Magic is banned in the Great Underground Empire, and the Grand Inquisitor Yannick (with the kind help of Frobozz Electric) has a stranglehold on the world of Zork, establishing a totalitarian regime. According to his own words, the goal of the new state is to "shun magic, shun the appearance of magic, shun everything, and then shun shunning." Any opposing forces will be "totemized", which is apparently a rather unpleasant procedure. The player character in the game is just that - the player character: Ageless, Faceless, Gender-Neutral, Culturally-Ambiguous Adventure Person (abbreviated AFGNCAAP), as the politically correct designation by the Dungeon Master Dalboz defines him/her (it?). Naturally, it is the hero's duty to save the world by collecting a Cube of Foundation, the Skull of Yoruk, and the Coconut of Quendor, so that magic can return to the land and the Grand Inquisitor falls victim to his own shunning policies.

Zork: Grand Inquisitor is the third in the row of graphical Zork games. It utilizes the same engine as its predecessor, with first-person perspective, 180 degree camera rotation, pre-rendered backgrounds, and live actors. Compared to the previous game, it is more similar in tone to the early, predominantly humorous Zork adventures, containing plenty of references to them.

The gameplay is puzzle-oriented; most of the puzzles are inventory-based, though there are also a few that require manipulating the game's environment. Casting magical spells is an important element of the gameplay. The protagonist discovers spell scrolls and learns spells from them, which must be frequently used on objects and items to solve puzzles. The spells range from simple magic that can open locked doors to exotic variations such as "making all purple things invisible". The player can also cast spells backwards, in which case they will have an opposite effect; in the aforementioned examples, casting the reversed spells will lock a door or magically make an object visible, provided it was purple before that condition was inflicted upon it.

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Alternate Titles

"Zork: Der Großinquisitor" -- German title

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The crown of the series	Unicorn Lynx (132767)
Best graphical adventure I've ever played	kvn8907 (177)
Grand Finish to the Zork series	Scott Monster (912)

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The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Apr 06, 2003		100
Mega Score	Mar, 1998	90 out of 100	90
Game Zero	Aug, 1998	22.5 out of 25	90
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	8.8 out of 10	88
Gamezilla	Aug 17, 2000	88 out of 100	88
Svenska PC Gamer	Dec, 1997	84 out of 100	84
Quandary	Dec, 1997		80
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1997	76 out of 100	76
Game Revolution	May 06, 2004	B	75
PC Games (Germany)	Dec 03, 1997	74 out of 100	74