Return to Krondor

by Vivendi Universal

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• ASIN: B00001LDC7
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,763 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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This sequel to Betrayal at Krondor offers many elements of the original game while taking advantage of technological advances. Players trek to investigate the disappearance of the Ishapian church's most sacred relic, the Tear of the Gods.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You need to play it more than once to appreciate it, July 31, 2000

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"freeproton" (Bay Area, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return to Krondor (CD-ROM)

I played the game three times and only on the third time found it in me to deviate from the path the plot was forcing on me and explore around a bit. The reward was unexpected: the game has a lot more plot than originally appears, you just need to poke around Krondor a little bit in the first three chapters. Although mildly frustrating, I found it also somehow appealing that all the little sub-plots were so deeply hidden that you had to really abandon the compelling main storyline and search around. The game is by itself one big puzzle. That's what I liked about it, and that's what I think many people don't know. My advice: for maximum enjoyment, don't race to finish the game. The first time I played it, I was done in four days (playing two or three hours a day). The third time around, it took me two weeks (playing up to four hours a day). It's worth it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, Greatly Ignored., May 11, 2000

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Ben H. (Cedar Rapids, IA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return to Krondor (CD-ROM)

Maybe it is the mislabling of this game as an adventure\rpg. Or maybe it was the hype that it could never meet. Whatever it was, this game was highly ignored by many game players.

Though labled so, it is not an adventure title, nor is it a full RPG. To more appropratly describe it, it is an-interactive story with RPG elements.

And speaking of story, I felt the game had the great story we have come to expect from Feist. Without a good story, most games are doomed, but this one really delivers. We really feel for the characters as we conintue to play.

As for Sound and music: They are also excellent elements of this game that exceed most games I've played in quality. I really like the atmosphere that the "Voice of Arts" (the music vocalists) provides this game.

Finally the graphics: Not usually the most important aspect in rating a game, they usually help the overall experience. In "Return", the graphics are made in an interesting way, that actually makes the game more real than you'd expect. That being said , While certainly, nothing groundbreaking, the graphics were fairly good.

There is nothing missing from this short, but sweet game from one of the masters of fantasy fiction that should hinder one from enjoying it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's Better Out There, December 21, 1999

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"bobthecorncob" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return to Krondor (CD-ROM)

I was expecting so much more from this game. I Betrayal at Antara was so much better. I bought RTK anticipating an even better experience. At first, I was pleased. The Gfx and Sfx are good. Moving about gets frustrating though since the controls are not intuitive and you quickly find yourself moving back and forth between screens. There are some instances where you simply can't see all of a screen at all. My biggest complaint though was that just as I was beginning to really get into the plot, the game ended! I was completely shocked. It was as if the developers simply reached a deadline and just ended the game. There were many loose ends regarding the plot. I wondered whether or not this meant another sequel is forthcoming. I won't buy it!