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Excellent music & sound effect Rich, detailed backgrounds STORY Did I say relaxation? There's no time for a hero like you to relax! This town is in trouble, and only YOU can save it. Four Elementals (Fire, Air, Earth, Water) are loose, and they are determined to destroy Shapier. Townspeople are afraid, and they look to you for guidance. You are the only one that can save this town. So you must learn as much about the Elementals as you can, and discover how to defeat them. The townspeople are counting on you. Can you prove yourself a hero once again? But that's only part of the story - a hero's work is never done! Shapier's twin town, Raseir also needs your help. The Emir of Raseir has mysteriously vanished, and his evil brother is acting as ruler. Rasier is a very different place from the luxurious Shapier. It is a place ruled by fear and violence. Once again, you must set things right. You vow to find the rightful Emir, and restore him to power. The fate of not one, but two cities lie in your hands!
GAMEPLAY As I said before, AGD Interactive have 'Revamped' the game, tweaking it here and there. One of the tweaks that I'm not so keen on is the combat system. It is a bit different from the original version. Several new moves have been added, which allows you to step forward, jump back, or dodge left and right. Enemies are a lot tougher to beat, and have their own moves, such as throwing daggers at you. It's not just a case of 'stab as fast as you can' anymore. You can set it to 'Auto', which helps with some of the more complicated moves, but still leaves you to do a lot of the fighting. I had my skill level set down to 'Easiest', so the enemies didn't have any nasty surprises for me, but I still found the combat tricky. The whole thing just seems a bit overly-complicated to me, but those of you who enjoy your combat will probably be thrilled with this revamp! Regardless of which style of game you chose (text parser or point & click), there are icons at top of screen to help you control your character. You are able to Talk, Pick Up, Look At, etc, as well as being able to Save or Quit your game at any time. As with the original, you can also check time of day, rest for an hour, and even run or sneak.
GRAPHICS One of the biggest improvements are the alleyways! No longer will you be scrolling through endless corridors that all look the same. AGD have taken great pains to make their alleyways seem a lot more unique, so it's easier to find your way through them. Some streets have rubble lying around, some have trees and plants on the walls, some have crates abandoned in the corner, some houses have shutters on the window etc. I loved the various types of doors you can find. Some alleys even have washing hanging outside, which really made me laugh for some reason.
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OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK The official soundtrack can be found here - http://queststudios.com/quest/qfg2vga/qfg2vga.html You can download the entire soundtrack as one zip file (125 MB), or you can download individual tracks. You can also print out cd cover (front and back) from this page. What more could you want?
Review by: Frodo
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Rock on! (20 posts) 86 MB
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Safe for all ages
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista
Pentium or higher processor (500 MHz or above) 1 MB Video Ram (2 MB Recommended) 128 MB Ram DirectX 5 (DirectX 9 recommended) 350 Mb Hard Drive Space
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