## Description
_The Ancestral Trail_ is a series of fantasy novels published as a 26-volume
partwork magazine during the early 1990’s. Its publisher for Italy, where it
was titled ” _La Storia Ancestrale_ “, also made a video game adaptation as
four separate standalone games sold as periodicals, as an early example of the
episodic video game model.
The game follows the story of a young boy named Richard, who is magically
transported to a fantasy world. There, a man named Golan recognizes him as the
Chosen One who is set to restore balance in the world. Richard is tasked with
retrieving six lost gems, each held by a guardian at the service of the Evil
One.
_La Storia Ancestrale_ is a point-and-click adventure game on fixed screens
from a two-dimensional side view. Left-clicking on an object or exit causes
Richard to walk there, right-clicking will have him look at the object,
whereas left-clicking while holding the right button will perform a default
action such as pick up or talk. There is a single “use” verb for objects in
the inventory, which varies in effect depending on Richard’s location.
Occasionally, Richard will have to fight monsters in an arcade sequence with a
crossbow.
La Storia Ancestrale: Capitolo 1