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A Tale in the Desert
Released On: Feb 15, 2003
79
9.3
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
79
67% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
79
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
You can’t begin to experience the complexities of this game or reap its full benefit during a review period. If I had more free time right now, I would embrace A Tale with all of my gaming heart and dive deep into Egypt.
Incredibly ambitious and delivers more than I expected. There are so many different things to do and so many different ways to play the game that I can't imagine anyone getting bored.
The whole time I played this game I enjoyed myself thoroughly... The world is gigantic and the people are so friendly that it just begs to be played.
The designers themselves have stated that A Tale in the Desert is about creating a society, and watching the experiment in action is almost as enjoyable as taking part.
It's a beautiful, creative tale told in the desert of originality, a startling flower in a wasteland of murder-and-loot online games. [July 2003, p.71]
While I found the game a refreshing diversion from the usual slash-and-loot online fare I've become a little worn out on after years of play, I did find the heavy focus on interaction with other players to be too much of a good thing. [July 2003, p.82]
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 User Ratings
9.3
100% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 User Ratings
9.3
100% Positive
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Summary The ancient Egyptians wrote about Seven Disciplines of Man: Leadership, Thought, The Human Body, Architecture, Worship, Conflict, and Art. They believed that if a man could achieve perfection in all seven, he'd live forever. A Tale in the Desert centers around the tests, which measure your skill in the seven disciplines. They don't measu...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Feb 15, 2003
Developer:
- eGenesis
Publisher: eGenesis
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