While your pet may not be as effective as your character, it can still keep a number of the monsters occupied as you deal with the rest. Your pet will join you in combat as you engage your enemies. Add the cartoon-like graphics and you are looking at a lighthearted action-RPG experience.Īnother aspect of Fate that sets it apart from the other titles in the genre is your pet. The fact that you play as a child alone gives the game a casual feeling. You are just a young boy or a girl looking for adventure and trying to find your destiny. You are not a holy hero battling against hell-spawned demons to save mankind. For one thing, the atmosphere in Fate is significantly different than what you would experience in Diablo. Fortunately, Fate is more than a glorified carbon copy of Diablo and Diablo 2. Even some of the ambient sounds will likely be familiar.
Similarities can also be found in the types of equipment available and how you customize your character. Holding the control key down will make your character run whereas holding the alt key down highlights all the items on the ground that are available to pickup. Potions can be assigned to the number keys on your keyboard while spells can be assigned to the function keys. You move your character or attack enemies with your primary weapon by left clicking. The basic controls will also be familiar to those who have played the Diablo games. You will also have to make regular trips into town to look for new weapons and armor or to sell the excess equipment you are not using. Along the way, you will gain in experience, learn new skills, and find better equipment to overcome your challenges. The monsters will get tougher with each consecutive level. You will have to overcome an onslaught of monsters as you make your way deeper and deeper into the dungeon. You will spend the bulk of your time exploring the dungeon. Once you give your pet a name, you can enter the village and begin your journey.įate’s gameplay mechanics are highly comparable to those of Diablo and Diablo 2. You also determine whether you want to start the game with a dog or a cat as your pet. You have to select a gender, configure your character’s appearance, and come up with a name. The character creation process is extremely simple. You play Fate as a small boy or girl that has just arrived at the village. While the game will not appeal to players looking for an engaging storyline, Fate’s casual atmosphere and solid gameplay mechanics still make it worthy of your attention. With customizable characters and randomly generated levels, Fate manages to deliver a charming dungeon-crawling experience that can be enjoyed at a casual pace.
Yet you stood at the entrance of the dungeon, ready to face the dangers inside, ready to meet your destiny.įate is a third-person action-RPG developed by Wild Tangent. You could not seek protection from arcane spells. You could not rely on a strong blade or finely crafted armor. Your only companion was your trustworthy pet. The clothes on your back, a small sum of gold, and a crude weapon were your only possessions. No, the irresistible draw was something deeper. You did not come here seeking vengeance or justice. Something drove you away from your family and away from your home to this small village at the gates of a treacherous dungeon.