The Legend of Kyrandia
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Book One cover art.
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| Developer(s) | Westwood Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive |
| Distributor(s) | GOG.com |
| Composer(s) | Frank Klepacki |
| Engine | Kyra |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, PC-98, Windows |
| Release | August 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Legend of Kyrandia (formerly Fables & Fiends) is a point-and-click graphic adventure game series, developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive (formerly Virgin Games).
It primarily takes place in the fantasy land of Kyrandia, where the player assumes the role of the young hero Brandon (Book One), the royal mystic Zanthia (Book Two) and the evil court jester Malcolm (Book Three); the antagonist of the first game. Played in a 2D format from a third-person perspective, each game uses a point-and-click interface to guide said characters throughout the game's world; solving puzzles and quests, while interacting with the in-game characters and environment.
The series began in 1992 with the release of Fables and Fiends (changed from The Legend of Kyrandia), and spawned two sequels The Hand of Fate (1993) and Malcolm's Revenge (1994). The series is now owned by Electronic Arts and is available digitally on GOG.com.
The names and release formats are as followed:
The Legend of Kyrandia became known for its extremely simple interface, a feature present in all three games in the series. Though vaguely reminiscent of point-and-click adventure games of the period, the primary detail that distinguished Westwood's trilogy was the use of a single "use" action, as opposed to multi-action interfaces.
All three games are characterized by a quite innovative inventory system. It is notable for the variety of allowed physical actions you could subject the items to, especially the great freedom of dropping and picking up objects, which was used for some of the puzzles. In general, the puzzles in the series are based on experimenting with inventory items, combining them or depositing them in the correct places.
In the fantasy kingdom of Kyrandia, King William and his wife, Queen Katherine, have been murdered by the evil court jester Malcolm, a madman who possesses vast magical powers. Brandon, the prince, has been hidden in the forest by his grandfather (Queen Katherine's father) Kallak, who is also chief of the Mystics.
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