I'm a little tired of reading reviews dissing King's Quest 8. I'll admit, the control scheme could be a lot better, but I've played games that are worse; you may have heard of them: Resident Evil 1-3, Silent Hill 1, Grand Theft Auto 1 and so on. Considering that KQ 8 was released in 1998, I'd say it's right on par with those other games control-wise. Sure, there are parts that are a pain because they require you to navigate tight spaces or jump over obstacles that kill you, but so do most survival horror games from that period. And that's what KQ 8 is: a survival horror game, with health potions, merchants, and everything else we love about Resident Evil. Other reviewers are correct in their statements that it isn't a King's Quest game like the first 7. There are no fairy tale references and no comedy, which distinguished it's predecessors, especially KQ 7, which is a playable Disney movie. The typical point and click Sierra adventure game was worn out by 1998. Give them a break.
