Neroli's Opinion: Millennium: A New Hope is a classic-style role playing game with lots of story and a turn based battle system. It has everything you'd expect from an old-school RPG, complete with random battles and magic.

Game Genre: Role Playing Game/RPG

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Platform/OS: Windows XP/Vista

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Game Review:

Millennium: A New Hope is a retro-style role playing game that has you traveling back in time to discover the beginnings of the fantasy city of Myst. Build your party and take on the oppressive wealthy class to win the city and bring it to its present glory.

For a casual game, it isn't very casual. There's lots of story, and all of the usual elements you'd expect from a role playing game. That means there's magic, hit points, random attacks, leveling up, and lots of trips through the forest. The battle system is turn based, so you have a chance to think before you act.  Be prepared to read substantial back story when you begin.

As for the quests, these mostly involve exploring new locations and picking up items to further the plot, like teddy bears and butterflies. The graphics and music are good, especially when compared to similar old-school games. You can expect the usual RPG standard as set by the Aveyond series. There are a good variety of villagers and NPCs, and the music changes with each new scene. 

I found some of the dialogue a bit slow, and wasn't as drawn in by the story as in some similar titles. There are various difficulty levels you can play, but these only seem to influence the number of (optional) Animal Kings that you need to fight at the end. On the upside, nearly everything can be done with mouse clicks, and the rules are easy to learn.

Millennium: A New Hope is your standard, classic-style role playing game, reminiscent of the console RPGs popular in the early 90s. It isn't of the same depth as your typical “modern” 3D RPG, but favors the familiar story-based approach that is popular with classic RPG fans.

Where to get the game, or play the free demo:

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