An ambitious open-world RPG that reaches well beyond its technical means. Alaron's quest and its medieval-fantasy world have real character, but the engine wheezes, combat is laborious and the N64's blur clouds readability. Best left to patient explorers.
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Category
RPG1 player12+
Description
Epic open-world RPG following Alaron, a poisoned young warrior seeking a cure across a vast medieval fantasy realm. Published by THQ, released in March 2001 in North America and Europe. Turn-based combat, a large world map, character development, and approximately 20 hours of main story.
Aidyn Chronicles - The First Mage review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,03 GB📅14/03/2001
Published by THQ
Aidyn Chronicles - The First Mage (N64) price, value & rarity
The US edition of THQ's Aidyn Chronicles. More obtainable than its PAL counterpart, it remains a late niche RPG whose loose price stays reasonable. The NTSC run was larger, keeping a steady secondhand supply, and the gap to sealed mainly reflects the trouble of finding clean copies of a poor seller. Of real interest to fans of Western N64 RPGs, but without the scarcity premium carried by the European version.
