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Cendric's Quest

Cendric's Quest. a prequel to SerpentHead, tells the story of how the mage Cendric, brought the SerpentScepter back from Castle IronGate. Long ago, Cendric's grandfather, the great Ophiuchus, hid the weapon in…

31 December 1999

Cendric's Quest is an adventure developed by Cassidy Software, released 31 December 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cendric's Quest is

Cendric's Quest is an adventure game developed by Cassidy Software and released in 1999. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cendric's Quest. a prequel to SerpentHead, tells the story of how the mage Cendric, brought the SerpentScepter back from Castle IronGate. Long ago, Cendric's grandfather, the great Ophiuchus, hid the weapon in the abandoned fortress to keep it out of the hands of the Dark Sorcerer, Salorann. Now, Salorann is once again threatening the peace, and Cendric must recover the Scepter to win the day.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cendric's Quest launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

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When did Cendric's Quest come out?
Cendric's Quest was released on 31 December 1999 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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