Lands of Lore III

About

Lands of Lore III casts you as Coppert LeGré, a half-breed nobleman framed for his family’s murder. Playable in first person, the game mixes RPG progression with dungeon-crawling as you hunt dimensional rifts, recover fragments of a shattered artifact, and clear your name. Choose from four guild-aligned classes, fighter, cleric, thief, or mage, and level skills through use. A magical familiar aids you in combat and exploration, while branching quests let you tackle side goals or stick to the main story of political betrayal and cosmic threats. The game’s narrative layers personal tragedy with epic stakes, weaving family drama and fantasy politics into a large quest. With over 40 hours of playtime reported by fans and a 92% rating on GameRankings, it stands out for its deep dialogue trees and nonlinear design. The mix of guild-specific abilities and portal-hopping levels creates a world that feels both intimate and vast, even by 1999 standards.

Storyline

The story takes place some time after Guardians of Destiny, and is based on the adventures of Copper LeGré, the son of Eric and fourth in the line of succession, whose uncle Richard rules the Lands. In the beginning of the game, Copper's father and two half brothers are slain by a dreadful rift hound, and Copper's own soul is torn from his body. As a result, Copper must not only retrieve his soul, but also settle the allegations now leveled against him as he was the only survivor. As the new sole heir to the Kingdom of Gladstone, many believe he orchestrated the whole incident with his father and brothers. Coupled with that is the fact that he is the result of an illicit affair between his father and a Dracoid barmaid—a half-breed heir. He must not only deal with those issues but also seek out answers to help close new rifts that have appeared throughout the Lands. The story unfolds over many portal worlds in which Copper has to retrieve lost pieces of the Shining Path (which shattered when the Draracle left the Gladstone world). The same Draracle has sent Copper on his quest to save his life and soul as well as to save his home and world.