Surviving The Game as a Barbarian — Chapter 1

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SUCKER FOR VIDEO GAMES, SINCE MY CHILDHOOD.

BECAUSE I WAS HOSPITALIZED AND HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DO, GAMING WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KILL TIME.

IT GRADUALLY BECAME AN INTEGRAL PART OF MY LIFE AS A RESULT.

GOD DA**!

GAME OVER play again?

WHAT THE HELL'S UP WITH THE AI? I WASN'T ASKING FOR HEALS.

HOWEVER, EVERYTHING IN LIFE GETS BORING WITH ENOUGH TIME SPENT ON IT.

FORGET IT. I QUIT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT I WASN'T HAVING AS MUCH FUN WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ANYMORE.

*AOS. *ATTACK-ON-SIGHT, A GENRE IN GAMING.

*RPG.

*ROLE-PLAYING GAME, A GENRE IN GAMING.

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*FPS.

*FIRST PERSON SHOOTER, A GENRE IN GAMING.

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THE GENRE WASN’T THE ISSUE. IT WAS JUST THAT MOST NEW GAMES THAT CAME OUT EACH YEAR...

...WERE MEDIOCRE AT BEST FOR MY TASTE.

STORYLINES AND BACKGROUNDS WERE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR ACROSS THE GAMES...

[Board] Is it me, or is XXX nearly identical to OOO? I’ve noticed that XXX feels too similar to OOO that was released last year, with the exception of the UI and background. Story feels the same, and characters are identical with little modeling changes. Am I the only one?

Is it me,

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Board / Comments Comments (10) / Sort by Newest 20yearoldloser I can name at least a few more that's just like this consol*** even pc games these days are bombarded with pay-to-win features, not to mention cliché storyline, characters, and backgrounds. just switch to console already boredtodeath (OP) god I can't find a decent game to play these days. any recommendations? semiautomaticmissilesystem concubine of the red tyrant reget*** LOL i_need_a_hug this is like an assassination attempt

THERE WAS NO DEPTH IN ANY OF THEM.

I'M SO SICK OF THESE GAMES. I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL I COULD PLAY.

THAT WAS WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS GAME.

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[ Not Recommended ] DUNGEON AND STONE Title: Dungeon and Stone / Developer: Auril Gavis The newest rogue-like game in the pixel art category, Dungeon and Stone boasts of ridiculous difficulty that requires time and effort Author: Yun-gang Jeong | 20NN-0N-NN 16:02

DUNGEON AND STONE

[Review] Call of Tentacles

WHAT KIND OF GAME IS THIS?

Concubine of the [Review] Con

DUNGEON AND STONE

DUNGEON AND STONE.

A SINGLE-PLAYER RPG GAME, CREATED BY AN INDIE DEVELOPER...

...WITH RETRO 2D PIXEL ART GRAPHICS, WHICH IS A RARITY THESE DAYS.

WHAT THE... IT ONLY SUPORTS ENGLISH.

I'M NOT SURE IF I'M EVEN GOING TO LIKE THIS.

Dungeon and Stone DUNGEON AND STONE

WHATEVER. IT'S FREE ANYWAYS. I'LL JUST GIVE IT A SHOT.

SELECT YOUR CHARACTER

DWARF

HUMAN

ELF

BEASTWOMAN

???

BARBARIAN

I'M SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE A CHARACTER FROM THESE, EH?

LECT YOUR CHARACTER

BARBARIAN

I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH ONE I PICK. I WON'T BE PLAYING THIS FOR LONG ANYWAYS.

HA. I CAN'T REMEMBER LAST TIME I PLAYED A GAME WITH A PORTRAIT VIEW.

player 1 level: 1 body: 25 mentality : 36 (NEW+1) ability:1 item level: 24 Comprehensive Battle Index : 68 (NEW+1)

Skill : Roar Enemies are thrown into confusion. _Unknown command. You Feel very sick.

player 1 level: 4 body: 37 mentality : 42 (NEW+4) ability:3 item level: 32 Comprehensive Battle Index : 6S (NEW+1)

You block the evil's attack. Read which iem (? for menu, Esc to quit) As you read the scroll of mafic mappi You sensed 2 sh...portals.

player 1 level: 4 body: 37 mentality : 42 (NEW+4) ability:3 item level: 32 Comprehensive Battle Index : 6S (NEW+1)

Encountered an unknown party. They seem to have something to say. . . They suggested a Night Companion. Do you accept? ▶YES NO

ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO HERE.

I LIKE THE ART IN THE CUTSCENE.

MY EXPECTATIONS WERE WRONG.

WHAT? IT'S 10 PM ALREADY!

I FELL IN LOVE WITH DUNGEON AND STONE IN NO TIME.

THIS GAME IS AN ABSOLUTE HIDDEN GEM!

DUNGEON AND STONE HAD A FEW TRAITS, WHICH WERE UNIQUE ATTRACTIVE YET RIDICULOUSLY ANNOYING AT THE SAME TIME, THAT SET IT ASIDE FROM OTHER GAMES.

FOR INSTANCE, FORMING A PARTY WITH SUPPORT CHARACTERS WAS CRUCIAL TO ADVANCING IN GAME...

...AND WHENEVER MY CHARACTER DIED...

PRESS THE @ BUTTON START NEW GAME DELETE GAME

...I HAD TO START ALL OVER FROM SCRATCH.

I STARTED PLAYING THIS FOR FUN.

WHAT THE F***!

I WAS SO CLOSE TO BEATING THE STAGE TOO, YOU STUPID PRIEST!

CAN YOU PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS AND LOWER YOUR VOICE?!

R-RIGHT. I'M SO SORRY.

THREE PLACES UP, FOUR TO THE LEFT, ONE DOWN, AND AVOID THE TRAP IN THE END...

LATER ON, HOWEVER, I GOT FULLY IMMERSED IN THE GAME BECAUSE I COULDN'T GIVE UP AFTER COMING THIS FAR.

THIS GAME WAS SO UNPOPULAR THAT THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE WALKTHROUGHS IN WEBSITES ACROSS THE WORLD.

I quit. Time to go focus on my life.

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ALRIGHT, FINE.

I'M GOING TO BEAT THIS GAME ALL BY MYSELF, EVEN IT IT TAKES ME A LIFETIME.

SO I PLAYED THIS GAME WHILE I WAS HOSPITALIZED...

RMATION

...WHILE I SERVED AS A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENT*...

*ALL SOUTH KOREAN MEN BETWEEN AGES OF 18 AND 35 MUST PERFORM COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE, AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT PHYSICALLY FIT TO SERVE IN THE REGULAR MILITARY OFTEN WORK AS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENTS INSTEAD.

...WHILE I STUDIED IN COLLEGE, AFTER GRADUATING, AND WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK AT A JOB I LANDED.

HUMAN

FAIRY

BARBARIAN

BEASTWOMAN

BARBARIAN

DUNGEON AND STONE WAS LITERALLY ALL I PLAYED.

DELETE GAME

F*CK! ALRIGHT, I'M GOING AGAIN!

player 1 level: 7 body: 41 mentality : 50 (NEW+4) ability: 4 item level: 52 Comprehensive Battle Index : 85 (NEW+8)

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y the Skeletons!

AGAIN!

player 1 level: 8 body: 82 mentality : 83 (NEW+4) ability: 18 item level: 100 Comprehensive Battle Index : 225 (NEW+8)

EW GAME

elcome to Floor 3! lease enjoy your time. You are open the trap, you got

AGAIN!

AGAIN!

NINE YEARS HAVE PASSED.

...I'M FINALLY HERE.

THE DUNGEON OF THE FINAL BOSS!!

{GATE OF THE ABYSS}

DID YOU SEE THAT? THAT'S RIGHT, BASTARDS! I JUST GOT TO THE FINAL STAGE OF THIS GAME, THAT NO ONE HAS EVEN BEEN TO!

IT TOOK ME NINE YEARS!

I SPENT MY ENTIRE TWENTIES JUST TRYING TO GET TO THIS PART!

TO ENTER THE BOSS ROOM?

▶ YES NO

WILL I ENTER THE DUNGEON OF THE FINAL BOSS?

WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT? OF COURSE I WILL!

ARE YOU SURE? YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO RETURN ONCE YOU ENTER THE ROOM.

YES NO

I GET IT, IT'S THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE GAME AND YOU WANT TO SCARE ME.

BUT WHO IN THE RIGHT MIND WOULDN'T ENTER AFTER ALL THIS TIME?!

‘YES

I DON'T EXPECT TO DEFEAT THE BOSS ON MY FIRST TRY, ANYWAYS.

MY GOAL HERE IS TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOSS AS POSSIBLE, TO COME UP WITH A STRATEGY.

I WONDER HOW MANY MOVEMENT PATTERNS THE BOSS WILL HAVE, AND WHAT ATTRIBUTES.

AND IT PROBABLY HAS INSTANT DEATH SKILLS I SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR.

IT'LL BE FUNNY IF I BEAT THE BOSS ON MY FIRST TRY, AFTER THINKING OF ALL THIS.

OH. IS IT DONE LOADING NOW?

THAT WAS WHY...

YOU HAVE SET FOOT IN THE ABYSS.

...IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO REALIZE.

TUTORIAL SUCCESSFULLY CLEARED.

TUTORIAL...?!

H-HOLD ON A SECOND!

WHY IS THE TEXT IN KOREAN ALL OF A SUDDEN?

I THOUGHT DUNGEON AND STONE ONLY SUPPORTED ENGLISH!

AND I SPENT SO MUCH TIME TRANSLATING IT WORD BY WORD...!

TARGET CONFIRMED.

WH-WHAT THE...?!

WITH A FLASH OF INTENSE LIGHT...

URGH...!

...AND EXCRUCIATING PAIN ALL OVER MY BODY...

JUST WHAT IN THE WORLD...

IS GOING ON...?

STARTING TRANSMISSION PROCESS.

...I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

CONGRATULATIONS, YOUNG WARRIORS!

WHAT...?

YOU WILL LEAVE THE SANCTIFIED GROUNDS TODAY...

WHO'S SPEAKING THIS LOUDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT--

AND WHEN I WOKE UP AGAIN...

...AND BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOME TRUE WARRIORS!!

...I WAS COMPLETELY LOST FOR WORDS.

TORCHES LIGHTING THE VICINITY INSTEAD OF LED LIGHTS.

PHYSICALLY SUPERIOR AND FEARSOME PEOPLE AROUND ME.

AND THE SUSPICIOUS OLD MAN YELLING OUT NONSENSE FROM HIS MOUTH. IT ALL SEEMED FAMILIAR.

YOU WILL NOW PICK UP A WEAPON OF YOUR CHOICE!

WEAPON? WHAT WEAPON?

BESIDES, I SWEAR I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS LANGUAGE BEFORE. HOW AM I EVEN UNDERSTANDING IT?

FORGET ALL THAT. WHERE THE HELL AM I?

ALRIGHT, LET'S TRY TO THINK.

IF THIS REALLY IS THE UNFRIENDLY PROLOGUE OF A DIFFICULT GAME,

WHAT IS MY FIRST COURSE OF ACTION?

I NEED TO QUICKLY FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, AND GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN.

ALRIGHT, MY BODY SEEMS TO BE PERFECTLY FIT...

WAIT.

MY HANDS ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN BEFORE, NOT TO MENTION THE MUSCLES THAT I NEVER HAD.

BUT I CAN MOVE THEM AROUND AT MY WILL.

THIS IS MY BODY.

I-IS THIS... REALLY ME?!

WHOMEVER I CALL OUT, WALK UP TO THE ALTAR!

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?!

KARAK, THE THIRD SON OF FANUN! STEP FORWARD!

TWO HANDED BATTLEAXE! EXCELLENT CHOICE!

KARAK, THE THIRD SON OF FANUN! YOU HAVE JUST BEGUN YOUR JOURNEY AS A WARRIOR!

AINAR, THE SECOND DAUGHTER OF FENELIN! STEP FORWARD!

HOLD ON.

I'VE DEFINITELY SEEN THIS BEFORE.

YOUNG, UNCIVILIZED MEN AND WOMEN TAKING TURNS TO CHOOSE THE WEAPONS OF THEIR CHOICE.

A SWORD! GREAT CHOICE!

A SPEAR! PERFECT FOR AN AGILE WARRIOR LIKE YOU!

AND BEING RECOGNIZED AS A WARRIOR TO GO ON THE JOURNEY.

MAY THERE BE...

... THE GLORY OF RAFDONIA IN THE PATH OF THIS YOUNG WARRIOR!

I'M SURE OF IT NOW. THIS IS...

...DUNGEON AND STONE!!

SELECT YOUR CHARACTER

DWARF

HUMAN

BEASTWOMAN

BARBARIAN

???

BARBARIAN

THIS IS HOW THE GAME BEGAN WHEN I CHOSE THE BARBARIAN CHARACTER!

AND I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER THE DUNGEON OF THE FINAL BOSS AS THE BARBARIAN!

THIS MAKES NO SENSE. JUST HOW IS THIS EVEN--

TH-THERE'S JUST NO WAY.

THIS IS HOW DUNGEON AND STONE BEGINS...!

!!

WHAT THE HELL? WHY AM I EVEN HERE?

HE LOOKS CONFUSED, AND EVEN FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.

UNLIKE OTHER BARBARIANS THAT ARE GATHERED HERE.

SO I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT GOT SUCKED INTO THE GAME.

HE PROBABLY WOKE UP IN THIS BODY JUST LIKE ME--

WHO THE HELL JUST SAID SOMETHING WITHOUT PERMISSION?!

WH-WHEN DID HE EVEN GET HERE?!

WAS IT YOU?

NO!!

ARGH, IT'S ALL THIS BASTARD'S FAULT.

?

THEN...

H-HUH?

...IT HAS TO BE YOU.

A-ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DUNGEON AND STONE?

WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS...?!

ALRIGHT, CALM DOWN.

I CAN'T SHOW MY WEAKNESS HERE, OTHERWISE I'LL DIE JUST LIKE HIM!

OREUM, THE SON OF KADUA, WAS POSSESSED BY AN EVIL SPIRIT.

YOUNG WARRIORS! FORGET EVERY WORD THAT CAME OUT OF THE EVIL SPIRIT'S MOUTH!

LET THE CEREMONY RESUME!

...I THINK I GET IT.

NUMBER ONE. ANYONE THAT CAME FROM OUTSIDE THE GAME LIKE HE AND I ARE EVIL SPIRITS.

NUMBER TWO. IF THEY FIND OUT ABOUT IT, WE'LL DIE.

NUMBER THREE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY HEAD DETACHED FROM MY BODY.

CONCLUSION.

I MUST SEE THE CEREMONY TO THE END WITHOUT BEING FOUND OUT!

BUT THERE IS A SMALL PROBLEM.

NEXT!

SERUM, THE FOURTH SON OF KENICK! STEP FORWARD!

I..

NEXT!

NEXT!

...HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY NAME IS.

NEXT!

STINKING GAME! YOU GOTTA AT LEAST TELL ME MY NAME!

CAN I SUMMON A STATUS WINDOW?

IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN AFFORD TO TAKE A GUESS WITH MY LIFE ON THE LINE!

NEXT!

NEXT!

THE CHANCES ARE SLIM, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN THINK OF.

NEXT!

TWO SECONDS AFTER THE NAME IS CALLED OUT.

WHILE IT COULD WELL BE THE NAME OF ANOTHER WARRIOR POSSESSED BY THIS EVIL SPIRIT, I MUST TAKE MY CHANCES.

NEXT!

BJORN, SON OF YANDEL! STEP FORWARD!

ONE SECOND.

TWO SECONDS.

IF NO ONE TAKES THE FIRST STEP...

...WITHIN TWO SECONDS AFTER THE NAME IS CALLED OUT...

...THAT HAS TO BE MY NAME!

HOPEFULLY.