Zlatogorye 2 (2003)
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Themes:Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Zlatogorye 2 is a representative of the RPG genre, with a large game world and turn-based combat. The game has a developed role-playing system, branched storyline, consisting of a large number of quests, each of which has several ways to solve. The action in Zlatogorye 2 takes place not only in GoldenLand itself, but also in three other countries - the player will have to visit Marvia, Thorburn, Alberia.Show more
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An Eastern European RPG series in a Slavic setting. It's not, by any means, as good as The Witcher. In terms of quality (and origin), it's closer to Konung. This is the second game of the series, originally titled as Златогорье 2 (Zlatogorye 2, which can be translated as the land of golden mountains) for CIS countries and named Golden Land for EU markets. The second part and its standalone add-on are far superior to the first one, and, overall, are OK budget titles with an old-school gameplay system reminiscent of Fallout 1 & 2. They have both charming atmosphere and great music, and they deserve to be preserved, not totally abandoned and forgotten as it is now:(
P.S.: You can also find the first part here by the name of Heath: The Unchosen Path, which is a rebranded title for EU market. A Spanish version of the game, Heath: El Camino Elegido, is also exist. You may also see it called Golden Land on some sites, but it’s an official title for the second part, not for the first one.
P.P.S.: There is currently no page for the standalone add-on for this game which was titled as Златогорье 2: Холодные небеса (Golden Land 2: Cold Heaven). As far as I know, the developers planned to release it in the West, but it, sadly, never happened. This add-on is the best entry in the series, both in terms of gameplay and atmosphere — it's pretty damn good if you're into such games and can ignore the dated graphics and some technical issues.
P.P.P.S.: This series especially needs a GOG treatment since it's a pain in the butt to run it on modern OS and hardware even if you get a version without anti-pirate protection which doesn't work anymore. Those games worked fine on XP, but anything higher — well, good luck with that. And I want to play Cold Heaven once again so much (this is the perfect game for a snowy winter evenings)! :\
My introduction to RPGs that did a really good job. Its eastern European setting is refreshing as finding something similar today is pretty much impossible. Its really sad that today's players can't experience this unique blend of RPS mechanics that remind original Baldur's Gate and Fallout games spiced by developer's own approach to some mechanics. I do not believe its the greatest around, but its a very solid one. At least for old school RPG fans.
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Copious amounts of monsters and random events, good and bad
Random maps.
Spell system with 42 magic paths
Network or hotseat multiplayer
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Stealth and invisibility. Scouts needed to detect stealthy troops, something better (a star spawn or a beast bat will work) needed to detect the invisible ones.
Assassins that make an assassination attack before combat starts.
Catapults, Hill Giants and Rocs that can throw or drop boulders during sieges.
Immortal Liches and Vampires.
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Large worms that can swallow smaller enemies whole. Swallowed units take a few points of damage from digestion each round until they are freed.
Shape changers that looks like something else when seen by the enemies.
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