Just like every quest out there, this one takes you to exciting places as well, although most of them are crawling with dangerous creatures that want to hurt you. Learn new skills and travel to new locations Naturally, there’s a hero who goes on a quest to stop him, but the journey to the orb is riddled with many other traps and enemies. For some reason, a powerful vampire by the name of Gyendal decides that ending the world falls in line with his personal agenda. Speaking of which, the plot revolves around a magical artifact known as the Orb of Darkness, which has the power to end the world. You can get quite attached to some of the characters, on the other hand, especially if you enjoy cliches. There are no great revelations and no revolutionary combat mechanics, just good old turn-based fights and a black and white story with a clear villain. Defeat a vampire lord and retrieve the Orb of DarknessĪveyond: Gates of Night is a top-down RPG with a classic setup and everything you need to start saving the world from evil. On the other hand, video games wouldn’t be the same without confident villains.
Given the fact that evil rarely wins in such situations, it’s really a surprise that they keep coming up with plans to conquer the world and enslave the entire population. Usually, when powerful monsters start being a nuisance in some fantasy land, there’s always one or more heroes ready to rise to the occasion and put up a fight.