History VideoGame / GoldenLand

* FetchQuest: Two of the earliest quests involve taking a parcel from Berezan to Belovodye and another one, from the latter to the former. The XP you get for them is enough to get you your first LevelUp, but it is somewhat of a LuckBasedMission, since it relies on getting to Belovodye and back without running into any RandomEncounters (which would easily kill you at this point).

* UnwinnableByMistake:

* TheObiWan: Volkhv Yelovit, who sends you on the quest to rescue Gromoboi, is [[spoiler:mysteriously murdered towards the end of the story--yet he still appears to you as a ghost later on]].

''[=GoldenLand=]'' (Russian: ''Златогорье'', lit. "The Land of Golden Mountains") is an obscure RolePlayingGame series developed by the Russian studio Burut CT. Based on the RussianMythologyAndTales, the first game is set in the eponymous mythologized version of UsefulNotes/KievanRus on the eve of the UsefulNotes/{{Mongol|ia}} [[UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan invasion]] and follows a nameless hero on a quest to defend his homeland from enemies both foreign and supernatural. Gameplay-wise, the series is reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', what with a multitude of SkillScoresAndPerks, an IsometricProjection, and TurnBasedCombat.

''[=GoldenLand=]'' (Russian: ''Златогорье'', lit. "The Land of Golden Mountains") is an obscure RolePlayingGame series developed by the Russian studio Burut CT. Based on the RussianMythologyAndTales, the first game is set in the eponymous mythologized version of UsefulNotes/KievanRus on the eve of the UsefulNotes/{{Mongol|ia}} [[GenghisKhan invasion]] and follows a nameless hero on a quest to defend his homeland from enemies both foreign and supernatural. Gameplay-wise, the series is reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', what with a multitude of SkillScoresAndPerks, an IsometricProjection, and TurnBasedCombat.

** Koschei the Immortal is the one who imprisoned Gromoboi but [[spoiler:lets him go if you retrieve the egg containing his death from Drakh-Shu's priests]].

* FetchQuest: Two of the earliest quests involves taking a parcel from Berezan to Belovodye and another one, from the latter to the former. The XP you get for them is enough to get you your first LevelUp, but it is somewhat of a LuckBasedMission, since it relies on getting to Belovodye and back without running into any RandomEncounters (which would easily kill you at this point).

* ''Златогорье 3'' was announced to 2004 as the series' [[VideoGame3DLeap leap to 3D]] but [[{{Vaporware}} nothing has been heard of it since]], and Burut instead produced ''VideoGame/HardToBeAGod'' video game adaptation in the following years.

** Koschei the Immortal is the one who imprisoned Gromoboi but [[spoiler:lets him go if you retrieve the egg with his death from Drakh-Shu's priests]].

* DistressedDude: At the start of the game, Gromoboi, the bogatyr who had single-handed defeated Drakh-Shu earlier, has been captured and imprisoned by Koschei the Immortal, and you have to rescue him.

** Subverted by [[spoiler:Porela]], who asks you to escort her to Berezan but actually leads you into a trap where she and her cronies can mug you.

* FetchQuest: Two of the earliest quests involves taking a parcel from Berezan to Belovodye and another one, from the latter to the former. It's enough to get you your first LevelUp.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Moonlight, the sword you can only purchase from the hidden merchant Ivlis the Ghost.

** AlignmentBasedEndings: The game has two endings, in the Good one, [[spoiler:you and Velena defeat Drakh-Shu and are hailed as heroes]] (which is [[CuttingOffTheBranches canon in the sequel]]), while in the Evil ending, [[spoiler:the two of you kill Belobog, merge with Drakh-Shu and become the new GodOfEvil]].

* PuzzleBoss: Gologol the Archer projects about a dozen visual copies of himself and you have to figure out which one is real before he kills you ([[spoiler:you can either memorize his clothes during the preceding dialogue or figure out which copy actually deals damage to you]].

* SkillScoresAndPerks: The list of skill scores and particularly available perks is extensive, but most of them sadly have no real impact on the core gameplay.

** The quest to kill Azarga-Tan is impossible to turn in, since [[spoiler:both {{Quest Giver}}s, Yelovit and Gromoboi, are dead at that point]] and Prince Yaropolk is conspicuously uninterested in the death of his greatest enemy.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Once you finally find Gromoboi--he is already dead, so you have to find the Living Water to revive him.]]

''[=GoldenLand=]'' (Russian: ''Златогорье'', lit. "The Land of Golden Mountains") is an obscure RolePlayingGame series developed by the Russian studio Burut CT. Based on the RussianMythologyAndTales, the first game is set in the eponymous mythologized version of UsefulNotes/KievanRus on the eve of the UsefulNotes/{{Mongol|ia}} [[GenghisKhan invasion]] and follows a nameless hero on a quest to defend his homeland from enemies both foreign and supernatural. Gameplay-wise, the series is reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', what with a multitude of SkillScoresAndPerks, IsometricProjection, and TurnBasedCombat.

* ''Златогорье 3'' was announced to 2004 as the series' [[VideoGame3DLeap leap to 3D]] but nothing has been heard of it since, and Burut instead produced ''VideoGame/HardToBeAGod'' video game adaptation in the following years.

* WakeUpCallBoss: The Volkolak on the outskirts of Belovodye is waaay to tough to beat without some preemptive LevelGrinding and/or ridiculous luck.

''[=GoldenLand=]'' (Russian: ''Златогорье'', lit. "The Land of Golden Mountains") is an obscure RolePlayingGame series developed by the Russian studio Burut CT. Based on the RussianMythologyAndTales, the first game is set in the eponymous mythologized version of UsefulNotes/KievanRus on the eve of the UsefulNotes/{{Mongol|ia}} [[GenghisKhan invasion]] and follows a nameless hero on a quest to defend his homeland from enemies both foreign and supernatural. Gameplay-wise, the series is very much inspired by ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', what with a multitude of SkillScoresAndPerks, IsometricProjection, and TurnBasedCombat.

* IsometricProjection

* OldPerilousFool: The old bogatyr Buyan will charge Drakh-Shu priests with his bare fists and is pretty much guaranteed to die, leaving you without the ArmorOfInvincibility, unless you keep healing him.

** Siguriena, a Norse shield-maiden who [[spoiler:is actually the SoleSurvivor of the Golden Helm guard by the (mis)fortune of taking a leave the day ''you'' slaughtered her group]].

* AmazonBrigade: The regiment of Norse warrior ladies convoying the Golden Helm, which you need to steal for Burivoi.

** [[spoiler:Belobog is ostensibly a GodOfGood, but since he sees you as a rebirth of his nemesis Chernobog, he is a possible FinalBoss of the game.]]

* TheObiWan: Volkhv Yelovit, who sends you on the quest to rescue Gromoboi, is [[spoiler:mysteriously murdered towards the end of the story]].

* WakeUpCallBoss: The Volkolak on the outskirts of Belovod'ye is waaay to tough to beat without some preemptive LevelGrinding and/or ridiculous luck.

''[=GoldenLand=]'' (Russian: ''Златогорье'', lit. "The Land of Golden Mountains") is an obscure RolePlayingGame series developed by the Russian studio Burut CT. Based on the RussianMythologyAndTales, the first game is set in a mythologized version of UsefulNotes/KievanRus on the eve of the UsefulNotes/{{Mongol|ia}} [[GenghisKhan invasion]] and follows a nameless hero on a quest to defend his eponymous homeland from enemies both foreign and supernatural. Gameplay-wise, the series is very much inspired by ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', what with a multitude of SkillScoresAndPerks, IsometricProjection, and TurnBasedCombat.

* FamedInStory: The protagonist of the first game and his sister, although long dead, have been deified for their victory against Drakh-Shu and are now venerated by the Cult of the Heroes.