Menzoberranzan (HQ Remake) - Descent into the Underdark Part 1
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Menzoberranzan is based on the sector of the Forgotten Realms world of Faerun that R.A. Salvatore made popular via his bestselling novels. According to him, when he pitched TSR to make the books, he was making it all up on the fly. To think that from those humble beginnings we would get some of the best fantasy books of all time! For many years, no one knew how to say any of the crazy names he made up (IIRC it's 'DRIST doh-ur-'DEN and 'MEN-zoh-bear-en-'ZAHN, emphasis on the final syllable for both according to the author, but butchering these names is sort of a rite of passage :D ).
An early ARPG, it allowed you the freedom you did not often get in those days to fight outside of the constraints of turn-based RPGs that SSI was known for. This was one of the last titles in the SSI Gold Box series, even though it didn't have a gold box.
It runs poorly at times, has some hilariously bad cutscene graphics, and some truly awful voice-acting, but still it remains a charming, yet obscure entry to CRPGs of the early 90s. From a robust character generation, to cool battle animations, to spells that feel powerful, this game has a lot to offer despite its limitations. This is a grand old classic adventure featuring you rescuing your captured comrades from the Underdark. If you would like to give it a try, you can purchase it as part of the Forgotten Realms Archive Collection 3 on GOG (also comes with Dungeon Hack, whose remake you can hear here: https://youtu.be/yhraZaHeQt0 ) for $5.99 at time of posting.
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Original score by James C. McMenamy ©1993
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