Betrayal in Antara
Preview

Welcome to the Antaran Empire. This Empire was forged generations ago by a king who covertly gathered mages to his side and used them to unite the provinces under his banner. Although created with benevolent intentions, over time the Imperial institutions have fallen prey to corruption and decay.

Today, a well-meaning Emperor is faced with a decadent and crumbling infrastructure where bribery, nepotism, intrigue, assassination, deceit and intrigue are rampant. Our story takes place against this backdrop. The player characters become embroiled in a devious plot of manipulation, political agendas, secret societies, racial hatred, magical discoveries, abduction, and assassination. Their involvement takes them across (and beneath) the Eastern realms of Antara. It is a journey with dramatic ramifications for each of them -- and for the Empire.

If you haven't played Betrayal At Krondor, you should download it (get the link from below), and play it. Because Antara has the same flair as the original, as well it should since it is based on the same game engine. One of the primary differences is that the graphics are a lot better. The first ones graphics seemed kind of grainy, but Antara has rectified that problem.

The gameplay is the same, which was one of the strong suits of the original. You still have a arrow based control panel that is used to move around. You still have icons, to camp, check the map, save the game, etc. When camping there is still a Sun dial that is used to specificy how long you are going to stay in camp. When viewing characters you still drag and drop to arm a character, or to trade with another.

When communicating with the various denizens of Antara, a little head appears for characters that can hold conversations. Once you have selected a character to have a conversation with, you are given a list of topics, and the character will react differently to the topics. These topics are the areas that the character has some knowledge, you select a topic (ask a predefined question) and the character will go into a speech on the subject. This is a time saving way to hold conversations, and it also move plot along, since the Player character does not spend to much wasted time trying to figure out what to ask the character.

All in all Betrayal in Antara plays the same as Betrayal At Krondor (which is an extremely fun game) except the graphics are better. Download the demo and try it out.

Downloads:

• Sierra Betrayal at Antara Home Page

• Download Betrayal at Krondor for Free!

• Antara theme pak for Microsoft Plus!

• Interactive Tour of Antara

• Download the Interactive Demo

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