Times of Lore

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Description

The Kingdom of Albereth was under attack of barbarian forces. King Valwyn drove the barbarians away, but was wounded in battles. Searching for a place where he could rest and restore his strength, he left the city - but never returned. Now, a new hero must rise and defend his homeland.

Times of Lore is an action game with light role-playing elements, which follows the adventures of a young warrior (strong barbarian, armored knight, or quick valkyrie) to assist a weakened kingdom from various threats, and to recover special Artifacts that once made the kingdom strong.

Gameplay consists of moving the protagonist in real-time (day and night) through various terrains, like forests, towns, and dungeons. The player character gathers basic items, like health and magic potions, and increasingly powerful weapons as he completes tasks and advances the plot. Conversations are handled through key phrases. Battles involve a few types of creatures (skeletons, orcs, rogues) of which there can be various flavors.

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Alternate Titles

• "Ultra Realm" -- working title

Part of the Following Group

• Gameplay feature: Hunger / Thirst

User Reviews

An okay game, but kind of annoying mechanics.	DOS	Mirrorshades2k (273)
An Ultima-inspired RPG that performs adequately.	DOS	Trixter (8777)
Plays more like Gauntlet than an RPG	DOS	Pix (1153)
One of the most inspiring atmospheres of Lord British's catle !	DOS	Henry Aloni (64)
A neat game.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4351)

Critic Reviews

Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1989	91 out of 100	91
Power Play	Amiga	Feb, 1990	79 out of 100	79
Power Play	Commodore 64	Dec, 1988	78 out of 100	78
Power Play	DOS	Mar, 1989	77 out of 100	77
The Games Machine (UK)	DOS	Jun, 1989	76 out of 100	76
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Atari ST	1992	67 out of 100	67
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Dec, 1989	7.8 out of 12	65
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Jan, 1989	7 out of 12	58
Retroguiden	Commodore 64	Jul 18, 2013	4 out of 10	40
All Game Guide	Commodore 64	1998		30

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Trivia

References to the game

Although not in Times of Lore itself, the game is mentioned in Ultima V by a 'Christopher' in one of the Brittannys surrounding Lord British's castle. 'Christopher' says it will be quite a masterpiece and hopes you purchase it when he sends it off to the printing presses.