Dink Smallwood is a humorous zelda-like isometric adventure/RPG produced and published by Robinson Technologies in 1997. One of the unique features of Dink is its abilities to run Dink Modules (DMOD's) for unlimited adventure. Dink Edit is included with the game so you can make your own.
Adventure gamers will have hours of fun playing this game. It has good graphics and also a good gameplay, so download this if you like adventure gaming.
Reviewer: scervee Dink Smallwood is a roleplaying/adventure game. You are Dink, a young pig farmer, living a normal life in the village of Stonebrook. Dink's adventure begins after the death of his parents and the loss of his home to a mysterious fire. Quite ironic, as a wizard offers Dink a fireball spell prior to the house catching alight.
Dink Smallwood is often compared to Zelda, probably because of the isometric styles and similar concepts of the two game worlds. Like Zelda, there is also the ability in Dink Smallwood to earn gold and purchase weapons and other items in shops.
Dink Smallwood contains a lot of satirical humour. Like most games in this genre, you can examine objects. But Dink can attack almost anything in the world, including inanimate objects, and he usually has a humorous comment for the occasion. For example, attack a water well and Dink will say, "This is for all the kids that fell down you!" During your adventure you will discover a cult that worships the carcass of a mythical beast, a town that worships ducks (cut the heads off the ducks and watch them run around with blood spurting out of their necks) and don't forget to slaughter the pigs before you leave home!
The killing may seem senseless but it isn't necessarily gratuitous. Dink Smallwood has an experience based levelling system where experience is earned by killing monsters and npc's. Level increases are gained when enough experience has been earned, whereupon you will be given the option to improve either Dink's attack strength, defensive rating or magic rating.
There are several aspects to activities in the game. Dink will be required to roam the countryside, hacking and slashing monsters ... or ducks, discover and retrieve items for quests, solve a few puzzles and interact with npc's. The AI is fairly simple, with most monsters wandering seemingly aimlessly until Dink hits them. Once agreed, a monster will focus on Dink and move toward him until they are able to attack. Then look out! Depending on Dink's level some enemies can be very difficult, lowering Dink's health and killing him with a few hits. Hence the need to slaughter the pigs near the beginning for easy experience! Dink's interaction with npc's is usually entertaining and sometimes it's worth responding to comments and questions with the wrong answers just to see what happens. Of course, saving regularly is advised.
An interesting feature of the game is the level editor, Dink Edit, which allows for the creation of custom content and add-ons, called D-Mods. Several custom mods have been made available through The Dink Network.
Reviewer: J_L_Belmont90 Dink Smallwood is a very good adventure game. The storyline is very funny, including improvising cult members, exploding ducks, and the occasional crazy shopkeeper. If the storyline doesn't catch your attention, the graphics used in the game are amazing. The spells and weapons that are used look very good. The way that the floors and walls were designed make it look like old-fashioned adventure games. The glitches are few (I have yet to come across a glitch, but there's no reason to give it too much credit), and I've never gotten stuck in a corner or against a house.
The physics are good as well, no fireballs or any other spells go through walls or solid objects. Even enemies can stop a fiery onslaught from hitting it's comrades. The experience point level up system was very well planned out, everything made simple. For example, a pill bug would be five points, while its stronger counterpart might be fifteen, or even twenty points. The attack system is very good by itself. Some items or spells can be slower than others, but also more powerful than others, or with more attacks in one use (for example: a fire ball as opposed to the acid ball attack). You also cannot hurt villagers or other friendly folks (with certain exceptions, as in an objective or if the game allows it in the first place), and if you manage to get any response at all, it's usually snaky, passive, aggressive, or hilarious. When you hit things in general, you will usually get some kind of reaction, be it save points, the aforementioned ducks, or even the pigs that you are stuck raising at the beginning of the game.
Not only is there the response from whatever your abusing, but Dink often puts his two cents in, with his comments ranging from cocky to scared. As a side note, the gameplay itself is very nice. The controls are responsive and easy to use. Though there can sometimes be crowds of enemies, the game rarely ever freezes, or lags, and the load times for the game are great, never taking anywhere near a minute to bring up the main game.
When the game is downloaded onto your computer, you won't have to wait long, due to it's smaller sized file. The Dink Edit feature that is included makes this game just about one of the greatest downloadable games available.
