<s>
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror-action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Event	O
Horizon	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
,	O
2D	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
RPG	O
elements	O
featuring	O
a	O
fixed	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
and	O
a	O
fair	O
share	O
of	O
action-RPG	O
style	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
features	O
an	O
isometric	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
a	O
control	O
panel	O
customizable	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
an	O
inventory	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
indication	O
in	O
the	O
control	O
panel	O
for	O
weight	O
(	O
the	O
knapsack	O
bulges	O
when	O
inventory	O
is	O
too	O
heavy	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
health	O
(	O
the	O
Player	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
coffin	O
becomes	O
a	O
skeleton	B-Application
progressively	O
from	O
the	O
feet	O
upwards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
valley	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
occasionally	O
killing	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
werewolves	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
skeletons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kairn	O
is	O
the	O
local	O
vampire	B-Application
lord	O
who	O
long	O
ago	O
murdered	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
brothers	O
so	O
he	O
could	O
inherit	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
valley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Becoming	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
he	O
's	O
used	O
his	O
powers	O
to	O
cut	O
off	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
valley	O
rests	O
in	O
perpetual	O
darkness	O
or	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
suggests	O
a	O
“	O
veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
darkness	I-Application
”	O
and	O
the	O
Player	O
moves	O
about	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
learning	O
of	O
new	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
populace	O
as	O
you	O
assist	O
in	O
various	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Player	O
defeats	O
Kairn	O
by	O
performing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
tasks	O
that	O
weaken	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
a	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
will	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kairn	O
-	O
Kairn	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
an	O
evil	O
nobleman	O
who	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
and	O
subsequently	O
plagued	O
the	O
valley	O
over	O
which	O
he	O
rules	O
with	O
an	O
iron	O
fist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
plot	O
point	O
of	O
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
need	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
real	O
name	O
of	O
Kairn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
quite	O
corrupt	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
wishing	O
to	O
free	O
himself	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
from	O
Kairn	O
's	O
evil	O
grip	O
,	O
he	O
willingly	O
hands	O
his	O
daughter	O
to	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
developed	O
three	O
other	O
games	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Summoning	I-Application
,	O
Dusk	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
and	O
DarkSpyre	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
"	O
held	O
me	O
in	O
rapt	O
attention	O
until	O
I	O
had	O
seen	O
it	O
through	O
to	O
its	O
resolution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
nominated	O
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
its	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Summoning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Veil	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
may	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
(	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Dracula	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
and	O
many	O
assignments	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
