He wants money too, no free rides here, and he may not have the skills to train you past a certain level. This is very useful! Another nice touch is that even though you have the experience points you do not go up a level until you can find a trainer. There is also a spell that will reveal areas you have not yet visited. if you cast this spell in the city before leaving you will not regret it later.Īuto mapping is a good old fashioned top down affair with coordinates to help you find your way around. In Swords you are prevented from returning to the city of Hart early in the game. There is also a very useful spell that enables you to teleport to the spot where you first set it. This involves quite a bit of to-ing and fro-ing as you replenish your skills. There are magic wells scattered liberally throughout the game world where you can get temporarily increased powers. Certain areas of the game are just too hard at lower experience levels, but you will quickly discover which and there always seems to be somewhere else to explore. The gameplay, however, is what counts and I have always enjoyed these games. if you are not carrying a pass he will tell you to leave with a VERY strong expletive. When approaching the cities you may encounter a full screen graphic of a guard who sounds very much like Arnie in Terminator 2. Sound too, is quite basic but functional. The main game window is approximately one third of the screen.
The graphics are very two dimensional and the animation is rather dated but they are colorful and have a cartoon like quality.
You are given many mini-quests which are recorded in your journal and quest objects go to a special menu so that you cannot accidentally throw them at some big, hairy ogre. There is a vast amount of special armours, weapons, charms, medallions and special quest objects. You can create both male and female classes of different races.Ĭombat is turn based with a suitably useful interface from which you can attack, change equipment, use special objects, cast spells or run away. Pick at least one sorcerer, one cleric and one thief. I found that fighting types who can cast spells such as paladins are a real advantage instead of barbarians or knights.
As usual you will need fighters, spellcasters and thieves. Character creation is a simple affair but you can spend a long time trying to get those roles just right. You start with a default party but I suggest you drop them off at the nearest inn and create your own. The World of Xeen is in deep trouble again and it falls on your shoulders once more to come to the rescue.
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