Anvil of Dawn
The world of Tempest is in need of a champion! You have been summoned to embark on a noble journey to save all of humanity from an evil fate. You must keep your wits about you, your sword must stay sharp and…
Anvil of Dawn is an adventure developed by DreamForge Intertainment, released 31 December 1995 on DOS.
What Anvil of Dawn is
Anvil of Dawn is an adventure game developed by DreamForge Intertainment and released in 1995. It was published by New World Computing. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The world of Tempest is in need of a champion! You have been summoned to embark on a noble journey to save all of humanity from an evil fate. You must keep your wits about you, your sword must stay sharp and ready, and your spells charged as you forge through Tempest's massive landscape. Descend into the maws of many a dark and dangerous dungeon in search of your quest's end. You'll have at your disposal more than 25 spells and items of great power, each drawing upon one of the elemental forces such as earth, wind, fire, and lightning. Whether you prefer a more tactical approach or attack all-swords-swinging, Anvil of Dawn features a hybrid of real-time and turn-based combat to satisfy your…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Anvil of Dawn holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Anvil of Dawn launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Loaded. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Loaded.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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