Posted on: July 15, 2019
CharlieLima79
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Solid, but mediocre adventure game
I remember seeing the game box and advertising for Christy Marx’s ‘Conquests of Camelot’ as a pre-teen. Being enthralled by Sierra’s signature ‘Quest’ games, not finding its cover art as whimsical or exciting, and generally not being a fan of Arthurian legend, I paid ‘Camelot’ no attention then. Now that I’m older, I find ‘Camelot’ to be a solid Sierra adventure game. As with many Sierra games at the time, it’s a linear game and is rather restrictive. Despite allowing you to venture out to different locations, you need to visit them in a specific order to be successful. Yet, what set ‘Camelot’ apart from its contemporaries was the seriousness with which Marx told her tale. Marx did extensive research for this game, and it shows. It helped with the world building, but the game seemed more keen on presenting research findings than being a fun game at times. It was ambitious of Marx to try awarding game points based on categories, putting in various types of arcade sequences, and using an in-game character as your psychic companion/narrator. Yet, they didn’t work out all that well given the technological limitations and her inexperience in game design. Puzzles in ‘Camelot’ are fair, and are telegraphed quite well if you had spent time on talking to characters and reading the manual. Marx stayed on-theme when incorporating copy protection. By presenting them as puzzles, they did not feel intrusive. I never found puzzle solutions in ‘Camelot’ to be illogical given the game’s premise. ‘Camelot’ may not be great, but it certainly paved way for a better ‘Conquest’ game. The graphics were drawn with detail, though almost too colourful in parts. The writing was interesting, making Marx one of the best writers (the other being Jane Jensen) for Sierra. Gameplay-wise, there were no particularly exciting moments in this mostly by-the-book adventure game. Fans of Arthurian legend and ‘Longbow’ should give it a try, but general Sierra fans could possibly do without ‘Camelot’.
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