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This is a game in the world of the legendary King Arthur, but adding a
few more features than your "run of the mill" adventure. This game also includes
adult "situations" that add to the classic motif. During the actual quest for
the search of the grail, there are sub-quests to master as well. It's a VERY
detailed graphic adventure game that has a very high end interactive fiction
storyline.
You are a last Round Table knight, entrusted by King Arthur himself to search
for the Holy Grail. You can ask the king questions by typing keywords into the
parser (similar to Neuromancer), or just talk to him. You even have simple
RPG-style statistics: physical strength, magical resistance, and spiritual
strength. The first two can decrease when you are hit in (random) combat, while
spiritual strength, which is essential to retrieving the Grail, can be
increased by praying at various altars and doing good deeds. The graphics,
while not eye-catching, is good throughout the game, with all historical
locales presented as vibrant VGA photos. The interface is just a row of verbs
you can use (similar to LucasArts or Sierra games), and the game can be
unforgiving. You can travel far and wide, only to discover later that you
already ate the bread you need to give to someone. The gameworld is vast,
spanning almost the whole of England, and you'll spend most of your time finding
out a way to get from town A to B to finish your errands. Puzzles are mostly of
the "give X to Y to get Z" variety, and are mostly unimaginative (except for a
few late-game puzzles that require you to ask someone the right question).
Combat in the game is more or less random, and you can die from a fight very
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