Description
The Legend of Kyrandia was the first in a trilogy of adventures from
Westwood. In this game you play the role of Brandon, grandson of Kallak - a wizard of the realm of Kyrandia. Malcolm, a psychotic jester imprisoned in the past by Kallak, has broken free and wishes to take over the land as well as lay down his revenge. He turns Kallak into stone leaving him with only his eyes, so that Kallak is not denied his tears for Kyrandia's sake.
This is where Brandon steps in; returning home shortly afterwards only to find that his grandfather has been turned into stone, Brandon is being told by a messenger from the Realm of the Land that he has been chosen to embark on a journey that will rid this realm of Malcolm and his evil.
You have a goal now, and you have a quest to prove yourself not only a hero, but a worthy heir to the crown and ultimately of becoming a king.
Throughout your journey you'll collect many items which will be same size in your inventory as on screen, and will even look the same (not like in LucasArts' games) and you'll learn how to master magic. Available spells include disappearing, healing yourself, summoning ice upon fire and shifting into a wisp.
Note that CD version of this game contains full speech: the main character, Brandon is voice-acted by Joseph D. Kucan who we all know as Kane in
Westwood's later Command & Conquer series.
Alternate Titles
- "Kyrandia 1" -- Informal title
- "Fables & Fiends - The Legend of Kyrandia, book one" -- Alternate/informal title
- "키란디아의 전설 " -- Korean spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Power Play |
DOS |
Oct, 1992 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| CU Amiga |
Amiga |
Dec, 1992 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Adventure Advocate |
DOS |
Jan 21, 2005 |
  |
80 |
| Abandonia |
DOS |
Mar 11, 2004 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Adventure Gamers |
DOS |
Jul 22, 2005 |
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80 |
| Amiga Joker |
Amiga |
Dec, 1992 |
77 out of 100 |
77 |
| Retrogaming.it |
Amiga |
Jul 22, 2008 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Quandary |
DOS |
Jul, 2004 |
|
60 |
| Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks |
DOS |
Jun, 2004 |
|
40 |
| Aventura y Cía |
DOS |
Aug 15, 2001 |
|
20 |
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Trivia
The Legend of Kyrandia is based on the text adventure
Kyrandia: Fantasy World of Legends, a BBS game. It was designed and programmed by
Scott Brinker and
Richard Skurnick in 1988, and based on multiplayer interactive game concepts by
Tim Stryker.
According to
Rick Gush,
Mike Legg and
Brett Sperry
played the game online, bought the rights to the game and were sued later on by the person who sold the game to them, but after several years the court case was decided in favor of them.
The game introduced a single-icon cursor for all actions, and Brett Sperry and
Louis Castle, thinking that this was their secret weapon, presented a demo of the game to
Ken Williams.
But Ken showed them
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder which was in development then. It had its own new icon-driven interface, so it was a big letdown moment. Ken liked the game though and asked them if they want to sell
Westwood to
Sierra,
but at that moment they preferred their freedom and control.
