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Record of Lodoss War (Dreamcast)

Played "Diablo" lately? Then you have a pretty good idea how this RPG aspires to play, specifically its inventory system and the network of portals used to access different areas.

Conspiracy Games
Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
M (Mature)
Developer: Kadokawa Shoten
Released March 16, 2001

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

76 / 100

Critic Reviews

88 Daily Radar
It's a nicely done Diablo clone, which means that it takes all the good bits and adds quite a few twists to make an entertaining romp through some diverse dungeons.
87 IGN
With its excellent customization features, a huge assortment of items to find, and a good story to keep things interesting, fans looking for some meaty story for their "PSO" action will find Record of Lodoss War a very refreshing gameplay experience.
80 GamePro
Well done, but with a few tweaks to the graphics and sounds, it could have been a very good game.
75 Core Magazine
Lodoss War offers a good time, but you'd better like the inherent inanity of dungeon-romps to get anything out of it.
70 DC Swirl
Never quite unique enough to make me separate the words 'Diablo' and 'clone' from the back of my mind throughout most of the length of my adventure.
70 Planet Dreamcast
Dreamcast owners looking for the "Diablo" experience on their console will have a good time with Record of Lodoss War.
68 GameSpot
In short form: If you like "Diablo," you'll like Lodoss. If not, steer clear. Just don't pick it up expecting the anime itself in game form.
67 GameShark
Everything looks rather dated, characters have terribly jointed bodies, the graphics seem washed out, and the animation is pretty stiff in spots.
67 Gaming Age
A reasonably deep and engaging experience that will please both advocates of "Diablo"-style hack-and-slash as well as fans of the anime series. There's a lot of solid gameplay lurking below the lustreless exterior.
60 GamerWeb Sega
Too repetitive and unimaginative to hold your interest for long.

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