Chess Pieces

The chess pieces are living chess game objects used for the final puzzle of the Asylum Grounds.

Chess Pieces
Biographical information
AKA	King Queen Bishop Rook

"These chess pieces have a will of their own. Notice that each of their colors match colored squares on the board below them." ― MediEvil: The Official Strategy Guide

History

MediEvil

They are magical, life-sized, talking chess pieces moving in the same directions as in actual chess. To solve the chess puzzle, Dan must hit them with his weapon to make them move until they land on the square that matches their colour. Once all the pieces are in place, the hidden entrance to the asylum will open in the centre of the chessboard.

There are four chess pieces:

King

The king is a chess piece that can move in any direction, similarly to the queen. The square tile that corresponds to the king's colour is blue.

Queen

The queen is a chess piece that can move in any direction, similarly to the king. The square tile that corresponds to the queen's colour is red.

Bishop

The bishop is a chess piece that can only move diagonally. The square tile that corresponds to the bishop's colour is green.

Rook

The rook is a chess piece that can only move vertically or horizontally. The square tile that corresponds to the rook's colour is yellow.

Behind the scenes

Development

In the MediEvil Rolling Demo, while all the chess pieces are mostly the same, their voices are not implemented yet. After completing the chess puzzle, the hidden entrance takes Dan into underground tunnels which were replaced by the level exit in the final game release.

Gallery

• The Asylum Grounds.png

  The chess pieces as seen in the original game's Asylum Grounds loading screen.

• AsylumG2.PNG

  The chess pieces from the original game.

Trivia

• The pawn and knight are the only chess pieces that were not used for the Asylum Grounds' chess puzzle.
  • The knight chess piece can be seen in the original game's Asylum Grounds loading screen. The knight chess piece can still be seen in the level but as a hedge sculpture.
  • The pawn chess piece, while absent from the original game, is added in the PS4 remake as a hedge sculpture.
• Most of the chess pieces' voice lines are inaudible, but some can be made out - the chess pieces (excluding the queen) can be heard muttering "Come on, one more!" and "One more time one more time..."
• The rook in the original game says "Oi!" when hit, but in the PS4 remake, the rook reuses the bishop's "Ouch!" voice clip instead.