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This is something that has become taboo in modern game design, but was common enough in games of the era. The designers showed great foresight in setting the third Chapter there.Īnd so I happily explored, tracking down clues and investigating new leads, and I was even genuinely stumped as to what to do at one point. Feist’s novels, which describe the eastern sections of the kingdom as older and more cultured than the newer frontiers in the west. Even the towns were larger and more likely to have an inn and other services than those in the west.

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Now in the eastern part of the Kingdom, I found the strictly confined roads of the mountainous west were replaced with open plains, full of farms and other dwellings. And, just as the story was opening up like this, the game’s world did as well. The decision of which leads to follow was entirely up to me. Best of all, the clues pointed in different directions. It was fairly obvious where to find my first clue, which naturally provided a trail to follow, but soon I was finding more clues, in many different places.

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Now, with no set destination, I was free to wander where I pleased, with no guide other than my wits. In the earlier Chapters I would travel along the roads, exploring their limited surroundings, and uncover tidbits of information along the way. And it proved to be the best melding of story and player freedom yet, a perfect example of why Betrayal at Krondor’s design works so well. No destination, no quest markers on my map like I would have in a modern role-playing game. The third Chapter, however, has an entirely different objective: to solve a mystery. The player is free to take any route to get there, or to wander off in another direction entirely, but the story is guaranteed to proceed as planned once the player finally arrives. Chapter 3 offers even more freedom than the first two, and is the best example of Betrayal at Krondor’s unique narrative design so far.Įach Chapter in the game has a primary objective, and for the first two Chapters, it was simply a destination. The result is an experience that feels organic and emergent while still providing a set story.

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In part 2 I discussed how the game’s open world is designed to funnel players through certain narrative experiences, offering a series of clues and encounters along the roads the player must take when traveling. And I’m glad I waited until now to talk about the game’s overarching narrative, because it got a lot more interesting right after Chapter 2 ended. I was nearing the end of Chapter 2 then, now I’m just starting Chapter 5.

It’s been a while since my last post about Betrayal at Krondor, but if it makes you feel better, I’ve gotten farther in the game this time. Other History Lessons posts can be found here. When you’ve finished you may wish to read part 4. Also be sure to read part 1 and part 2 before continuing. New readers may wish to read my History Lessons Introduction first.