July 19, 2009

Russian Videogame Featuring The Three Bogatyrs

A new Russian-produced videogame whose protaganists are the bogatyrs Ilya Muromets, Alesha Popovica and Dobrynia of byliny fame gets a very bad review from examiner.com.

I saw a preview of this game a few months ago and found it kind of silly, but charming. It seems that the reviewer did not find it quite so charming.

Overall, Fairy Tales: Three Heroes has a pleasant, if somewhat antiquated look to it, enjoyable music, and boring tedious gameplay that approaches totally unplayable. This game may serve well for children new to adventure gaming, but the average video game enthusiast will likely want to pass this title by.

The game supposedly also suffers from some translating problems. My main problem with the game is the genre confusion: shouldn't it be Epic: Three Heroes, or Bylina: Three Heroes? Folklorists are nothing if not nit picky.

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