The Legend of Kyrandia

Game review

Legend of Kyrandia is a beautiful fairy-tale adventure placed in the world of Kyrandia. The main character is Brandon. You play his role and you have to learn how to fight against the insane clown Malcolm, who destroys everything around and captured Brandon grandfather, a powerful magician Kallak. He has turned your grandfather into a stone, so he couldn't fight him. Now it's your turn. Brandon thus must prove not only as a hero who will save the whole world, but has to prove as a good leader, so he might become righteous king. As you continue in the game, you have to collect various objects and learn spells that will help you at the end defeat the evil magician (for example, you have to learn how to disappear, heal yourself, etc.). This is the first part of the famous game trilogy, which was characterized by a really beautiful cartoon graphics.

The game's nice and cozy atmosphere is maintained by the reasonable difficulty. No puzzle is stuck, and the few combinations are solved in a moment and a few position loads. He can die and get into an unsolvable situation, so saving in multiple positions is a must, but it's not a terrible thing. The famous trick is the cave, so I drew a map from the beginning. That and knowing the function of the berries made it a quick fix. She really isn't that extensive and problematic, she just wants to paint a few squares. I consider a gradually charging amulet with various charms to be a great idea.

Typical for Westwood, beautifully painted graphics are complemented by very pleasant music by Frank Klepacki. That one really took advantage of the MT-32 and I'm still listening to some of the MIDI as I write this comment. I also have to praise the dubbing. I especially liked Brandon, who is spoken by Joe Kucan - the famous and charismatic Kane from Command & Conquer, here in a completely different role.

Overall, Kyrandia is enjoyable to play, has a good atmosphere and a number of memorable moments. She can be touching and cheerful. So, although I know a number of better adventure games, I can only recommend playing to everyone. Well, I'm going to continue with the second part right away.