Eye of the Beholder





Eye of the Beholder is an all-time favourite. It's a real-time 3D dungeon romp at its best. You control a party of four adventurers that has to explore the sewers of your city and eradicate the evil that has infested them.

The graphics in this game are superb, from the faces of your party members and NPC's to swords, potions and magical items. The monsters are also really well done and there are loads of them! There are heaps of items too, just waiting to be picked up. Westwood was known for making visually stunning introductions and they don't disappoint. The intro explains the story so far and then you're off...

Creating a character is simple and straightforward. You can choose from a list of races and classes and then re-roll the statistics until you're happy.

The combat in the game is also easy; you just have to right-click on the weapon and it is used. However, only your front characters can fight with swords; the back ones must use ranged weapons or magic. Magic is used by memorizing spells while resting and then choosing a spell from a list.

The sound is haunting and very fitting to the environment. You can hear skeletons jingle their chains as they move, and believe me, it's unnerving.

All in all, this game is worth any RPG-er's time. There is fun to be had, nerves to be shot and maps to be drawn.

Part of the Eye of the Beholder Trilogy

Part of the Dungeons & Dragons games Series