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Peel off ye olde shrink wrap, open up ye olde box and prepare for ye olde adventure! Conquests of Camelot gives you the opportunity to live the Arthurian legend and save Camelot from certain destruction.
If you want a King Arthur game wherein you slay dragons and defend kingdoms from evil black knights, then don't come here. This game deals with King Arthur's search for the Holy Grail, so you're never too far away from a preachy religious reference. This was the first game in the Conquests series and was a little more complicated than Sierra's other adventures. For starters, the dialogue was in Ye Olde Englishe, and the game required some rudimentary knowledge of the crusades and the legend of King Arthur in order to finish it. Conquests of Camelot tried to be free-form by breaking the story into three individual quests, and letting you pick the order in which you would do them. But, as you'll find out rather soon, you really only get to choose between two.
The arcade scenes in the game were difficult at best and on later systems they may prove to be the stuff of nightmares. The game is in the early point-and-click stages, but the parser interface is easy enough to use. The only real gripe I have about Conquests of Camelot is the preachy and judgemental overtones later in the game.
You will need the manual to finish this game - and probably a walkthrough as well; this game is tough. All the religious babble in the game makes it difficult to understand exactly what the puzzles require.
If you're a collector or love the era, grab this game; otherwise you may be just a little disappointed.
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