Sunday January 24th, 1999
Desslock's RPG News, everyone's favorite RPG news site, posted about these reviews today. What? Me copy Desslock? Never!
Quandary
Although it isn't such an epic journey as Betrayal at Krondor, this journey is nevertheless very engrossing. Because there are few side quests the focus is mostly on the story and it is most enjoyable to follow through and to finally send the bad guy packing. The graphics are 3D but I can't comment on this aspect because I don't have a 3D card. Still, I was very happy with the graphics and the characterisations as the voice acting is generally very good. The dialogue itself would get top marks from me except that it isn't subtitled.
Games Domain (Second Opinion)
I personally found Return to Krondor to be a very short, sporadically interesting title. Unlike Karen, I don't mind pre-scripted events, and the feeling that the game is more of an adventure game than a true RPG game. Because of that, I had some fun while playing it, but as Karen pointed out, the game always falls short of greatness both in terms of story and interface. Some players might really enjoy this game, especially if they are fans of Feist's work. As Karen showed, not even fans of the previous game are guaranteed to like this game. The game is far too easy to recommend to hard core gamers. With all the other great titles still out there thanks to the holiday season, this one is probably one best left behind.
