Legend of the Red Dragon II: New World

As a follow-up to Legend of the Red Dragon, a game that burst at its seams
with derivative borrowing, no one was expecting such a radical departure in
approach and style as they got in New World — something akin to an
unwholesome marriage of Ultima, ZZT and Habitat, a realtime multiplayer BBS
door effectively amounting to a roguelike MUD with a huge sandbox for free
play alone (even locally) or with all your friends.

A massive world map permits movement between numerous cities and regions and
involvement in their respective political intrigues (and outright military
campaigns!) against each other; alternately, a player wishing to fish on the
end of the dock or collect berries for Mom to bake into pie can happily play
on that scale as long as they like. There’s no shortage of quests (especially
with the option to include user-contributed in-game modules) and no lack of
opportunities to increase experience through the slaying of random encounters.
On the other hand if you prefer you can just sit around the tavern or picnic
blanket and chew the fat with your buddies, exchanging comments and trading
curious items acquired in your journeys.

Legend of the Red Dragon II: New World