Driftmoon
Driftmoon is a role-playing video game developed and published by Instant Kingdom, a Finnish video game developer. It was released in 2013 for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. In Driftmoon, players explore fantasy open-world. There is a non-linear story, allowing players to explore and make choices that affect the outcome of the game. It received generally positive reviews.
| Driftmoon | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Instant Kingdom |
| Designer(s) | Ville Mönkkönen Anne Mönkkönen |
| Programmer(s) | Ville Mönkkönen |
| Artist(s) | Ville Mönkkönen Johanna Sundström |
| Composer(s) | Gareth Meek |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, Mac |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot
The beautiful, enchanted world of Driftmoon trembles in the shadow of a forgotten evil, for the dark King Ixal is once again gathering his forces.
Hope lies in an unlikely alliance—the player's character joins forces with a little firefly dreaming of stardom, a panther queen with the ego of a moon whale, and a very determined fellow who has lost everything except his bones. This group embarks on a journey to defeat King Ixal.[1]
Gameplay
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 76.25%[2] |
| Metacritic | 73/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 7/10[4] |
Driftmoon has received average reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC game 76.25% and 73/100,[2][3] respectively.
GameSpot praised the game's writing and humor, but criticized the shallow combat.[4] Destructoid noted that Driftmoon "[seemed] . . . like the perfect introduction to RPGs for someone new to the genre. It's light-hearted, not too difficult on the lower settings, and doesn't overwhelm the player with options in combat or a complicated skill tree." They similarly enjoyed the writing.[5]
References
- "Driftmoon - recenze | GAMES.CZ". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- "Driftmoon for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- "Driftmoon for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- Woolsey, Cameron (January 10, 2014). "Driftmoon Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- "Review: Driftmoon". Destructoid. Retrieved 2015-03-08.