Fate (video game)
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| Developer(s) | WildStudios, WildTangent |
| Publisher(s) | WildTangent Encore Software |
| Distributor(s) | WildTangent |
| Designer(s) | Travis Baldree |
| Series | Fate |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| GameRankings | 86.13% (8 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 84% (8 reviews) |
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| GameSpot | 7.9/10 |
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Fate is a 2005 single-player action role-playing game originally released for the PC by WildTangent. Fate was released for the PC Steam client on December 12, 2013. Three sequels — titled Fate: Undiscovered Realms, Fate: The Traitor Soul and Fate: The Cursed King — were released in 2008, 2009 and 2011 respectively.
Fate is a fantasy action role-playing game. This type of game is also known as a dungeon crawler, in which the player takes his/her character through progressively difficult levels of a dungeon, fighting monsters, completing quests, collecting valuable items and gold, and improving the character's attributes and skills along the way. The dungeon in Fate has a randomized layout for each level; treasures found within each level are randomized, as are the number and type of monsters. Fate is rendered fully in 3D, allowing the player to zoom in and out of the action as necessary; however, the camera cannot be rotated. In The Traitor Soul and The Cursed King (but not Undiscovered Realms) you can simultaneously press CTRL+SHIFT+U to unlock the camera. Holding arrow left/ arrow right allows you to peer around corners.
The player is accompanied by a pet, which can initially be chosen as a puppy or kitten. This pet fights on behalf of the player, can carry items, and can be sent back to town in order to sell unwanted findings (though it cannot collect rewards for fetch quests). If the pet's Health Points are driven down to zero (due to blows or damaging spells from enemies) it does not die, but merely flees the fight. Hence, the game's introduction describes the pet as invincible since it cannot be killed. It will still follow the character, but it won't fight until it regains some health. To fully heal their pet, the player can send it back to town, feed it healing potions or charms, or make it drink from a health fountain. The player can also transform the pet into various (and more powerful) creatures by feeding it fish, which can be caught in fishing holes found throughout the game or purchased from vendors. The time of the transformation depends on the 'size' of the fish, but a flawless fish makes the transformation permanent until the pet is fed another fish.
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