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'''''Prophecy of the Shadow''''' is a 1992 [[fantasy]] [[role-playing video game]] developed by [[Strategic Simulations]] for [[MS-DOS]].<ref name="Win"/> The game was released in both English and German versions. |
'''''Prophecy of the Shadow''''' is a 1992 [[fantasy]] [[role-playing video game]] developed by [[Strategic Simulations]] for [[MS-DOS]].<ref name="Win"/> The game was released in both English and German versions. |
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| ⚫ | ''Prophecy of the Shadow'' is a game in which the [[player character]] must find out why the land has been slowly dying.<ref name="Dragon189"/> The player's character is a disciple of Larkin of Bannerwick.<ref name="Win"/> The character is blamed when their master is murdered. The character has magical powers, but the king has outlawed all magic.<ref name="Dragon189"/> |
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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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The game plays from an isometric top-down viewpoint, similar to a contemporary game of the time, ''[[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]''.<ref name="Win"/> The [[player character]] has three statistics: Health, Magic, and Agility. Health represents the stamina, life, and strength of the character. Magic represents the level of power the character can use to conjure spells. Agility represents the ability for the character to dodge enemy attacks. The game uses an overhead perspective, with icons on the left side of the screen that the player can select to have the character to drop or use items or give them away, or to attack or talk to other characters, and also for the character to go inside buildings.<ref name="Dragon189"/> |
The game plays from an isometric top-down viewpoint, similar to a contemporary game of the time, ''[[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]''.<ref name="Win"/> The [[player character]] has three statistics: Health, Magic, and Agility. Health represents the stamina, life, and strength of the character. Magic represents the level of power the character can use to conjure spells. Agility represents the ability for the character to dodge enemy attacks. The game uses an overhead perspective, with icons on the left side of the screen that the player can select to have the character to drop or use items or give them away, or to attack or talk to other characters, and also for the character to go inside buildings.<ref name="Dragon189"/> |
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| ⚫ | ''Prophecy of the Shadow'' is a game in which the [[player character]] must find out why the land has been slowly dying.<ref name="Dragon189"/> The player's character is a disciple of Larkin of Bannerwick.<ref name="Win"/> The character is blamed when their master is murdered. The character has magical powers, but the king has outlawed all magic.<ref name="Dragon189"/> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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