@@TheDungeonDive Very happy to hear that! It was a bit of an afterthought that came up when the standard game was already finished, and I’m not much of a solo player myself, but I tried my best to make something worthwhile.
It's the most trivial thing in the world, but I really like the physical books presentation with that faux gold like the zelda NES carts. Even the little nintendo seal of quality, or a stand-in for it. Looks neat, really, the style is right there with old NES boxes or manuals, stylistically.
Binging my favourite UA-camrs again while recovering from wounds, after several weeks on my country's frontlines, - somehow that's the thing that finally makes me feel at home=\) Keep on keeping on.
If you're interested in d4s that are more fun to roll you can find some online; some are shaped like potion bottles which I think is very thematic given the Zelda theme.
Hello, Daniel, Thank you for your content. I love the intro "I hope you're doing well and if you're not--" Between you and Gamer Geeks and a dash of that absolute rascal Man alone, My interest in SOLO RPGs have really blossomed. I owe you three for that expansion into my life during a meh time. TLDR: Thanks for doing you. It really helped.
Those printed materials are A+ to look at. It's one thing to use a very specific theme to create a game, but to also make sure the materials follow suit is pretty impressive!
Pretty jealous that you've got yourself a copy of this one! I've eyed it up more than once and, now that it's got the Dungeon Dive endorsement, I'm definitely gonna see if I can find a copy. I've just never seen a soloable ttrpg that captures that old school Zelda vibe - looks so cool!
I dont know how i missed seeing or hearing about it before the kickstarter. I usually do keep up on this stuff watching all the different gamer channels. But theres been several cool games that snuck past me and i didnt find out about them until it was already too late to pledge to get the hardcopies. :(
@@d.aardent9382 I took a look at their website and they have marked the game as being available for preorder, so fingers crossed we can bag ourselves copies!
Thanks for highlighting this game. From as design perspective I love how it is both open world yet fixed in its scope with a definite end point. It seems pretty straightforward but are there good DM tools in there to make dungeons or have encounters while exploring the overworld?
I just got my copy not long ago and I'm loving reading through it. I think pairing it with the pixel loot card decks will work very well! Thanks for the video and for getting me even more hyped.
I'm starting to play SoloRPG and enjoy your channel much. I just preordered the book and solo pdf. until it arrives, I'll play Fabled Lands and a second run of "ritter der schwarzen sonne" :) all the best from germany!
Seeing ttrpgs trying to emulate video games is actually interesting, much more so than whatever dungeon crawler/indie darling/attempt to emulate old school rpgs from the 70s is in display. Ive been wanting to emulate an mmorpg experience in a solo rpg playthrough but instead of using something like riftbreakers or whatever indie ttrpg tried to emulate mmorpgs i wanna try to use both dnd 5e and fabula ultima together along with a generator and simple oracle. However the tricky part is trying to make both systems work together and how to approach the combination narratively.
This is such a great game plus I have this game too as a PDF and because I am just a player and not planning on Saleing anything I use in the game. I am using both their map and the original zedia map from the link of the past and I have done a storyline where my character jumps through a portal ends up in hyrule but both new and old have merged together and the Shadow King is trying to rule both kingdoms at once!
As soon as you said pixel i was curious and then you said zelda....and now this is the game I would like to start with....i just want to know where to get it and the solo rules phsical. I would also love the supplement dungeons thar expand this. You have me buying this and man alone has me saving for thousand empty lights. Thank you for exposing this curious world of solo rpgs to me. Appreciate it
Looks lovely! I will definately look into this. It seems the website of the publisher is down right now, maybe you have made too many dungeon divers zoom over there at the same time 😂
On another thought, seeing that it has only the three preconceived regional dungeons & the final level citadel. Which is really cool they are all quite different, i was pleasantly surprised that they werent going to all be the same cookie cutter basic dungeon... Anyway, what i was thinking could be cool for those that also like to muse and sketch out ideas on things like that, ya could create more thematic dungeons for the other regions also, maybe make couple different ones per region and then you could blind draw between them so it would be kinda a surprise as to which dungeon it was exactly. As a soloing gamer, ya have to figure out new tricks to add a little more unexpectedness and surprise where ya can when ya are your own GM. I like doing that sort of thing, so thats another draw for me to this, as its mostly all there, i just have to devise just certain limited parts, but i will have a framework in which to base the new created sections to. I might actually get some of my friends to play this as they arent really into big elaborate rpg's but they are video gamers.
PS: i found that they have some add-on game products of other regional dungeons they have pre-made. There is a desert one and one for the icebound region and another one i cant recall.
Use google. Links go dead all the time. Just had one go dead last week and then everyone complained that I provided a dead link. I got it on Kickstarter. You can't get that there any more because the campaign is done. So google the name of the thing - that's always the best way to find things. I'm not here to help people shop - I'm here to provide information.
Cool, yeah the site has preorders for what looks like a normal hardback and not a set like you have. There are a bunch of PDFs on there also. (my old brain prefers reading from an actual book than a PDF lol) Hopefully they will have the KS set like you have for sale. It looks much cooler than just a hard back or pdf!
Looks pretty cool. May have to put it on my list of games to look into. I would use the bullet fours dice though. I dislike pyramid fours, they are just clumsy and antithetic to the ideal of rolling action. Lol
@@TheDungeonDive I've looked at the itch page (which no longer exists), the kickstarter page, and the blackfisk publishing site. Pretty much any link that seemed relevant the ordering linked to down things. So as far as I can tell, it's not possible at least at the moment, to buy it.
@@TheDungeonDive Actually, scratch my last message. It's on pre-order but it's not on the product page which is what comes up in search and looks like a page where you should be able to order... but there's a completely different page for any one else who might be confused.
Seems like a cool game but I don't like androgynous being on there. There is a 1 in 4 chance of not being able to think of what this person is like? I get that they wanted to stick with the 1d4 scheme but that one needs some work.
It totally fits with the JRPG theme. There have been androgynous characters in anime and JRPGs since the early 80s, if not well before, at least in anima and cinema. It's pretty much a cliche at this point. Same as in Hong Kong cinema. Cross-dressing was always a thing in martial arts cinema, even dating back to the 50s and 60s. It's a common trope in the Jiang Hu in the wuxia pian genre - women would dress like men, and appear androgynous. Very common in all kinds of Asian genre things, which this is drawing from. As an example see Lucius in Fire Emblem. A male often mistaken for a female.
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Thank you for the spotlight and all your kind words!
My pleasure! Thanks for the great game. I love it.
I really like your solo rules.
@@TheDungeonDive Very happy to hear that! It was a bit of an afterthought that came up when the standard game was already finished, and I’m not much of a solo player myself, but I tried my best to make something worthwhile.
@@TheDungeonDive The lack of a village generator is very fair criticism. I might whip one up if it doesn’t appear as third party content before that!
@@ceruleanfive do you know if there are still physical copies of the solo rules available somewhere?
It's the most trivial thing in the world, but I really like the physical books presentation with that faux gold like the zelda NES carts. Even the little nintendo seal of quality, or a stand-in for it.
Looks neat, really, the style is right there with old NES boxes or manuals, stylistically.
Oh totally! They nailed all the little details.
Binging my favourite UA-camrs again while recovering from wounds, after several weeks on my country's frontlines, - somehow that's the thing that finally makes me feel at home=\)
Keep on keeping on.
Take care of yourself.
If you're interested in d4s that are more fun to roll you can find some online; some are shaped like potion bottles which I think is very thematic given the Zelda theme.
I love my role 4 initiative d4s. Very enjoyable to roll.
Hello, Daniel, Thank you for your content. I love the intro "I hope you're doing well and if you're not--" Between you and Gamer Geeks and a dash of that absolute rascal Man alone, My interest in SOLO RPGs have really blossomed. I owe you three for that expansion into my life during a meh time. TLDR: Thanks for doing you. It really helped.
Those printed materials are A+ to look at. It's one thing to use a very specific theme to create a game, but to also make sure the materials follow suit is pretty impressive!
Pretty jealous that you've got yourself a copy of this one! I've eyed it up more than once and, now that it's got the Dungeon Dive endorsement, I'm definitely gonna see if I can find a copy. I've just never seen a soloable ttrpg that captures that old school Zelda vibe - looks so cool!
It’s really good! And they’ve been adding new little dungeon pamphlets to drivethru.
I dont know how i missed seeing or hearing about it before the kickstarter. I usually do keep up on this stuff watching all the different gamer channels.
But theres been several cool games that snuck past me and i didnt find out about them until it was already too late to pledge to get the hardcopies. :(
@@d.aardent9382 I took a look at their website and they have marked the game as being available for preorder, so fingers crossed we can bag ourselves copies!
Thanks for highlighting this game. From as design perspective I love how it is both open world yet fixed in its scope with a definite end point. It seems pretty straightforward but are there good DM tools in there to make dungeons or have encounters while exploring the overworld?
Yes. There are encounter tables and rules for creating dungeons. I cover them both in detail in the video. :)
Amazing! I wish I knew about this KS when it was live! I did go into the late order for the standard book and PDFs. Thanks for the video!
Right on! Enjoy!
I just got my copy not long ago and I'm loving reading through it. I think pairing it with the pixel loot card decks will work very well! Thanks for the video and for getting me even more hyped.
Rolling a D4 isn't that fun but I find it's mitigated when it's a pool of them.
I backed this game and am now just waiting for my physical copy to get here. ❤ Thank you for sharing this.
This looks so good, especially with the solo aspect because I don't have friends.
You're not the only one 😅
Man, using only D4s for a game hunting the triforce is clever AF. I love it.
Super thematic!
00:28 That’d be the good old Hyrule Fantasy! 😉 But this one feels definitely much more immersive. Thanks!
Purchased the game because of this video.Can't wait to read the solo rules.
Where did you buy it from? It doesn't look like it's on sale, frustratingly enough...
@@blakehorsfield3379 you have an update in the KS page that points to the preorder
You had me at Zelda!!! 😍😍😍😍
Didn't know this game existed, such a nice and fun way to play a 8bit game on the table.
It’s great!
I prefer playing multiple characters solo than a single OP character, but this seems really cool nevertheless, I can always adapt it anyway
I'm starting to play SoloRPG and enjoy your channel much. I just preordered the book and solo pdf. until it arrives, I'll play Fabled Lands and a second run of "ritter der schwarzen sonne" :) all the best from germany!
Oh nice! Have fun! :)
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"You dare to bring light into my lair? You must die!"
Had never heard of this but it looks awesome! Thanks for the video!
You bet!
could make equivalent rolls with a d8 if you really don't like d4, looks like lotsa fun
Seeing ttrpgs trying to emulate video games is actually interesting, much more so than whatever dungeon crawler/indie darling/attempt to emulate old school rpgs from the 70s is in display.
Ive been wanting to emulate an mmorpg experience in a solo rpg playthrough but instead of using something like riftbreakers or whatever indie ttrpg tried to emulate mmorpgs i wanna try to use both dnd 5e and fabula ultima together along with a generator and simple oracle. However the tricky part is trying to make both systems work together and how to approach the combination narratively.
Grind that indie darling axe!
love the retro look of this game
This is such a great game plus I have this game too as a PDF and because I am just a player and not planning on Saleing anything I use in the game. I am using both their map and the original zedia map from the link of the past and I have done a storyline where my character jumps through a portal ends up in hyrule but both new and old have merged together and the Shadow King is trying to rule both kingdoms at once!
Sounds fun!
@@TheDungeonDive it is I love doing game mash ups like this! And a zedia inspired game has to meet actual Zedia!
As soon as you said pixel i was curious and then you said zelda....and now this is the game I would like to start with....i just want to know where to get it and the solo rules phsical. I would also love the supplement dungeons thar expand this.
You have me buying this and man alone has me saving for thousand empty lights.
Thank you for exposing this curious world of solo rpgs to me. Appreciate it
I don’t think they made the solo rules physical. I just printed the PDF.
@@TheDungeonDive Ah. I will have to keep an eye out for it then. Thank you =)
I'm very happy to see Bläckfisk here ❤
always wondered why no one has made a zelda game like this
Looks lovely! I will definately look into this. It seems the website of the publisher is down right now, maybe you have made too many dungeon divers zoom over there at the same time 😂
Hahah. Dungeon Dive DDOS attack! ;)
@@TheDungeonDive Dungeon Dive Overflowing Summonings
On another thought, seeing that it has only the three preconceived regional dungeons & the final level citadel. Which is really cool they are all quite different, i was pleasantly surprised that they werent going to all be the same cookie cutter basic dungeon... Anyway, what i was thinking could be cool for those that also like to muse and sketch out ideas on things like that, ya could create more thematic dungeons for the other regions also, maybe make couple different ones per region and then you could blind draw between them so it would be kinda a surprise as to which dungeon it was exactly.
As a soloing gamer, ya have to figure out new tricks to add a little more unexpectedness and surprise where ya can when ya are your own GM.
I like doing that sort of thing, so thats another draw for me to this, as its mostly all there, i just have to devise just certain limited parts, but i will have a framework in which to base the new created sections to.
I might actually get some of my friends to play this as they arent really into big elaborate rpg's but they are video gamers.
PS: i found that they have some add-on game products of other regional dungeons they have pre-made.
There is a desert one and one for the icebound region and another one i cant recall.
Yep! And they just added another one last week. :)
Hmmm....you're going to make me want to buy another game, aren't you? 😂
I see you tempt us to buy new games 😂. This look very cool
Thank you for the great review. Do you know where I can buy the physical copy of the solo rules?
Not sure they ever made that. I just printed mine.
@@TheDungeonDive thanks!
Where can I get a copy? This looks interesting.
Google it - you'll find it. I got mine on KS, and the campaign is over.
Where can i get this? Didnt see any links in the description to buy
Use google. Links go dead all the time. Just had one go dead last week and then everyone complained that I provided a dead link. I got it on Kickstarter. You can't get that there any more because the campaign is done. So google the name of the thing - that's always the best way to find things. I'm not here to help people shop - I'm here to provide information.
Was this version of the game only available through Kick Starter? All the website has is a pre-order for a hardback book.
This is a hardback book. I got it on KS. Not sure if it's exclusive. I don't know anything about the publisher's commercial business.
I know they're releasing a bunch of PDFs at some point via DriveThru. That's where the solo rules were from.
Cool, yeah the site has preorders for what looks like a normal hardback and not a set like you have. There are a bunch of PDFs on there also. (my old brain prefers reading from an actual book than a PDF lol)
Hopefully they will have the KS set like you have for sale. It looks much cooler than just a hard back or pdf!
I printed a bunch of the PDFs and made my own booklets. I've got a video on how to make your own zines from PDFs.
@@TheDungeonDive oh cool. I will have to check them out. Thanks.
where can I buy rhis game? I can't find it anywhere
Google it. That will lead you to the publishers website where you can pre-order.
Is the best place to get this on the company website? Can't find it anywhere else.
Don't know. I'm not involved in the commerce side at all. I got it via Kickstarter.
where do you get the solo book? i was on the KS pledge but I dont have the solo book.
Email. You should have been sent a link.
@@TheDungeonDive your correct it got lost in the spam folder. :D
Looks pretty cool. May have to put it on my list of games to look into.
I would use the bullet fours dice though.
I dislike pyramid fours, they are just clumsy and antithetic to the ideal of rolling action. Lol
Is it possible to buy this game, I can't seem to figure out where.
Google the name of the game. That will point you to the website where they’re taking pre-orders.
@@TheDungeonDive I've looked at the itch page (which no longer exists), the kickstarter page, and the blackfisk publishing site. Pretty much any link that seemed relevant the ordering linked to down things. So as far as I can tell, it's not possible at least at the moment, to buy it.
@@TheDungeonDive Actually, scratch my last message. It's on pre-order but it's not on the product page which is what comes up in search and looks like a page where you should be able to order... but there's a completely different page for any one else who might be confused.
Seems really cool!!
It’s very cool.
We're those third party expansions? I can't seem to find them
No. They’re official. I got links to them on DrivethruRPG during the KS campaign.
Where can we buy this?
Google it.
@@TheDungeonDive Jack ass
@@TheDungeonDive You reviewed a product and your audience asks where did you find it and you answer with find it yourself.
Seems like a cool game but I don't like androgynous being on there. There is a 1 in 4 chance of not being able to think of what this person is like? I get that they wanted to stick with the 1d4 scheme but that one needs some work.
It totally fits with the JRPG theme. There have been androgynous characters in anime and JRPGs since the early 80s, if not well before, at least in anima and cinema. It's pretty much a cliche at this point. Same as in Hong Kong cinema. Cross-dressing was always a thing in martial arts cinema, even dating back to the 50s and 60s. It's a common trope in the Jiang Hu in the wuxia pian genre - women would dress like men, and appear androgynous. Very common in all kinds of Asian genre things, which this is drawing from.
As an example see Lucius in Fire Emblem. A male often mistaken for a female.