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QFG ROCKS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I loved QFG (expect for 1, due to the bad plot). It's fun to do things like be amazingly dishonorable 1n QFG 2 and then go behind Rakeesh's back and become a paladin on the QFG3 import screen. QFG4 had the most amazing plot, I spent hours trying to get past the swamp glitch just to see what would happen next. (I ended up digging out my 486 to fix it.) All in all QFG Anthology is awesome.

Quest for Glory

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

These games are pretty old, but they are the best games I ever played. They're so good that people have made a QFG 4.5 and are making 6 and 7. People are crazy about it.

Isn't it fantastic?!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

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...

A lost breed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I played these games from ages 7-15, and I will always remember them. They are all very immersive and enjoyable. The graphics are not up to today's technology, but the gameplay definitely is. I would recommend this collection to anyone willing to devote their time to an adventure. I doubt there will ever be games in the same style as these.

Timeless Game Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing these games since I was in grammar school, and I'm well out of college now. Good plots, good characters, good combat systmes, and good replay value. Each of the games allows you to export your character and bring it to the next game so that you can continue your work. The puzzles are numberous, some more difficult than the others, the humor is great (I'm still laughing at some of the jokes), and the fan base for these games is still huge. There's pages for it all over Myspace, a group volunteer programers/artists/actors/etc. are working on remaking one of the games and offering it for free online (they did similar work with two of the Kings Quest games). Play them and you'll love them.

Those glitches are easily bypassable, leaving no reason for you to not enjoy this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Well, I've seen a lot of reviews for this game anthology, and most have a similar message. "These games are great, but trying to run them on a newer computer is quite difficult"

I own all these games included, and have found a solution for this. There is a program called DOSBOX available for free online, as a simple Google search will reveal. This program, when used correctly, will even make Shadows of Darkness completable with no stress, and without having to slow down your computer, even allowing you to hear the in-game music and audio.

Onto the real review. Quest for Glory 1 was one of the first video games I remember playing. I was about 4 or 5 when I first played it, and could never figure out how to succeed. In college, out of a whim, I found the first game again, and played through it all the way with all three character classes. I loved it. I found the others, and began to play them as well, loving them just as much. They are full of humor, thought, care, and clever puzzles. Another neat feature is the ability to import your character to the next game in the series, status included.

People this game series is meant for:

Puzzle Solvers
People interested in a compelling story that spans all the games.
People who do not follow the belief that "Graphics Make the Game" (The first game is as old as I am, to give you an idea of the graphical quality to be expected)
People who love a good story
People who are tired of the standard, RPG plot.
People who don't have 60-80+ hours to invest in a modern RPG

People who this game series is not meant for:

People who are easily frustrated
People who are looking for a simple "Hack and Slash" RPG,
People who think that graphics are the most important aspect of the game
Small children. This series can be incredibly hard at certain points, and requires a more patient rational approach to certain problems.

In closing, This is a great series. If you're looking for something exciting to play, with a compelling story-line, don't let the fear of "bugs and glitches" stop you from playing this game. All of them are quite fixable and avoidable. While these games are difficult, they are incredibly rewarding.

Don't send the wrong message

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great series of games. Old games. For one hundred and seventy freaking dollars? Come on folks. That's just absurd. There's plenty of other good games out there. Stop shelling big bucks for nostalgia and try something new for a change.

The games are great, but...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: August 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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.

It's a Fun Series But It Could've been more.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This was a great series. The first One was by far the best (It got even better when Serria remade the first game). I only wished Serria gave you the chance to customize your own character type to go with the fighter/magic-user/thief classes. I did that purely by accident and it really brought a something unique to the character. Also, I wish the theif character was able to upgrade their weapon to a short sword instead of just being able to wield only a dagger. It was a good series, I just feel that Serria could've gone further with this series.
But hey, If you can grab this series, grab it. It's good.

Some of Sierra's finest.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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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