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Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail

The feel of the adventure is more like that of an interactive movie, one that has been professionally produced by folk who understand what adventure gamers enjoy-a challenge and appreciation of superb coding.

Overall, though some of its design choices – mainly the arcade sequences and the rushed ending – are certainly objectionable, Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail is otherwise a very enjoyable title, with an engaging plot, a charming, intelligent script and a wonderful (for the time, of course) graphic design. The game even runs just fine on modern machines with the aid of DOSBox, so every adventurer should give it a try, because it’s truly a little gem and one of the most underrated of Sierra’s classic games.

Der Ritter Arthur, Artur, Artos oder Artorius sorgte im Jahre 500 für Furore, seit dem Mittelalter für Sagenstoff, Theaterstücke und Legenden und im 20sten Jahrhundert sogar für Computerspiele. Im neuesten sind Sie als netter König und guter Mensch hinter dem heiligen Gral her (Adventure-Freunden hinlänglich bekannt seit "Indiana Jones III").

The game tried to be free form by breaking the story into three individual quests to perform and letting you pick the order in which to do them but as you'll find rather soon you really only get the choice of two. The arcade scenes in this game were difficult at best and on later systems may prove to be the stuff of nightmares. The game is in the early point and click stages but the parser interface is easy enough to use. The only real gripe I have about this game is the preachy and judgemental overtones later in the game. If you're a collector or love the era grab this game, otherwise you may be a little disappointed.

The graphics and music are tolerable but you must remember that Conquests of Camelot is a pretty old game. There are no voices, and conversations and descriptions appear in pop up text boxes. I remember that Conquests of Camelot was reasonably well received in its time but ultimately has proved less enduring than other Sierra games such as King's Quest, for instance, and deservedly so. This game doesn't capture that same sense of fun and fantasy quite so well. It may be hard to find now, but if you can find it then you can experience a bit of adventure gaming history.