Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One

I was lent the first game in this trilogy by the owner of the news agents just below my flat , we both had Amigas at that time and talked and swapped games. well i went out the next day to buy a copy for myself, so you can gather the first impressions of this game were good , it just went up from there . as soon as the second game came out i picked up my pre-orderd copy from the Amiga shop (at witch I would soon work) and again sat down to play it after transferring my Deadly team over, led by Oakwind the Fighter, I embarked on the second game with great gusto looking forward to every click , in the dungeons & forests of these games I was lost to reality , immersed in the story and puzzles. when the third came out I was DISGUSTED totally DISGUSTED , it was NOT out on the Amiga but only the PC. When I discovered the GOG site i enquired as to whether the EOB trilogy was in the catalogue as I couldn't find it . told it was and given a link so I bought it straight away I again played it through first second and then with anticipation the third . Simplistic by today's standards of graphic and sound quality with an archaic interface never the less immersive and enjoyable beyond most games out there now . The Comic Meister .

I only came to GOG.com for the old DnD rpgs. I remember when these came out. As an old school gamer, many games don't have the same fun factor as they did when I was younger. Playing EoB1 brought back so much nostalgia, I almost called out to work just to play this game all day. The fun in its simplicity and actual work are probably lost when compared to modern games, and I wouldn't expect younger gamers to get any satisfaction out of these. But, if you're old school like me it's worth it to take it back a bit sometimes. :)

Get ready to get lost multiple times, restart, those games ain't easy, but get the reward by enjoying some classic D&D rpg right on GoG.

I cannot recall how many times i have purchased and played hardcopies of this game oiver the years. every time i moved or i leant them out and lost them i have always ahd another...until physical media no longer existed. Thank you GOG for giving my a permanent digital copy of what is , imho, the best d&d games ever created. cannot wait to play them yet again... must be on my 20th or so playthrough by now lmao

I picked out this game back when it came on a 3.5" floppy disk and have purchased it two additional times (CD and now digital) because it's just that much fun. For me the game is so enjoyable because of it's simlicity in controls while having a great story and depth. Sure, you'll wonder around in circles sometimes trying to figure out why you can't open a door. Then you'll forget to save the game before getting whaled on by a frost giant, or fall down a pit and lose your only healer, but that's part of the lure of this type of game. It's the basic logic puzzles and clicking that will keep you coming back year after year because you will have invested some time in the story and you will want to see it through to the end. I think the only item I find a little difficult at times is finding all the secret paths and navigating the false walls. Sometimes the secret paths are the only way you're getting out of certain areas, but once you know what you're looking for you will be able to pick them out while moving down the hallways and sewers of Waterdeep. The false walls are rare, and there is always a clue to be found somewhere on the really tricky parts. My recommendation is to start on Part II: The Legend of Darkmoon as it is the better of the three titles included, but you can't go wrong with starting on Part I and carrying your party over to Part II. If I recall correctly Part I is much shorter than The Legend of Darkmoon, so there's not as much of a commitment to beating the game as there is for Part II. Assault on Myth Drannor doesn't have the same feel of the first two, so don't start there, and don't let it take away from series as a whole. I have tried a few times to play Part III and it's really only for die hard fans of the series and has a much more open feel, which takes away from the claustrophobic feel that make Part I and II enjoyable and immersive.