Silverfall

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At this point I think that the only old school ARPGs worth playing ( and I played a lot of them including Mage Knight Apocalypse ) are Sacred Gold and Diablo 2. And maybe Dungeon Siege on a good day. All the others are just cheap copycats, poorly designed and unbalanced, and Silverfall makes no exception. There is a reason it faded into obscurity.

my old game

Good for the price, on older hardware. Map boundaries are cruel, though. You can't tell how to get across all those mountains and rivers without following all the boundaries.

Silverfall is an ambitious mid-2000s action RPG that reflects both the creativity and the growing pains of the genre during that era. Developed by Monte Cristo and published by Focus Entertainment, the game set out to deliver a large-scale fantasy adventure built around real-time combat, open-ended character progression, and a thematic struggle between nature and technology. While it never achieved the polish or lasting acclaim of genre-defining classics, Silverfall remains a distinctive and interesting title whose ideas still stand out, even as its flaws are impossible to ignore. The narrative takes place in the shattered kingdom of Nelwë following the destruction of the great city of Silverfall itself. Players step into the role of a customizable hero drawn into a conflict that is as ideological as it is physical, pitting natural magic and ancient traditions against advancing mechanical and technological forces. This central tension permeates the world design, factions, and quests, giving the setting a sense of identity beyond standard fantasy tropes. While the storytelling is delivered in a fairly traditional manner through quests and dialogue, the underlying theme gives the wo…

game doesn't work, it's broken.