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Customer Reviews of Redguard: Elder Scrolls Adventures

possibly 3 and a half
As a die-hard adventure gamer, I purchased this about a year ago and played it. The game puts you in the boots of Cyrus, a former mercanary who is looking for his sister, Izara. The game starts out magnificently when Cyrus, on his way to Stros M'kai, (the city where he has to meet his friend, Tobias for information about his sister) gets attacked by pirates. After that, the game goes in to a talking point. Once you get to Stros M'kai, you basically talk to everybody which takes about an hour and a half. Finally, it changes to action after he accepts a job to deliver an amulet to the greedy governor. After that, the game speeds up and gets more intersting.

First the good things. The lands Cyrus explores are HUGE. I literally spent a good hour just exploring the land and talking to the locals. Also, the game has a very good plot. Whenever you're getting bored of talking, the game changes to a more action style of gameplay, so you can't really get bored. The graphics are fair if you have a 3dfx graphics card and a lot of and the game is heavily replayable. I kept coming back for more after I beat the game. (which took a very long time) You'll find that it's fun just to explore the lands. Also, you have a lot of freedom. You can do whatever you want. If you have enough gold, you can buy things like magic potions and you usually find gold off killing guards and searching their body.

The bad things: The graphics are horrible compared to other games these days. Also, talking to people consumes a lot of the gameplay. It took me 15 minutes on average just to finish talking to a person. Also, the fighting controls are wierd, because it's hard to fight and most of the time that you kill somebody, ti's luck. For some, the game may last way too long and last but not least, some of the voice acting is horrible.

the pros outweigh the cons for adventure gamers, but other gamers are trying their luck when they buy this. it is a good game, but could have been much better. I suggest you buy it because it is at a bargain price

Tomb Raider Wannabe?
First, the positives of this game. The storyline of Redguard is excellent. I felt taken in from the beginning and involved in the character's role throughout the game. Although there is primarily one path through to the end of the game, I never felt that the "quests" hindered the progress of the storyline.

There are some cool, if not unique, features of this game that make it a worthwhile buy. The swordfighting model, although simplisitic, makes the game accessible to not-so-serious gamers. Unlike something like Die-by-the-Sword, there are only 5 basic moves, plus a parry. It was quite easy to become adept at combat, when combat was necessary. The in-game conversations, the primary means of learning the plot, were nicely orchestrated. It was still the usual select-from-a-list until all topics have been explored, though. Another thing is the rope swinging. It would have been nice to have a little more of these rope obstacles throughout the game.

Now the drawbacks. Even considering the time this game was released, the 3D engine is really outdated. I didn't get an opportunity to play this game on a 3Dfx and it only supports 3Dfx or software modes. Even worse, the cinematic sequences are poor resolution. And one of them, toward the final conflict in the game, although intended to be very serious, was so cliche' that I had to laugh out loud. The 3D engine was also very unforgiving in requiring you to setup positions for jumping and climbing. Getting in position, even in walking mode (run is the default) is difficult. If you can get this game at a bargain price, like I did, it's worth playing, ONCE.