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4.2/5 GOG Composer(s) Christophe Rime Designer Paul Cuisset | 4.7/5 Emuparadise 4.7/5 My Abandonware Initial release date 1999 Genre Action role-playing game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director(s) Paul Cuisset
Bertrand Gibert Producer(s) Paul Cuisset
Philippe Delamarre Programmer(s) Benoist Aron
Claude Levastre
Boris Vidal-Madjar Artist(s) Denis Mercier
Frédéric Michel
Thierry Levastre Writer(s) Mathieu Gaborit
Jean-Luc Dumon Developer Delphine Software International Platforms Android, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, iOS Publishers Delphine Software International, Electronic Arts Similar Anuman games, Role-playing video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darkstone: Evil Reigns (Darkstone in North America) is an action role-playing video game developed by Delphine Software International for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. In 2014, the French publisher Anuman Interactive launched a remake available on iPad, iPhone and Android, with the cooperation of the original game's author Paul Cuisset.
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Plot
The evil Lord Draak, who has the power to transform himself into a dragon, has recovered from earlier defeat and returned with his minions to the world of Uma bringing death and mayhem. Players attempt to find their way to Draak's lair and slay him in combat. On their way they must locate the seven crystals and use them to recreate the time orb, without which Draak can not be defeated.
There are seven crystals; the purple Crystal of Wisdom, the red Crystal of Virtue, the blue Crystal of Bravery, the yellow Crystal of Nobility, the turquoise Crystal of Compassion, the green Crystal of Integrity and the grey Crystal of Strength. These are magically reassembled by the hermit Sebastian to form the crystal Time Orb.
In the PC version, the townspeople will ask the player to do optional quests in return for money. These quests are either retrieving artifacts or killing an infamous monster. The artifacts are the Holy Grail, the Royal Diadem, the Shield of Light, the Unicorn's Horn, the Dragon's Scale, the Magic Anvil, the Path Book, the Medallion of Melchior, the Sacred Scroll, the Stone of Souls, the Cursed Sword, the Storm Flower, the Claw of Sargon, the Celestial Harp, the Bard's Music Score and the Broken Vase. The monsters are the ratman Buzbal the Furious, the vampire Nosferatu and the skeletal Evil Garth.
Reception
Darkstone: Evil Reigns received mixed to positive reviews. Aggregating review website GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version 77.39% and the PlayStation version 65.41% and 58/100.