This is part of a let's play I posted to YouTube in 2011 (except this part and the next were in 2012), and I'm now uploading to DTube.
After not doing anything with this for far too long, I'm finally back at it. And I increased the speed of the modem simulation to ~4800 bps, since I decided 1200 was too slow and might cause problems in the castle. (Actually, I think 4800-bps modems were less common, but I didn't want to go to 9600.) Turns out it wasn't that much of an issue, but I liked the faster speed.
We enter a castle under a mountain, where we see the same dreamy fantasy world... or not. In fact, the tone takes a decidedly cynical turn as we get deep inside.
Oh, and there's a nasty dragon inside, although not really as dangerous as he's made out to be. Although he can inflict physical harm, he's unlikely to one-hit kill you as long as you stay healed, there's a good chance he'll teleport away even if you just stand there and do nothing, and all you have to do to escape is move one room away.
More things The Legend of Kyrandia "borrowed":
- A large castle that has been abandoned. Well, maybe we can let this one go, seeing as lots and LOTS of fantasy settings include castles.
- Someone named Brin (except this one is male, with an accordingly different spelling).
- Surprisingly not much else from this castle, even though LoK has a large castle in it as well.
The cryptogram in the odd-shaped cave:
HQOFOWY ASITPQNM IFQNPYTUVC QOTMAY GIOEM LOOPAS ASIT, ILLIADA FALGORIA SIMAJF. UNALOOP LA HEARTOY.
Funny how it suddenly becomes pronounceable around ⅓ of the way through. Most substitution ciphers don't do that, do they?
I recommend viewing this at no less than 360p; the text is almost illegible at 240p.
Here is the first part of my map of this game:
A map of the golden forest:
A map of the castle:
And finally, the full map:
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