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Classic: Drain Storm

Derek Yu — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:20:00 +0000

dessgeega describes Drain Storm as an “FPS for Roguelikes,” since it retains the turn-based movement, randomly-generated dungeons, and low-level tactics, but drops the complex controls and memorization. What you get is a really fast-paced strategy game that is easy to pick up and play.

The game is quite difficult, and on any setting higher than “Beginner” you’ll find yourself swarmed by enemies at every turn. Even with a dazzling array of weaponry, it’s hard to make it to the Sewer City and below (where the real fun starts). But because games move so quickly and every time feels so different, it’s rarely frustrating.

This one is great fun! And best of all, it comes as a 1.2Mb executable (no installer or zip files).

(Source: The Gamer’s Quarter Forums)

"Classic: Drain Storm" by RvLeshrac

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:23:15 +0000

Cripes.

After all that, turns out that files=40 was missing from config.nt :I

"Classic: Drain Storm" by RvLeshrac

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:14:04 +0000

Strange. :/

I had this problem with Castle of the Winds, too. I had it running for a while, then it just… stopped.

It would help if I got an error or something, but they don’t even show up as running processes.

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Nikola

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:05:22 +0000

Maybe DOSBox, but it works peferct for me (WinXP Prof SP2) !!!

"Classic: Drain Storm" by RvLeshrac

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:37:34 +0000

I just wish I could get it to run in the first place!

Any help here?

"Classic: Drain Storm" by TimS

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:08:05 +0000

I’m with Alan… where is this smart card thing for the powerplant? I’ve emptied the whole game!

"Classic: Drain Storm" by RvLeshrac

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:13:19 +0000

Oh, 32-bit WinXP, too.

"Classic: Drain Storm" by RvLeshrac

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:12:57 +0000

Won’t run here at all. :/

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Moose

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:30:09 +0000

Doesn’t work on 64-bit systems. But this is so asking to be remade! :) Is there a definitive list of element behaviours somewhere?

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Madgarden

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:48:43 +0000

It’s the same colour as Minesweeper, but that’s about it. Great game.

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Swabbleflange

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:42:22 +0000

This is great stuff.

"Classic: Drain Storm" by xvs07

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:30:49 +0000

Wish Dave would quit his life-having habit and finish the sequel..

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Cybolt

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:41:09 +0000

Looks like this will be fun though it did look like a more complicated, albeit similar, version of Minesweeper at first glance.

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Eponymouse

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:24:19 +0000

MINDSWEEPER

"Classic: Drain Storm" by PoV

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:14:09 +0000

Looks like mindsweeper. ;)

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Zmann

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:33:21 +0000

This game seems pretty much impossible to play on a laptop, as you can’t have numlock on when using the numpad. The only way my “numpad” words is if numlock is on, and I’m sure as hell not using the arrow keys + Pg Up/Pg Dn/Home/End.

Is anyone else able to play this on a laptop, or is their any workaround where my controls won’t be hellish?

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Alan

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:15:27 +0000

I’ve been stuck in this game for AGES.

I’ve been to every exit from the Sewer City, emptied the casino, beat the labyrinth, cleared out the moon chamber, got the emerald and put it in the statue, everything I can think of. Every room I can get to (aside from the infinite depths of the abyss, I guess) I have emptied from top to bottom.

Where the hell is the keycard?

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Gr.Viper

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:45:58 +0000

Oh, I remember this one. The plot is weird - something about drain monsters that want to take over the whole bath, then the whole bathroom, then the whole world. Did you get to the casino level?

"Classic: Drain Storm" by Karzon

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:11:47 +0000

Wow, this even makes Doom the Roguelike (which I also enjoy) look complicated. It’s also sort of like a ranged-attack based Deadly Rooms of Death (DROD) minus the puzzles. I guess the deluxe version and sequel never manifested, which is too bad.