Knights of Xentar
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| Knights of Xentar | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | ELF Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Megatech Software |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Eroge role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | NR-13, NR-18 |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Media | Floppy disk |
| Input | Keyboard, Mouse |
Knights of Xentar is an eroge RPG released for Windows PC MS-DOS in North America in 1995 by Megatech Software. It is also known as Dragon Knight 3 in Japan and is part of the Dragon Knight series of games created by Japanese game developer ELF.
[edit] Gameplay
Knights of Xentar is a humorous RPG with erotic content. The RPG system is completely different from that of the previous games. The player travels with a top-down view on the world map, visiting towns and dungeons similar to other traditional Japanese RPGs. The enemy encounters are fully random. During the battles (which are now side-view, Final Fantasy-style), the player's characters and the enemies attack each other automatically. Battle can be paused at any time to cast a spell, use an item, or change attack style. There are eight levels of attack strength, each with its advantages and disadvantages. For example, more powerful attack levels require more time.
The game features animé-style cut scenes, many of which contain nude erotic images - the girls the main character encounters and helps will often feel grateful and award him with some "treatment". However, there are no explicit hardcore sex scenes in the game and the girls' vaginas are censored as in most H-games.
[edit] Synopsis
The main character is a young warrior named Desmond (known as Takeru in the Japanese version). After liberating Strawberry Fields from an evil curse in his previous adventure, Desmond finds himself in a situation unworthy of his heroic status: robbers have taken all his possessions, including his magic sword, and even his clothes! So the first task for the unsuccessful hero is to get some money. Luckily, the mayor has an assignment for him, for which he is also willing to pay. Desmond accepts the assignment without knowing what it will lead to - traveling all over the world, fighting fearsome enemies, encountering beautiful women, and solving a mystery that will also reveal the secret of his own true identity!
[edit] Localization
In the Megatech release of the game, the names of the two main characters were changed. For example, Baan as he was known in the Japanese version was changed to Rolf and Takeru, the main hero of the game, was changed to Desmond. The dialogue was also modified, such as having a major localization overhaul in the same manner that Working Designs approached in translating several Japanese RPGs. For example, the North American release's dialogue included many American pop culture references and jokes, and several times broke the fourth wall with the Megatech script writers even joining in the heroes' conversation. Desmond's partners, Rolf and Luna, and even some of the girls Desmond meets make fun of him cruelly, making this quite a humorous RPG.
This was the second hentai RPG released by Megatech after Cobra Mission and the only Dragon Knight game to be released outside Japan.
Megatech had released two versions of this game, an NR-13 and NR-18 version, just like in Germany where a USK 12 und the NR-18 version has been released. The NR-18 version was the uncensored version whereas the NR-13 was censored in that all the nude girls had their private parts covered up by hands or clothing and some of the crude, crass dialogue was edited as well. The NR-13 version could be upgraded to the NR-18 version via a software patch. This game has been out of production for over a decade and is extremely hard to find a physical copy although quite easy to download from abandonware sites.
