The level of detail that went into all the different weapons, armors, shields and items, plus the different classes and their ranks, is truly astounding! If you're looking for a really fun dungeon crawler that takes strategy and lasts quite a while, this game is for you. The icing on the cake: Even though there's not a lot of story, it can still be very lighthearted and humorous at times.

Note to author: I did find one broken weapon. It was a flail, found in a chest near the end of the game. It said it was a wizard weapon at the top of the description, but at the bottom the class limits were fighter/priest, and it couldn't be equipped by anyone in my party, despite having one of each class. Besides that, truly well done!

I can barely begin to imagine the amount of work that would have had to go into just making the framework for all this. I wonder how many variables were used in total... not to mention the total scripts!

Further I should mention good writing isn't sacrificed for the sake of the game elements. It has both!


If you haven't tried this out yet, I highly encourage you to give it a shot. I will say that there is more clicking involved compared to the more story focused storygames, but that doesn't detract from the experience, and honestly, with this heavy use of the advance editor, it is to be expected.

Oh, also, did I mention there are pictures?

I really enjoyed Delve!, it reminded me of old-school dungeon crawl games. I thought the mechanics were well done, and I had fun trying out and testing out different weapons. I didn't make It to the 100th level, but I'll keep trying! This game is fun to play

brilliant game to play

Cool RPG Consept.

It is really challenging, has it’s charm, wish that you could make into something more professional, more serious game, we nowadays don’t have these type of games, wish we could have a game with the likes of this, simple and fun, feel like the time I used to play D&D, bring a hidden story and some narrative. Let me know if you plan to do something with this. Had a lot of fun really

The inventory system was built beautifully.

This game was fun but I needed more health and more Mana

Note: I have not finished the game, but wanted to leave a comment while I have words prepared. This is probablly one of the most fun dungeon crawler out there. I can't really say much else, that explains my thoughts on it, but I will leave some advise I wish I'd had on my first playthrough and how I got my team of absolute destruction lol. Notes: Dwarf fighter should be your start, feel the game out, get familiar with the mechanics, and add more fighters, preferrablly dwarves to get the feel of party control. Second, use the secondary ranged weapon, most often it will deal more damage, but affects from a nice primary weapon are good, also some abilities deal damage based on primary weapon. Always carry around a healing potion for each party member, and use them when you need them. There are two bosses before you restock at The Merchant, so enjoy them while you have them, but not too much. DO NOT focus primarily on tanking, you will screw yourself. Go damage. It is both much easier, and much more hilarious to kill the boss with 500 hp in one round with three party members. Use two handed weapons as a fighter combined with barbed nets, those are amazing. Once the dragon scale armor is in, well, your a force to be reckoned with. Henchmen and the like that are item slot attack boosters are amazing, always keep them and your other gear updated. And the most important note, be prepared to use the Go Back button a LOT, if you die, go back and reroll, its free and unlimited, use it. Dying won't reset you, but it takes a percentage of gold I have not yet figured out. Overall though, have fun! Its an amazing game and I absolutely recommend giving it a shot at the very least, even if at the beginning you will just feel like a stumbling weakling.