![]() With its immersive gameplay and innovative item creation tool, Seal Of Evil will appeal to hard core RPG fanatics who want a unique experience and aren't bothered by a lack of graphical finesse. Sound in the game is passable, although most of the voice-overs are horribly over the top. Still, this lack of graphic punch means Seal Of Evil will run smoothly on most systems, with its minimum specs being 128MB RAM, a 350Mhz processor and a 4MB video card. That's not to say the game world looks dull - on the contrary, the environments in Seal Of Evil are well detailed, but it certainly doesn't have the finesse of a Neverwinter Nights. Seal Of Evil lacks some of the whizz-bangery of newer RPGs, with graphics definitely not its strongpoint. There's no hard and fast rule as to how to mix materials, leaving a player open to experiment to their heart's content. These materials, which all feature different attributes that affect attack, defense and magic, can be mixed and matched to create completely unique items. Throughout the course of the game, players will acquire different materials from a wide variety of sources (such as fallen enemies, trees, rocks, rewards for quests, etc). While Seal Of Evil doesn't break new ground when it comes to gameplay, perhaps its most innovative feature is its unique item creation tool, which basically allows a player to make (and improve) virtually any weapon/armour that suits. While it's not as open ended as the Fallout games, the branching storylines do lend Seal Of Evil some replay value. Seal Of Evil also features different endings and quest paths depending on how your character reacts to certain situations. Gameplay in Seal Of Evil is pretty standard RPG-fare - you're given several main quests to complete plus are offered dozens of mini-quests that you can take on at your discretion. Your companions' AI is generally good, with the characters knowing when to heal and use spells in battle. Like Diablo 2, players can assign physical or magical attacks to either mouse button, but unlike Diablo 2, Seal of Evil never becomes a mad click-fest as your characters generally attack enemies repeatedly once they're spotted without any extra input from you. ![]() Battles occur in real time, but you can pause at any point to assign attacks using the spacebar. You traverse the world of Seal Of Evil in a three-person party, although you can only directly control one character at a time (with the other two following your lead). Upping your Metal attribute, for example, increases attack, while adding to Wood increases health. Instead of traditional RPG attributes such as stamina and agility, Seal Of Evil features elemental ones which affect different aspects of a character. To begin with, you are given preset characters which are aligned to broad classes (such as witch, wizard, paladin, assassin and beastman), but as the game progresses you can individually tweak each character's attributes. Unlike most other RPGs, Seal Of Evil does not allow you to create your own characters from scratch. Resisting invasion is the small state of East Baiyue, and when the leaders of the land die under mysterious circumstances, it's up to a small band of adventurers to set things right. And armed with mighty elemental magic, they may yet come face to face with the very Gods themselves.Seal Of Evil mixes real Chinese history with mythology, and takes place during the Warring States period (476-206 BC) where the powerhouse state of Qin is striving to unite all of the Chinese kingdoms through whatever means necessary. There is still hope for them, however, for along the way they will also make many friends and acquire powerful weapons and equipment. Ferocious beasts, merciless enemy soldiers, wicked bandits, and terrifying supernatural foes are hazards they must face in order to achieve this goal. Combining ancient legends and mythic storytelling with historical fact, Seal of Evil sets the stage for an epic adventure wherein the players struggle to thwart the Qin invasion of their peaceful homeland, East Baiyue. He will stop at nothing to reunite the disparate Chinese kingdoms. Out of the strife and chaos emerges a nobleman possessed of an indomitable spirit and an uncompromising vision of the future: Ying Zheng, ruler of the Qin state. ![]() This turbulent time marks the disintegration of the longest lived of all imperial dynasties, the Zhou. The Seal of Evil story is set in the twilight years of the Warring States period of Chinese history (476 ? 206 BC).
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