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AWSOME!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game quest 64 is a game about a young boy named Brian who has to collect a book to save the world. In this rpg, you go around collecting elements to level up and defeat enemies for the same thing. This game is huge! It's amazing how satisfying this game is. You have fire, water, earth, and wind as the elements. As you level up, you gain more and more sweet attacks and spells at your disposal. Anyone that likes rpgs I strongly recomend this game.

a decent '64 game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have to say that this is one of the better RPGs for N64. Gameplay is lots of fun, and the linear nature makes it good for players of all ages. I don't like that there are few places to save the game though...

A dull, repetitive and forgettable RPG.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

One of the few RPGs for the Nintendo 64, in Quest 64 you take on the role of Brian, a young magician apprentice who is on a quest to save his father and recover a book of unspeakable power in order to save the world. This game, however, is also easily forgotten about. Most RPGs, such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG are usually among the best and most well known games the console has to offer. So why is Quest 64 forgotten about?

Quest 64 is without a doubt a highly rushed game. Many of the towns and castles contain few points of interests and have few items or secrets to find. There are absolutely no puzzles in the game, even in the forests and dungeons. Random battles are the bulk of the game.

Leveling up in the game and learning new spells is extremely tedious. Your spells are classified by element: Earth, Water, Fire and Wind and by finding things called "spirits" or by battling, you can level up these elements up to 50 and as you level the elements up, you learn new spells. However, you will need to fight many, many battles in order to do so. The same goes for increasing your other stats, such as HP and defense, except you have to get hit by the enemy's attack, which is also extremely tedious.

There is no money system in the game either. Instead, you are given things by people, finding them in chests or after battle. However, you are only given items from people if you do not already have that item, which can be annoying if you need more than one of an item.

However, the game does have a great battle system. Instead of staying in one place, you get to move around and dodge enemy spells. The enemies themselves are very cool looking and have various spells and abilities. However, they become extremely powerful very quickly, which will cause you to die quickly if you don't level up your stats.

But overall, most people will not enjoy this game. If you enjoy doing the same thing over and over again, you might like this, but you won't miss out on too much if you skip this game.

Absolutely terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game might not be so bad if it wasn't so hard to find your way around. The camera is terrible and always finds a bad place to settle to. The dungeons are very repetitive and dull. In fact, it is impossible to tell one part of a dungeon from another or how far you have left to go in any of them. And very often, after one of the countless dungeon battles, you will be unable to tell which way you were going beforehand. So you'll end up spending an hour walking back to the entrance, only to have to turn around and go back the right way. As one of the Nintendo Power reviewers said about this game:

"It's more like a trip to the dentist than a quest."

Great game, if you have the players guide.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've heard a lot of negative comments about this game, but I have to say that it is actually really really fun, IF YOU HAVE THE PLAYER'S GUIDE. I'm serious, without the guide, it would be nearly impossible it's so difficult to find the hidden spirits or figure out where to go or how to level up your magic and stuff on your own. When I first attempted to play this game I couldn't get past the first boss, but when I had the guide with me it was simple! I was lucky enough to find the guide for .01 at a video game store... the fact that it was on "clearance" for such a cheap "price" clearly reveals the fact that it's barely popular at all, but if you actually know what you're doing it can be very enjoyable, so give it a chance if you're up to it, but make sure you have a guide of some sort, don't try to figure it out on your own or you'll probably be running around in circles confused out of your mind.

Still no Final Fantasy or Zelda game, if your looking for a deep storyline action or RPG adventure game, but the storyline is actually pretty good considering, and the music is AMAZING! I'd agree with the other reviewer on this that the music is probably my favorite part of the game. I wish it was popular enough to have a soundtrack, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I WOULD recommend this game, just have an open mind, a guide, and make sure to enjoy the music as it's probably the best part. And it's fun to increase your powers and keep getting new magic spells to see what they do, then concentrate on a different element (water, fire, earth, wind) the second time you play through the game and see what different spells you can get. There are different strategies and it's fun to experiment and see what you can do differently each time. And the graphics and scenery are pretty good too, for an N64 game. Give it a chance, and you might be pleasantly surprised. I've had this game for quite a few years now and I don't regret my purchase at all. Hope this helps eliminate a little bit of the apprehensiveness about this game, and that maybe a few people will give it a try and get something positive out of the experience. It really can be fun, just make sure you're adequately prepared and you'll enjoy it.

Do Not Get This Game At All

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game can be fun in a way. Maybe it's just the music. I think it's rather very confusing. The controls are hard to get used to, and you don't know where to go next.

O.....kay, what on earth is this?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: December 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What on earth? I thought this would be a great game. Of course, I was only 6 years old then and always thought everything was good. But back then, the game was too hard... and now, at 12, I see the poor quality of this game. At least THQ redeemed themselves with one of my favorite XBOX games...

Story (0.5/10)
You are Brian and you have to save your daddy and contain the power of some book. We have all heard this before.

Graphics (3.5/10)
Ha ha... the architecture is sucky! The paths in the first town are very "pixely" and have seams. There landscape is way to geometric (I know - most games on the 64 are very geometric. But the landscape looks like garbage with massive amounts of it. The creatures looked OK, but the spells and bosses? Sucky.

Sound/Music (2/10)
The music is not catchy and the music is the same almost everywhere, except it is played by a different instrument in each town. However, the Blue Cave music and Limelin music was so-so. The sounds are too synthetic, even for the 64!

Gameplay (0/10)
Yup... gameplay. This is too linear and beyond belief. There is no money in the game. You are attacked by monsters every few seconds. The monsters get too strong too fast. "Hey I now have 100 HP! Huh? Who's this guy? Crud!" You get your max HP up by being attacked... boring. There are no side quests, collectibles, puzzles, mini-games, etc. Beyond belief.

Overall - (1/5)
I would have given this zero stars. If you want an RPG, buy Morrowind for XBOX. Or Paper Mario. Even Pokemon was a better RPG... and I don't really like it anymore! Don't even RENT Quest 64.

This is it!! The gem in gaming that shines brighter than the sun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Quest 64. Amazing. Really! Ok this game is so much dang fun I just couldnt believe it was so much fun! Now Nintendo 64 isnt suppossed to be an RPG system, but this one just plain out blew every other RPG out of the water. Quest has amazing graphics(the best I have ever seen in any system). Some dont like how enemies will pop up out of nowhere when you are outside, but HELLO PEOPLES! I THINK IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT THEN YOU SHOULDNT BE PLAYING THE GAME, EH? AFTER ALL, THE ENTIRE GAME IS PRETTY MUCH FIGHTING THOSE VERY ENEMIES. eh hem, now back to the game's shining assests. The fighting system is wonder ful I love shooting fireballs and ice rays at enemies or just whacking the living daylights outta them with my staff. The last thing I have to say is that with all this nonsense coming out these days(Playstation2 AND 3, Xbox 360, PSP, that weird FLY thing, and other garbage) it is a pure blessing that Nintendo has the respect to make classics that are amazing and never get old. Nintendo, in a world of scams and stupid junk systems, you guys rule! The best games are QUEST 64!!!, Yoshis story, and Super Mario 64. Dont buy into this new crap*AKA Xbox 360* Get the old classics that rule in gaming!!!

The Reason Quest 64 is the Best Rpg Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: April 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has pretty good graphics and and great spells. The plot (like in most fantasy games) is to save your once-peaceful town from destruction. I would say that overall this game should get a 10 out of 10 (thats amazing for this kind of game I'd say). Don't listen to 1-3 star reviews. Don't waste your money on a game like Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, spend a good $10-15 dollars on this game (if you don't own it already) and get ready to play a game you can't live without. So go ahead and get this game, It's more than worth it!

Bad - but not without merit

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: April 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Good:

I loved this game in some ways. They really tried. You could tell. The cute village, populated with people. A decent storyline. Beautful graphics, really. The towns. The insides of the buildings - especially the castle - really quite excellent. An outdoors that goes from happy day to scary night. 3-D trees and objects outdoors. In particular, I remember an absolutely gorgeous town with a waterfall. The "monsters" - I just love them! What great animations! The wolves just look scary. A decent variety of monsters, each with their own special combat animations. I love the turn-based combat system. Simple and effective. The spells! What a joy. Casting freeze spells, fire balls, etc. Great spell animations. Really, to me, there really is so much going for this game... in a way you had to admire it.

BAD:

But, this game is terrible. It's completely LINEAR. Do you know what I mean? What appears to be a fork in the road (two paths to choose from) is actually a dead-end and the continuation of the path. THERE IS NEVER ANY CHOICE. Second, when outdoors YOU MUST FIGHT MONSTERS EVERY SECOND. Constantly. Third, I finished the game in only about three days. Since it's linear, there's really nothing to figure out, you just keep going Down The Path, mashing buttons (constant combat outdoors) until you reach The End of The Path and win the game.

I must say, I have rarely seen such a cinematic and beautful ending to a video game. It was a lot of button mashing to get there, but, they really tried to make it up to you when you got there!

SUMMARY:

But, overall, I really cannot recommend this awful game. This is probably the best game I cannot recommend, if that makes any sense. So many nice things about it, but it's just terrible. Buy The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instead.

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