The Keep, an indie game on the 3ds by developers Cinemax, harks back to the almost forgotten days of the first person dungeon trawler that was popular in the 90’s. While GamersFTW don’t believe it could stand toe to toe with the likes of Eye of the Beholder, Wizardry or the early Elder Scrolls games it does bring the genre into the modern age with some interesting twists. Having previously played Cinemax’s previous foray into the RPG market, Inquisitor, and had a rocky start when trying to get to grips with the controls GamersFTW were keen to see how The Keep would shape up in terms of controls. This time we were not left disappointed at all; the controls felt intuitive enough that within a few minutes moving and interacting with the world was no problem at all.
Cinemax is proud to announce that The Keep, an old-school first person dungeon crawler with real-time combat for PC is set to be released on Steam for $14.99 in the US on and for € 14.99 in Europe on March 16, 2017.
Dylan Chaundy from Brash Games reviews the 3DS' old-school dungeon-crawler The Keep.
"This Nintendo 3DS eShop RPG is an old-school dungeon crawler that delights and frustrates.
Despite the genre’s age, dungeon crawlers are still popular in this day and age, mostly thanks to games like Etrian Odyssey. However, not all dungeon crawlers are as friendly, especially games like Dungeon Master that focused more on menus and item organization. The Keep, a new Nintendo 3DS eShop game, is more like Dungeon Master and pushes that style as far as it can."
