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Title: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia (disapproved)
Post by: Comhon on December 15, 2009, 19:57:39

Do you remember MS-DOS and it's games? Do you still like these games? The Legend of Kyrandia is very nice DOS game with a insteresting story. It would be very good for you.

(http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/88/Legend%20of%20Kyrandia%201,%20The_1.png)	(http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/88/Legend%20of%20Kyrandia%201,%20The_2.png)
(http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/88/Legend%20of%20Kyrandia%201,%20The_3.png)	(http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/88/Legend%20of%20Kyrandia%201,%20The_8.png)

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Spoiler: Game review (click to show/hide)

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Legend of Kyrandia is perhaps not a very well-known game, but it deserves all the praise it can get. As you can see from the screenshots, the game takes place in a fairy-tale setting. The mystical atmosphere makes you feel as though there are magical, unseen things lurking around every corner.

The story revolves around an evil character called Malcolm. He has stolen a powerful artefact and declared himself the ruler of Kyrandia. Of course, you are there to stop his diabolical scheme! However, it will not be simple. You will have to take a lot of things into account, and each of your actions will have an effect on the world of Kyrandia.

Your task will be to journey across Kyrandia and collect artefacts that are required to enter the castle. Then you must acquire another powerful artefact that will enable you to fight Malcolm, the evil court jester. During your journey, you will meet various characters - magical beings, wizards, dragons, and other life forms - both real and imaginary, that will keep the game interesting. You have a challenging set of tasks ahead of you, so don't expect to complete this game very quickly.

The graphics are simply stunning. The scenery is breathtaking and completely immerses you in the game. The music comes as another good surprise, as it follows the story perfectly. Not only that, it is also one of the most interesting and wonderful game soundtracks that I've heard in a long time.

So, let's recapitulate what we've said so far: good gameplay, interesting story, breathtaking graphics and beautiful music! Sounds just about perfect. However, nothing can be perfect, and this game has its drawbacks.

First of all, it gets very confusing from time to time. In the later stages of the game, you will often find yourself puzzled as to what you're supposed to do next. Also, the game offers a feature that I don't like in adventure games, and that is dying. Therefore, you should save often and be careful what you do. Taking that into consideration, I have to deduct one point from the final mark, which will be a solid 4. This game is highly recommended, and I hope you'll enjoy playing it! Have fun!

You can find another parts of triology there.

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: Dataflashsabot on December 15, 2009, 20:10:38

Forgive my backseatmoderating, but has this actually been released as freeware? It doesn't matter if it the the chances of it ever been sold again are 1/infinity, if it's not been released as freeware it's very legally ambiguous to download it. Beneath A Steel Sky, for instance, was released as freeware, but Monkey Island was not. Looks a good game, mind you :)

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: Solarn on December 15, 2009, 20:33:47

Legend of Kyrandia and its two sequels are all incredibly awesome. I advise getting them wherever you can, even if they aren't legally freeware.

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: LimeLemon on December 15, 2009, 21:43:57

Go Pirates!

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: Razzorman on December 15, 2009, 22:40:56

Quote from: LimeLemon on December 15, 2009, 21:43:57

Go Pirates!

(http://lubber.net/uploads/Main/you_are_a_pirate.jpg)

I had to.

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: Comhon on December 16, 2009, 09:58:16

Quote from: Dataflashsabot on December 15, 2009, 20:10:38

Forgive my backseatmoderating, but has this actually been released as freeware? It doesn't matter if it the the chances of it ever been sold again are 1/infinity, if it's not been released as freeware it's very legally ambiguous to download it. Beneath A Steel Sky, for instance, was released as freeware, but Monkey Island was not. Looks a good game, mind you :)

The Westerwood studios are away, and it is on official site of old games abandonia.com, I think that it is freeware.

Anyway, if you have problems with music or you got suck in game, write here.
I played it many times in czechversion, so I can help you.

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: minmay on December 16, 2009, 17:33:42

Abandonia is not "official."  Not one bit.  Virtually everything described as "abandonware" is illegal to download.  (Okay, so I guess it's a civil offense in the U.S.A., but...)
Granted, certain countries do not have laws pertaining to this, but given this is an international forum...yeah.  I'm not a moderator here, obviously, but this is against the board rules, and it seems the entire staff has turned a blind eye to it.

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: SiamJai on December 16, 2009, 18:29:36

Quote from: minmay on December 16, 2009, 17:33:42

this is against the board rules, and it seems the entire staff has turned a blind eye to it.

That'd be a far-fetched conclusion, given that this thread started only yesterday, and that no-one has reported it.  <_<

If you see something that you think is against the forum rules, bring it to the staff's attention by using the Report to moderator link found at the bottom right corner of every post. If you'd done that and a week later still nothing happened, then maybe you could make a point about staff 'turning a blind eye' to the issue.

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: Mathexpert on December 17, 2009, 00:52:38

...so.. why dont you, a global mod say what you think about dis issue?

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: SiamJai on December 17, 2009, 01:57:49

Because I don't know enough about this issue yet, so while I'm finding out more, I did what I suggested to you guys: reported it for discussion. ;)

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: minmay on December 17, 2009, 02:35:32

Quote from: SiamJai on December 16, 2009, 18:29:36

That'd be a far-fetched conclusion, given that this thread started only yesterday,

far-fetched conclusions prove a point!  no, really!

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: Exp HP on December 17, 2009, 02:39:10

Quote from: minmay on December 17, 2009, 02:35:32

Quote from: SiamJai on December 16, 2009, 18:29:36

That'd be a far-fetched conclusion, given that this thread started only yesterday,

far-fetched conclusions prove a point!  no, really!

That is quite a far-fetched conclusion, given that only one far-fetched conclusion has been made so far, and it's still up to debate.

8)

Title: Re: [DOS game] [Adventure] The Legend of Kyrandia
Post by: LPChip on December 17, 2009, 09:48:21

Regardless of how far-fetched things are and that these are making the topic off-topic (seen Official Forum Rules lately anyone?) I'm going to make a final conclusion.

With thanks to SiamJai, we've looked things up. Regardless of a game being abandonware, it simply doesn't loose its copyright, and thus that site is violating the copyrights. So yes, it is illegal.

For that reason, I'm going to remove the download link and the topic will be removed within a week. If a game you early had to pay for is announced by the owner to be public domain/free, then its allowed. In this case, the owner does no longer exists, but the copyright still does. In the modern world, copyright doesn't expire if the person (say, band/singer/etc) dies. So neither does it for this game. As we're against illegal things here, I'm not going to allow this. So to ensure that a game is free, you must be able to download it for free on the owners website.