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Description

The medieval town of Turnvale has fallen into the hands of the evil sorceress Selena. She is controlling an army of an orc-like warrior race skorl, who serve her with devotion. The skorl hate humans and have terrorized the town and the nearby land. Diermot is an ordinary fellow who was captured by the skorl and thrown into prison. His first task will be to escape. After gaining his freedom, Diermot will also have to find out how to liberate his entire homeland from the clutches of the villains.

This adventure game utilizes a special system called Virtual Theater. Non-playable characters will walk around and perform different actions regardless of the player's interaction with them. There is a variety of options and commands, including the possibility of interaction with a supporting character, whom the player can give orders in order to solve some of the game's puzzles.

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User Reviews

Greetings, stranger. What is your name? *Katakis* (37459) 2.4 Stars2.4 Stars2.4 Stars2.4 Stars2.4 Stars
It can't get any worse than this. MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (53335) 0.8 Stars0.8 Stars0.8 Stars0.8 Stars0.8 Stars

The Press Says

Joystick (French) Sep, 1992 91 out of 100 91
Génération 4 Sep, 1992 90 out of 100 90
Freegame.cz Oct 18, 2005 87 out of 100 87
Abandonia Reloaded Apr 09, 2005 4.2 out of 5 84
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft 1993 81 out of 100 81
FreeHry.cz Aug 02, 2007 80 out of 100 80
Power Play Jul, 1992 80 out of 100 80
The Freehare 2006 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Adventure Classic Gaming Jun 23, 2011 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Adventure Gamers Jul 23, 2004 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40

Forums

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GOG download - no sound 5 Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (75626)
May 24, 2011

Trivia

There was no temptress in the game until very late in production. When the team had to decide on a name for the game Lure of the Temptress was jokingly brought up. The publishers liked the name, so they decided to rewrite the story to include a temptress.


This entry was contributed by Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (12863), POMAH (27692), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (205054), Shane k (127) and Zack Green (1015)
 

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