The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate
1993 video game
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two - Hand of Fate is a 2D point-and-click adventure game, developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993 for MS-DOS. Verions for the FM Towns and PC-98 were published in 1995. It is the sequel The Legend of Kyrandia (1992) and the second game of the Fables & Fiends series. The game focuses on the story of a young alchemist and magician saving the kingdom of Kyrandia from being wiped from existence.
There's more focus on whimsical humor than its predecessor, and it has more complex puzzles. It was a commercial success, but was criticized for its short length. A sequel, Malcolm's Revenge, was released in 1994. GOG.com released an emulated version of both for Windows and Mac OS X in 2013.
Gameplay
Players assume the role of Zanthia, a young magic user, who explores lands to solve puzzles and progress the story. Like its predecessor, Hand of Fate does not operate with verb-command system, but a more simplified point-and click mechanic which can be used to interact with objects and people in each location. Objects can be stored in the inventory - which has more space for items than the previous game - with the option to drop objects in a location for later use.
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