Chronicles of the Sword
Join the quest for a united Camelot. To serve King Arthur. To battle evil. To risk all for the honor of Camelot. Set in the early years of Camelot, you take on the role of Gawain, a heroic young knight about…
Chronicles of the Sword is an adventure developed by Synthetic Dimensions, released 1 December 1996 on PlayStation and DOS.
What Chronicles of the Sword is
Chronicles of the Sword is an adventure game developed by Synthetic Dimensions and released in 1996. It was published by Psygnosis. It is available on PlayStation and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Join the quest for a united Camelot. To serve King Arthur. To battle evil. To risk all for the honor of Camelot. Set in the early years of Camelot, you take on the role of Gawain, a heroic young knight about to be ordained into King Arthur's Order of the Round Table. Your quest is to destroy the King's half sister- the evil sorceress Morgana- before she destroys Camelot and all that King Arthur has created. As you travel throughout the kingdom in search of Morgana, interact with a host of colorful characters who will either help or hinder you in your quest. Morgana will use all her powers to defeat you, so you must be quick and ruthless! The future of Camelot depends on your victory.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical.
What it launched against
Chronicles of the Sword launched on 1 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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