You play as Lathan, the last hope for the world of the Argent Kings. ![]() But decoding the puzzles can be less than adventurous, and the trial-apd-error gameplay gets old fast. ![]() The verdict: Kingdom is one of the most playable FMV games for the 3DO, which isn't saying much, but hey.Īlthough not the traditional RPG that Secret of the Stars and Chrono Trigger are, this lighthearted Dragon's Lair facsimile is still deeply rooted in the fantasy role-playing genre. Still, there are a few dozen hours of puzzles to solve, and very entertaining voice acting-shame about the so-so animation. You play the part of Bilbo Baggins-er, Lathan Kandor, and your quest is to explore Middle Earth-er, the Five Kingdoms, gathering items and clues while searching for the three Relics of Mobus which give you the power to kill the evil mage Drakesblood and rescue a princess with the unlikely name of Grace Delight.Īlas, the cheesy Tolkien wanna-be story is not helped by the gameplay: Click on a location, watch a full-motion video clip, (maybe) use an item, (maybe) take an item, click on another location. (Dyer worked on both games, hence the similarities.) Eleven years later, Dyer has a new company and a "new" game that's actually a revamped Thayer's Quest. Only two games were released for the Halcyon before it croaked one was Thayer's Quest, best described as a more complex version of Dragon's Lair. In 1984, RDI Video Systems (headed by one Rick Dyer) introduced the Halcyon, a $2,000 video game system using laserdiscs instead of cartridges.
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