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The land of Prydain has fallen under the reign of the evil Horned
King. Now in order to complete his conquest, he seeks the mythic black cauldron, a
cauldron that has the capability to raise an army of unstoppable undead. Only a pig
named Henwen can show the location of the cauldron. You are Taran, the pig-boy of
Caer Dallben and keeper of Henwen. It now becomes your quest protect Henwen, to
find the black cauldron first, and save the land from the evil Horned King. Based
on the classic books and the 1985 Disney movie of the same name. Unlike the other
AGI Sierra games which came first, this game does not have a typing interface, but
rather a set of commands such as look, activate and use. This was in order to make
the game easier to use as it was intended for a younger audience. Designed by Al
Lowe, it was made shortly after the first King's Quest game, so it resembled that
adventure in many ways. The game actually featured plot branches and multiple
endings depending on many variables, such as whether Hen Wen the pig was saved,
how the cauldron was destroyed and what reward was chosen afterwards. This use of
multiple endings predated the more famous use in LucasArts' game Maniac Mansion by
several years. A fan remake was made with AGS in 2004 by DreamMaster. |
