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The original Swords & Sorcery meets Steam Age Technology role-playing game (Pre-dating Arcanum by six years). The player controls a party of up to 6 players drawn from the standard fantasy races and classes on a quest to prevent the "Darkfall" from engulfing the world of Aden. Adventuring takes place in a 3-D world with characters created using a standard set of attributes, skills, spells, and equipment that will be familiar to any RPG fan. Thunderscape's unique addition to the genre was the addition of industrial age technology including firearms, steam engines, zeppelins, and primitive robots (steam golems). Featuring a fresh new look as well as a new set of monsters, items, and locations, S.S.I. has managed to produce a title that's just right for adventurers who seek something a bit different. A pleasing combination of the open travel of Ultima Underworld and the quick combat of Lands of Lore, Thunderscape's new interface gives players full freedom of motion in a 3-D world. Thunderscape was the first World of Aden game released by SSI, the second (and final) being Entomorph. A trilogy of novels was published in 1996 as a promotional tie-in to the game: The Sentinel, by Dixie Lee McKeone; Darkfall, by Shane Lacy Hensley; and Indomitable Thunder, by Mark Acres. |
