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The Legend of Kyrandia (1992)

Westwood Studios

Amiga · DOS · FM Towns · Mac · PC-9800 Series

3.82 from 87 ratings

205 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 50 backlogged · 25 wish listed

How long? Main story 3h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

Kyrandia is a land of dark, mysterious forests, and sleeping dragons. A fantastic land where rubies grow on trees and magic abounds. Who would imagine that a land so idyllic would spawn a murderer so demented? Some say that the court jester, Malcolm, was mad to begin with. Others whisper in sly, conspiratorial tones that it was his burning desire … Read more
Kyrandia is a land of dark, mysterious forests, and sleeping dragons. A fantastic land where rubies grow on trees and magic abounds. Who would imagine that a land so idyllic would spawn a murderer so demented? Some say that the court jester, Malcolm, was mad to begin with. Others whisper in sly, conspiratorial tones that it was his burning desire to possess the precious Kyragem that slowly drove him to slay the peaceful King William. As the rightful prince of Kyrandia, you must pursue the elusive Malcolm to recover the powerful gemstone. Only then will you be able to reclaim the throne and restore harmony to the land of Kyrandia. The Legend of Kyrandia awaits you! Read less
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Details

Developers
Westwood Studios
Publishers
Virgin Games
Genres
Adventure, Point-and-click
Themes
Comedy, Fantasy
Series
Legend of Kyrandia

Release dates

  • 1992 (Worldwide) Mac, Amiga, DOS
  • 1993 (Worldwide) FM Towns
  • 1994 (Worldwide) PC-9800 Series
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Rating distribution

5 stars
25
4 stars
27
3 stars
29
2 stars
6
1 star
0
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Review scoopings 4/5 · Apr 19, 2025

Beautiful And Advanced-Feeling, But Bogged Down By Frustrating Adventure Gameplay

Preliminary: I wish I liked the plot and humor better so far, but wow the gameplay, the Look, and the Sound are incredible for 92. And yet again 92 is showing how this is the start of my gaming era, being a 90 baby. Everything about this feels advanced, from the way you observe different things by clicking and he …

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Preliminary: I wish I liked the plot and humor better so far, but wow the gameplay, the Look, and the Sound are incredible for 92. And yet again 92 is showing how this is the start of my gaming era, being a 90 baby. Everything about this feels advanced, from the way you observe different things by clicking and he actually talks with a voice about them, the way you can just pick up and drop tiems without a bunch of extra steps, etc.

This screen, the conversation, and the music all remind me of Pajama Sam! The underwater geyser part with the boat you ride in No Need to Hide... And consistently the music, Look, gameplay have been amazing so far enter image description here

And this dragon reminds me of a very nostalgic part in Putt Putt Travels Through Time enter image description here

Day 1

Not loving this birthstone search. Seems like I'm wandering around hoping for right combination, which indeed is exactly what I'm doing lol but it's getting old. I'm wondering if something is broken because I have tried every combination of every available gem per the guides I've read...

Day 2

Well, I ran into some technical issues. But more than that, the tedious puzzle basis to this game, rather than the fun item retrieval adventure I was hoping for, is making me not want to try to solve the issue. The Look, Sound, and Feel are amazing, as are the mechanics of the gameplay, but the game design and execution bogged it down. After about an hour and a half of playing, in the Dragon cave, I am calling it quits. And don't even get me started about the fast-reaction part.

Look: 9/10 Yes

Sound: 8.5/10 Yes. And the voices are so well-done

Play: 7.5/10 Advanced in how you just click on things to make things happen, rather than convoluted menus, but the game design and puzzle-based gameplay is not my type of Adventure.

Feel: 7.5/10 So many feels, and the beginning is very worth playing, but unfortunately the Joy aspect bogs down over time.

Attachment: 7.5/10

Overall: 8/10

Completion: Was exploring the Dragon shaped cave

Playtime: ~1h 30m

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Jasyla

Review Jasyla 2/5 · Jan 16, 2022

Yikes

Adventure games of the late 80s and early 90s are no stranger to bad puzzles and design, but this one takes the cake. This game has some of the worst puzzles I’ve ever experienced. Many of them are just trial and error with zero telegraphing of what you’re supposed to do or why. There are so many ways to soft …

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Adventure games of the late 80s and early 90s are no stranger to bad puzzles and design, but this one takes the cake. This game has some of the worst puzzles I’ve ever experienced. Many of them are just trial and error with zero telegraphing of what you’re supposed to do or why. There are so many ways to soft lock and find yourself in an unwinnable situation. For some reason your inventory is limited to 10 items when there are so many things to pick up, resulting in a lot of walking around the incredibly large number of screens to go find something you dropped at some point. And there’s a maze. Why wouldn’t there be? The pixel art is nice, the music is nice, otherwise… woof.

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