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Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands

Description

In the last days of the Great Underground Empire, four of the Empire's greatest Alchemists disappeared into the Forbidden Lands on the day of the Solar Eclipse, supposedly searching for the secret of the Quintessena, the Eternal Life. An imperial spy, Bivotar, was dispatched to locate them. He never returned. Now, the task has fallen onto you.

You soon discover that the Alchemists are dead, slain by a horrible demon known only as the Nemesis. You manage to get on the Nemesis' nerves, and soon find yourself allied with the spirits of the dead Alchemists, attempting to finish their work before the Nemesis can finish you.

But all is not as it seems, and as you unravel the secrets of the past through old letters and ghostly flashbacks, you begin to realize the full horror of the events which transpired under the Eclipse all those years ago.

Zork Nemesis is a graphical first person adventure game in the style of Myst or Shivers, mixing logic puzzles with live-action FMV sequences which advance the story. You view each location from a first person perspective, and can rotate 360 degrees to get a full view of your surroundings.

Zork Nemesis does contain some of the classic humor of the Zork universe, but unlike the other games in the series it has a very dark story and atmosphere with everything ranging from decapitated heads to human sacrifice.

Alternate Titles

• "Zork Nemesis: Das Verbotene Land" -- German title

Part of the Following Group

• Zork series

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The Press Says

GameBoomers	2004	A	100
Just Adventure	1996	A	100
Coming Soon Magazine	Jun 14, 1996	96 out of 100	96
Just Adventure	Oct 22, 2002	A-	91
PC Games (Germany)	May, 1996	89 out of 100	89
PC Player (Germany)	Apr, 1996		80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Feb 05, 2006	4 out of 5	80
High Score	Jul, 1996	4 out of 5	80
Quandary	May, 1996		80
GameSpot	May 03, 1996	7.9 out of 10	79

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Trivia

The live-action sequences in Zork Nemesis were directed by Joe Napolitano, who has directed episodes to such tv series as "Quantum Leap", "Northern Exposure", "X-Files", "Chicago Hope", "Ally McBeal", "The Practice" and "Dawson's Creek", among others.

Also, all the main actors of Zork Nemesis have extensive work background in both TV and film. Merle Kennedy (who played Alexandria in the game), for instance, appears in the 2000 film "The Perfect Storm" and Allan Kolman (Sartorius) in the 1995 "Se7en" and 1999 "My Favorite Martian".