Darkstone: Evil Reigns

Darkstone: Evil Reigns
Developer(s) Delphine Software International
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Paul Cuisset
Bertrand Gibert
Producer(s) Paul Cuisset
Philippe Delamarre
Designer(s) Paul Cuisset
Programmer(s) Benoist Aron
Claude Levastre
Boris Vidal-Madjar
Artist(s) Denis Mercier
Frédéric Michel
Thierry Levastre
Writer(s) Mathieu Gaborit
Jean-Luc Dumon
Composer(s) Christophe Rime
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Android
Release date(s)

Microsoft Windows

  • NA 31 July 1999
  • EU 1999

PlayStation

  • NA 28 January 2001
  • EU 9 March 2001

iOS & Android
19 March 2014

Genre(s) Action RPG
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Darkstone: Evil Reigns (Darkstone in North America) is an action role-playing video game developed by Delphine Software International for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. In 2014, the French publisher Anuman Interactive launched a remake available on iPad, iPhone and Android, with the cooperation of the original game's author Paul Cuisset.[1]

Plot

The evil Lord Draak, who has the power to transform himself into a dragon, has recovered from earlier defeat and returned with his minions to the world of Uma bringing death and mayhem. Players attempt to find their way to Draak's lair and slay him in combat. On their way they must locate the seven crystals and use them to recreate the time orb, without which Draak can not be defeated.

There are seven crystals; the purple Crystal of Wisdom, the red Crystal of Virtue, the blue Crystal of Bravery, the yellow Crystal of Nobility, the turquoise Crystal of Compassion, the green Crystal of Integrity and the grey Crystal of Strength. These are magically reassembled by the hermit Sebastian to form the crystal Time Orb.

In the PC version, the townspeople will ask the player to do optional quests in return for money. These quests are either retrieving artifacts or killing an infamous monster. The artifacts are the Holy Grail, the Royal Diadem, the Shield of Light, the Unicorn's Horn, the Dragon's Scale, the Magic Anvil, the Path Book, the Medallion of Melchior, the Sacred Scroll, the Stone of Souls, the Cursed Sword, the Storm Flower, the Claw of Sargon, the Celestial Harp, the Bard's Music Score and the Broken Vase. The monsters are the ratman Buzbal the Furious, the vampire Nosferatu and the skeletal Evil Garth.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 77.39%[2]
(PS) 65.41%[3]
Metacritic(PS) 58/100[4]

Darkstone: Evil Reigns received mixed to positive reviews. Aggregating review website GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version 77.39%[2] and the PlayStation version 65.41% and 58/100.[3][4]

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