Nº 2 de 17, mítica colección, cuyos principales autores fueron Steve Jackson y Ian Livingstone, en este numero tu objetivo es el corazon de la ciudadela y el temible brujo Balthus Dire. ( )

I always kinda saw this as a cheap imitation of the first book [b:The Warlock of Firetop Mountain|429142|The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Fighting Fantasy Reissues 1, #1)|Steve Jackson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174675335s/429142.jpg|1725977], but it is actually a bit different. You get to play around with spells and it has an absurd almost Labyrinth like aesthetic.
I felt like this one gave me a lot of second chances too which was appreciated. ( )

Em Portugal, este é o terceiro título da colecção Aventuras Fantásticas. É assinado apenas por Steve Jackson. E, em boa verdade, não se fez sentir a falta de Ian Livingstone. Este é, definitivamente, um dos meus enredos favoritos das série.

Ok, after 3months of banging my head against a metaphysical wall, I gave in and googled and USED the walk through.
Not a bad story, and I probably could have done it on my own, if I'd taken the time to pay attention to what I was actually doing instead of just wandering around and crashing through whatever door took my fancy.

The main reason I read/played this was because way back in '91, I played [b:The Warlock of Firetop Mountain|429142|The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Fighting Fantasy, #1)|Steve Jackson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1174675335s/429142.jpg|1725977]. I LOVED it. Of course, I was a just minted teen, so what did I know? So I wanted to see if this would hold up, or even closely approximate the feeling I got from that first play.

Sadly, but practically known ahead of time, it didn't give me that euphoric high. While filling a backpack with spells and choosing your stats might be exciting, for the first time, I have since grown up. Computer games like Heretic and Hexxen took me to the next level and I never moved past them to full on RPG'ing.

So this was nostalgic. And we all know what happens with things that are nostalgic. Thankfully, this hasn't ruined my fond memories of yesteryear, it just means I won't be playing these books any more. Leave the past to enjoy itself. ( )

Oi niitä aikoja. Ihanaa nostalgiaa. Taistelupeli-kirjoja tuli pelattua/luettua lapsena niin paljon. Minulla oli pinokaupalla paperia, jolle täytin seikkailuita, ja sekä Mustan tornin valtiaan että Velhovuoren aarteen myös "kartoitin" ruutuvihkoon kokonaan. Yksinpelattava roolipelaamisen esiaste. Jos tätä alkaisi näin aikuisena arvioimaan, laatupisteet varmaan putoaisivat ja huomaisin, miten liioitellun yksinkertaistettua kaikki on... siksi en aio arvioida taistelupelejä uudestaan, vaan pidän lapsuudenmuistoni!