Eckland is a really good 1.92 quest. It's got excellent dungeons, and the overworld is a blast to explore. Almost every aspect of 1.92 is used to its full potential here, and therefore the quest really holds up well even today.
Personally, I have a couple of issues that hindered my overall enjoyment of this quest. For one, around the half way point, you have to buy a good number of the late game items in order to progress. Since you are able to just take them all at once by just buying a gold rupee over and over again until you have all the money you need, you're able to have nearly every end game item in only five minutes. Getting all these items so quickly was very unsatisfying; if these items were placed in the dungeons or hidden around the overworld for you to find it would have been a more fulfilling experience. Also, because you get these items so easily, the remaining dungeons become too easy. But thankfully, these dungeons are so enjoyable that this quest is still overall really fun to play.
Despite these two issues, Eckland is still an Eckcellent quest. Highly recommended! 8/10
Eckland
Overview
Feature Quest
Creator:
Eckels
Genre: Dungeon Romper
Added: 10 Nov 2002
ZC Version: 1.92 B163
Downloads: 553
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I started this quest before I first joined AGN back in October of 2000.... It was the first quest I worked on, and the last I'll work on... When it started it was BS-Style all the way... Then I started editing tiles, and added every feature I could possibly think of... then I stopped working on it for a long time...like six months...
When I got a craving to work on it again, I came back to it, and 1.90 had just come out, I had to completely upgrade the quest to make room for the new items lik [View Full Description]
When I got a craving to work on it again, I came back to it, and 1.90 had just come out, I had to completely upgrade the quest to make room for the new items lik [View Full Description]
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Foxx
Posted 04 May 2011 - 02:04 PM
Let's see.... I griped for the release of this quest way back in the day, so I suppose I should eventually get around to rating it. Heh.
The thing was great until it got late in the game, when I ran into shops with items, some essential, that were so expensive that it slowed down the gameplay.
On one last note, I found Level 8, but I never did find where Level 7 was. LOL.
The thing was great until it got late in the game, when I ran into shops with items, some essential, that were so expensive that it slowed down the gameplay.
On one last note, I found Level 8, but I never did find where Level 7 was. LOL.
DarkFlameWolf
Posted 05 August 2010 - 08:53 PM
The mismatch of graphics is an eyesore in my opinion. I like the overall flow of the quest, but mislinked warps and several bugs made the experience less of a whole. The simplicity is nice, but a little more complexity couldn't hurt, just give clues as to where to go next.
SofaKing
Posted 19 February 2009 - 08:51 PM
It's a very solid, if straightforward, quest. Good use of the BS graphics, solid gameplay, it uses the items well, and whatever bug prevented one from finishing has been rectified, at least if you play it in 1.92b183.
While it's close, it's not a five-star epic in my mind. For one, it's a tad on the easy side. The dungeons, other than the last two, are not even a little confusing, and I had low single digit deaths without even trying. It would be an easy zero-gamer for a skilled player. It's got a few bugs, but nothing game-breaking. I guess my bottom line is that it's a very good 1.92 quest, but I don't understand why it's rated quite as highly as it is. That's not to say if you want a solid quest you shouldn't play it. You should.
While it's close, it's not a five-star epic in my mind. For one, it's a tad on the easy side. The dungeons, other than the last two, are not even a little confusing, and I had low single digit deaths without even trying. It would be an easy zero-gamer for a skilled player. It's got a few bugs, but nothing game-breaking. I guess my bottom line is that it's a very good 1.92 quest, but I don't understand why it's rated quite as highly as it is. That's not to say if you want a solid quest you shouldn't play it. You should.
