The Immortal (video game): Difference between revisions

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Being instantly killed is something that you will become very familiar with over the course of the game. Walked over the wrong square on the map? Worms break through the floor and instantly kill you. Touched that slime? It's viciously acidic and you are instantly killed. Searched a body too many times? Oh, look, he was killed by that slime hiding in his bones, and since you just touched it you die instantly. Beyond this, the game also includes hand-to-hand combat sequences with trolls and goblins and other creatures, puzzle-solving, and lots and lots of reloading. Spellcasting is somewhat less prominent than might be expected. Your spells are very situational: it's almost too convenient that a "spell to charm Will-O'-the-Wisps" happens to be found near some Will-O'-the'Wisps. Other spells are mostly tools, rather than a bunch of flashy attacks: you can turn yourself to stone, blink momentarily out of existence, and magnetize your hands. Your spells are all limited-use, and you need every charge you're given.

If you get to the end, you're rewarded with an interesting twist on what seemed a bog-standard fantasy plot, as well as a punishingly tough puzzle for a final boss--and in a game as hard as The Immortal, that's saying something.

 

* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: And how. Put simply, "The Immortal" in the title ain't you.

** If you approach a hole with a ladder from the wrong side, rather than grabbing the ladder you will fall into the hole and be instantly killed.

** Some games have inventory items that are deadly if you use them incorrectly... or at all. Usually, it's [[Press X to Die|pretty obvious]] that you shouldn't play around with them. This game has at least three out of a dozen or so items that have this property, and you use all of them during the course of the game. Even ''your stuff'' hates you.

** Mercifully (or perhaps annoyingly, depending on your point of view), the NES version completely cuts out the stage with the most nightmarish death, where walking upon egg sacs causes you to promptly '''GET COVERED IN LIVE SPIDERS.'''

* [[Fountain of Youth]]: Dungeon feature. {{spoiler|It's also ''why'' Mordamir wants the dragon dead. Mordamir's people wiped the dragons out to get at the Fountain and the associated immortality. Thing is, they missed one, which [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|returned the favor]] on the conquerors...except, of course, Mordamir.}}

* [[Guide Dang It]]: The entire game is this and then some. Even with a guide you will die, a lot.

* [[Hope Spot]]: You will fall into lots of pits, which is usually instant death. Sometimes you'll catch yourself with your long staff. {{spoiler|Sometimes the staff breaks.}}

* [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]]: Justified - {{spoiler|Mordamir wanted you to reach him, so he left useful equipment for you.}}

* [[Let's Play]]: By [[Slowbeef]] [http://lparchive.org/The-Immortal/ here]. It's worth noting that The Immortal is the first ever game to get officially Let's Played.

** [[The Many Deaths of You|Will Harvey Hates you and all that you stand for.]]

* [[Oh Crap]]: Mordmair as you gank the amulet from him in the final battle.

* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: {{spoiler|Partway through, you begin dreaming of a civilization of dragons, which were peaceful until an army of humans attacked and destroyed them. One survivor counterattacked, but there was one survivor from that group... The last living dragon is at the bottom of the dungeon, and you must survive its fire breath until it wears itself out, at which point Mordamir will arrive to begin the final puzzle.}}

* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Every 'boss' character is fought using wits and spells, rather than the combat interface. Except the giant spider.

* [[Recurring Traveler]]: The merchant, who has exactly what you need when you need it. Justified when {{spoiler|Mordamir bitches at you near the end: "Look at me. Do I remind you of a merchant, perhaps?"}}

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