In the end of the previous game, the party of heroes finally acquired the Cosmic Forge. However, before they were able to decide what to do with it, it was taken away by a servant of the Cosmic Lords, the cyborg Aletheides.
It appears that the Cosmic Forge was in fact a clue to the location of the Astral Dominae, the artifact of life, somewhere on the planet Guardia, which has now been revealed to the universe. The heroes then travel to Guardia, which is populated by many races and organizations with their own agendas, including the rhinoceros-like Imperial Umpani Federation and the spidery T'Rang affiliated with a malevolent being known as the Dark Savant, whose goal is to get rid of the Cosmic Lords.
All these factions are looking for the Astral Dominae, finding which is the primary goal of the game. Depending on the decisions made by the player in the previous game should he opt to import the party from there , the game will have different openings and begin in different locations. However, regardless of the initial premise, the player is free to follow or betray whatever faction he was supposed to be allied with.
The gameplay system is very similar to that of its predecessor, retaining the races, the classes, the skills and the magic system it introduced to the series. The trademark first-person exploration and turn-based combat are present as well.
Unlike the previous games, Crusaders of the Dark Savant allows the player to explore towns and vast forest areas between them, in addition to several large dungeons situated in different areas of the game world. Many NPCs have their own agendas and may move between locations as well, and even obtain crucial items themselves if the player-controlled party is not quick enough, forcing the player to change plans.
The exotic setting contains elements of science fiction on top of the traditional fantasy background. Like in the previous game, encounters, events, as well as the heroes' reflections upon them are described through text messages. Barrett seems to be a loyal and competent employee, but Tony's girlfriend Susan Wendy Craig does not like him, and asks Tony to send him away.
When Barrett brings his sister Vera Sarah Miles to work and live in the house, Tony has a brief hidden affair with her. After travelling with Susan and spending a couple of days in a friend's house outside London, the couple unexpectedly returns and finds Barrett and Vera, who are actually lovers, in Tony's room. They are fired and Susan breaks with Tony.
Later, Tony meets Barrett alone in a pub and hires him back, and Barrett imposes his real dark intentions in the house, turning the table and switching position with his master.
A Terrifyingly Beautiful Motion Picture! Did you know Edit. Trivia When producer and director Joseph Losey was hospitalized for two weeks during this shoot, Sir Dirk Bogarde continued filming assisted by minute, daily instructions over the phone from Losey's hospital bed.
When Losey returned to the set, he did not re-shoot any of the script, much to the relief of cast and crew. Goofs When Barrett first enters the house, Tony takes his legs down twice before standing up. Quotes Hugo Barrett : I'm not staying here in a place where they just chuck balls in your face. Connections Featured in Stairs User reviews 72 Review. Top review. Power Plays.
About midpoint Tony's girlfriend Susan asks servant Hugo, "What do you want from this house? Yet after a series of quirkly developments transpire and the tables of manservant and master are reversed, what's the real gain? What was there in the house in the first place that was worth all the fuss and bother to acquire?
Satisfaction of taking over the master role? Whatever the goal, it all seems a tawdry victory. After the shoe's on the other foot and a few points are scored in this cheesy power game, where's the spoil?
What does drive this drama is Pinter's genius for inventing small talk that gives the illusion of grandeur Losey's direction is right on the mark, and the production design, score, photography--and the acting--are all top drawer. Proceedings, Part 2 by Constantine Stephanidis. And other medical mysteries, marvels and by Jim Leavesley. David Heymann.
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