Companions of Xanth is an adventure game published in 1993 by Legend Entertainment. The game is based on Piers Anthony's Xanth novels and loosely follows the plot of his novel Demons Don't Dream, in which a young man uses a computer game to enter and explore the world of Xanth. Typical of Piers Anthony's novels, the game is filled with puns and visual gags, and some knowledge of the Xanth universe is helpful; for those players who haven't read any of the Xanth novels, an in-game 'Com-Pendium of Xanth' is provided to the player for the majority of the game.
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Since I'm probably one of the only people to have ever played this game, I'll write a quick review of it.
This is a point-and-click adventure game where the protagonist gets transported from the real world into a fantasy world (where have I heard that one before?) Apparently it's based on a book that I have never read so I can't comment on it's quality as an adaptation. Overall I'd say it's an alright game, the writing is decent and it can be pretty funny at times. Gameplay wasn't anything special, pretty typical point and click stuff. It's been many years since I've played it so I may have just been a stupid kid but I recall the game being extremely obtuse at times which was frustrating.
This is a point-and-click adventure game where the protagonist gets transported from the real world into a fantasy world (where have I heard that one before?) Apparently it's based on a book that I have never read so I can't comment on it's quality as an adaptation. Overall I'd say it's an alright game, the writing is decent and it can be pretty funny at times. Gameplay wasn't anything special, pretty typical point and click stuff. It's been many years since I've played it so I may have just been a stupid kid but I recall the game being extremely obtuse at times which was frustrating.