Shadow Sorcerer

Shadow Sorcerer is a fantasy role-playing adventure set in the Dragonlance universe, combining exploration, party management, combat, and a strong emphasis on narrative. Players control a group of adventurers traveling through a dangerous land while attempting to uncover the secrets surrounding a powerful magical threat. The game mixes real-time exploration with strategic combat, giving battles a different rhythm from the purely turn-based RPGs common at the time. Characters have distinct abilities, equipment can be improved, and careful preparation is important when facing tougher enemies. The Dragonlance setting provides plenty of familiar fantasy ingredients, from magic and monsters to mysterious ruins and ominous villains. It can be demanding and occasionally obscure, but that is part of its period charm. Shadow Sorcerer feels like an interactive fantasy novel that occasionally remembers to throw a fireball at you.