King's Quest 4+5+6

4-5-6 is a very interesting package. It contains three of the most beloved games from the venerable and long-standing King's Quest series. 4 was a great game. 6 was top-notch. 5 was... an experiment. But we'll get to that later. First up is KQ4, and I don't believe that it would be exaggerating by very much to call it the pinnacle of text-input adventure gaming. There is neither pointing nor clicking to be found here, but with a refined parser, solid puzzles, an interesting land to explore and intriguing new game mechanics such as a day/night system, this is easily a game worth exploring. It was also quite the technical marvel back in its day, with very impressive graphics for the 80s (by comparison, Ultima V was released the same year). King's Quest 5 was, as I said before, an experiment. It was a massive revolution in adventure games in general and King's Quest in particular, with a move to a much larger colour palette, full voice acting, a complete soundtrack, and, most importantly, pointing and clicking rather than the now-outdated text input. So much change in so little time is difficult to handle smoothly, however, and KQ 5 was no exception. The voice acting was absolutely abysmal (with the worst offender being the infamous owl Cedric, possibly the most annoying sidekick in the history of gaming) and the music was hit-and-miss and often grating. While the point-and-click aspect of the game worked well, the developers seemingly didn't have enough time left to devote to puzzles, and as a result the game contains some of the most baffling and illogical solutions in the series. The graphics, however, truly were a technical marvel at the time, and even today, the beautiful hand-painted backgrounds are still enchanting. In the end, KQ5 isn't a bad game so much as it was a great game that has aged very poorly. The final game, KQ6, is legendary amongst adventure gamers. Sierra took KQ5, learned from what went wrong with it, and created a top-notch game with solid voice-acting, a great soundtrack, even better artwork, and, best of all, the best puzzles in the series, many being challenging without too frustrating or illogical. Additionally, the game included multiple endings, depending on how much of it you complete. You're never really "stuck," you just risk not getting the happiest ending. This was an excellent compromise, as it removed the "unwinnable game" scenario while still giving you the incentive to do perfect. While the games herein aren't all cut from quite the same cloth, whichever one you load up will likely bring you hours of entertainment as you explore intriguing locales and push your logic skills to the limit. If you've only got time for one, though, I strongly recommend KQ6, which alone is worth the price of admission.

Oh, King's Quest, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Yes, the plots are linear, and yes, the puzzles never change, but I have played all three of these games more than once. I can tell you that I have completed King's Quest VI no less than 20 times. Why? Quite honestly, replaying a King's Quest game (any KQ game) is like rereading your favorite book. You want to play again because the plot is so intriguing and you have fallen absolutely head-over-heels in love with the characters. The puzzles are fun, though at times frustrating. But the humor makes it worthwhile, too. I used to save the game, then die on purpose just to see what crazy message I would get. (My favorite comes from KQ I remake. If you fall down the well, you get the message "Well, well, well, water you going to do now?"). These games are refreshing and, for kids, they do wonders for problem solving skills. I would highly, highly recommend these games to anyone and everyone!!! Especially if you love a light-hearted, fun-filled adventure story! When I had to get Windows Vista, I was depressed for the main reason that I could not play King's Quest anymore. Thanks, GOG, for bringing it back!

This game changed my life when I was a kid, and I was super excited to find it here on GOG. Let me say that as a kid, I played both floppy disk and CD-ROM versions of the game (the ROM version had updated character speech and new character portraits.) This game has both versions were you can toggle between the options for the text/speech mode, which was nice because personally, I loved the old character portraits more than the updated ones. Even though the game is 27 years old now, you can still very much appreciate the art, story and gameplay that it has to offer.

This is my first review on GOG! How do I begin to say how many fond memories I have playing through King's Quest 5 with my dad? too many! To be honest, everything about King's Quest 5 describes my childhood. I spent so many hours sitting beside my old man, watching him, and learning how to understand how to play through it. After so many years of not being able to play this game, I am happy that GOG has these games so I may be able to indulge in my fondest of memories! I know I repeat "fond" so many times, that's because I hold King's Quest 5 dear to my heart. I am very happy to be able to play them once again! King's Quest 5 is a game I've been longing to play, and now I can! I will be able to play it until I master it, and then play through it again! Thank you GOG for giving me this opportunity to relive a part of my childhood. You rule!

The King's Quest series is one of the most wonderful adventure-series ever created. This pack contains parts 4 to 6 and coincidentally these were my favorite KQ games. Part 6 is not only the best KQ game but actually in my opinion one of the greatest adventures ever created. Part 4 is the second best KQ game in my opinion with a great setting. It was also, as far as I remember, the first Sierra-game to have MT-32 music and used the new SCI interpreter (an AGI version also exists). Part 5 was the first Sierra CD game and the first one that used VGA and a point and click interface. - While it feels often like an experiment, it still has a nice story, a great setting and both a wonderful soundtrack and wonderful backdrops. Since their release, these three games never left my harddrisk and I play them every once in a while. Don't miss them!