Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
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Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Canadian studio H2O Entertainment and published by THQ for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released in North America on March 20, 2001, and in Europe on August 3, 2001. The player controls Alaron, a young squire who has been poisoned and seeks a cure. The game takes place in a 3D environment and features a party system, turn-based combat, abilities, items, and skill levels.
From Wikipedia's article Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.0 Could be better
Metascore 53 · 7 critics
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Metascore 53 · 7 critics. Overall source The same 53/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
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What the critics said
IGN's Jon Griffith stated that "The scope of it was too large and led to a really -- and I mean really -- tedious experience. It has no way of pulling you into the story or gameplay."
— IGN, 2001 (Jon Griffith)
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage article.
Scores
- 73 64 Magazine2001 73%
- 70 Official Nintendo Magazine2001 70%
- 63 GamePro2001 3.125/5
- 60 Hyper2001 60/100
- 60 N64 Magazine2001 60%
- 60 Nintendo Power2001 3/5
- 59 GameSpot2001 5.9/10
- 55 EP Daily2001 5.5/10
- 42 IGN2001 4.2/10
- 40 Consoles +2001 40%
From the review table in Wikipedia's Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage article.
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