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Synopsis

Wages of War is the third game in the Quest for Glory series. The action takes place in the African world of Tarna, where the hero travels with the paladin Rakeesh, his new friend Liontaur whom he met in the previous game. Shortly after arriving, the hero discovers the conflict between the human Simbani tribe and the seemingly malevolent neighboring leopard men. Now it's time for our hero to become a skillful diplomat and prevent an impending war between the two nations.

The basic gameplay system is similar to the previous two games. The game has an adventure-like structure and gameplay elements, including puzzles to solve, inventory items to use, and characters to talk to, as well as a role-playing system with combat and character development. As in its predecessors, the player character can be either a fighter, thief, or mage; in this episode, the paladin class is selectable from the start of the game (unlike the previous game, where the hero could only earn the paladin title during the story). Saved characters from the previous game can be imported.

As in previous Quest for Glory games, the main character's parameters increase directly after battles or by repeatedly performing various actions. New to the series is a world map on which the hero travels between locations. Hostile encounters can occur randomly while traversing the map. The combat system is similar to its predecessors, with real-time battles where the player selects various offensive and defensive options.

The graphics engine and interface in this installment are the same as in the remake of the first game: it features 256-color graphics and an icon-based interface that was used by Sierra for its contemporary adventure games.

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