Crooked Bee
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Tags: Strategic Simulations Inc.; Sword of Aragon
Esteemed community member Deuce Traveler has played SSI's strategy game Sword of Aragon and is here to tell you all about it.
Read the full article: TC Retrospective Review: Sword of Aragon (1989)
Esteemed community member Deuce Traveler has played SSI's strategy game Sword of Aragon and is here to tell you all about it.
So, despite these disappointing final battles, do I still recommend the game? Emphatically, yes. Sword of Aragon is a linear enough affair that it is fairly obvious to the player which problems need to be be tackled first, yet with enough randomness in how events unfold to ensure replay value. It has enough flexibility to allow you to play as a benevolent ruler or as a terrible tyrant. The quests are varied enough to be interesting, with choices and consequences that must be taken seriously. Sword of Aragon is an experience like no other, and since there don't appear to be any Kickstarters or indie developers intent on reviving it, the only way you are going to be able to experience it yourself is if you suppress your prejudices against older games with primitive UIs and limited graphics and sound, and download it today from your favorite abandonware site.
Read the full article: TC Retrospective Review: Sword of Aragon (1989)