Knights of Legend
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Knights of Legend, released by Origin Systems
in 1989, is a computer role-playing game.
The game had support to add region and adventure modules, which were supposed to be released starting in 1990. However, no modules were released.
Each quest site map has a tactical feel similar to later RPGs and the Jagged Alliance
series: visibility is limited to what each character can actually see, and this visibility increases with flying characters.
Additionally, combat incorporates the concept of extensive use of fatigue. Each combat round comprises planning thrusts, parrys and jumps, sometimes in anticipation of the opponent's choices which are revealed through the "foresight" attribute.
The game has a save-game feature wherein games can only be saved by resting at an inn; this often makes for very long play sessions.
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#155 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers normally gave a game a rating from 1 to 5 stars, but they gave the Apple II version of this game an "X" for "Not recommended". The Lessers reviewed the PC/MS-DOS version of the game in Dragon
#157, and gave that version of the game 5 out of 5 stars.
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...
in 1989, is a computer role-playing game.
The game had support to add region and adventure modules, which were supposed to be released starting in 1990. However, no modules were released.
Story
The game is set in the fictional land of Ashtalarea, where the evil Pildar has imprisoned the Duke, the ruler of the land, and Seggallion, a knight who had stopped Pildar in the past. The player leads a band of adventurers who try to free the prisoners and stop Pildar.Gameplay
The game is a standard role-play game, with the classic races of dwarves, elves and humans available for players to make up their party of adventurers. The game also adds a novel race called the "Keldar", which had the power of flight. Quest-givers in various towns direct players to areas of the larger world map, which lead to premade map sites where an item is set to be retrieved to complete the mission.Each quest site map has a tactical feel similar to later RPGs and the Jagged Alliance
Jagged Alliance
Jagged Alliance is a tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for MS-DOS and in 2009 for the Nintendo DS. It is the first game in the Jagged Alliance series, and was followed by Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games and Jagged Alliance 2 .-Plot:Jagged Alliance takes place on the fictional south...
series: visibility is limited to what each character can actually see, and this visibility increases with flying characters.
Additionally, combat incorporates the concept of extensive use of fatigue. Each combat round comprises planning thrusts, parrys and jumps, sometimes in anticipation of the opponent's choices which are revealed through the "foresight" attribute.
The game has a save-game feature wherein games can only be saved by resting at an inn; this often makes for very long play sessions.
Compatibility with modern systems
Knights of Legend runs reliably in a command prompt in Windows XPWindows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
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Reception
The game was reviewed in 1990 in DragonDragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#155 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers normally gave a game a rating from 1 to 5 stars, but they gave the Apple II version of this game an "X" for "Not recommended". The Lessers reviewed the PC/MS-DOS version of the game in Dragon
Dragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#157, and gave that version of the game 5 out of 5 stars.