Legend of Faerghail
| Industry | Video game development |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Germany |
| Products | Legend of Faerghail |
Legend of Faerghail is a role-playing game released in 1990, developed by Electronic Design Hannover and distributed by reLINE Software for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS systems.
Gameplay
Taking place within a medieval fantasy realm, players build their characters by choosing from various races and classes, assigning attributes such as strength, wisdom, and constitution, along with skills including pick-pocketing and language proficiency. The game utilizes a first-person viewpoint and features an overworld segmented by mountain ranges alongside eight distinct dungeons.
A distinctive feature is the ability to transfer characters from previous titles like Phantasie I, Phantasie III, The Bard's Tale, and The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, despite the game being set in an independent fictional universe.
Reception
In 1991, Peter Olafson of Computer Gaming World likened the title to "a Bard's Tale relative enhanced with numerous additional features," complimenting the Amiga edition’s visual and audio presentation but remarking on slow loading times, imbalance in early gameplay stages, and issues with translation. Meanwhile, the magazine’s reviewer Scorpia criticized the IBM PC version for subpar graphics, inadequate documentation, and unsatisfactory combat mechanics, labeling it "a mediocre effort at best."
Conversely, Zzap!64 gave the game a 90% rating, praising inventive elements such as its language system, multiple solutions for locked doors, durability effects on weapons and armor, as well as immersive sound design.
External links
- MobyGames page for Legend of Faerghail
- Entry in the Abime database
- Internet Archive hosting the MS-DOS edition of Legend of Faerghail (1990)