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Rick Lane

I didn't even know what roleplaying was until I experienced this bizarre '90s B-game where you slowly turn into a bug

Section of cover art for Entomorph, showing a barbarian conan type guy turning into a bug with a bug visible behind him.

Here's a question. What's the most important game in your life you don't think anybody else would mention as having a significant influence on theirs? To be clear, I don't mean the most obscure game you've ever played, although there's a chance it might be that. I'm referring to the most unusual game you've crossed paths with that had a noticeable impact on your existence.

For me, that game is Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall. Released in 1995, Entomorph is a top-down, Ultima-coded RPG developed by the long-defunct Cyberlore Studios. It puts you in the role of a hero named Squire Warwick stuck in a fantasy world overrun by giant insects, with the gimmick that Warwick transforms into a giant insect over the course of his adventure.

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