Blacksmith Features
April 20th, 2001 by Cherub Jerusalem

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Roland’s Quest

By The Rasher

“As soon as Roland was out of sight of London, he carefully checked to make sure he was not being followed. Although he had no reason to believe there would be anyone following him, a man in his position could not afford to be careless.

Satisfied that he was alone, Roland turned not down the road that would lead him to the countryside and his wife, but the road that led toward Montaque, the capital city of the Revolution…”

This is how “Roland’s Quest”, one of the best scenarios in the blacksmith imho, begins. You play as Roland, the British royal officer, who also happens to be a turncoat for the Rebellion. You lie to your King, saying that you are going to your wife due to her illness, but you are actually going to give confidential documents to the head of the Rebellion. And if you thought the story was cool, hang on for the gameplay.

RQ pretty much has something for everybody. The scenario starts off as an RPG/Puzzle which takes a little figuring out, continues as a daring FF, climaxes as a B&D, and ends with a grand finalle withsome more mind-boggling puzzles.

If there is one thing that particularly caught my eye when I was playing “Roland’s Quest”, it was the balance. In one part, I was attacked by about half a dozen enemy soldiers, and once I defeated them, I was left with exactly 3 hitpoints left. That is how balanced Roland’s Quest is… In any case, saving from time to time is very adviseable, as any mistake can make you lose the game at some points.

I like Roland’s Quest because of the intricate puzzles involved in it. A lot of the things in this scenario are quite ahead of their time! (this scenario was submitted in Jan 2000, and it’s still worth playing).

The author, Angel Rasher, (informally also SSSI_Rasher), is 16 years old and from Nova Scotia, Canada. Along his designing career, he is also a full-time HG Angel, interested in AoK, EE, Alternative Rock, Heavy Metal and Ice Hockey (at least according to his profile).

To the Rebellion!