The Odyssey
The Odyssey is a fun Macintosh-only RPG from David Larkin, a lone programmer. The game harks back to the olden days of Ultima IV, when RPGs were played from a bird's eye perspective, and offered a deceptively…
The Odyssey is a role-playing (rpg) developed by David Larkin, released 31 December 1994 on Mac.
What The Odyssey is
The Odyssey is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by David Larkin and released in 1994. It is available on Mac only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Odyssey is a fun Macintosh-only RPG from David Larkin, a lone programmer. The game harks back to the olden days of Ultima IV, when RPGs were played from a bird's eye perspective, and offered a deceptively complex gameplay that would last for months on end. In addition to a neat plot based on Greek myths and an intuitive interface, The Odyssey offers many cool features that are not usually seen in commercial RPGs—let alone shareware games. The game uses a unique and realistic conversation system that is reminiscent of Ultima VI, and offers a fast and furious combat system that is easy to learn, but requires strategy not unlike the Bard's Tale games to succeed. The writing is strong…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Odyssey launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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