It's for people who enjoyed Diablo II but who would have liked a better story to go with it. In other words, Heretic Kingdoms isn't for people who only enjoy complicated Fallout-style role-playing games. You don't get dialogue choices, you can only play a female character, and your biggest decision outside of the Godslayer sword involves picking out which thief faction you want to support when the thieves' guild has a civil war.

That is, Heretic Kingdoms, despite what its official web site might imply - 'your actions will lead to one of six different endings' - does not offer much in the way of role playing. Oddly, that decision is almost the only one you'll have to make during Heretic Kingdoms, and you won't have to make it until the game is nearly over. So will you stay faithful to the Inquisition, help the cult bring back the god, or use the sword for yourself? But as luck would have it, you're a descendent of the man who killed the god, which means you could use the sword if you wanted to. That is obviously a threat to the Inquisition, and so you're sent out to find and destroy the sword. Hundreds of years ago, the God of the Land was killed by a man wielding the Godslayer sword, but now a secretive cult has formed, and it intends to use the sword to resurrect the dead god. In Heretic Kingdoms, you play an Inquisitor in a fictional land, tasked with the stamping out of religion wherever you might find it. Heretic Kingdoms is a fun little role-playing game. The game also distinguishes itself with an open-ended system of skills and abilities designed to offer exceptional freedom in character development. Unlike many adventures in the style, Heretic Kingdoms develops along a plotline that may be significantly influenced by role-playing decisions the player makes. Set just after the fall of a theocratic tyrant, the game plays out in a world where gangs of vicious inquisitors roam the land, seeking to stamp out all signs of religion and spirituality. Developed by Germany's 3D People studios, Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition is an isometric action (Diablo-style) role-playing game set in a morally treacherous fantasy realm.

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