Legend of the North: Konung
Player Reviews
Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 13 ratings with 2 reviews)
A great hero becomes a greater hero!
The Good
Yes, that's right. No matter what character you choose you are a hero! And a well-known one as well. I liked that... I was kinda bored by all those "farmer becomes hero and gets all the girls" plots so I embraced whole-heartedly this game. As it was supposed to be, the story is great, worth following while playing. Your main aim is to create a magical amulet split into 3 pieces (yes, you must gather these pieces). The game has 3 different available PCs (Player Characters) and yes, each one of them has a piece of amulet, and yes, they will meet at a point in the adventure.
The game graphics are really nice. I enjoyed most of the scenery and the humans are nicely drawn. Maybe the water did not look so good, but since it was called "A deadly sea" by the locals, maybe that's why it was so dark... Maybe.
Besides the nice story, the game features some really interesting characters, most of them taking part in the main quest. Oh, and let's not forget about the secondary quests that offer your character experience and valuable items and/or information.
The items are quite numerous variating from weapons to artifacts... Not much to say about the items because, despite their variety they aren't interesting at all... And most of them aren't useful at all.
The Bad
That should do about the good parts... Let's talk about the bad parts of the game.
First of all, I didn't enjoy the dialogue system. And the voices. The selected NPC only says "Hello" or something, and after that you'll have to read tons of dialogue placed on a separate screen...
The speed of the characters is... Oh my god! They're like snails. And that's terribly wrong... especially when you have to travel a great distance... And believe me if you choose to try out this game you will travel great distances! GREAT distances!
And if you won't get bored after travelling for like... one and a half hours just to get an item you may find out about:
-The weak enemies you will encounter by the end of the game.
-The voice of the local blacksmith... or witchdoctor... which was the same voice of the previous blacksmith... or witchdoctor.
-The impossibility to recruit enough characters to fill the party slots.
-and more... which I forgot about.
The Bottom Line
A nice game, for an RPG fan... addict... But if you ain't no RPG fan, nor addict, stay away from this game.
Windows · by Hypercake (1310) · 2008
Way better than its predecessor, but kinda average for an RPG...
The Good
Wha? 2000? Dang, I just finished the game this year in 2005, thinking it was new...doh. Oh well. For some reason, the earlier Konung game isn't in the database yet...maybe I'll add it when I have time.
Konung is an interesting RPG where I can sense that the developers where trying to re-create their RPG fantasies into a game. A game where you are the hero, whilst fighting evil, you try to manage small forces of towns against the enemy forces. The closest game to remotely resemble this was Jagged Alliance 2, but even in that game, town management was too general.
But I'm getting ahead of myself, I'll start with the good stuff I've noticed in order while playing the game. The review of course in relation to comparing the game with its predecessor as well as other RPG's.
**The Bad**
Here comes da bomb...
**The Bottom Line**
Well, it's worth the play if your a Konung fan (though unlikely since it ain't that famous, doh). Not bad for an RPG, it certainly has a refreshing approach in RPG management one would like to try.
Windows · by Indra was here (20633) · 2005
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Critic reviews added by Patrick Bregger, Klaster_1, Xoleras, Flapco, Kabushi.