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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance |
| Developer: | FCI |
Genre: | RPG |
| Released: | January/1991 |
Country: | US |
| License: | Licensed |
Rarity: | Common |
Game overview: Heroes of the Lance is the first title from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons games, inspired by a bookgame series.
The game is an old action-RPG, considered quite addictive during its time.
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance also came out on the Commodore 64, and the Sega Master System. It places the player in a dungeon with a roster of Dungeons and Dragons characters. It is often considered one of the worst games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, due to its slow, confusing gameplay. It received a similarly cold reception on the Sega Master System.
The game is based on the first Dragonlance campaign module, Dragons of Despair, and the first Dragonlance novel Dragons of Autumn Twilight. It focuses on the journey of the eight heroes through the ruined city of Xak Tsaroth, where they must face the ancient dragon Khisanth and retrieve the Disks of Mishakal.
The eight heroes that make up the party are:
Goldmoon, a princess who brandishes the Blue Crystal Staff, an artifact whose powers she seeks to fully understand.
Sturm, a powerful and solemn knight.
Caramon, a not-so-bright warrior.
Raistlin, Caramon's brother, a sly and brilliant but frail mage.
Tanis Half-Elven, the 'natural leader' of the heroes, and good with a bow.
Tasslehoff, a Kender pickpocket. He fights with a sling weapon known as a hoopak.
Riverwind, Goldmoon's betrothed. He's noble, wise, and a solid warrior.
Flint, a grizzled dwarf.
Several gameplay features render Heroes of the Lance unplayable by most:
A constant side view perspective with a ninety degree turn in map direction when entering doors.
Stat based auto-attack combat with little time for decision making
Tedious menu used for rearranging party members
Defeated characters are moved to the back of the party while another is instantly brought forward
Enemies can quickly kill multiple characters at a time
Story inspired extra damage such as exploding Draconians, and related party characters taking additional damage.
Bottomless pits that give permanent death to party members
Lack of a level-up system
While Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance is a faithful representation of the game module Dragons of Despair, the tremendous difficulty and tedious interface have discouraged many who have attempted to play it.
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