1st Impressions

I have to admit first off that, as much as I love to play RPGs, this is he first one that I played that involved the actual rolling of dice to determine the damage done during a battle. It seems to add a delay to the game that, while I can understand the need if you were playing in person with friends, just seems to create an extra delay in an electronic version of the game.

That being said, I have to admit that Rimelands ranks near the top of all the RPGs that I have played on my iPhone. it didn’t take long (the screen shot is actually from the beginning of the game…) for me to realize that Rimelands will be a hot seller in the iTunes App Store.

The story line involves you, after humanity has spent 1000 years underground shelters to survive a frozen earth, being sent out on various quests in a frosty and frozen world that is inhabited by the Fair Folk.

Utilizing what has become a common D-Pad for control, you control the movements of Rose Cristo (the name is editable although you still have to play as a girl – something I hope a future update will allow you to change) as you not only perform the expected quests but solve puzzles along the way. One thing I really enjoyed was the amount of vaults to explore and treasures to find.

As the game progresses you can choose to follow one of three different character paths (Barbarian, Assassin, or Shaman) which gives this game a lot of replayability. That is only the beginning, however, as Diceworld Games and Crescent Moon Games are promising this is the first in what will be a Hammer of Thor series.

If forced to give this game a rating, I would give it a 9 out of 10. I wish there were an option to turn off the manual dice roll and something about a girl running around named David reminds me of the “Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash.

If you like the old school RPGs with the rolling of the dice than jump all over this one. it costs $4.99 in the app store.