Bejewled with a sex minigame. Nothing wrong with that, it just doesn't appeal to me.
Let's start off with the most importaant note- the main campaign sucks. It sucks REALLY BAD. However, this games' startling level of customization makes creating and playing mods fun- and on the creation aspet, a NWN Toolset comes with the game, and it's quick and easy to use. Apparently the second expansion, Hordes of the Underdark, is supposed to be stellar too, but I haven't played that or the Shadows of the Undrentide (still playing the $;#! campaign). So if you pay for this, you're paying for infinite modding potential, the Premium Modules, and a great second expansion, not the campaign.
There should be no surprise when I say that Myst is really old. The FMVs are okay as far as Full Motion Video goes. The environments don't look that great nowadays. But this game is still an interesting game to explore and experience. The game has really interesting lore and a decent storyline for players to uncover, and the puzzles are great. Some of them feel a bit out-of-plae or guess work, and I thought the Stoneship Age was just a huge pain in the a$$, but other than that it's a good game to experience for the first time (or rediscover it).
While not the first adventure game by Sierra, the King's Quest games are definitely what put Sierra on the map. King's Quest I & II are nothing particularly special- in fact, they're barely even different games- but if you like way old-school games or are just interested in ancient history, they are worth your time. However, what really makes this bundle shine is King's Quest III: To Heir is Human. King's Quest III was notably poorly recieved for taking you out of the shoes of the now-familiar King Graham and into the lowly position of Gwydion, the slave-child (although the people who did beat it were gifted with a rather decent plot twist towards the end). However, it was very different from its predecessors in that it requires you to make spells to outwit your captor and hide items from him under your bed. You also have a time limit of about three-and-a-half hours to escape your captor (but I've managed to do it in just over 15 minutes). The spell making is somewhat weird however- first, in order to make the spells, you must read the barely legible print of the manual. Secondly, you must type in the commands EXACTLY how it says in the manual- which, again, is practically written in another language. And unfortunately, spell making takes up about half the game. Another strange quirk with this game is that sometimes, you just can't figure out how to talk to the computer. For example, if you wanted to put a bowl of cereal in a cup, you can't say, "pour cereal in cup" or "dump cereal in cup" or "dump/pour cereal". You'd have to say, "put bowl of cereal in cup". There are also free VGA remakes on the internet, however, I've never really liked them. So maybe you should skip the $6 and just get those. But despite some weird quirks in the games and aesthetics, this is something you should probably pick up during a sale for $2-$3. But maybe you should skip these and pick up the much superior KQ 4-6. All in all however, I do recommend these games just for KQ3.
These games were revolutionary back in the day, and were incredibly famous for blending the Adventure and RPG genres. Not only that, but doing it PERFECTLY. They were also revolutionary because once you beat one game, you could import your character into the next game! Sort of like Mass Effect for anyone who's played those. And as you might expect, they have the terrible puns that are a definite Sierra staple- so if it's a Sierra adventure game without puns, it doesn't exist. The first game basically has you trying to become a Hero by saving Spielburg from a sorceress from fairy tales known only as Baba Yaga. The second game takes place right where the first one left off, with you trying to save the desert metropolis of Shapeir from a large swarm of Djinni and Elementals. The third game has you trying to prevent war between two countries. The fourth game has you trying to save a country from eternal darkness, and I won't give any spoilers, but let's just say an old "friend" returns from a previous title. And finally, the fifth game. This game takes a slightly different approach than the previous four. Instead of 5 being an adventure game with a light touch of RPG, it's an RPG with a light touch of adventure. In it, you try to discover who assassinated the King of Silmaria. To do this, you enter the Rites of Rulership, a contest to decide the next ruler. By doing this, you will hopefully discover the villain, and maybe become ruler as an added bonus. In all the QfG games, you increase your skills by using them- after all, practice makes perfect. At the beginning of each game, you get 50-150 skill points to distribute to your stats. It costs 5-10 points to raise a skill once, and 15 points to learn a new skill. At the end of Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire no matter what class you are, and mid game of Quest for Glory III: Wages of War, you can become a Paladin, but you can only become a Paladin in 3 if you are a Fighter. A must have for any Adventure/ RPG fan.
