Aussie Game That Entered Development In 1997 Came Out Last Night

Aussie Game That Entered Development In 1997 Came Out Last Night

If you are wondering why Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar, a new release on Steam, looks like something from the ’90s, here is your answer: It is from the ’90s. After a solid 20 years in development — or roughly twice as long as Final Fantasy 15Grimoire was released last night.

“After more than 20 years of development, the greatest roleplaying game of them all is finally ready for release!” writes the developer, Cleveland Mark Blakemore, on Grimoire‘s Steam page. “Grimoire is an homage to the classic dungeon blobbers and is inspired by Wizardry, Might & Magic, Lands of Lore, Anvil of Dawn, DungeonMaster and the Eye of the Beholder games!”

The top review on Steam at the moment paints an ugly picture:

The game crashes on launch, when it doesn’t crash on launch it crashes on any menu button being pressed, and when you actually get into the game it just doesn’t work, maybe in a few patches this game will be worth it but currently keep away.

Still, Blakemore’s gone through quite a saga, promising during a string of crowdfunding campaigns in 2013 that he would release the game in May 2013, then delaying Grimoire several times including, most recently, last month. Even my delay powers aren’t that strong.


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