Below the Root (video game)

Below the Root is a computer game of the U.S. company Windham Classics from the year 1984. It belongs to the genre of point-and -click adventure, based on the novel Below the root of the fantasy YA series The Green Sky Trilogy by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.

Action

The action takes place in the fantasy world Greensky. The aim of the game is to save the world from evil forces who want to destroy it. The player chooses from one of five possible game characters. The game objective is achieved without the use of force; for example, the player must instead solve several puzzles and interact in a peaceful manner with various non- player characters.

Gameplay

The point-and- click adventure game with RPG elements is controlled by joystick. The character moves on different types of movement through the game world (eg, hop, walk, run ). A selection window English words and phrases ( text commands ) can be selected, eg To take objects ( "get" ) or to study ( " examine "). The leaflet contains a location map of the game world.

Development and production details

The Adventure features two-dimensional graphics, and music. It was first implemented for the C 64, TRS -80, DOS and Apple II The development was based on the first volume of YA trilogy The Green Sky Zilpha Keatley Snyder of the ( Below the Root, Athenum 1975). The author has participated in the development of the game with ..

Reception

In the 1980s, Below the Root was recognized in the review of a German computer game magazine for appealing graphics, the atmospheric fantasy atmosphere and nonviolence. An American reviewer pointed out the quality of color graphics and the use of selection boxes instead of text inputs in conventional text adventures. Overall, there were a excellent book adaptation ("a superb adaptation of Zilpha Keatley Snyder 's Green Sky Trilogy ").