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Dark Ages

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39%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
52% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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Dark Ages is a single player platformer game with a historical theme. It was developed by Scenario Software and was released on May 5, 2014. It received neutral reviews from players.

In Dark Ages, you’re the Prince of the Great Kingdom, who as a child watched the King – your father – die at the hands of Garth, a power mad warlord with uncanny magical abilities. Garth sent you away from the Great Kingdom to be raised as a peasant, and to never fulfill your destiny as the future King. But Garth made a terrible mistake. The very peasant he chose to raise you was once the Kingd…

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52%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
music4 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Nostalgic old school platformer with a decent story and simple, linear gameplay reminiscent of early 90s PC games.
  • Enjoyable weapon upgrade system and addictive audio soundtrack that fans of retro PC gaming appreciate.
  • Runs well via DOSBox on modern systems and has a short playtime (~2-5 hours), making it good for casual play sessions or nostalgia.
  • Clunky, sluggish, and sometimes unresponsive controls, especially for jumping and movement, leading to frustrating gameplay moments.
  • Visuals suffer from a rough color palette, low framerate animations, and occasional poor color choices that strain the eyes.
  • Game difficulty is high with many instant death traps and 'gotcha' moments; unconventional save system can be annoying and punishing.

  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    80% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in Dark Ages is widely praised for being addictive and among the best of its time, with ad-lib tracks that enhance the experience. The soundtrack is officially available for download, adding to its appeal. While opinions on visuals vary, the music consistently receives positive remarks.

    • “The audio soundtrack is incredibly addicting.”
    • “You can actually download the shareware version of this game legally online, as well as the soundtrack which I recommend.”
    • “The ad-lib music is some of the best from the time.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers simple, linear mechanics that are enjoyable for short sessions, though some elements like spider webs causing damage and sluggish controls may detract from the experience. Overall, it remains playable despite these minor issues.

    • “Few mechanics I can't say I agreed with, such as spider webs causing damage and sluggish/unresponsive controls, but nothing that can't be compensated for.”
    • “Core gameplay does not entertain.”
    • “It's fun for hopping into and playing for a few levels at a time for the simple, linear gameplay of the early days.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are very outdated, featuring basic 16-color EGA visuals typical of early DOS platformers. While considered acceptable for its time, the art style may not appeal to modern players.

    • “Dark Ages is one of those old school platformers with EGA/VGA graphics for DOS, and for what it was at the time, it's okay.”
    • “The game is extremely old, featuring 16 color EGA graphics.”
    • “Dark Ages is one of those old school platformers with EGA/VGA graphics for DOS, which was okay for its time.”
    • “I didn't like the art style, but I liked the music.”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is generally short and straightforward, offering an easy-to-follow and decent narrative experience.

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Dark Ages is a platformer game with historical theme. Common tags for Dark Ages include 2d and retro.

Dark Ages is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Ms Dos.

Dark Ages was released on May 5, 2014.

Dark Ages was developed by Scenario Software.

Dark Ages has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Dark Ages for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Dark Ages is a single player game.

Similar games include Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Crystal Caves, MURI, Rad Rodgers: World One, Hocus Pocus and others.