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Definitely a half and half collection.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: November 10, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This collection must get at least three stars despite the fact that two of the games it includes are among the worst adventure/RPG titles ever released by any company ever. The remaining games are really that good! The first two games in the series are truly spectacular, and fully display everything that is capable of the adventure gaming genre. (And, depending on the way you want to look at it, they demonstrate what all could be done with the "limited" resources of the late 1980s!) The last two games in the collection are abjectly horrid and should be avoided at any and all costs. Poorly written, implemented, and thought out, ignore them altogether, and get the collection entirely for the unequaled So You Want to Be a Hero? and Trial by Fire.

A classic RPG experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: November 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I must disagree with the reviewer who posted below me; to give this compilation only three stars is indeed a disservice. While I agree that the third game was not that hot, the fourth is excellent -- if you can get around the bugs. It ran fine on the machines that were around when the game came out, but be aware that there may be some problems with crashing during the fourth one. If you do experience these problems, contact me; I computer game series I know of that was planned out from beginning to end before coding even started on the first game! It's well written, witty, and absolutely enjoyable (with some moments in the third being the sole exception). This compilation represents the good days of gaming, before the market became flooded with such mindless titles as Professional Bull Rider (recently released by Sierra/Havas; I'm not kidding). It also represents the good old days of Sierra, before the company was bought by Cendant and later by Havas (see www.firstones.com for details).

Also included in this compilation is the CD soundtrack from Quest for Glory V, the last game in the series, composed by Chance Thomas. It's a real treat.

Four games in one grand fantasy adventure/RPG quest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I am the co-author of this series, but am writing here to tell you a little about why I think this particular collection of them is special. Incidentally, Quest for Glory 1: So You Want to Be a Hero won Computer Gaming World's "Adventure Game of the Year" title when it was first released in 1989. All of the other titles in the series have also won awards and gotten very favorable reviews. These were the first games to combine the graphic adventure and role-playing game genres. They feature puzzles, story-telling, character development, and action.

Lori and I always intended all of the games in the Quest for Glory series to be played consecutively. Your character (the "hero") progresses from a raw beginner in the first game to a famous hero -- and eventually King -- in game 5 (not included in this set). We are really happy to see them all together and for a very affordable price.

Taken as a set, the games in this collection explore the themes of good vs. law and the individual vs. society. Your character is truly important as you help right wrongs in the fantasy world of Gloriana. The first game is set in a small German town. Then the action moves to an Arabian Nights setting, to East Africa, to Transylvania, and finally to the Greek Isles in Quest for Glory 5: Dragon Fire (also available on Amazon.com).

Have fun!

the Quissical, Quipping Quest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The Quest for Glory series are great games. The puzzles are (as expected with role-playing games) clever, cyptic and curious. That means you have to use your brain - which is definity a good thing (and for some people it'll be a novel experience :-) ). Admittedly, there is a rather annoying - but understandable - limitation in the third game that I wish wasn't there but like they say, that's the way the cookie crumbles. I have played all four games with multipule characters. The option of choosing characters (fighter, magic user/wizard and thief) and being able to give him skills not essential to his 'career path' is one of the appealing aspects of the games. The jokes and puns are funny, well, in my opinion, and it is always amusing to find those 'easter eggs' along the way, such as the lock ness monster in the first game.

Quest for Glory, The ultimate RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: November 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

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.

A Good Collection with Some Technical Difficulties...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

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.

Quest For Glory Series!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This series is wonderful save one or two exceptions. The 5th in the series was not at all fun to play. They strayed from their already fabulous interface to a newer, harder 3D style. It lost some of it's glamour this way. Other than that I would highly recommend!

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.

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.

Unfathomable fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

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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