a309@mindlink.UUCP (George Lin) (10/21/90)
These are my comments based on playing the game for half a day.
Immortal is a pseudo-3D action/puzzle D&D type game. You are a wizard whose
goal is to rescue some old master from the depths of the dungeon (sound
familiar). The viewing perspective is as though you were looking down from the
top corner of the ceiling. You move you character around using the joystick
and seleted different wepons/tools/artifacts with the space bar/joystick. The
game is real time except when you pause to select an item. Fighting with
monsters is done arcade style with the joystick.
To sum up the game briefly:
Kill monsters, pick up their belonging, find clues, solve puzzles to
continue on to the next level.
More verbosely:
When monsters are killed, they leave behind some gold, and a few
accessories (potions, powders, tools, ect). Clues are given by various
characters you meet in the dungeon. The clues basically tell you how to solve
a puzzle to open up the passage to the next level. (OK, not that verbose)
Good points: Graphics are quite smooth, and the animation in most parts is
very good. The background music in not irritating (at least to me) but can be
turned off if desired. Some puzzles are quite clever. Joystic controls are
OK.
Bad points: There is very little character development; ie. build up strength,
wepons, armour, ect. The music although quite appropriate, is much louder than
the fighting noises. (i would have like it the other way around) The clues
are sometimes quite frustrating to find because the character gets killed quite
often.
Graphics: 90%
Sound: 80%
Playability 70% (seems like a game you only play through once)
Docs 80%
Copy Protect YES (seems to be disk _and_ manual)
Save game SortOf (password/code is given)
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Overall 75% (fairly good)
(relative scale: Dungeon Master: 95%
Drakkhen: 85%
Heros of the Lance: 40%
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George Lin
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