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Kingdom: The Far Reaches

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Also known as
Kingdom: The Far Reaches - Book One Reaches - A Prequel to Kingdom II: Shadoan Thayer's Quest

This fantasy adventure tasks you with retrieving ancient relic pieces to defeat the Black Wizard, using mouse-driven exploration and puzzle-solving.

Kingdom: The Far Reaches is an updated version of the 1984 laserdisc game Thayer's Quest. The DOS CD-ROM version was released by Interplay in 1995.

About Kingdom: The Far Reaches

The player controls Lathan Kandor, a young protagonist who must oppose the Black Wizard. This task involves navigating the fantasy setting known as the Far Reaches.

Gameplay centers on adventure genre conventions, including dialogue with characters, inventory management, and puzzle solving. A primary objective is to locate three fragments of an ancient artifact called The Hand of Mobus.

Assistance comes from Daelon, a powerful magician who serves as Lathan's mentor. The interface is mouse driven and features cartoon style visuals accompanied by video sequences and original music, the latter being optional. An integrated map facilitates travel within the game world.

Kingdom: The Far Reaches Screenshots

4 images
Introduction screen
Lathan, the hero of the game doing some magic in the village
Lathan, the hero of the game
Map interface of the Kingdom of Weigard