The game plot takes place in the time shortly before Ragnarök, an epic battle at the end of the world in Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a fallen warrior (an Einherjar) tasked by the god Odin to attempt to change the destiny of the gods and avert their fall during the coming war. Although the title takes some liberty with the accepted mythos, most elements are well represented and hence can be considered semi-educational.
The tasks given to the player include:
Recovering the missing head of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir.
Finding key items needed to forge a chain to bind Fenrir.
Strengthening Thor's fishing line, so that it doesn't break when catching the world serpent.
Once all of the tasks are completed, Heimdall can be asked to blow his horn, causing the battle of Ragnarök to commence, with the outcome then being reported to the player.
Gameplayedit
The gameplay elements are relatively primitive, although the game does feature a large world with many areas to explore. Combat often involves the player attacking and then fleeing in order to minimize damage sustained.
Many different weapons and armor are acquired as the player travels through the various regions, growing progressively stronger with each enemy defeated. This was one of the first open world games that did not send the character on a linear path, as the player is free to explore the many maps in any order.[citation needed]
Receptionedit
Allen L. Greenburg for Computer Gaming World praised the detail of Interstel's research into Norse mythology, but stated that "most players will probably find Dusk to be a very disappointing experience", with VGA graphics that "lack imagination", poor gameplay documentation, and "monotonous" text.[1]
Referencesedit
^Greenburg, Allen L. (September 1992). "Interstel's Dusk of the gods". Computer Gaming World. No. 98. pp. 70, 72. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
dusk, gods, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2017,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dusk of the Gods news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Dusk of the Gods is an isometric view role playing video game developed by Event Horizon Software and published by Interstel Corporation in 1991 Dusk of the GodsCover art by Larry ElmoreDeveloper s Event Horizon SoftwarePublisher s Interstel CorporationProducer s James H NamestkaDesigner s Christopher L StrakaThomas J HolmesProgrammer s Thomas J HolmesArtist s Jane YeagerLouis M KissComposer s Pete SmolcicEd PuskarMatt OelerPlatform s MS DOSReleaseNA 1991Genre s Role playingMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe game plot takes place in the time shortly before Ragnarok an epic battle at the end of the world in Norse mythology The player assumes the role of a fallen warrior an Einherjar tasked by the god Odin to attempt to change the destiny of the gods and avert their fall during the coming war Although the title takes some liberty with the accepted mythos most elements are well represented and hence can be considered semi educational The tasks given to the player include Recovering the missing head of Thor s hammer Mjolnir Finding key items needed to forge a chain to bind Fenrir Strengthening Thor s fishing line so that it doesn t break when catching the world serpent Obtaining a special breastplate for Heimdall Once all of the tasks are completed Heimdall can be asked to blow his horn causing the battle of Ragnarok to commence with the outcome then being reported to the player Gameplay editThe gameplay elements are relatively primitive although the game does feature a large world with many areas to explore Combat often involves the player attacking and then fleeing in order to minimize damage sustained Many different weapons and armor are acquired as the player travels through the various regions growing progressively stronger with each enemy defeated This was one of the first open world games that did not send the character on a linear path as the player is free to explore the many maps in any order citation needed Reception editAllen L Greenburg for Computer Gaming World praised the detail of Interstel s research into Norse mythology but stated that most players will probably find Dusk to be a very disappointing experience with VGA graphics that lack imagination poor gameplay documentation and monotonous text 1 References edit Greenburg Allen L September 1992 Interstel s Dusk of the gods Computer Gaming World No 98 pp 70 72 Retrieved 3 July 2014 External links editDusk of the Gods at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dusk of the Gods amp oldid 1194284863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
