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A brilliant adventure set deep in the heart of a midEvil land. The King (Voiced by Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek fame) has fallen and a dark magic user Scotia has taken over the once peaceful country-side. You must fight her using a team of skilled (and not-so-skilled) fighters and magicians to thwart Scotia's nasty plan for world domination. With more than 50 horrifying monsters and miles of landscape leading through caves and mines, forest and lakes, swamps and castles this game summons the senses. Amazing visuals and tatalizing sounds are crammed in to this game. The story goes on and on with charming characters and teamwork inspiring puzzles there will never be a dull moment.
~ Benjamin Heath, All Game Guide

Review: Overall

You know the drill. King is gone, evil takes over and you have to stop it. From having a weak story, this game recovers nicely. With just enough sub-plots to keep you interested, you almost forget the cliched story.

In 1994 this game was quite a revolution, using high quality sound and graphics. Compared to other popular tomb and tunnel games of the time (Ultima, Wizardry) Lands of Lore blows them out of the water. Actually being able to hear enemies crawling through the swamp behind you is a treat.

One of the things that makes this game so fun is how easy it is to play. You have basic Auto-map and compass features to help you move around. Every movement you need is clearly marked. The fighting controls get a little frustrating at times but not nearly as badly as Ultima.

A nice thing about playing is that you pick up characters along the way, instead of selecting all characters at the beginning. This is useful because sometimes the characters get annoying(yes, they all have different personality traits) and you really want them to go away.

Overall Lands of Lore deserves a good play. Its fun and nice to look at; but really it's a good game for what it is. I find that there is a lack of female characters and lack of personal attatchment to the game. When it ends you don't go,'Gee, I'm really gonna miss Cyrus.' It just ends and you go buy the sequel. ...You really want to here Patrick Stewart as the king!


~ Benjamin Heath, All Game Guide

Review: Sound

The voice of Patrick Stewart is the only good sound really.
~ Benjamin Heath, All Game Guide
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Lands of Lore or LoL is a computer role-playing game series by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. Lands of Lore follows the tradition of Dungeon Master, but introduced a linear scenario-based storyline, rather than characters and feats.

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Development

Westwood Studios made role playing games (RPGs) for years, most famously Eye of the Beholder 1 and 2. Westwood and SSI had artistic differences over a third Eye of the Beholder game, however, so Westwood chose to make their own RPG without the restrictions from the D&D rule set. Their efforts yielded Lands of Lore. Originally planned as a series of eight titles, the series ultimately spawned three.

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Setting

The storyline of the games takes place in a fantasy realm known and referred to simply as "The Lands". The main realm of the Lands is Gladstone, where the civilized and "good" races are based.

The history of the Lands is divided into six periods.

  • The first is "The Unknown Beginning" when the Lands were created.
  • Then came "The Golden Age" when the Ancients roamed the Lands. There were no wars.
  • Then followed "The War of the Heretics". The Ancients fell and the Dark Army rose for the first time. The Ancients became a myth. In the era after the disappearance of the Ancients, a group of predatory Ruloi established a stronghold in the Claw Mountains. They were able to accumulate much of the ancient magic that had been left behind in the lands.
  • "The Dark Times" was the fourth period- a period of darkness. Small states appeared with every race.
  • After that followed "The Racial Wars". A lot of small wars not relating to each other. Some races were wiped out and the ultimate result was that the four races (Humans, Huline, Dracoids, and Thomgog) established domination over the Lands.
  • The present period is called "Rise of the Dark Army".

In "Guardians of Destiny", a brief reference is made to the Kyragem of Legend of Kyrandia, while Legend of Kyrandia Book Two has an easter egg where letters written by Scotia, hinting at the possibility that both Westwood Studios fantasy games take place in the same continuity.

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