The author has a knack for creating challenge. This mission is a sequel to Mages Area, which is among the most challenging missions in the early days of FMs. This one isn't an exception. Yet it's significantly superior to the previous work.

Really great beginning of the mission, where you're ambushed by a haunt. You have multiple ways of deal...

Around 10 rooms. Each one progressively more challenging. Some challenges are decent, other - not so much. Since you don't have a sword or a blackjack, it's mostly about avoiding guards and activating levers.

Not worth it.

It's a fairly large early city mission. Without much verticality. There isn't much to say about it, since it's fairly unremarkable, but one thing stands out. The crates puzzle. Why on earth the author thought that going back and forth 100 km through the sewers to solve it was fun? Ugh.

The thing I liked about it is that the missing lockpick t...

At least, I got an impression the movie was a heavy inspiration with it's imagery and atmosphere. And also the fact that it was done in pre-NewDark age is mind-blowing and inspiring. I bet it made an impact on everyone in 2000.

Atmosphere. Is. Amazing. Animated intro and outro boost the presentation. Careful use of color and light. Great cust...

Gameplay. It's solid. It has a bunch of interesting rooms where straight bonking isn't easy. You need to think a bit. The riddle is confusing, since it implies you need body parts and there's a bunch of walking corpses nearby that you can blow to bits. But in actuality you need specific body parts from a different room. A few bugs aside where g...

The story setup for this mission is wild, lmao.

As for the mission itself, it's streets + sewers. The city part is rather plain with neat moments here and there. The sewers part is mildly frustrating. It's not Thieves' Guild kind of hell, it's less disorienting, but I wouldn't call it fun. I don't know what attracts people to smelly and wet p...

I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It's a nice finale of the mini-campaign and shows growth of the author. Large mission with all kinds of locations. From roofs, bars and storages, to monstrous depths of hell. One particular part repeats The Dark Project, but other than that, the mission has a nice flow, if lacking challenge. Exploration, which I t...

Despite bugs and probably poorly tested design, it's creative and fun. And even visually it has it's flair despite modest general appearance. It has two major highlights and one of them will be a spoiler. The other one is choosing your equipment at the start. It will affect the point of entry and general experience. For easier time I recommend t...

1) I wish there was some proper context why you need to get the second lockpick in some doctor house and the blackjack in the coal miner house.
2) After a twist nothing really happens and you just return as you came. It feels a bit anticlimactic.

Other than these, it's a neat mid-sized mission, especially considering it's age, with interesti...

First impression might feel like it's something super-beginner and uninspired, due to ugly blocky street section and the monastery outskirts, but inside it's much better. It's a multi-floor structure with A LOT of guards, an alarm (that you can't disable once it goes off, as far as I know, so be aware) and many rooms, where you will be searching...

Clear improvement from Garrett's Revenge, you start basically from the same location, only this time the city part is closed off and the docks are opened. You will be clearing 3 warehouses, but before that !!!make absolute sure you bought a rope arrow!!!. You will need it. It's written in the readme.

In essence, it's a weaker version of Shipp...

3rd and final mission from Wrichards. I wouldn't even call it an improvement over previous efforts. I disliked it a lot. There's more structure and game design ambition, yet more of the familiar featureless stone corridors, a million doors, that open via random switches, hordes of guards. Bugs, even though less than usual from the author. It's j...

I think it's the first mission where I saw servants lighting torches after you put them out with water arrows. It has an in-game shop. An engine cutscene. Custom equipment. It has breakable windows etc. It tries tries to do so many things. But it's buggy as hell and doesn't look good, especially the streets part.

It's probably worth trying th...

After having a bit of fun with undead we're back in the world of living. Though not all of them will stay that way tonight.

The mission starts with a scripted action sequence, where a merchant takes (unwillingly) an arrow for you. Then you have to follow assassins through city streets while staying hidden the whole time. I think, their route ...

One of my absolute favorites from The Dark Project. From the creepy Trickster song in the briefing to the first view in the beginning, it sets the vibe immediately. And even the map, which among the sketchiest, tells you that you know nothing about the place, outside a few general things and you will have to explore it mostly on your own.

The...