ElfLand: Volume One – Gorgimer’s Castle Overview
ElfLand: Volume One – Gorgimer’s Castle is a platforming adventure where the player, selecting either Elfie or Elfita, must secure aid from the reclusive alchemist Gorgimer. The core activity involves navigating environments like treetops, caverns, and cloud layers while avoiding hostile creatures. Interaction with non-player characters in the initial village and beyond provides narrative context and hints.
Exploration yields collectible items such as gems and flash berries, the latter of which can be used to briefly incapacitate enemies. Environmental hazards exist, notably water which is impassable for elves without assistance from creatures like turtles. The game structure includes a life meter and a save system, with this first chapter being freely available and leading into a second volume.
Its design draws inspiration from earlier DOS platformers like Commander Keen and Captain Comic. The experience encourages thorough investigation, as hidden secrets are placed within the levels.
