The Immortal Longplay (Sega Genesis) [QHD]
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Game Info
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Developer: Sandcastle
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Year of Release: 1991
Game Review & Impressions
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Released in 1990 for the Apple IIgs and Amiga home computers, The Immortal is an isometric dungeon crawler designed by Will Harvey, Ian Gooding, Brett Durrett and Michael Marcantel. I wasn't familiar with the game until I saw James Rolfe cover the game for an episode of AVGN, and I'd been curious to try it out ever since.
You assume the role of a student of magic in search of his mentor, Mordamir, who has gone missing somewhere in the depths of deep, dank dungeon. Descending below the surface, you will encounter all manner of foul beasts and creatures, not to mention warring tribes of trolls and goblins, corrosive puddles of slime, and maybe even a dragon or two.
At its core, the game is a kind of proto-action RPG, interspersed with puzzles to solve on each of the dungeon's levels. Enemies must be fought, items collected and traps avoided, none of which are easy to do. In fact, the difficulty curve and seemingly random deaths are one of the main complaints raised about the game. To put it bluntly, the game is tough, and gamers would probably rather stick pins in their eyes than try and navigate rooms full of invisible pit traps and giant worm monsters.
However, having persevered through the entire game, I found there's actually a lot of cool ideas underneath the rock-hard exterior. The game, location and narrative feel oddly reminiscent of a text adventure, or a "Fighting Fantasy" novel, as popularised by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingston. The claustrophobic setting of the dungeon, complete with its factions of trolls and goblins, feels oddly atmospheric. Despite the fact each floor is only made up of 5 or 6 different rooms, the various interactions, puzzles and combat encounters make the place feel much bigger than it really is.
So, The Immortal is tough, incredibly so at times, but I think it's worth sticking with it because the fantasy vibe is actually pretty cool, not to mention the particularly gory death animations when you win in combat. It might not be for everyone, but there's a fairly immersive fantasy adventure here if you're up for a challenge.
Video Notes
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I added some of the player death animations at the end of the video.
Related Longplays & Videos
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Chapters
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00:00 Main menu
01:07 Dungeon Level 1
07:09 Dungeon Level 2
14:04 Dungeon Level 3
19:26 Dungeon Level 4
23:53 Dungeon Level 5
29:39 Dungeon Level 6
32:17 Dungeon Level 7
36:46 Dungeon Level 8
42:10 Death Animations
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Playing as an old man trying to rescue an even older man is a setting that is quite unique even today
I always thought that was an odd choice. Everything about the story including getting the hot blonde at the end and being a student calls for a young man.
This game definitely has a vibe. Feels like it's tapping into the same vein as the Fighting Fantasy books which, ultimately, got us Dark Souls.
The music in this version is the best out of all the versions of this game. Way more mysterious and foreboding.
I didn't know there were other versions of the music until recently and, yeah, the sounds from this chip somehow complete the mood
Appreciated the death outtakes at the end. Always love watching a playthrough of this, especially the Genesis/Mega Drive version. Music, mood, and I love the concise story. I don't think lacking the deaths would have made it better, you needed consequences like that hanging over your head at every turn, I think. Still love this game all these decades later
I remember feeling so proud of myself when I beat this game when I was a kid.
I played this game so much as a youngster. What I could never get over, is when you kill a foe, you just sleep in a hay pile right next to them.
A snack for later 😅
39:00 I love the way the dragon is just watching you two fight.
like "wtf these two wizards are fighting ? us dragons never did that hooman thing "
or
he was" oh ok this wizard was friend not a foe but that other wizard pranked him and wanted us to kill each other."
This is a truly a memorable game from start to finish. But, staring at the title screen I just realized something horrific that I never noticed before: the skeleton staring back at you appears to have TWO rows of upper teeth.
That's a funny little artistic error. If that was intentional, it is a truly odd choice.
I just noticed something really horrific too: -
The Goblin thing you fight at 2:31 is repeatedly sneezing on you and rumour has it he is rife with COVID.
@@Longlostpuss Truly a most horrifying predicament!
Now I can't un-see it.
It's an X-ray photo.
Didn't know this game existed until now. I'd of loved this as a kid, especially the gruesome death scenes !
My father finished it, hated the ending or lack thereof.
Be sure to play the genesis version. Nintendo doesn't have the gore
I love the dragon just watching you and Mordamir like a tennis match.
Criminally underrated game! Definitely an Amiga classic but still a really good port for Sega Genesis.
That Genesis music and sound is just dope as ever
A true favourite of mine as a kid. There was nothing else like it at the time, and its so unique you could say there hasn't been anything like it since. The death scenes, and the incredible music are real standouts. So difficult, but so memorable.
Playing through the early Fallout games gives me similar feelings to this. Was the protagonist in this ever named? I forget..
I completed this on the Amiga many moons ago, and have favourable memories of the graphics and atmosphere, despite limited sound. Had since forgotten about it, so will enjoy watching this. Thank you!
I would love a full album with music as the opening song. It takes me to another world, full of magic.
The executions are amazing
I was so damn impressed with this game. Utterly enthralled until I finished it.
I still own and beat this game when I was a kid. The barrel rafting level was brutal.
The entire game was brutal. I never managed to get very far into it
Awesome stuff, I also really appreciate the time you took at the end to add so many death scenes that would have taken quite a bit more time to get to and capture.
this was the game that "inspired" Diablo
to not say ripped off because D1 originally had this combat before they changed it per metzen and morhaine's idea
Don't even remember on how many platforms I played this on...never finished 😄
I think this was the last NES game we played before getting an SNES.
I knew it looked familiar, then the music hit! Great longplay.
I think that the Diablo creators were inspired by this game.
This is the best quality longplay of this on UA-cam, awesome stuff!
A classic imo!
oh wow I remember this game. Its the one that had the box art that creeped me out and the worm death that gave me nightmares when I was kid :D
this game deserves a remake I think.
Ah...the rare gem that charmed me over sleepless nights. Great gameplay.
I rented this game for the NES back in the days of Blockbuster Video. I didn't get nearly this far, but it still stuck with me.
I Still have this game!! Still love it. Superb story, animations and soundtrack.
This has got to be the game I was most lost in as a child
To this day, I still occasionally catch myself humming the three jewels on the floor tune... so plaintively haunting. 👌
Wow! Many memories from this one. Played a lot on my father's Atari ST.
I still remember laboring mightily over the spider hallway, the barrel raft, the end fights, and for some reason I got hung up on the "clockwise, three rings" puzzle.
I never played this game, but I do remember the thumbnail for this video being on every single issue of EGM for the longest at time. Great that after all these years, UA-cam allows me to view the game. It’s looks pretty good for being such a early genesis title.
блин, афигеть!!! что это за шедевр! и почему мы его не играли!!! это же невообразимо просто! наверное на сеге можно было бы сделать даже фоллаут )
When i was a kid i got a sega geneses for xmas and this game was one of my first games.
WOW, this was amazing!
For as clunky as it can be, I've always loved this game, and the fact that I could actually beat it made it even better. Nothing quite like cutting a goblin's face off.
was it hard?
@@Mario-vt2dy Very.
This game had a very appealing graphics and setting (for the console and age), but was incredibly hard to play.
Ive remember playing this game on the Sega Genesis emulator, The Immortal is def a hidden gem of game on the system the game reminds me alot of Dungeons & Dragon, Daggerfall n the old man reminds me of Gandalf
This is like a combination of the old Diablo and Final Fantasy games mixed into one. I never knew this existed, and it looks good. Thanks for the upload!
Surprisingly it is available on the PlayStation Network and Nintendo Switch, along with the NES version.
was nice game and a bit ahead of its time.
Well Played.
Combat based on stamina-management, loads of unpleasant ways to die very easily, story explained through bits of hints.... Starting to sound like a 16-bit Darksouls
I like how the goblins sneeze when you attack them.
I don't think I would have enjoyed playing this but it was a really cool story and I really enjoyed the journey and the style/format. it's really inspiring me to want to make a similar sort of game. also, It made me feel young!
Looks fun! Will try it 😀
Holy cow i kept getting killed in the hall of spider webs. Didn't know you needed to levitate!! And i didn't know that the hall was THAT LONG!!
Brutal Finishes
A lot of these Sega games had a strange DOS-like feel to them.
I loved the DOS games. But, I first played this on NES.
8:50 I use the whisp to kill the two enemies in front of the door and the spore to kill all the enemies inside the room
18:30 you can slash the enemy relentlessly
at this point cause there fatigue is so high they won't have the speed to interrupt you
I have to say this is a very good version in its own right. I loved the Amiga version, especially how the sound and music played into the atmosphere. The problem was it was hard as F and the load times were excruciating even for 3 1/2 floppy standards.
interesting game, I had a sega genesis but I guess I overlooked this game. I would have really enjoyed it back in the day. The combat has the same sort of style of the Quest for Glory series. They were a 90's DOS adventure games if anyone knows them.
It's like the older and better brother of Dark Souls.
This is a really enjoyable game to watch, but I bet it's hell to actually play, given the amount of things you need to do in very precise order.
they need a modern remake of this
For now be grateful that QuByte has rereleased the 16-bit and 8-bit versions on all current consoles.
Damn I have to get this
Tuis Music is like a music of shadow of the beast
в децтве не мог понять эту игру, всегда убивали на 1м уровне, но я думал что это самая великая РПГ на Сеге и когда я подрасту то обязательно пройду ее
Wonder if this Will Harvey fella ever involved in another videogame development. The way how he slammed his name on everwhere like the good ol' genious kojumbo did makes me feel like he was proud of this, and it must have kept him going for the same route.
This game needs a remake!
Único jogo nesse CANAL, quê não tive a honra de ver o zeramento man.ate entendo a dificuldade.
5:29 - I had no idea it was even possible to get back up when you triggered the pitfall trap.
Never seen this before. I'm sure it would've scared me as a kid
Haha, I never knew this game as a kid, but I love how gory it is. Those execution moves are wild. Especially the one where the skin and meat just falls off the skeleton and the scalping where the brain is exposed. Nice art to them too.
Who goes into a dungeon and takes a nap in hay in the next room after killing two goblins!
That finale
I played this soooo much as a kid, I even had like, a little pewter wizard, a little wooden box with gems and scrolls n coins in it, I like tried to replicate scenes from the game with those little items lol one of my all time fav genesis games.
My friend got it for his nintendo and we played it, and the graphics sucked, so we went all the way back to my place and played mine. lol
35:45 That's a big octopus.
HOT WIZARDS IN YOUR AREA
Wasn't this in an AVGN episode?
The spider corridor, damn that was hard, as if going down an isometric hallway wasn't hard enough, you have to dodge egg sacks left and right, all on a time limit before the levitation spell wears off and you meet a gruesome death. If you go too fast, you risk bumping into the walls and start pinballing uncontrollably
To this day, I still can't tell for sure when you fall into one of the holes your staff keeps you from falling briefly, while pressing A or B your character makes the attempt to swing up, but could never do it before the staff snaps and send you flying into your doom. My gut tells me it's not recoverable, and it's just a cleverly animated death animation
You can swing out of pits if you fall in, but the timing is *extremely* precise: check 5:28 and you'll see 😉
Amazing, it looks like you tapped the button in rhythm and was able to escape in just 4 swings. I thought it required a certain amount of swings in the short time you're given, clearly rapidly mashing the buttons wasn't going to cut it. Of course, the map you get marked clearly where the holes are, so it's almost impossible to fall in anyway. I'll have to give it a try later, if only for completion sake
Still, I'm surprised it's actually possible, one would think your character being this old wizard is quite frail and wouldn't really have the dexterity to swing up like that. Also, my gut feeling tells me that it's not just a one time deal either, though there's no reason to intentionally fall in
Here's an old interview (1984) with the designer Will Harvey about his music making program for EA: ua-cam.com/video/1LEn94TF1tg/v-deo.html
awesome, thanks for the link 👍
there's a channel that 24/7 streams old computer shows called OldTimeyComputerShow
Thanks, I'll check it out @@FeelingShred
epic
That dragón it's very similar to Vermithrax from Dragonslayer
I never was good enough to make it very far in this game
Man this game is pretty gruesome!
37:23 Didn't his staff snap? It's somehow reformed.
Are there parts in this game not on the nesm
never got past the norlac that barrel escape was almost impossible
Сколько сил на неё было отдано в детстве 😏
When he strike/attack, it sounds like coughing or sneezing 😅
Awesome as always. Anybody care for some gaming PTSD?
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Masterfully done AL82 by the way.
Gandalf the ripper 🗡️😁
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Cosmic Effect. 😎😎
wait his staff breaks as he falls to the main boss then it is like it never happened.
20:37 who's the girl around the corner, Ana?
Intriguing game. What determines your success in a battle? It looks random
You dodge side to side until enemy is fatigued. You can then land a counter blow whilst they're tired.
@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays Thank you
What the heck sort of wizard has to rely on scrolls to cast spells? Mordamir can seemingly cast spells by his will alone. The player character here seems like he can only use magic freely by hitting someone with a staff, and he has to rely on a knife (or short sword?) as a backup weapon.
If they could remaster Diablo 2 I’m pretty sure they can do the same with this game
I just hate it how they removed the battle theme from other versions of the game.
Segas answer to diablo 1
I beat this on the nes
Mage
99 dex..
99 evasion..
Lol
I don't believe in the existence of skeletons with teeth
The in-game fonts are atrociously blurry and difficult to read...
is this game hard?
It is very paraculo.
looks open ended but it's extremely linear as there are instant deaths for not taking the precise path
It's "I wanna Be The Guy" but for RPGs
43:00 Green is sus
xD yes way ahead of its time.
I was one of the unfortunate ones that played this when it came out. Ignorant 10 year old me going to the corner store to rent a game to play for the weekend. When people think hard game they shouldn't think the souls games. This is the every move you make could be the last game, how is that giant worm that early in the game?
Huh. I thought this game was only on the NES.
You are wrong it was also ported for apple II, Amiga and this version sega Genesis
I see now I thought wrong
Original version was Apple IIGS, then Amiga and others.
Ahah, what an amazing trash! 3:00 Catch it on your forehead!