King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
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The Realm of Sun is a magical world situated above the Kingdom of Daventry. Powerful beings known as Archons dwell there, guarding the Mask of Eternity, which preserves balance in the world. But on an ominous day, Lucreto, the leader of the Archons, turns evil and shatters the Mask into pieces. One of such pieces falls down, right under the feet of a simple peasant and fighter named Connor. As he picks up the fragment, he finds out that all the inhabitants of the land have been turned into stone. He must now search for the other pieces of the Mask, repair it, and face Lucreto in the Realm of Sun.
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity is the eighth installment in the King's Quest series, and the first one done completely in 3D. Gameplay-wise, it differs from its predecessors by introducing considerable action and role-playing elements. It doesn't entirely depart from its adventure roots, however, featuring commands for looking, talking to people, picking up objects, and using them to solve inventory-based puzzles.
Connor may encounter hostile creatures and can fight them using his melee weapons or bow. Some portions of the game also include environmental hazards the protagonist has to avoid, or jumping puzzles reminiscent of platform games. RPG elements are present in character development: Connor gains experience points from vanquishing enemies and completing tasks, and eventually levels up, increasing his hit points and combat parameters. Weapons and armor can be found or bought for money obtained from defeated foes.
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- King's Quest: מסכת הנצח - Hebrew spelling
- 國王密使 8：永恆面具 - Traditional Chinese spelling
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Average score: 78% (based on 30 ratings)
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Average score: 3.3 out of 5 (based on 59 ratings with 8 reviews)
Attrocious, this should be hidden in the depths of gaming history.
The Good
Some references to past games?
The Bad
Everything. Gameplay and all the techinical stuff is awful. Worst of all is it signifies the death of adventure gaming at Sierra. It cannot be called an adventure game. IT is an action game and a poor one at that.
The Bottom Line
This was Sierra's flagship adventure game series. Sierra wishes to proclaim Adventure gaming is dead. That fact alone made this game depressing to play. Yes, this game wasn't aggravating or annoying, it was depressing.
Windows · by sultan12 (3) · 2001
A very good 3d action/adventure. Ignore the letters 'Kings Quest' and you will love it!
The Good
We had a lot of fun playing it. The graphics are nice, the music is good: general atmosphere is drags you into the game. Puzzles are sometimes difficult, but never impossible, as is the fighting.
The Bad
There was barely anything wrong with it. In every aspect it lives up to what you might expect from a 3d action/adventure in 1998. It never excels and there is nothing astonishing or renewing about this game. I never played another kings-quest before and while playing I didn't feel I should have.
Most maps / levels were fine. The last on (realm of the sun) was not to exiting and lacked the inspiration the rest of the has.
The Bottom Line
Mask Of Eternity is nice action adventure game, well worth playing.
Windows · by frank rieter (146) · 2001
The Good
Great thrills - seeking & finding bad guys - before they find you. Hard puzzles - three levels of play (easy medium & hard).
The Bad
Some moves are hard to master, Although I killed everything & completed all missions in hard mode, I never got as high of a final rating as I would have expected. Reloading lands after saves is very tedious & slow.
The Bottom Line
The first of the really good role playing games! Some puzzles may require you to log on-line & find the best way to solve them Very good graphics.
Windows · by Pat White (4) · 2002
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This is the first game in the King's Quest series to not feature a member of the Graham family as the hero.
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- Power Play
- Issue 02/1999 – Best Adventure-RPG in 1998
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Game added by Andy Roark.
Additional contributors: Trixter, pslocum3, Rebound Boy, Jeanne, tbuteler, Sciere, Kohler 86, Crawly, Nico Bendlin, Paulus18950, Patrick Bregger.
Game added May 25, 1999. Last modified January 28, 2024.