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I've given it a lot of hours when I was reviewing it but also never beat it

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IzzA @ Aug 12 2007, 08:31 PM) [snapback]304340[/snapback]</div>

I've only seen one person claim to have beaten this game and I played it TONS when I was considerably younger (i.e. when it came out). I was wondering if anyone else has beat it? I know I haven't and I have logged a ton of hours into it... I made it to the 2nd floor basement as I recall... but then again that was '94. I can't wait to try again
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I too played this game extensively for a year following its initial release, during which time I managed to progress to the 3rd basement level and thus, (of course) the attic, the access to which is essential toward reaching the aforementioned basement area. Eventually, the diskettes malfunctioned, and only upon ordering another copy of the game upon ebay as of four years ago, did I finally manage to beat it, albeit with a small amount of assistance from the online walkthrough (although I had already managed to solve all but two of the game’s critical puzzles, beforehand)

Without giving away too much, I’ll simply say that the final showdown and ending cinematic which follows are both quite satisfying.

Overall, I enjoyed the storyline pretty well. Although the gist becomes readily apparent within a short time, the various details which are fleshed out at varying intervals throughout the game felt particularly intruiging.


Without resorting to major spoilers, a couple of tips I’d recommend are as follows:

1. Pay special attention to the journal entries of Ellen Prentiss (the messages written in blood), for they contain critical clues toward solving some of the most significant puzzles in the game.

2. Fire extinguishers are especially effective against Fire Spawns (those orange glowing blobs on the third floor)

3. Leave the lurkers alone and they’ll leave you alone, although you’ve probably already figured that one out. Just in case, each level contains a single lurker, which itself resembles a green floating creature with numerous eyes, circular teeth, and furthermore seems well-versed at every single magic spell in the book. However, these creatures will only react if attacked by your character beforehand, and otherwise will passively float on by without a second thought.

Hope you make it. Good luck!

[Paul Jackson]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Iword @ Sep 24 2005, 03:41 AM) [snapback]160745[/snapback]</div>

Hey, I've got a quick gameplay question. Are there maps available anywhere for this game? I'm trying to find how to get to the mausoleum, but I can't find a stairway or a dimensional portal that will get me there. Thanks!
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I don't know about maps but the Mausoleum is actually easy to get to (when you know). At the top right North East corner of the 1st floor level (yes the first floor) is a staircase leading down. This takes you to the mausoleum and not the basement, there is even a piece of paper at the top of the stairs saying the golden torc lies somewhere ahead.

I found this level the hard way via the ethereal astral plane teleport (a lot of luck) you can imagine how stupid I felt when I went up the stairs and ended up on the first floor again, Doh!

haven't started the game but have a bunch of useful information from the internet. Dont know how to rest though? and can run game in dos win95 but res of 640 480 @ refresh of 60 hz is tough on the eyes.

[_r.u.s.s.]

you can force computer to run the same refresh rate in "dxdiag.exe" (via start->run)

thanks for the suggestion Russ, but that option in dxdiag will only affect a windows application, not dos. Some dos games are playable in a dos window , this one isn't. it has to be full screen, and when I run it full screen the refresh rate zips back to 60 hz. I even tried scitech's driver for my trident 9680 video card, for dos only. after installing it was able to change refresh rates in dos, eg. 640x480 8 bit color, which is what legacy realms of terror runs at, I think, to 85 hz, and saved the settings. but when I run the game it goes back to 60 hz for some reason. while the game is running, my monitor has a readout, that states the game is running 640 x 480, @ 60hz. but... I think its really running in 320x 240, for which the scitech application can only run in 60hz. who knows.

[barf982]

sorry, forgot to include my name on the last post. someone wanted maps ? you can find them here http://www.gamewinners.com/DOSWIN/bllegacy.htm

I'm running windows 98 SE on a slow pc that can't handle DOSBox and I keep getting the memory error, any ideas?

[tomf]

Sorry forgot to log in

[_r.u.s.s.]

boot in dosmode and there run the game