This has to be my favorite RPG out of the dozens I've played. A DOS 3d environment (at the time, pretty dang cool), integrated photos of real actors, an in-depth storyline, and absolutely beautiful music! First of all, the battle segments of this game are quite intense. Although the graphics are low quality (DOS stuff), the battle is mostly photos of real actors taking fighting stances with simple combat movements. The battles are fought on a chessboard style field that allows for character movement and Line-Of-Sight calculations. Depending upon the abilities of the fighter, it is perfectly possible for him to launch an arrow (or spell), miss the target, and hit an ally, doing him just as much damage. At first this line-of-sight style of fighting seemed cumbersome and frustrating to work with, but over time I accepted it as "more realistic" (for a fantasy video game at least).
The game has a good length, however, characters a split into separate parties during the course of the game. Some parties are used more than others making assets and experience gained by these characters less rewarding. Not a major setback, but it is slightly disheartening when you acquire several hundreds of gold pieces with one party, and never getting to use it on anything useful because they are no longer used in the game.
The music is just awesome! If you have the CD version of this game, I highly recommend using the CD music feature. If you must use the MIDI music, you may want to hear it on a high quality sound device before judging it. The artist has shown a good deal of talent in this program.
The only downfall is the level of intricacy in the story can make the objectives unclear. Read carefully, because occasionally the directions on what to do next in the game will appear in some dialogue never to be repeated. If you skip it, you'll either wander around the map for hours without aim, or have to search the internet for directions.
Nine out of ten stars from me. This game is a free download now on the internet. It was released by the Dynamix company when they created a sequel to the game. It won't contain the CD music, but I still highly recommend this to the RPG or other adventure gamer.
The game has a good length, however, characters a split into separate parties during the course of the game. Some parties are used more than others making assets and experience gained by these characters less rewarding. Not a major setback, but it is slightly disheartening when you acquire several hundreds of gold pieces with one party, and never getting to use it on anything useful because they are no longer used in the game.
The music is just awesome! If you have the CD version of this game, I highly recommend using the CD music feature. If you must use the MIDI music, you may want to hear it on a high quality sound device before judging it. The artist has shown a good deal of talent in this program.
The only downfall is the level of intricacy in the story can make the objectives unclear. Read carefully, because occasionally the directions on what to do next in the game will appear in some dialogue never to be repeated. If you skip it, you'll either wander around the map for hours without aim, or have to search the internet for directions.
Nine out of ten stars from me. This game is a free download now on the internet. It was released by the Dynamix company when they created a sequel to the game. It won't contain the CD music, but I still highly recommend this to the RPG or other adventure gamer.
