The Real Texas

Overview

The Real Texas is an action adventure game described as a mashup of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Ultima VI. It stars an ordinary Texas rancher named Sam who, while on holiday in England, falls into a blue portal and lands somewhere else, known only as Strange, Texas. Here, Sam meets a variety of characters whom he needs to help in order to progress in the game. To do so, he needs to explore the town of Strange, and will be traveling back an forth between Strange and England. The game gets its charm from its unique, colorful graphics, its almost ambient soundtrack, and its quirky sense of humor.

One of the more interesting features of The Real Texas is its keyword system, which allows players to type in random one-word commands and subjects that may or may not invoke a new (and possibly important) response from an NPC or environmental object.

The game is available via the developer's website and via GOG. The soundtrack is available for free on the website, or as part of the purchase package on GOG.

PC System Requirements

Minimum

• Pentium 4 with OpenGL 1.2 graphics

Recommended

• Intel Core 2 Duo or better CPU
• Pentium 4 with OpenGL 1.2 graphics
• 1GB RAM
• NVIDIA or AMD RADEON graphics
• 200MB hard disk space
• For Linux, please make sure your graphics drivers support OpenGL 1.2 (GeForce, Radeon, and Intel HD should all work.)