93
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Valendra is a land that had undergone civil war. The end of which had birthed the parliament and several organizations to control the balance of power. Ashley Riot is a Riskbreaker agent, an elite one man investigator, for the Valendia Knights of Peace (VKP) who is investigating some strange occurrences. A cult of religious fanatics known as Müllenkamp, and their leader Sydney Losstarot, have seized the manor of Duke Bardorba of Valendia Kingdom. The events at the manor have sent Ashley on a quest to get to the bottom of what's going on, and travel into the catacombs that lead to the destroyed, yet magical city of Leá Monde. However Ashley is not the only person interested in the city, and other factions of the government, including parliament assigned Knights of the Crimson Blade and other VKP agents are pursuing their own agenda.

Combat is central to the game. The game runs in real time but when entering combat and attacking an enemy, the game is paused. A wireframe sphere showing the range of the currently selected weapon and detailed statistics on different body parts of the enemies within range.

The game features a range of weapons. Each weapon can be disassembled and reassembled in workshops scattered throughout the game, attaching gems for extra power. Weapons used constantly against the same type of enemy improve in power against them.

Ashley can also make use of Magic, Chain Abilities and Break Arts. Magic is broken into four groups, namely defense, combat, healing and status. Spells use up mana points and are sometimes more costly than useful. Chain Abilities allow Ashley to "chain together" consecutive hits against enemies. Break Arts are special skills learnt after repetitive use of a weapon type. Sacrificing some of the player's health, Break Arts can perform a high damage attack on an enemy.

Alternate Titles

  • "Medieval Gear Solid" -- Informal editorial title

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User Reviews

Imaginative and Under-rated game! Oblio (109) 4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars

The Press Says

GamePro Nov 24, 2000 5 out of 5 100
RPGamer Jul 03, 2000 10 out of 10 100
Game industry News (GiN) 2000 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
VicioJuegos.com Jan 02, 2006 97 out of 100 97
GameSpot Feb 15, 2000 9.6 out of 10 96
Game Revolution May, 2000 A- 91
Gaming Age May 24, 2000 A- 91
Game Critics Jul 07, 2000 9 out of 10 90
All Game Guide 2000 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
RPGamer Nov 11, 2004 8 out of 10 80

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Trivia

Ifrit, one of the central mythological figures of Final Fantasy series, makes an appearance as one of the bosses in this game. Together with him appear other representatives of Arab mythology: Marid and Jinn.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Macintrash Bronze Star Contributing Member (2536) on Apr 05, 2001.
 

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