tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post7273305159775332662..comments2024-03-28T18:43:06.423+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 52: King's Quest V - Final RatingThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-24147568805111580652015-04-22T04:27:58.317+10:002015-04-22T04:27:58.317+10:00I like your way of thinkingI like your way of thinkingEvan Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049739394359362973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37209374760457750102015-04-22T03:52:03.590+10:002015-04-22T03:52:03.590+10:00I'm pretty sure that the CD talkie version of ...I'm pretty sure that the CD talkie version of KQ5 was released in 1992, so you can't really give points for the speech if you consider it a 1990 game. IIRC the sound effects you mentioned weren't present in the original floppy version either, at least not the digitized versions (it may have used some midi samples and of course FM sounds with SB/AdLib).Merhan Thortoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304424068641613029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-51334521412561501492015-04-21T16:25:53.585+10:002015-04-21T16:25:53.585+10:00The rope broke because you tied it to a branch whi...The rope broke because you tied it to a branch which was a red herring? Of course it will!<br /><br />Don't you know that herrings are so sharp that you could cut down the mightiest trees in forests with it?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64665791826344662302015-04-21T16:24:12.821+10:002015-04-21T16:24:12.821+10:00But of course. The way the problems were solved in...But of course. The way the problems were solved in the game was haphazard enough. I'll be damned if I'm gonna read up on a bunch of royalty who have no idea how to use their unlimited gold but have to pilfer stuff from their bloody subjects. <br /><br />And what are they going to do with those stuff? They either have to display otherwordly powers of clairvoyance or hand-wave it away as a convenient coincidence that they have the solution to any problems in their pockets, brought forth by blue-blooded kleptomania and the power to Macgyver the shit out of any mess.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41629350237331152712015-04-21T16:15:24.454+10:002015-04-21T16:15:24.454+10:00Yeah, I already have KQ collection. I'd ask fo...Yeah, I already have KQ collection. I'd ask for Loom since I don't have it yet but I'd rather just pass on the Goodness instead. It shall be given to the next person to submit her/his/its "What's Your Story?".Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-55963300424698928392015-04-21T16:12:44.312+10:002015-04-21T16:12:44.312+10:00It's Karma, dude. You beat the game because yo...It's Karma, dude. You beat the game because you went to get water. You get CAPs for beating the game. You ascend into a higher plane after battling victoriously against 24 Demon Lords of Ak'zhar's Domain because you have CAPs. Who knows?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60667530952981807982015-04-21T16:09:53.479+10:002015-04-21T16:09:53.479+10:00Thanks, mate! I would have done it but it wasn'...Thanks, mate! I would have done it but it wasn't specific that that there were any owls being conserved in the first place.<br /><br />If there were so many owls here, why are there still so many damned mices?! Don't they eat freaking mices?!Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-24897915079305579342015-04-21T14:36:32.977+10:002015-04-21T14:36:32.977+10:00Whoohoo, I have 1000+ CAPs! Now I only need 371 mo...Whoohoo, I have 1000+ CAPs! Now I only need 371 more.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52436639907084712542015-04-21T13:55:52.159+10:002015-04-21T13:55:52.159+10:00Aperama, it's funny you say that -- there was ...Aperama, it's funny you say that -- there was a short-lived King's Quest line of novels. They're not terribly well-regarded... http://www.richardcobbett.com/codex/therichardperspective/book-week-kings-quest-the-floating-castle/Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83598137972320396322015-04-21T12:19:46.034+10:002015-04-21T12:19:46.034+10:00Leaderboard updated (including the missing Bean Co...Leaderboard updated (including the missing Bean Counter Award)<br /><br />Ilmari is now equal leader with Lars-Erik, I've moved up two places by playing this game and Corey Cole has taken Joe Pranevich's spot in the top ten.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-49130853511391357922015-04-21T09:12:08.943+10:002015-04-21T09:12:08.943+10:00I know some of the scores I gave are debatable. I&...I know some of the scores I gave are debatable. I'll try to better explain my reasoning behind the score.<br /><br />The 4 I gave it there is partly due to games that have recently just done story and setting better - we've had Loom and Monkey Island, which both had interesting settings and a much more cohesive story. Even some of our bad games like B.A.T. had a unique setting.<br /><br />King's Quest III and IV both got a 6 in this category, but they got points for having a plot twist and the first game with a female protagonist respectively and they came at a simpler time when other games weren't much better. <br /><br />I agree that the story and setting are not much worse than King's Quest IV, but to give it a 5 which King's Quest IV would have gotten had it been a guy as the main character seemed to me like it would be saying games shouldn't have gotten better in the last two years when other games have already proven otherwise.<br /><br />So in the end, I settled on 4 because it came out 2 years after the last game and didn't improve it at all and came out in the same year as some original settings with good stories.<br /><br />Perhaps if Mordack had some kind of impact on Serenia apart from his own island the story might have worked on me better. I don't think the townsfolk are even aware there's an evil wizard in their realm.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77511716796174897642015-04-21T08:02:40.427+10:002015-04-21T08:02:40.427+10:00I've got to say - I've always felt that of...I've got to say - I've always felt that of all of the Sierra 'Quest' line that KQ has the weakest storyline. It's something without real complexity - it's a fairytale world that evokes all of the sentiment and notions of the fairytales that it uses, but in the end can you really say that King Graham of Daventry is an interesting, deep character? If I read King's Quest: The Novel, it'd be a linear series of puzzles, not an in-depth line of dialogues and a rich, multi-layered story. "And now, he's fighting a DRAGON! And now, A BEAN STALK! HE'S CLIMBING IT! (And reloading about fifteen times!)"Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84463491545960188432015-04-21T06:14:32.982+10:002015-04-21T06:14:32.982+10:00Kinda feel like it was a little harsh to give the ...Kinda feel like it was a little harsh to give the story a 4! After all, it's a continuation of the KQ story, directly links back to KQ3 and it even shares a setting with the missed classic The Wizard and the Princess (and even includes both wizards and princesses!).<br /><br />Also I'd give it a bonus point for being able to put Manannan into a bag, since he's possibly the most evil cat in the world.<br /><br />Kenny: How do you want your KQ collection? via Steam? Or if you already have it, you can award it to another person (or perhaps ask for something of equivalent value).Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-27826237541957790262015-04-21T05:31:10.656+10:002015-04-21T05:31:10.656+10:00>Mean Streets may have had some voice acting be...>Mean Streets may have had some voice acting before<br /><br />Rise of the Dragon BTW had some too in the intro, if you setup the game correctly.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-48512600877557895502015-04-21T04:42:25.442+10:002015-04-21T04:42:25.442+10:00Lot of CAPs flying around! One correction: Fry'...Lot of CAPs flying around! One correction: Fry's Bean Counter Award seems to have no amount of CAPs.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15713995358399157052015-04-21T04:29:51.338+10:002015-04-21T04:29:51.338+10:00I am amazed that glass of water has paid dividends...I am amazed that glass of water has paid dividends 25ish years later... not the keenest psychic could have foretold that!Evan Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049739394359362973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-50502664254105945002015-04-21T01:43:41.315+10:002015-04-21T01:43:41.315+10:00In my defense, I didn't get around to it becau...In my defense, I didn't get around to it because I was playing some awesome... er... some games for the blog!<br /><br />In honor of Kenny's attempt to save the owls, I have donated $10 Singapore dollars to the "Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund". Did you know that Singapore has ten species of owls? I sure as heck didn't! <br /><br />Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73477613692830544402015-04-21T00:52:03.560+10:002015-04-21T00:52:03.560+10:00I haven't updated the actual CAP leaderboard y...I haven't updated the actual CAP leaderboard yet, but I'll do that tomorrow.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.com