Posted on: May 6, 2018
CharlieLima79
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An epic Sierra adventure game franchise!
'Quest for Glory' is one of the best Sierra adventure game franchises. While Roberta Williams might have been a pioneer storytelling in graphic adventure games, Lori and Corey Cole helped perfected it. In fact, 'QFG' exceeded 'King's Quest' in fantasy storytelling in every way. The Coles incorporated folklores and mythologies from various cultures into the storylines in a cohesive, meaningful and respectful ways. At the same time, 'QFG' featured some of the funnier writing -- mostly in forms of puns -- in Sierra adventure games. 'QFG' also featured design elements that were new in graphic adventure games at the time. These included the ability to play as one of three or four character classes (i.e. Fighter, Magic User, Thief, and later Paladin), the freedom to build your character's skill levels as the player sees fit, a meaningful and impactful day/night cycle, sensible puzzles that could be solved in different ways, as well as the options to export and import your character that you worked hard on building. The latter helped 'QFG' become an epic adventure game franchise that it is remembered for today. My current review of 'QFG' is based on my playthrough as a magic using Fighter turned Paladin. At one point in my youth, I also completed 'QFG1' as a magic using Thief with ability to parry. Below is what I think about each 'QFG' game: QFG1: My favourite of the 'QFG' games because of the freedom with which I got to explore the land of Spielburg. I enjoyed how I was not pressured by in-game time to complete quests and I could build up my character at my own pace. The story was whimsical and simple, and certainly not the strongest in the franchise given the flexibility and openness of the game. I loved the graphics in the VGA remake. QFG2: This was my first 'QFG' game in my youth, but I didn't know how to navigate the city well enough to make any meaningful progress back then. It had one of the better stories in the franchise, but the gameplay was much more linear linear than 'QFG1', especially during the last third of the game. Navigating your character in 'QFG2' could be challenging with the weird, questionable perspective changing layout. QFG3: As an adventure game, this was the weakest of the first four 'QFG' games, but it also had an interesting story that looked more into character motivation than in other games. I didn't feel like that was as much to do in 'QFG3' as in previous games, but it still afforded me the opportunities to build my Paladin character. I loved the grandness of the Tarna/Fricana setting, and welcomed the more leisurely change of pace. QFG4: The lessons learned from previous 'QFG' games allowed the designers to create what I believe to be this close-to-perfect ‘QFG’ game in the franchise. 'QFG4' played a bit more like 'QFG1', but with some time constraints like in 'QFG2' and 'QFG3'. It had an intriguing story, with weirder and wackier characters than before. It was tonally different enough for the game (franchise) to stay fresh. I didn't like the close-up character portraits as much as I loved the dramatic sceneries. The combat system was the worst of the five, and took some time getting used to. QFG5: This game felt more like a light RPG than a classic point-and-click graphic adventure game. I wasn't a fan of the graphics and interface. The 3D graphics made the game look cheap and lose the fairytale whimsy that previous games had. Battles could be challenging because of the zoomed-out camera angle. I often found myself clicking on the wrong “pixel” during larger battles. The story was okay, but enough for me to conclude my character's epic adventure. Overall, 'QFG' is definitely worth your valuable gaming time. There has been no other graphic adventure game quite like this since. With a great combination of adventuring, puzzles, humourous writing, I highly recommend 'QFG' to any fan of point-and-click adventure games.
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