Druid: Daemons of the Mind
Druid: Daemons of the Mind is an action role-playing video game developed by British studio Synthetic Dimensions and published by Sir-Tech for DOS. It was later ported to the Windows, PlayStation and Sega Saturn by Koei in Japan.
Druid: Daemons of the Mind | |
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Developer(s) | Synthetic Dimensions |
Publisher(s) | Sir-Tech |
Designer(s) | Kevin Bulmer Matt Stott |
Programmer(s) | John Wildsmith |
Writer(s) | Brenda Brathwaite |
Composer(s) | Ben Daglish |
Platform(s) | DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
Release | 1995 (DOS) |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing, adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Druid: Daemons of the Mind is an action role-playing game with graphic adventure elements.[1]
Reception
Publication | Score |
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CGSP | [2] |
CGW | [3] |
Next Generation | [1] |
PC Gamer (US) | 81%[4] |
Arcane | 5/10[5] |
PC Entertainment | [6] |
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "hard-core fans of either RPGs or graphic adventures won't find much satisfaction. The puzzles can be rather simple, and though the story is well crafted and deep, role-playing fanatics will be annoyed at the lack of statistics and manipulation of your character. Still, if you're just getting into either genre, this one does a great job of taking some of the aspects of both."[1]
Andy Butcher reviewed Druid: Daemons of the Mind for Arcane magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall.[5] Butcher comments that "the various elements don't really seem to fit together very well, and the game has a somewhat disjointed feel to it. Combine this with an awkward combat system that requires split-second timing, and you end up with something of a poor man's Ultima VIII (a game which Druid resembles in many ways)."[5]
References
- "Finals". Next Generation. No. 17. Imagine Media. May 1996. pp. 97–98.
- Staff (March 9, 1996). "Druid: Daemons of the Mind Review". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on October 7, 1997. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- Schlunk, Petra (March 1996). "Sir-Tech's Step Child". Computer Gaming World (140): 114, 116.
- McDonald, T. Liam (March 1996). "Druid: Daemons of the Mind". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on November 17, 1999. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- Butcher, Andy (February 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane. Future Publishing (3): 72–73.
- Lindquist, Christopher (March 1996). "Role Playing; Druid: Daemons of the Mind". PC Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 18, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2019.