<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Synthetic	O
Dimensions	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
and	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
versions	O
in	O
1993-1994	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
(	O
as	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
:	O
Gouyuu	O
no	O
Densetsu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
its	O
full	O
title	O
is	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
:	O
Volume	O
I	O
–	O
The	O
Dawning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proposed	O
unreleased	O
sequel	O
to	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
was	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
outside	O
Mitteldorf	O
,	O
the	O
enclosed	O
city	O
where	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
RPGs	O
after	O
it	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
smooth-scrolling	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
engine	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
join	O
guilds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Thieves	O
,	O
Mercenaries	O
,	O
and	O
Men	O
At	O
Arms	O
guilds	O
,	O
or	O
temples	O
for	O
deities	O
,	O
including	O
Asegeir	O
,	O
Loki	B-Device
,	O
Set	O
,	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
Freya	O
,	O
and	O
Aegir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
a	O
guild	O
or	O
temple	O
may	O
prevent	O
membership	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
joining	O
the	O
Thieves	B-Application
Guild	I-Application
prevents	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
joining	O
the	O
temple	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
still	O
join	O
the	O
temples	O
of	O
Asegeir	O
,	O
Set	O
,	O
or	O
Aegir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
has	O
two	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
spells	O
:	O
magic	O
spells	O
,	O
and	O
religious	O
spells	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
joining	O
a	O
Temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
in	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
are	O
defined	O
by	O
four	O
attributes	O
:	O
Strength	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
Speed	O
,	O
and	O
Health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
first	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
May	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
Gold	O
describes	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
with	O
the	O
catchphrase	O
'	O
A	O
Virtual	O
World	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertisements	O
for	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
claimed	O
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
move	O
over	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
interviewed	O
Kevin	O
Bulmer	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
's	O
designers	O
,	O
for	O
information	O
regarding	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
US	O
Gold	O
's	O
playtesters	O
,	O
the	O
ground	O
plan	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
is	O
eight	O
times	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
they	O
reckon	O
that	O
to	O
visit	O
every	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
level	O
,	O
doing	O
nothing	O
else	O
and	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
all	O
night	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
weekends	O
,	O
would	O
take	O
you	O
over	O
two	O
weeks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
on	O
PC	O
using	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
directly	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
each	O
pixel	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bits	O
scattered	O
over	O
several	O
bytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
wherease	O
 [ sic ] 	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
you	O
can	O
change	O
a	O
pixel	O
in	O
one	O
go	O
by	O
writing	O
to	O
just	O
one	O
byte	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
you	O
have	O
to	O
write	O
to	O
several	O
bytes	O
,	O
making	O
sure	O
that	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
alter	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
bits	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
a	O
lot	O
longer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bulmer	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
did	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
first	O
as	O
a	O
texture-mapped	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
game	O
like	O
the	O
PC	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
so	O
slow	O
because	O
the	O
maths	O
is	O
a	O
nightmare	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
now	O
doing	O
is	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
the	O
player	O
's	O
view	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
scheme	O
Ian	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
but	O
we	O
never	O
had	O
time	O
to	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Programmers	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
,	O
Graham	O
Lilley	O
and	O
Paul	O
Woakes	O
,	O
implemented	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
game	O
run	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
solved	O
any	O
problems	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
's	O
interviewer	O
notes	O
that	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
the	O
3D	O
scenes	O
is	O
more	O
complicated	O
mathematically	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Bulmer	O
responds	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
and	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
incredibly	O
slow	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Theoretically	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
should	O
be	O
playing	O
on	O
an	O
8MHz	O
286	O
PC	O
but	O
using	O
this	O
technique	O
we	O
've	O
developed	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
like	O
playing	O
on	O
16MHz	O
386	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
ray	O
traced	O
3D	O
allows	O
functional	O
windows	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
see	O
into	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulmer	O
enthuses	O
about	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
You	O
can	O
look	O
diagonally	O
across	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
window	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
room	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
and	O
into	O
another	O
street	O
to	O
another	O
building	O
and	O
into	O
a	O
window	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
's	O
dialogue	O
operates	O
in	O
a	O
tree	B-Application
structure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
,	O
more	O
conversation	O
topics	O
regarding	O
specific	O
items	O
,	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
of	O
interest	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
being	O
redeveloped	O
for	O
an	O
updated	O
release	O
(	O
Date	O
TBA	O
)	O
by	O
its	O
new	O
owner	O
Charles	O
Hoskinson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
liking	O
the	O
3-D	O
VGA	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
warned	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
grandiose	O
claims	O
"	O
SSI	O
made	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Spelljammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
of	I-Application
Realmspace	I-Application
threatened	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
long-standing	O
reputation	O
for	O
quality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
received	O
much	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
rated	O
88%	O
by	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
with	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
stating	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
Legends	O
of	O
Valor	O
is	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
a	O
Dungeons	O
and	O
Dragons	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
...	O
the	O
 [ actual ] 	O
interface	O
is	O
intuitive	O
and	O
well	O
designed	O
...	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
nice	O
touches	O
...	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
met	O
the	O
person	O
before	O
then	O
they	O
'll	O
remember	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1993	O
issue	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
91%	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
1995	O
issue	O
the	O
re-release	O
was	O
given	O
86%	O
despite	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
continues	O
the	O
same	O
trend	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
88%	O
in	O
a	O
1993	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
re-release	O
89%	O
in	O
a	O
1995	O
issue.The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
its	O
first-person	O
3D	O
perspective	O
as	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
...	O
Until	O
you	O
've	O
seen	O
the	O
3D	O
in	O
action	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
for	O
words	O
to	O
explain	O
just	O
how	O
exhilarating	O
the	O
experience	O
can	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Finnish	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Pelit	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
45%	O
,	O
beginning	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
Legends	O
of	O
Valour ]	O
sets	O
the	O
standards	O
that	O
all	O
role-playing	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
-	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
worse	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Pelit	O
criticises	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
expressing	O
their	O
disdain	O
for	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
specific	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
moving	O
along	O
the	O
streets	O
has	O
been	O
hampered	O
by	O
'	O
ingenious	O
 '	O
random	O
arrests	O
...	O
To	O
stay	O
alive	O
,	O
one	O
has	O
to	O
sleep	O
,	O
drink	O
,	O
and	O
eat	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
so	O
IMPOSSIBLE	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Pelit	O
further	O
criticises	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
except	O
for	O
weapons	O
,	O
items	O
are	O
useless	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
gameplay	O
under	O
all	O
this	O
idiotic	O
design	O
is	O
pathetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	B-Device
PC-10	I-Device
'	I-Device
s	I-Device
homemade	O
text	O
adventures	O
offer	O
more	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Pelit	O
expresses	O
their	O
frustration	O
for	O
guilds	O
in	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
point	O
in	O
joining	O
the	O
guilds	O
because	O
the	O
hero	O
has	O
no	O
abilities	O
to	O
develop	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Pelit	O
's	O
only	O
compliment	O
for	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
is	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
movement	O
"	O
technically	O
sound	O
"	O
and	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
Externally	O
,	O
it	O
looks	O
good	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
smallest	O
window	O
,	O
it	O
updates	O
quickly	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
plus.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
's	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
RPG	O
series	O
The	O
Elder	O
Scrolls.Ben	O
Hanson	O
,	O
"	O
Road	O
To	O
Skyrim:The	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
Interview	O
"	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
unheralded	O
"	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
and	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ted	O
Peterson	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
and	O
designer	O
for	O
several	O
Elder	B-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
games	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
was	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
came	O
out	O
while	O
we	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Arena	B-Application
called	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
free-form	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
game	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
Legends	O
of	O
Valour''	O
is	O
featured	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
issue	O
#40	O
'	O
s	O
coverdisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
long	O
time	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Charles	O
Hoskinson	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
