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54
GameSpot
In the final analysis, DeathKeep is a mediocre game with nothing new to offer in the first-person adventure genre. Gamers new to fantasy adventuring will be disappointed by the graphics and playability, and hard-core role-players will be quickly frustrated by the game's inherent limitations.
51
Coming Soon Magazine
For many years, S.S.I. had the sole rights to the AD&D series on the desk-top computer. In the late eighties, they released some fairly popular titles, that were built on campaigns from the AD&D role playing universe. They employed a slightly modified perspective of what was available back then. The movement was based on a small 3D window in the top left corner of the screen (a la Wizardry I), and when combat was engaged, the perspective shifted over to an angular bird's eye view (a la Ultima). Back then role playing offerings were pretty thin, so the AD&D games fared well. Since then much has changed and S.S.I. no longer holds the exclusive rights to the AD&D universe. A multitude of companies have arisen offering many different types of role playing games. S.S.I. has tried to stay in the game by offering up DeathKeep.
50
Quandary
On the whole I can only say that DeathKeep is a very ordinary role playing game. Of course, for players like me who never give up, there is some challenge in getting through to the bitter end but, I must admit, it was one of the few games where I wasn't particular about searching every single corner. No point. Apart from the three orbs there was nothing else crucial to find.
49
PC Player (Denmark)
Mit råd til de fortvivlede fans af genre, er at holde udkig efter Lands of Lore 2, som burde komme dette efterår.
40
PC Player (Germany)
Schade eigentlich, denn ein paar nette Ideen bietet Deathkeep schon: So sind Monster durchaus nicht auf einen Raum beschränkt, sondern öffnen Türen selbständig, Eisbahnen sorgen für unfreiwillige Rutschpartien und die Levels sind vertrackt, aber interessant aufgebaut. Jedoch lassen grobe Schnitzer wie die pausenlosen Angriffe, auch wenn das Inventory aufgerufen wurde, und das unübersichtliche Automapping das Spiel letztlich zum Fall für Sammler werden.
36
PC Games (Germany)
SSI hat ganze Arbeit geleistet, geland es ihnen doch, aus der ehemaligen Partnerschaft mit TSR noch ein letztes AD&D Spiel herauszuquetschen. Diese 3DO-Konvertierung schafft es zu keiner Zeit, den auf dem PC über Jahre hinweg geschaffenen Qualitätsstandard zu erreichen. Vielleicht ist Deathkeep für Konsolen akzeptabel, auf dem PC ist es eine Enttäuschung. Schade, denn SSI hätte sich der AD&D Serie gegenüber dankbarer erweisen können.
20
High Score
Death Keep är så segt och hackigt att man halkar fram och tillbaka helt okontrollerat genom detta bedrövliga försök till rollspel - låt helt enkelt bli skiten.
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
2.8 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
2.8 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
3.0 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
3.2 |
| Story / Presentation |
The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed |
2.5 |
| Overall MobyScore (4 votes) |
2.9 |
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