Dark Fantasy - Dark Fantasy Films, Dark Fantasy Novels, Dark Fantasy Role-Playing Games, Dark Fantasy Video Games, Dark Fantasy Writers (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 83. Chapters: Dark fantasy films, Dark fantasy novels, Dark fantasy role-playing games, Dark fantasy video games, Dark fantasy writers, Elric of Melnibone, Planescape, Ravenloft, Shadowrun, Poppy Z. Brite, Planescape: Torment, Dark Sun, Pan's Labyrinth, Dark City, Demon's Souls, Hellgate: London, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Anne Rice, World of Darkness, American McGee's Alice, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Gabriel Knight, Midnight, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Phantasmagoria, The Black Company, Thomas Ligotti, Alice: Madness Returns, Chia Black Dragon, Celia S. Friedman, Troll, Stormbringer, Bad Mojo, Sanitarium, Kane, The City of Lost Children, Knights Contract, Dark Souls, Hunted: The Demon's Forge. Excerpt: Planescape: Torment is a computer role-playing game developed for Windows by Black Isle Studios and released on December 12, 1999 by Interplay Entertainment. It takes place in Planescape, an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) fantasy campaign setting. The game's engine is a modified version of the Infinity Engine, which was also used for BioWare's Baldur's Gate, a previous AD&D game set in the Forgotten Realms. Planescape: Torment is primarily story-driven; combat is given less prominence than in most contemporary role-playing games. The protagonist, known as The Nameless One, is an immortal who has lived many lives but has forgotten all about them, even forgetting his own name. The game focuses on his journey throughout the city of Sigil and other planes to reclaim his memories of these previous lives. Several characters in the game may join The Nameless One on his journey, and most of these characters have encountered him in the past. The game was not a significant commercial success but received widespread critical praise and has since become a cult classic. It was lauded for its immersive dialogue, for the dark and relatively obscu...