Stromfront Studios proved they know how to
take an intellectual property and turn it into a amazingly stellar video
game with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers published by Electronic
Arts. It received rave reviews from everybody that played it. Now, the
development house is giving the Forgotten Realms vehicle a drive with
the upcoming Demon Stone. The game is a action-RPG using the entire
medieval/fantasy land of magic and monsters that is the Forgotten Realms
world.
Gamers will undertake an adventure with three characters: a warrior,
sorcerer, and rogue. Each has a particular set of skills, and depending
on the game situation, you will be able to
switch between the three
during battles to keep progressing. The Demon Stone journey will have
them encounter all sorts of Forgotten Reams creatures and characters.
The game’s story is being given the star treatment. R. A. Salvatore,
the famed writer that has written dozens of Forgotten Realms and
Dungeons & Dragons-based tomes, has lent his talent to Demon Stone.
Voice acting hasn’t been skimped over either. The esteemed Patrick
“Professor X” Stewart and massive Michael Clark Duncan have been
tapped for leading voice work in Demon Stone.
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Here’s the official game info:
A lone fighter, a brash sorcerer, a hot-tempered rogue… Three
warriors, brought together by an unexplainable force, must embark on a
fateful journey that will continuously test their extraordinary battle
skills. Take control of all three, switching characters on the fly to
battle an onslaught of enemies from beyond this world, in a cinema-style
action-adventure set within the Forgotten Realms.
In Demon Stone, the player directs a party of three characters –
Fighter, Sorcerer and Rogue. Switching control between characters
"on the fly," the player fights a wide range of enemies, with
the other two party members controlled by sophisticated artificial
intelligence and ready to return to the player at any time. For example,
when the player controls the Fighter, the Sorcerer and Rogue will
continue to engage in combat, cast spells and assist the player in
defeating all challengers. In many situations, the characters will be
able to divide and conquer difficult objectives – while the Fighter
holds back a horde of Yuan-Ti snakemen with brute force, the Sorcerer
supports him with devastating long-ranged magic spells while the rogue
sneaks above and behind the enemies for a coup de grace. The player
participates seamlessly in each critical moment as the perspective and
control switches among the characters, all under user control.
This real-time, on-the-fly character switching design allows Demon Stone
to challenge players with innovative and compelling encounters. In true
D&D fashion, each of the characters excels at a certain type of
gameplay. The Fighter thrives in melee combat, the Sorcerer is excellent
at ranged and magical combat and the Rogue excels at jumping, sneaking
and disarming traps. Players will be continually tasked with choosing
the best character for each challenge, as well as using each character's
gameplay specialty to maximum effect.
Demon
Stone's intense, cinematic action is set entirely within the visually
stunning Forgotten Realms fantasy world. Familiar characters, such as
the famous drow Drizzt Do'Urden and the legendary mage Khelban "Blackstaff"
Arunsun who assist the party in their struggles; terrifying monsters,
including Dragons, Orcs, Slaadi, Yuan-Ti and Trolls; as well as
geographical locations straight from the popular D&D campaign
setting, will make appearances and serve as backdrops throughout the
game. The story of Demon Stone revolves around the adventuring party's
unwitting intrusion into an age-old conflict between two warring demonic
armies; one led by a Githyanki Princess and the other, a Slaad Lord.
After inadvertently releasing both demons back upon the world after eons
of imprisonment, the adventurers must embark upon a quest to right this
wrong and restore order to the world of Faerun.
Features:
Thrilling pick-up-and-play combat: hand-to-hand battles and melee brawls
(the fighter), ranged and projectile power (the sorcerer), sexy stealth
attacks (the rogue).
Sprawling story by N.Y. Times - bestselling author R.A. Salvatore.
Voice performances by Patrick Stewart and Michael Clarke Duncan.
Unique camera angles and video, delivering an exceptional fantasy movie
experience.
Beautiful ominous Forgotten Realms environments, from the Gemspark Mines
to the Jungles of Chult, to the Underdark and beyond.
Devastating Dungeons & Dragons creatures including Bugbears, Slaadi
and Yuan-tis.
Expansive range of combo moves, skill upgrades, weapons, armor and more.
Based solely on Stormfront Studios’ The Lord of the Rings: The Two
Towers, Demon Stone seems destined to be a surefire hit, especially with
the inclusion of Forgotten Realms and the legion of fans that goes along
with it. Just on its looks, Demon Stone will draw attention. The game is
insanely gorgeous, one of the best-looking games due this year (even
comparative to Halo 2). The gameplay seems to be overwhelmingly
incredible as well. This time however, Stormfront Studios doesn’t have
the gigantic publishing power of mega-publisher Electronic Arts behind
the game. Demon Stone is reaching stores via Atari. But nonetheless,
Demon Stone could be good enough on its own to attract plenty of
interest when it reaches stores.
