Betrayal at Krondor Pack

While it was considered by many to be the inferior follow up (not sequel) to Krondor, Antara is one of my all time favorite games. The combat system is almost exactly like that found in Krondor, and the story and atmosphere are as worthy of the original as anything I have ever seen. You can spend loads of time ignoring the main quest, going around meeting new people, finding enjoyable and often humorous tavern songs, or just exploring the wilderness. These elements rarely feel like a chore, and you will find yourself blissfully ignoring to storyline to see all there is to see. So fond of the atmosphere of this game was I that I re-bought the 3 cd set a few years back, procured an old copy of windows 98, and ran that with a processor slowing program within a virtual desktop. Now, thanks to gog, we don't have to perform such silliness for the game. If you liked the original, or just like RPGs with a lot of character, pick this one up.

I remember the days of Krondor well and this is the reason I love RPG games today! I often wonder what these games would be like using todays technology...better or worse? Sometimes a classic is best when left alone. Two thumbs up for the Krondor series (and two big toes!) :) Love the game...love the GOG!

Oh, the memories. I recall playing this long, long ago. I don't remember it being that hard, though. Perhaps it's the ease of play on newer games. This leaves the game to you. In the beginning, you can barely afford anything, and combat is intense. All in all, it's just as good as it was back then. Some features I love are the auto-road button; I don't think I could get by without that kind of thing.

To say that you HAVE to play "Betrayal at Krondor" is like saying you HAVE to read a good fantasy novel or listen to good music. Of course you do not need to... But if you are into some of the things that make life a little more colourful at times.. BaK offers both - story and music- , since R. Feist (author of the Riftwar-legecy and other) wrote the storyline and helped with character developement, and the programmers added some really epic music to accompany you through Midkemia (the "World" of BAKrondor). I have to admit, BaK was my first real big RPG. I played it around ´95. At first, I thought "WHAT THE...??" as I saw the graphics.. Non-textured triangular polygons were the "trees", while a brown line at the middel of your screen was your "path"?! Well, ain´t you an ugly one?! This was a total contrast to the finely drawn intro and the character portraits. But after I got a little used to it, my mind filled in the missing details, while the music and story began to tie me to my PC. I couldn´t stop playing -discovering unknown places, feeling as if I was treading forbidden paths all the time, battling and looting enemies, all the while developening my characters step by step... Wow, this was (and still IS) pure RPG greatness !! BaK offers a VERY detailed world, with its own culture, own dieties, own style of people, politics and so on, and that is because it is based on Feist´s best selling novels. It makes the world very believable, almost palpable, not like most modern RPGs, where a new universe is created from scratch within a few hours and everything feels just like a hollow facade.. And then there were the riddle-chests... Next to the road you could sometimes find treasure-chest sealed with a riddle-lock and a rhyme engraved on the front-plate. If you guessed right, what the rhyme was telling you (and typing the answer into the riddle-lock), the loot was yours :) I have never before - and NEVER AGAIN- seen my parent show interest in a computer-game of mine before. But the riddle-chests : "Son, you got another riddle for me to solve?!" :D :D Just plain awesome, like a game inside a game! So, you can ignore this game, your choice! But he who has never tasted a good wine can´t tell a good vintage from goat-piss. Ah, there is "Betrayal at Antara" in this package, too... Well, let´s say. it is like BaK WITHOUT all things that made BaK great (story, music, riddle chests) but instead with better graphics. Saddening.

This is the game i remember the most and i've played a lot. This is the perfect RPG to me.