History VideoGame / ConquestsOfTheLongbow

*** "But in the realm of Austria, King Leopold did reign; he swore to capture Lionheart or else to have him slain." Leopold V was a duke, not a king. The Austrian monarchy had no king at the time to begin with.

*** "But in the realm of Austria, King Leopold did reign; he swore to capture Lionheart or else to have him slain." Leopold V of Austria was an duke, not a king. The Austrian monarchy had no king at the time to begin with.

''Conquests of the Longbow'' is one of Creator/{{Sierra}}'s VGA point-and-click adventures, set in the world of RobinHood and his Merry Men. It was released in 1991 and was a sequel of sorts to ''VideoGame/ConquestsOfCamelot''.

* BadHabits: Two of Robin Hood's disguises are monks' robes, the better to infiltrate their respective {{Corrupt Church}}es.

** Four endings. [[spoiler: [[ItsAWonderfulFailure One where the rich wins and Robin is hung.]] [[DownerEnding The second where Robin is pardoned but is then exiled.]] The third where Robin and his men are offered to be protectors and those who conspired against Richard are to pay heavy fines while the Prior is exiled, although [[DidNotGetTheGirl Robin is denied marriage due to not being of nobility.]] [[GoldenEnding The last being that Robin, Little John and Tuck are given noble positions, the sheriff is under arrest, and the Prior and Abbott are exiled, and Robin gets to marry Marian.]] ]]

* {{Transflormation}}: The Green Man demonstrates two of the variations. Either you answer the riddle correctly and gain the ability to transform into a tree at will, or you answer incorrectly and [[ForcedTransformation aren't given a choice]].

* BookEnds: The game begins with a bard setting up the plot by discussing King Richard's capture. He returns after the final section of the game to narrate the ending.

*** "But in the realm of Austria, King Leopold did reign; he swore to capture Lionheart or else to have him slain." Leopold V of Austria was an duke, not a king. The Austrian monarchy had no king to begin with.

*** "But in the realm of Austria, King Leopold did reign; he swore to capture Lionheart or else to have him slain." Leopold V of Austria was an duke, not a king. In fact, Leopold ''never'' held that title.

*** "But in the realm of Austria, King Leopold did reign; he swore to capture Lionheart or else to have him slain." At the time he captured Richard, Leopold V of Austria was an archduke, not a king.

* {{Transflormation}}: The Green Man demonstrates two of the variations. Either you answer the riddle correctly and gain the ability to transform into a tree at will, or you answer incorrectly and [[BalefulPolymorph aren't given a choice]].

Overall, this is a somewhat DarkerAndEdgier version of the popular legend, and is widely considered to be [[UpToEleven more difficult than the average Sierra adventures of the time]]. Particular scenes, such as the Nine-Men-Morris minigame, can be quite frustrating to adventure players (some found the Morris game so difficult that the official strategy guide gave step by step instructions on how to win), although the action scenes can be skipped by lowering their difficulty.

* SimpleStaff: The preferred weapon of Little John and the monks from the fens. Robin Hood demonstrates ample skill in this weapon as well, in his BossBattle against one of the latter.

** [[spoiler: The archer cannot be mugged; the only way to get his clothes is to pay for them.]]

* FateWorseThanDeath: Robin and his men consider rape worse than murder, as they leave the body of a lecherous guard for the wolves but give a proper burial to the monk who tried to kill Marian.

* BadAssBeard: Robin sports one.

* PaperThinDisguise: Played straight in some cases in which Robin is in certain disguises; for example, if he dresses himself as some sort of monk, he merely puts on a robe, and presto -- he can go around the monastery unnoticed! Brutally averted in many other cases in which using disguises in the wrong places, or having poor versions of them[[note]]such as when he disguises himself as a jeweler, if he doesn't color his beard with the rouge BEFORE even approaching the castle, he will be caught[[/note]], the enemy will see right through the disguise and have him executed.
* [[SwampsAreEvil Fens Are Evil]]: More specifically, haunted by [[WillOTheWisp wisps]] and home to an evil monastic order. [[spoiler:Subverted as the wisps help you if you wear the Ring of Water.]]

-->'''Robin:''' Excue me, could you lend me a hand? You see, I'm nearly safe, but I thought I'd do something truly foolish instead and get myself killed.

-->'''Robin:''' You see, I'm nearly safe, but I thought I'd do something truly foolish instead and get myself killed.

-->''Robin:'' You see, I'm nearly safe, but I thought I'd do something truly foolish instead and get myself killed.

* TooDumbToLive: [[LampshadeHanging "You see, I'm nearly safe, but I thought I'd do something truly foolish instead and get myself killed."]]

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Roger and Giles.

* TheLostWoods: Sherwood Forest.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: It's a Sierra game. Par for the course, really.

* BadHabits: Two of Robin Hood's disguises are monks' robes, the better to infiltrate their respective {{Corrupt Church}}es.

* CaperRationalization: Most of Robin Hood's capers are justified by the behavior of his victims, most notably the Sheriff, the Prior, and the Abbot.

* [[SwampsAreEvil Fens Are Evil]]: More specifically, haunted by [[WillOTheWisp wisps]] and home to an evil monastic order. [[spoiler:Subverted as the wisps help you if you wear the Ring of Water.]]

* TheJester: Fulk, to King Richard.

* OneSteveLimit: Little John, Prince John, and the Sheriff of Nottingham (who, as you learn from his wife, is also named John).

''Conquests of the Longbow'' was one of Creator/{{Sierra}}'s VGA point-and-click adventures, set in the world of RobinHood and his Merry Men. It was released in 1991 and was a sequel of sorts to ''VideoGame/ConquestsOfCamelot''.