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<p>You&rsquo;re looking at Jefklak&rsquo;s (Retro <a href="/tags">Game</a>) Codex, a dedicated and highly opinionated website about nostalgic games. A lovely mix between Nintendo handheld gaming love, &lsquo;90s DOS games and old school PC RPGs that were an integral part of <a href="/about">my youth</a>. <br/>
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The Nintendo Switch has been on active duty here for longer than I can remember myself playing on any of my previous home consoles. Of course the Wii had it&rsquo;s Virtual Console service where Nintendo forced you to pay another 5 EUR for NES, 8 EUR for SNES and 10 EUR for N64 games that were carefully, week by week, re-released. It must have been the fourth time I&rsquo;ve bought the Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past.
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It&rsquo;s been over 20 years since I last touched any of the Wario Land games. I vaguely remember them being one of the most exciting platformers I&rsquo;ve ever played as a kid. However, thanks to my manic tidying itches, I sold most if not all Gameboy games I&rsquo;ve ever owned. Thanks to a recent resurgence in retro game interest, I came across a Wario game for the Gameboy. The shopkeeper sold them all 4 and raised his brow when I wanted to pay.
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Report Content Soloing - the Introduction The Blade Kit explained Used Baldur&rsquo;s Gate II Setup Part 1: Irenicus&rsquo; Dungeon Part 2: The Circus Tent &amp; Slums Slaves Part 3: A Tanner &amp; More Slaves Part 4: The Astral Prison Part 5: Daystar &amp; Mae&rsquo;Var Part 6: Some Beholders &amp; a Lich Part 7: Druid Grove &amp; Guarded Compound Part 8: Planar Sphere &amp; Kangaxx! Part 9: The Shadow Temple
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Guide Content Introduction to the cleric/ranger Basic progression guide Picking your equipment The cleric/ranger&rsquo;s spell picks
Introduction to the cleric/ranger Since little non-playable and joinable characters are as good in healing as Viconia is, you might end up creating your own cleric. Especially if you intend to play as a neutral or good party. Remember Viconia and Keldorn both at the sime time in your party is asking for trouble: either one of the two will leave or they might even fight in later stages.
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Ever wondered whatever the heck those crazy Arcane spellcasters say every time they unleash one of their spells upon you? It's actually very simple and stands for the chosen spell's spell school (abjuration, evocation, ...). Male and female voices are of course different, and the pronunciations vary too sometimes (Vita Mortis [Carero]/[Calia]?). All formulaes are actually Latin, and Latin is often pronounced differently depending on the dialect. Here is a quick overview: 1.
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The Bishop Race Best Races:
Fairy: best INT &amp; SPE. Downside: low PIE and almost no weapons/armor usable. (go for sprite daggers if you want close-combat) Elf: good INT, PIE &amp; DEX. Downside: less than fairies but you&rsquo;ll be able to use better armor &amp; weapons (use staffs, maces &amp; shield - you need AC - or throwing) Other good races: gnome, human. Mook for SEN + DEX. Controlling attriubutes: Intelligence (max ASAP for power cast &amp; keep on pumping this power skill!
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<h4 style="margin: 0; float: left;"><a href="https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/etrian-oddysey-review/">Etrian Odyssey Review</a></h4>
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Old School dungeon crawlers. It has been a long time since we&rsquo;ve seen these types of games properly released. Veteran Roleplaying players should remember Eye of the Beholder, the Bard&rsquo;s Tale, Might &amp; Magic, Wizardry and other series, released upon different non-console platforms: DOS, Commodore 64, Amiga, &hellip; These games all used to have a few things in common, as explained in the Roleplaying Concepts article. The most intersting gameplay mechanic is without a doubt the &ldquo;dungeon crawling&rdquo; principle.
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Legal notice: Most tips, tricks, howtos and guides are - not - originally created by me. They are scattered troughout the internet, and this site contains a bunch of information found on other sites. Therefore, I am not responsible for any wrong information, or grammatical faults. If anybody notices his own text and would like to have it removed, please email me!
A warm welcome to you, stranger.
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I&rsquo;m pretty sure most of you know the feeling. A new game has been recently announced, maybe with some additional gameplay footage or early concept art. You knew from that point on, the game had to be great, no mistake made. A couple of logical reasons could possibly be:
The title is a sequel to your favourite game all time The title comes from a well known and loved development studio Both title and studio are completely new or unknown, but the genre is to your liking None of the above apply.
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First things first: you are not reading this wrong, it&rsquo;s magick and not magic. In the world of Arcanum, that is. There&rsquo;s also no such thing as mana or spellbooks. Every single spell you learn comes trough {+SPs+) (Skill Points) which you&rsquo;ll have to invest into several magickal realms. A little bit like Diablo 2, except the fact that once you&rsquo;ve put 1 point into it, you can&rsquo;t raise it furter ot increase the power.
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