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Eye of the Beholder

Certain aspects of this game aren't quite as good as Dungeon Master (I preferred DM's concoct-your-own-spell system and the constant problem of running out of light was novel), but there are other aspects which are better, namely the ability to interact more fully with the sewer's denizens and recruit new adventurers, and the fact that the equipment screen and the 3D window can both be visible simultaneously. The only thing Dungeon Master had that this doesn't was originality, but I'm prepared to let that pass if you will. Now FTL, beat this... please!

Eye of the Beholder is an all-time favourite. It's a real-time 3D dungeon romp at its best. You control a party of four adventurers that has to explore the sewers of your city and eradicate the evil that has infested them.

Vor gut drei Jahren startete der amerikanische Softwareriese SSI mit "Pool of Radiance" die Computerserie zu der beliebten AD&D-Brett-Rollenspielreihe. Im Laufe der Jahre wurde die Serie ordentlich erweitert. Fantasy-Krieger und Magier tobten sich an den beiden Fortsetzungen zu Pool of Radiance ("Curse of the Azure Bonds", "Secret of the Silver Blades") genauso aus, wie an der Schwesterreihe ("Champions of Krynn"), die statt der "Forgotten Realms"-Welt in dem AD&D-"Dragonlance"-Szenario spielt.

Eye of the Beholder adds little or nothing to titles such as Dungeon Master, but it's impossible to criticise it in any other way; graphics, sound, gameplay and packaging are all fine. It should provide hours of entertainment for RPG fans, and if you get stuck you can always send off for a clue book to help you out.

Eye of the Beholder from Westwood Studios is one of my all-time favourite games. Set in one of the mythical lands of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons realm, you and three companions are commissioned by the Lords of Waterdeep to venture forth into the dank sewers below the city to seek out and destroy whatever is causing a plague of monsters to terrorise the townsfolk above. So you and your team depart using the only entrance, which collapses behind you ... sealing your fate ...

Un grand ancien certes, mais un ancien de marque. Eye Of The Beholder n'est pas le premier jeu de rôle sur PC, mais il a contribué à populariser le genre et l'univers des Royaumes Oubliés par la même occasion. Descendez donc un peu dans les profondeurs de la cité d'Eauprofonde !