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Summary: Play these on your new computer with VMWare
Review: I truly miss all of the old Sierra games. While I would never trade my first person shooters, I would love to see these games come back. The entire Quest For Glory series is a work of art to be enjoyed by everyone, even kids.
Someone gave a low rating because of the price. The price isn't set by Sierra. These games are out of print and are now collectors items. The price has to do with supply and demand.
Lastly, in order to play these games you can do one of several things. The first thing is to invest in software called VMWare that allows you to run other operating systems from Windows. Install Windows 98, and play these games with that OS. Again, you won't need a dual boot system; Windows XP will be a "host" for Windows 98. Or you can do a google search and find a good emulator that allows you to play these games with full sound. Believe it or not, there is a large community that loves these games.
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Summary: The Best Sierra Series
Review: I was first introduced to Quest For Glory when it was known as Hero's Quest. I took a gamble on it and was hooked from then on in. So Yo Want To Be A Hero is the best game in the series. A lonely wannabe hero helping to free the land of Spielburg from the evil clutches of Baba Yaga and the evil brigands. You will be introduced to some of the characters that eventually lead you on your other quests like Erasmus, the Katta's Shema and Shareen, and Baba Yaga. The isolation in the sound effects in this game are the best and the music is wonderfully...heroic. It is heaps of fun and highly recommended. ***** If you complete part one, you will be whisked away to the faraway land of Shapier where the ruler of the Shapier's sister city, Raseir, is missing in what becomes the second part of the series, Trial By Fire. As Hero of Spielburg, your job is to find and restore the Emir. The Katta people are wonderful characters and a great pleasure to interact with. However, the sense of adventure isn't as great as part one. There is very little area to explore and you can get quite lost in the desert without finding too much. I prefered the forests of Spielburg where magical creatures lie everywhere. A great game never-the-less. **** The third installment in this series was the worst. Wages of War could have been titled Wages of Bore. You follow your friend Rakeesh from Shapeir to Fricana. My only suggestion is finish the game so your character can be imported into Shadows of Darkness. A bit of a fizzer here. ** The fourth installment, Shadows of Darkness is very much like Trial By Fire. A nice sense of adventure and lots of places to discover. I didn't like the fighting sequences much, I thought they were harder to control than in the other installments. Baba Yaga returns too which helps you give some connection to the other installments. I still don't think this was as good as the first two; it lacked the sense of adventure and wonderful oddities the original game had. *** Over all, Quest For Glory is a wonderful series and highly recommended!
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Summary: The games are great, but...
Review: I'm a little bit in shock looking at this title. When the Quest for Glory collection vol 1 first came out back in the day, it cost about thirty bucks, but it had all the games that vol 2 has. The downside to vol 1 was that it was riddled with bugs throughout different games. I'm imagining they cleaned that up for vol 2, but how in the hell does that warrant a price tag that's through the roof?! I love the games, which is why I gave it five stars. But this overpriced collection gets zero stars, and I'm severely disappointed in Sierra for screwing their loyal fans like this.
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Summary: Unfathomable fun
Review: I've been a fan of games by Sierra for a long time now. And my favorites are those of the QFG series. If you think you'd like an RPG with a light touch of comedy, this series is the one to play. The CD contains episodes 1 through 4, along with a modern remake of episode 1. You may want to experiment a bit with the original QFG1 for a little while, for historical reasons; but, of course, the remake's graphics and sound make it the one to actually play. Episode 2 is very good and enjoyable, despite having its original 16 color graphics and low resolution. Episode 3 is great, and its ending blends in very well with episode 4. Great graphics. You will feel the need to play Episode 3 right away after beating the game. Episode 4 is a very interesting one. You must play episode 3 before episode 4 to get the right feel of it. Besides having great graphics and voice for the characters, it seemed to me like reading a novel, except that I was one of the characters. Maybe I'm a bit sentimental and vulnerable right now, because of the fact that I'm one of those technical people who got caught up by a "dot com" failure; but I got really into episode 4, and just NEED to get episode 5, otherwise I'll feel horrible. If you're thinking about getting QFG 5: Dragon Fire, play at least episode 4 first. But preferably begin with episode 1: So you want to be a Hero.
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Summary: A Good Collection with Some Technical Difficulties...
Review: If you've never played the Quest for Glories, then you're missing out on a lot. They're really great games, with a combat system that is quite addictive. My own, personal gripe with this collection is that I can't get Quest for Glory 4 to work on my computer (it's too advanced). Sure, I could start all over, but my guy's a Paladin and he's got 300 points in all statistics... Still, these games are some of the best, and if you haven't played them, or if you've wiped them off your hard drive, then this collection is really worthwhile to get.
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Summary: Some of Sierra's finest.
Review: It's such a pity Sierra has stopped the RPG's in the QFG or King's Quest style of gameplay. The QFG system my favorite since the hero actually has some statistics that change throughout the game and develop him into a stronger hero, rather than KQ's static characters. Being able to fight monsters in different ways and having variable spoils is more fun than always having to throw a pie in the bad guy's face in order to get crystals. Variable amounts of money are fun, though effectively useless as you'll spend what you need to at the beginning and then amass something like eight hundred gold coins and have nothing to spend it on but...uh...fruit and bottles. Oh well. The import system is another thing I love about these games. If you build up an awesome character, he can continue his quests in other lands. He can become stronger, learn new skills, and save new lands. Sweet! I recommend buying this set for a bunch of awesome games really cheaply, plus a cool pseudo-classical soundtrack not available any other way. Get QFG5:Dragon Fire, too. It kicks ... Notes: The fourth game's got some glitches. Save your game right before a place you know has a glitch. In the swamp, set the speed down to the lowest setting, kill the monsters, and set the speed back up. By the big pillar, just walk off by clicking right on the edge if the slimy path at the very top, and you shouldn't have any problems.
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Summary: Beloved classics; these games are forever.
Review: No game, excepting perhaps Baldur's Gate 2, is closer to my heart than the Quest for Glory games. Ancient by today's standards, they are still worth the time of anyone looking for charming story and characters, good puzzles, a big sense of humor, and even a bit of role-playing. They were made in a time when computer games were not a money-grubbing franchise, but a quirky art form that abounded with love. A bit of a lowdown: your character has statistics, like strength and charm, that determine his ability to perform feats and what paths he can take to overcome challenges. There are three hero classes--fighter, magic user, thief--and the gameplay is different for each choice. Each challenge often has two or three solutions, and the best choice depends on your class as well as your skills. You navigate your character through a world that goes through night and day cycles. You must keep food to eat and water to drink. The more you use a skill, the better you get at it--for example, climbing walls and fighting with a sword will improve your strength. Quest for Glory 1: So you want to be a Hero, aka Hero's Quest, was one of the first adventure games I ever played. In all its EGA glory it nonetheless made a big impression on me. I replayed it again, more than once, when it was re-released with then-fancy 256-color VGA graphics. The game takes place in a traditional forest/town/cave fantasy setting. Sounds like just another medieval game world, but the designers make it their own with eclectic style and winning humor. The quests range from thwarting a witch to dealing with a camp of brigands. You meet a diverse cast of lovable characters, many of whom make repeat appearances in later QFG titles. Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire takes off where the first left off, in the Desert cities of Shapier and Rasier. Throughout the labyrinthine streets of the cities, and across the deserts lie many interesting characters to meet and puzzles to solve. One of the main quests is saving the city from four elementals--Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. I can still remember the fortune teller's beautiful description of the elementals' nature. QFG 2 is the only QFG game that is still text-parser based, which is actually quite wonderful because there is so much to talk about with the NPC's--the graphical dialog trees in newer games are convenient, but they remove a lot of detail. One of the most fun things about QFG2 (and the original version of the first) is just talking to the NPC's, trying to think up topics that they will have something to say about, and often being humorously surprised when, indeed, the game designers anticipated your question. The best example of this can be found at the Dervish's Oasis, out in the desert. His dialogue is well-written, eloquent and often funny (like all QFG dialog, come to think of it.) Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War is the most beautiful of the series. It is the first game I played that utilized 256-color graphics, and I can still remember how utterly blown away I was by the artwork. The overhead map, with your hero departing into the jungle and the MIDI music playing, is a scene I might never forget. In another part of the game, you ascend a giant tree to seek a gem from some spirits--it is truly beautiful. Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness, is thoroughly enjoyable but not as creative as the first three. It remixes elements from its predecessors into a setting that's something like the first, only darker and more gothic. The town and forest give a definite sense of deja vu, but again the characters and story, not to mention the gameplay, make the tale worthwhile. There's something very amusing about your big hero getting kidnapped by pixies... The Quest for Glory games are classics, golden oldies by now. Their graphics are dated, but their stories, characters, humor, and gameplay are not. I grew up with these games. They are close to my heart and I will never forget them.
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Summary: Quest for Glory, The ultimate RPG
Review: One of Sierra's best, a game series people from every genre of gaming will enjoy. This is the second Sierra game I owned, I had the original "So you want to be a Hero?" The challenge of having to think to win, not just hack and slash is the key to these games, games that challenge your mind, kick your adrenaline, and frequently, tickle your funny bone, I love these games, all of them, I hope you enjoy them as much as me.
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Summary: Quest for Glory, The ultimate RPG
Review: One of Sierra's best, a game series people from every genre of gaming will enjoy. This is the second Sierra game I owned, I had the original "So you want to be a Hero?" The challenge of having to think to win, not just hack and slash is the key to these games, games that challenge your mind, kick your adrenaline, and frequently, tickle your funny bone, I love these games, all of them, I hope you enjoy them as much as me.
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Summary: Isn't it fantastic?!
Review: Quest for Glory are the best games I ever played. And, believe me, I am scared to say how many times I played them... The one thing I can not understand is: WHY SIERRA DISCONTINUED QFG???
So, everybody, please, if you like the series, write to Sierra, tell them, they are wrong, and let's hope, they will listen to us...
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