The third in the King's Quest series, but the seventh that I played.Stepping out of the shoes of King Graham, you now play young Gwydion, servant boy to an evil, but very powerful wizard, Manannan ... and he plans to zap the boy out of existence on his 18th birthday. What Gwydion doesn't know is that he is actually Prince Alexander, the son of King Graham and Queen Valanice and brother of Princess Rosella of Daventry, stolen away from his cradle seventeen long years ago and put to work as Manannan's servant in Llewdor, a country far, far away from Daventry. Well, guess what? The time has come to go home, Alexander!
There are, of course, a number of small problems, with Manannan not wanting to let you go and all that jazz. No problem, right? Wrong. Big problem. You've learned too much in your years and Manannan's not about to let you leave. It's going to take all your courage and skill to defeat Manannan and return to Daventry, along with your sister, Princess Rosella, who, shortly after your abduction, was taken as sacrifice to the terrible three-headed dragon that's now ravaging Daventry. So not only do you have to find out your true identity AND escape with your life intact, but you also have to find a way to get yourself back to Daventry and rescue Rosella! Can you do it?
There are many characters to meet on your journey from Llewdor to Daventry, from Manannan himself (be *very* careful around him!), to thugs, Medusa, pirates and even the Three Bears (you know, the ones from Goldilocks?)! There's also that oracle, who tells you who you really are ... while most of them would actually rather hurt you than help you (particularly Manannan), you'll find useful things here there and everywhere! Even the most common items can be turned into something magical (like cookies, powders and potions) if you happen to know the spells.
You'll also visit many locations ... once you've managed to scale down that mountain just outside your home! There's the desert, the ocean (though not UNDER it this time!), a tree house, a cottage, some little shops ... there's really some lovely scenery around Llewdor. While the graphics aren't fantastic, they're still pretty good ... and the music's nice. This is also the first King's Quest game to feature magic spells! You have to use Manannan's magic against him if you're going to have any hope of getting out of there alive. Most of the puzzles aren't particularly difficult, but you DO have to be VERY careful while snooping around Llewdor until you've disposed of Manannan ... if he catches you with anything you could use against him, he'll zap you! You also have to be very careful when casting your spells ... one slip could mean total disaster! You don't have to do EVERYTHING you can to complete the game, but the more you do do, the more points you'll get for it at the end.
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