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The First Templar

The First Templar follows the story of two main characters – a French Templar, and his companion, a noble lady who has been proclaimed a heretic. Taking control over these two unlikely allies, the player must…

58 6 May 2011

The First Templar is an adventure developed by Haemimont Games, released 6 May 2011 on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The First Templar is

The First Templar is an adventure game developed by Haemimont Games and released in 2011. It was published by FX Interactive. It is available on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The First Templar follows the story of two main characters – a French Templar, and his companion, a noble lady who has been proclaimed a heretic. Taking control over these two unlikely allies, the player must uncover the mysteries behind the Templar Order, play a role in a grand conspiracy, and discover the secret of the Holy Grail. The heroes face powerful opponents at every turn, including Sacracen, King Philip the IV of France and the Inquisition.
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How it plays

Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The First Templar holds a critic score of 58 out of 100. That places it above 14% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 10 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM and Direct 9.0c compatible graphics card with 256 MB. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB.

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What it launched against

The First Templar launched on 6 May 2011, within three weeks of Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire and Terraria. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

The First Templar — frequently asked questions

When did The First Templar come out?
The First Templar was released on 6 May 2011 for Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The First Templar?
At minimum, The First Templar needs 2 GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Direct 9.0c compatible graphics card with 256 MB graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The First Templar?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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