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 Boxart for Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire |
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| Developer(s) | Corey, Lori Ann Cole |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows |
| Release date | 1989 to 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Role-Playing/Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | First Four ESRB: K-A (Kids to Adults), Fifth ESRB: T (Teen) |
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Although the series was originally titled Hero's Quest, Sierra failed to trademark the name. Sierra Entertainment Inc is a Worldwide American Video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual Consequently, the electronic adaptation of the HeroQuest board game forced Sierra to change the series's title to Quest for Glory. HeroQuest, sometimes also written as Hero Quest, is an Adventure board game that was created by Milton Bradley in conjunction A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game This decision caused all future games in the series and new copies of Hero's Quest I to switch over to the new name.
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Series
The series consisted of five games, each of which followed directly upon the events of the last. New games frequently referred to previous entries in the series, often in the form of cameos from recurring characters. The objective of the series is to transform the player character from an average Joe to a Hero by completing non-linear quests. A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and
Hybrids by their gameplay but also by their themes, the games feature serious stories leavened by humor throughout. There are real dangers to face, and true heroic feats to perform, but silly details and overtones creep in when the drama of adventuring doesn't force them out. Cheap wordplay is particularly frequent, to the point that the second game's ending refers to itself as the hero's "latest set of adventures and miserable puns. Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work Quest for Glory II Trial by Fire is a Video game and the sequel to Hero's Quest So You Want to Be a Hero (following the series being renamed A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical " The games also have some memorable easter eggs, including a number of subtle or not-so-subtle allusions to other Sierra games (such as Dr. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional Hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, Book Cranium, an allusion to The Castle of Dr. Brain, in the fourth game). Castle of Dr Brain is a Video game of the educational genre released in 1991 by Sierra Online. Perhaps the most notable easter egg appeared in the EGA version of Quest for Glory. The Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA is the IBM PC Computer display standard specification located between CGA and VGA in terms of graphics The player could type "pick nose"; if his lock-picking skill was high enough, the game would respond "Success! You now have an open nose". If the skill was too low, the player would insert the lock pick too far, killing himself. This was duplicated to some degree in the VGA version by clicking the lockpick icon on the player.
Each game drew its inspiration from a different culture and mythology (in order, Germanic/fairy tale; Middle Eastern/Arabian Nights; Egyptian/African; Slavic folklore/Eastern European folklore; and finally Greco-Mediterranean) with the hero facing increasingly powerful opponents with help from characters who become increasingly familiar from game to game. A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic period until the adoption of Christianity Slavic mythology is the Mythological aspect of the Religion that was practised by the ancient Slavs. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance
Each game varied somewhat from the tradition it is derived from; for example, Baba Yaga, a character borrowed from Slavic folklore, first appeared in the first game, as did a Jotun from Scandinavian folklore (named Brauggi in the game). Baba Yaga (Ба́ба-Яга́ Баба Рога Баба Яга Баба Рога Polish, Czech, Baba Jaga Baba Roga is in Slavic folklore, a witch-like A jötunn, sometimes anglicized as jotun (pronounced yotun is a giant in Norse mythology, a member of a race of nature spirits with superhuman strength Beings of Scandinavian folklore Perhaps most abundant are the stories about the race of Trolls ' a cunning and deceitful people living in the forestlands The second game introduced several African-themed characters who reappeared in the third game, and characters from every game and genre in the series reappeared in the fourth and fifth games. In addition to deviating from the player's expectations of the culture represented in each game, the series also included a number of intentional anachronisms, such as the pizza-loving, Dr. Frankenstein-like mad scientists in the fourth and fifth games. An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" " ανά " "against anti-" and "chronos" " χρόνος " Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based Victor Frankenstein is a Fictional character, the Protagonist of the 1818 novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
There was some criticism concerning the games as time-consuming. For example, while adding to realism, in order to build a certain skill or reach a certain point of time, the player has to repeat for countless times some certain action (such as 'climb tree', 'get rock'-'throw rock'), or walk aimlessly until the time passes. Grinding is a term used in Computer gaming to describe the process of engaging in repetitive and/or non-entertaining gameplay in order to gain access to other features within However, the game has nonetheless acquired cult status among computer game veterans, and was revolutionary and thus far unrivalled in its character import system, which allowed you to import your individual character, including the skills and wealth he had acquired, from one game to the next.
The Games
- Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero (1989; VGA remake released in 1991)
- Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (1990)
- Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (1992)
- Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994)
- Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire (1998)
Collections
- Quest for Glory Anthology (1996) a package that includes the first four games, including the fully patched CD version of QFG IV; game copy protection codes (a feature of Quest for Glory 4) are included in the manual and on CD, while game saves are included in the save folder of the CD and the VGA version of Quest for Glory 1.
- Quest for Glory Collection Series (1997) re-release of QFG Anthology with a Dragon Fire demo and sample soundtrack.
The World
The fantasy world in which the action takes place is known as Glorianna, and is somewhat a mirror of our own world.
According to Lori Cole, Glorianna's time did not advance at the same pace in all places, so many anachronisms are explained (some places are medieval, others are still at the Bronze Age, some others are almost victorian, and some have pseudo-modern elements). The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Retro-futurism, retrofuturism, retro-future or retrofuture,terms combining " Retro " and " futurism " or " The world is populated both by traditional creatures of myth and legend (gnomes, fairies, genies, demons) and specifically by humanoids with animal features, such as the Katta (humanoid cat-people) and the Liontaurs (centaur like people with leonine heads and hindquarters). Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects Centauroid creatures, also known as centaur-like or tauric creatures appear frequently in Mythology and works of Fiction. In Greek mythology, the centaurs (from Ancient Greek: Κένταυροι - Kéntauroi are a race of creatures composed of part Human The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera.
The Characters
Along with the Hero, several memorable characters appear and re-appear throughout the series including Rakeesh Sah Tarna, Abdullah Doo, Elsa von Spielburg, the evil Ad Avis and many others. The characters in Quest for Glory are Fictional characters who appear in the Quest for Glory series of Adventure games by Sierra.
Original Concept
Originally, the series was supposed to be a tetralogy, consisting of 4 games, with the following themes and cyles: the 4 cardinal directions, the 4 classical elements, the 4 seasons and 4 different mythologies. A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four ( Numerical prefix tetra-) distinct works Many ancient philosophies used a set of archetypal classical "elements" to explain patterns in Nature. A season is one of the major divisions of the Year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in Weather. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore"
This is what the creators originally had in mind:
| Game | Cardinal Direction |
Central Element |
Season | Mythology |
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| Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero | North | Earth | Spring | Germanic |
| Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire | South | Fire | Summer | Middle Eastern |
| Quest for Glory III: Shadows of Darkness | East | Air | Fall | Slavic |
| Quest for Glory IV: Dragon Fire | West | Water | Winter | Greek |
However, when they got to write Shadows of Darkness they thought it would be too difficult for the hero at that stage to go from Shapeir straight to Mordavia and defeat the Dark One. Hero's Quest So You Want to Be a Hero (later re-released as Quest for Glory So You Want to Be a Hero because of trademark issues involving the Quest for Glory II Trial by Fire is a Video game and the sequel to Hero's Quest So You Want to Be a Hero (following the series being renamed Quest for Glory IV Shadows of Darkness is an Adventure game / Role-playing game hybrid Quest for Glory V Dragon Fire is the fifth game in the Quest for Glory computer game series by Sierra Entertainment. Quest for Glory IV Shadows of Darkness is an Adventure game / Role-playing game hybrid So they decided to insert a new game, Wages of War, which was not in their original canon, and caused a renumbering of the series. Quest for Glory III Wages of War is a hybrid adventure / role-playing game released in 1992 for the MS-DOS PC, Evidence for this can be found in the end of Trial by Fire where it says the next game would be Shadows of Darkness and featured a fanged vampyric moon - hinting at the next game's theme. Quest for Glory II Trial by Fire is a Video game and the sequel to Hero's Quest So You Want to Be a Hero (following the series being renamed Quest for Glory IV Shadows of Darkness is an Adventure game / Role-playing game hybrid
They talked about it in the Fall 1992 issue of Sierra's InterAction magazine, and an online chat room:
The original third chapter was to be Shadows of Darkness, set in Transylvania - the East - and in the Fall, using Air as the central element. Sierra Entertainment Inc is a Worldwide American Video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta . .
Wages of War is the bridge. You start with people you know to help you along in the beginning. But when push comes to shove, you're the one who's on his own, who has to solve the ultimate mystery. As you go along, just when you think you're all alone, your allies have come back to you, but you have to face the final challenge by yourself.– Lori Cole, Fall 1992 issue of Sierra's Interaction magazine
Blackwine: My question is about the world of Gloriana in general. Lori Ann Cole is a game designer often in cooperation with her husband professional Game programmer Corey Cole. I knew each game was suppose to correspond to a place on a compass (like North, South, East, West) and a season. For example, Spielburg was North, and the season was Spring. Shapeir-South, Summer. Where was Tarna located? Mordavia was Fall, and Silmaria will be winter, but where are they located?
Lori C: Tarna broke the rules. It was in Fricana, which is Africa. We added Wages of War to the series because the game called for it. So we broke our own metaphor.
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