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ContentsIntroduction................................................................2Contributors...........................................................4Articles..........................................................................6What is an Old-School RPG?................................................8Unplayable..................................................................10Cartography................................................................12The Reviews.....................................................................................14Beneath Apple Manor...............................................................16Ultima........................................................................................18Moria.........................................................................................20Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar................................................22The Bard’s Tale..........................................................................24Alternate Reality: The City.......................................................26Phantasie.......................................................................28Defender of the Crown............................................................30Rings of Zilfin...........................................................................31Deathlord.......................................................................32Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna........................................33Dungeon Master.......................................................................34Zeliard.........................................................................36Neuromancer................................................................37Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny.................................................38Wasteland....................................................................40Hillsfar....................................................................42Castle of the Winds..................................................................43Ultima VI: The False Prophet..................................................44Eye of the Beholder...................................................................46Moonstone: A Hard Day’s Knight............................................48Legend...........................................................................50FATE: Gates of Dawn...............................................................51Might & Magic: World of Xeen................................................52Ishar: Legend of the Fortress..................................................54Star Control 2............................................................................56Darklands.................................................................58Shadowlands................................................................60Veil of Darkness........................................................................62Bloodnet.....................................................................63Dark Sun: Shattered Lands.......................................................64Princess Maker 2......................................................................66Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos................................................68Dungeon Hack..........................................................................69X-COM: UFO Defense.............................................................70Ultima VIII: Pagan...................................................................72The Elder Scrolls I: Arena.......................................................74Ravenloft: Stone Prophet..........................................................76Witchaven............................................................................78Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall..........................................79Albion........................................................................................80Diablo.......................................................................................82Lands of Lore 2: Guardians of Destiny...................................84An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire.......................................85King’s Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity.........................................86Gorky 17.....................................................................................87Jagged Alliance 2......................................................................88Ultima IX: Ascension................................................................90Silver...................................................................................92Final Fantasy VIII......................................................................93System Shock 2.........................................................................942000-2004 - The Rise of the Modern Gaming Industry............96Diablo II.....................................................................................98Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.........................................100Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption...............................102Soulbringer..................................................................104Grandia II.................................................................................105Gothic.........................................................................106Severance: Blade of Darkness................................................108Geneforge...............................................................110Divine Divinity.......................................................................112The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.......................................114Prince of Qin..........................................................................116Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magik Obscura...................118Fable.....................................................................................120Space Rangers 2: Dominators................................................122Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.................................124Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.................................................126Titan Quest..............................................................................128Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords..............................130Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale...............................................131The Witcher.............................................................................1327.62 High Calibre...................................................................134Eschalon: Book I.....................................................................136Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone............138Barkley: Shut Up and Jam! - Gaiden......................................139Mount & Blade........................................................................140Divinity II: Ego Draconis........................................................142Venetica...................................................................................143Yumina: The Ethereal..............................................................144Cthulhu Saves the World........................................................146Marauder..........................................................................147Alpha Protocol........................................................................148Fallout: New Vegas..................................................................150Mass Effect 2...........................................................................152Dungeons of Dredmor...........................................................154Frayed Knights : The Skull of S’makh-Daon..........................155E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy....................................................156Dark Souls...............................................................................158The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings...........................................160Magical Diary..........................................................................162Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten..............................163Legend of Grimrock................................................................164Paper Sorcerer.........................................................................166Banner Saga............................................................................168NEO Scavenger.......................................................................170Fan Translations............................................................................172The Legend of the Sword and Fairy........................................172Generation Xth: Code Hazard................................................173Labyrinth of Touhou..............................................................173Forgotten Ruins............................................................................174SSI..................................................................................176Sir-Tech.............................................................................178Origin......................................................................................180New World Computing...........................................................182Interplay..............................................................................184Westwood Studios...................................................................186FTL...............................................................................188Looking Glass Studios.............................................................189Ion Storm.................................................................................190Troika...............................................................................191Game Index & Cover Gallery......................................................1923