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GF Rating
5.3

133 ratings

Critic & User Reviews

GF Rating
5

Fair

Not the best

posted by achellios (ROCKVILLE, MD) Jul 16, 2009

Member since Feb 2008

I've played a lot of dungeon crawlers before, but this one lets the aggravating logistics of reality overwhelm its fun. Death comes frequently, and with no shortcut back to the town outside, you're as likely to have your party wiped out as you are to make money. Repetitive and dull...far from the best I've seen.

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GF Rating
2

Really Bad

Futile

posted by ikeredwolf (BLOOMINGTON, IN) May 26, 2009

Member since May 2004

If you enjoy the feeling of failure, and you enjoy the most basic graphic images possible, also a complex and touchy menu system, repetative uninspired combat, an almost worthless map system, and you have hours of time to dedicate to the game, then Dark Spire might be a fun game for you.
I read that this game was supposed to be a throw back to the old school RPGs, many of which were great fun. Well they were fun because we didnt have an alternative. Knowing what RPGs have become its odd that Atlus would make a game which reminds you of the old days but which even in those days you would not want to play.
In my opinion there is nothing worth playing about this game either in 2009 or in 1989 which is when this game might have been considered good.

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