Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition

Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition
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Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition
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Brand: Havas
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Model: C95-1100-0
Publisher: Interplay
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Video Game Reviews of Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition

Customer Review: OLDIES but Goodies
Summary: 5 Stars

Most of these games are oldies but goodies, but anyone born past 1985 will find them umm well ya, you get the point. However, if you are someone of the present gaming generation and want to see the RPGS that your parents or older brother who now graduated from college played, well this is your chance. If anything you can later make fun of them for how old your parents or brother who graduated from college really are. As a matter of fact these games are so old that you can find them floating around the internet for free. So I encourage anyone to look there first. I know, because thats how I got all of mine originally, then I did a system restore and bought this instead because I didn't want to take the time I find them all again.

Description of Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition

The Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons has inspired more computer games than any other. You can get 13 of them in one package with the Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition. Like most collections of this size it has its share of hits and misses, but if you don't require cutting-edge graphics and modern interfaces to have fun, you'll find many hours of enjoyment in this vault of role-playing game history.

All the famous Gold Box games are included, from Pool of Radiance, the game that started it all, to the high-level adventure Pools of Darkness. It takes some doing to get them running properly, but the rewards are worth it for old-school role-playing fans that never had the chance to complete these great games. The ground-breaking Eye of the Beholder series--three terrific games--is also included. "Newer" games include the acclaimed Underdark adventure Menzoberranzan and Blood & Magic, a poor real-time strategy game that is by far the most disappointing title in this package. Even hardcore players likely won't get much satisfaction from the boring Dungeon Hack or Hillsfar, which has too much combat and too little depth.

Don't expect too much from the graphics in these games. Some are more than 10 years old, and they can be cranky on newer, faster machines running Windows 95 or 98. If you have the patience to get them running, however, this collection is one rewarding time machine. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

  • Plenty of classic role-playing games
  • All titles are set in the popular Forgotten Realms
Cons:
  • The uninitiated will balk at the poor graphics and outdated interfaces
  • Can be difficult to get these older games running properly on a modern system

The Forgotten Realms Archives: Silver Edition is the most extensive Advanced Dungeons & Dragons PC game collection ever. More than a dozen of the greatest fantasy role-playing adventures ever created have been collected into a single amazing boxed set. The Silver Edition includes all the great features of the original Archives plus Blood and Magic and a fully interactive Baldur's Gate demo. Whether you're an enthusiast or a beginner, this compilation will provide months of entertainment value.

Included in the set are Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades, Pools of Darkness, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, Hillsfar, Eye of the Beholder, Eye of the Beholder II, Eye of the Beholder III, Dungeon Hack, Menzoberranzan, Blood and Magic, and the Baldur's Gate interactive demo.

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