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Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos

Published: March 16, 2011 - Last update: December 16, 2011 - 1244 downloads

Alt names: 黑暗王座, Lands of Lore: Chaos Na Tronie, ランズオブロア
Year: 1993
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Medieval / Fantasy, Puzzle-Solving, Real-Time
Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.
Developer: Westwood Studios, Inc.
Perspective: 1st-Person

5 / 5
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11 MiB

Description of Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos

If you haven't play Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (also known as 黑暗王座, Lands of Lore: Chaos Na Tronie, ランズオブロア) already, go ahead and download it now! Published in 1993 by Virgin Games, Inc., Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (also known as 黑暗王座, Lands of Lore: Chaos Na Tronie, ランズオブロア) features role-playing (rpg) in a medieval / fantasy, puzzle-solving, real-time genre.

Westwood's Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos is sequel in spirit to acclaimed Eye of The Beholder 2, but surpasses its AD&D predecessor in every way. The game broke new grounds with astounding graphics, great soundtrack, intuitive user interface, great spell effects and plot development, and last but not least, excellent automap.Lands of Lore begin with an intriguing, albeit cliche, premise that is no less dynamic than those in Eye of The Beholder series. While consulting with Geron his counselor, King Richard of Gladstone received an alarming news: after countless futile attempts, Scotia the mad sorceress finally obtained the nether mask, a magical artifact that grants the wearer the power to change into any form. He immediately entrusts to his champion (you, of course) and the task of destroying Scotia once and for all. Westwood eschews traditional RPG character creation in favor of simple statistics, but for the most part, it works. You can choose from 4 characters depending on your preference in weapons/magic balance.Rarely has an RPG -- or any game for that matter-- been able to entice the player into its world as quickly as Lands of Lore. I remember playing the game for the first time, exploring Gladstone Keep and the forest beyond, collecting all sorts of neat items, battling well-drawn monsters, casting a few spells with amazing effects, seeing my character gain a few levels, annotating the best automap I've ever seen, watching amazing plot development through in-game cutscenes... the next thing I knew, the sun had come up. The game had kept me playing for 6 hours straight-- I can't think of a better recommendation than this :)Lands of Lore remains to this day one of the most accessible RPGs that stand the test of time, with the power to convert even the most ardent RPG dissenters into hapless addicts. It may not be original or even revolutionary, but it is definitely a flawless execution. The CD-ROM version features the voice of Patrick Stewart as King Richard, along with other multimedia enhancements that make the game even more atmospheric than the floppy version. As a game design, it is a role model; as a game, it is simply a must-have.
Review by HOTUD

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Comments and reviews

#3172

Licurg added this comment :

Great game

#2289

justsomeguy added this comment :

possibly my favorite game of all time. This LoL game was of a more serious tone than its sequels and the CD version had voice actors such as patrick stewart (captain picard)

#2177

DSB added this comment :

This thing rocks! I spent hours playing it years ago, and there are several surprises. Be sure to rip open all the spiderwebs, for example; there's a girl trapped in one. And like Garrett, I really hate ratmen. Why does every wizard decide to whip up a batch of ratmen?