![]() After this, the mayor of Targos orders them to start an offensive on the approaching force. They report to the town palisade and fend off an assault by the goblin contingent of the Legion of the Chimera's army. We'll see what happens.The story begins in 1312 DR as a group of mercenaries arrive by ship to defend Targos. Hopefully, though, we'll get to see a sequel to Demon Stone somewhere down the line, because with the right adjustments made in the appropriate areas, it could really be something special. That's the beauty of having a strong story and powerful aesthetics it can make the tedium of repetitive gameplay more tolerable. Yet strangely, Demon Stone can still be disturbingly addictive in its own quirky way. A two-player mode in this game would have been a blast. And finally, the lack of multiplayer really hurts its long-term replayability. Battles seem to last twice as long as they're supposed to, simply because your human-controlled character has to do the work of three more often than not. But that doesn't change the fact that Demon Stone still gets rather repetitive, and can often be frustrating because of the poor decision making of your AI colleagues. In fact, it's one of those rare pieces of software that can make up for its gameplay mishaps because of its strong visceral appeal. The high-end production values, talented voice-over crew, and well done fantasy visuals help Demon Stone create a cinematic experience that will likely hook fans of the books and tabletop games, provided they love action. With better balancing and a little more polish, Demon Stone could have been a true classic of the genre. But if you're looking for a challenging and rewarding hack 'n slash fantasy adventure, Demon Stone is a good choice. That said, Demon Stone's difficulty (even on Normal) will probably prove too much for the casual gamer. Like the latter, Demon Stone allows leveling up characters with experience gained, as well as upgrading equipment with gold acquired. If you're a fan of games like Golden Axe or Capcom's D&D arcade beat 'em ups, you might just enjoy Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone. Some of the boss fights are a grindy slog that last way too long. Often throws absolutely ludicrous amounts of enemies at the player. Powerful attacks use unintuitive (clutzy) button combinations. +You get to play as Drizzt Do'Urden at one point! -Unskippable cutscenes are not OK. +Above average level of difficulty even on Normal mode. +Forgotten Realms theme is thoroughly realized and portrayed convincingly. The player must strategically use the skills of each hero to kill hundreds of monsters and slay many tough bosses. Its plot concerns three unlikely heroes (fighter, mage, rogue) who become involved in a plot to stop two ancient deities from destroying their world. Demon Stone originally released on the PS2, and was later ported to the Xbox and Windows PC. It was produced by Stormfront Studios and published by Atari. Overall, despite being short, game really wasn't worth the time spent to play it.Ħh 30m PlayedForgotten Realms: Demon Stone is a 2004 fantasy beat 'em up of the hack 'n slash variety. ![]() Personally, I dislike the Forgotten Realms setting and would like to see more D&D games explore some of the better popular settings instead of Forgotten Realms, such as DragonLance. Despite a decent skill and equipment system, I never felt like it was more than a change in appearance for the most part, as I would upgrade just enough to feel at about the same level vs the enemies. ![]() And there is no option to skip cutscenes as near as I can determine, making it more annoying when you do lose. Even on easy, a few fights are fairly annoying because they are just throwing massive numbers of mobs at you. The gameplay amounts to mostly button mashing, other than a few points where you have to fight using some strategy. Otherwise, the plot is full of meaningless proper nouns, and is mostly uninteresting. The three characters were mildly interesting and offered a variety to play, though I never really figured out how to play the mage well. 4h 32m PlayedI'm struggling to find good things to say about this game. ![]()
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