Revenant
type: action/reflex, fighting, role-play
genre: Fantasy, Martial arts, Action-RPG
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: LAN, Internet, single player
languages: eng
genre: Fantasy, Martial arts, Action-RPG
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: LAN, Internet, single player
languages: eng
4.3/5
Personal review
Quoted from Wikipedia:
Revenant was unlucky enough to be caught in the fall of Ion Storm's Daikatana. Eidos had made handsome contracts and when Daikatana flopped, Eidos proceeded in budget cuts and attempted to cash in on its other projects. Thus in Revenant, NPCs will be completely oblivious after some point in the game and they won't respond to your heroic actions. There are even some NPCs who promise to join you later, but do not (though these 3 NPCs are playable in the multiplayer game). The game rather deflates after the middle of the story. After this point the game becomes somewhat of one big outdoor dungeon crawl. The vast variety of armor, combined with the lack of time between the pieces and the lack of accomplishment when acquiring new armor increases the feeling of a rushed game. And the story lacks certain vital details, leaving the player somewhat confused about the backstory and motives of the characters.
Revenant was unlucky enough to be caught in the fall of Ion Storm's Daikatana. Eidos had made handsome contracts and when Daikatana flopped, Eidos proceeded in budget cuts and attempted to cash in on its other projects. Thus in Revenant, NPCs will be completely oblivious after some point in the game and they won't respond to your heroic actions. There are even some NPCs who promise to join you later, but do not (though these 3 NPCs are playable in the multiplayer game). The game rather deflates after the middle of the story. After this point the game becomes somewhat of one big outdoor dungeon crawl. The vast variety of armor, combined with the lack of time between the pieces and the lack of accomplishment when acquiring new armor increases the feeling of a rushed game. And the story lacks certain vital details, leaving the player somewhat confused about the backstory and motives of the characters.
Sadly, the game would've been awesome if this hadn't happened. Another thing is that the game seems to be unable to run in a nice manner in Windows XP (although it does run, in a choppy way).
Sanguine # 2007-06-11 08:31:09Comment
From official site:
"Revenant is the new Dark Fantasy RPG and Adventure that will immerse you in a new visually stunning and changing environment. Interact with over 40 characters as you choose from a wide variety of weapons, spells, armor and magical items and battle hand to hand in the 3D fighting tradition. Revenant combines the realism and excitement of an adventure with the exploration, character development, and gaming longevity of an RPG, making it the truly breakthrough product of the RPG genre!
FEATURES
Real-time 3D polygonal characters with motion captured animations provide unparalleled realistic combat.
SVGA graphics with 65,000 colors.
Day and night cycles plus special animated lighting effects.
Developed using Direct 3D - compatible with nearly every 3D accelerator on the market.
Spectacular environments where gamers are free to explore following the non-linear storyline, hacking a few monsters along the way.
Fantasy artwork developed with the help of Canadian artist, Den Beauvais, a premier fantasy and science fiction illustrator.
All original music created exclusively for Revenant by Ronie Moorings of the European band, Xymox.
Multiplayer for up to 4 players on modem, lan and Mplayer.com."
# 2002-12-22 21:31:44
"Revenant is the new Dark Fantasy RPG and Adventure that will immerse you in a new visually stunning and changing environment. Interact with over 40 characters as you choose from a wide variety of weapons, spells, armor and magical items and battle hand to hand in the 3D fighting tradition. Revenant combines the realism and excitement of an adventure with the exploration, character development, and gaming longevity of an RPG, making it the truly breakthrough product of the RPG genre!
FEATURES
Real-time 3D polygonal characters with motion captured animations provide unparalleled realistic combat.
SVGA graphics with 65,000 colors.
Day and night cycles plus special animated lighting effects.
Developed using Direct 3D - compatible with nearly every 3D accelerator on the market.
Spectacular environments where gamers are free to explore following the non-linear storyline, hacking a few monsters along the way.
Fantasy artwork developed with the help of Canadian artist, Den Beauvais, a premier fantasy and science fiction illustrator.
All original music created exclusively for Revenant by Ronie Moorings of the European band, Xymox.
Multiplayer for up to 4 players on modem, lan and Mplayer.com."
# 2002-12-22 21:31:44Technical specs
software: Level editor,
display: raster
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