I honestly can't say that this package is worth buying. I'm surprised that GOG actually handled the King's Quest games the way they did at all, especially when Sierra already packaged 1-7 together in a product titled "King's Quest Collection." The reality is that while King's Quest 1 through 7 progressively advanced and became more interesting, detailed, and fun, that all stopped, reversed, and went backward at the speed of light with King's Quest 8. I had bought KQ8 when it originally came out for the PC, and I hated every moment of it. I purchased it believing it was another quest similar to KQ6, my first introduction into the King's Quest franchise, or possibly even KQ5, which I enjoyed just as much. I hadn't played KQ7 at the time since I had only recently gotten a computer of my own, and before that had played the others on a friends'. I was sorely disappointed with the story, the graphics, the controls, everything that KQ8 "offered". I can understand completely why Sierra left it out of their original package of the first 7 games. King's Quest 7 is the complete opposite. More of the same from the previous games, with a cartoony feel and a female protagonist. It adds a lot to the gameplay without taking away from the original feel of the KQ games. I do know many guys that used to play the King's Quest games that I was friends with at the time refused to pick up KQ7 because of the female lead, but I believe they were missing out. Sadly, I haven't actually finished the game myself, since I've only gotten hold of it more recently, but it is very much a KQ game, and very enjoyable. Honestly, I'd like to see the King's Quest Collection appear here on GOG. I have purchased it elsewhere in the past, but due to the support that GOG gives to its customers, and the ongoing drive to keep the games working on newer and newer OS's, not to mention their DRM free stance, I'd gladly repurchase it here. This package, however, I couldn't recommend to anyone if only because KQ8 is not worth your time, and $9.99 for KQ7 is quite steep.
