Druid: Daemons of the Mind
| 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) | MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Saturn |
| Release | December 7, 1995 (MS-DOS) |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Druid: Daemons of the Mind is an action role-playing video game developed by British studio Synthetic Dimensions and published by Sir-Tech for MS-DOS. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and Sega Saturn by Koei in Japan.
Gameplay
[edit]Druid: Daemons of the Mind is an action role-playing game with graphic adventure elements.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |    [5] |
| Computer Gaming World | [3] |
| Next Generation | [2] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 81%[4] |
| Arcane | 5/10[6] |
| PC Entertainment | [7] |
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."[2]
Andy Butcher reviewed Druid: Daemons of the Mind for Arcane magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall.[6] 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)."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Software List (Released by Soft Licensees)". セガ 製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Finals". Next Generation. No. 17. Imagine Media. May 1996. pp. 97–98.
- ^ Schlunk, Petra (March 1996). "Sir-Tech's Step Child". Computer Gaming World. No. 140. pp. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Butcher, Andy (February 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (3). Future Publishing: 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.