Sierra back in action?
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Sierra back in action?
Is it just me or is Sierra acting strange, first they made a LSL sequel, now they are working on a Caesar sequel. Caesar was amazing (back in the day anyway) Sierra seems to revive every series one at a time, tell me I'm wrong but I can strongly see a KQ or QFG sequel later, Sierra has been rather unpredictable lately. Not to mention the Swat Series (former Police Quest Series) sequel ''Swat 4'' was very good.
Feel free to curse my prophecy now.
Feel free to curse my prophecy now.
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I think LSL was a special case. First off, it fit in with the "edgy" trend that publishers have been going for as of late, now that they've found out that the industry has "grown up". King's Quest, however, is distinctly nerdy. It's about a fantasy universe in which you solve puzzles. Nobody who plays that is going to feel "cool", so therefore, it won't get made.
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I think the only reason they made another LSL game is because there is still a market out there for those types of games. I doubt if they do make another KQ or QFG game. For lets face we're one of the few left dying off communities who still enjoy those game types. I don't think Sierra would a worth while profit from another game type like KQ or QFG.
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I think you just follow the crowd. King's Quest 8 was a good game if you'd ACTUALLY have played it. I took the time to manage to complete it and I was impressed. So what if it wasn't true to the game as Boogeyman said? If it were just called Mask of Eternity, the names were all different so it wasn't particularly a King's Quest game people wouldn't hate it as much.AsianMusicGuy wrote:Noone in there right mind KQ8 was Sh***t.
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I somewhat agree with Broomie; taking MoE just as a game in general, it wasn't too bad. It reminded me a little of some of the Zelda games. However, as a KQ game, it stunk - the alteration of some of the mythos was quite annoying (Dimension of Death, anyone?).
The real fun for me started in the Swamp, the Dimension of Death was a drag. But I think its truly a good game, I hardly think of the prequels when I play a game, I think of it as a type of entertainment and I was entertaind. Viva MoE. And btw, it did have the KQ name on it so I dont know why people don't see it. ;)
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King's Quest Revival?
Ah, now this is a fascinating topic.
If Sierra were to bring back King's Quest, in what fashion would it be done? If S.W.A.T. is police quest's revival, then the King's Quest for the new generation could be something completely unexpected. KQ is undeniably a 'fantasy' setting. What current games out there are successfully utilizing the 'fantasy' setting?
MMORPG's. The industry is in a trend right now that seems to think fantasy is the best way to sell MMORPG's.. so it's viable to assume the world of Daventry would be considered if Sierra were to create such a gaming world - to rake in some money from consumers who play games like WOW, or EQ, or Lineage, or D&Donline, or LOTRonline, etc..
Who wouldn't want to live in Daventry, given the option? Who wouldn't like to see the lands of KQ populated with teams of people, real commerce and politics and wizard duels around every corner?
Ah, it may be a silly dream, but ponder it in your heads for a minute.. would you be a fairyfolk? A magic disappearing elf? Perhaps a dwarven rogue? Or maybe you'd quest to become a knight under King Graham.. or have a vacation home in the Green Isles..
What are your thoughts of such a 'revival', or is Daventry destined to be a dying memory in the hearts of the fans of a dead genre?
If Sierra were to bring back King's Quest, in what fashion would it be done? If S.W.A.T. is police quest's revival, then the King's Quest for the new generation could be something completely unexpected. KQ is undeniably a 'fantasy' setting. What current games out there are successfully utilizing the 'fantasy' setting?
MMORPG's. The industry is in a trend right now that seems to think fantasy is the best way to sell MMORPG's.. so it's viable to assume the world of Daventry would be considered if Sierra were to create such a gaming world - to rake in some money from consumers who play games like WOW, or EQ, or Lineage, or D&Donline, or LOTRonline, etc..
Who wouldn't want to live in Daventry, given the option? Who wouldn't like to see the lands of KQ populated with teams of people, real commerce and politics and wizard duels around every corner?
Ah, it may be a silly dream, but ponder it in your heads for a minute.. would you be a fairyfolk? A magic disappearing elf? Perhaps a dwarven rogue? Or maybe you'd quest to become a knight under King Graham.. or have a vacation home in the Green Isles..
What are your thoughts of such a 'revival', or is Daventry destined to be a dying memory in the hearts of the fans of a dead genre?
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keep in mind that most MMORPGS have a story to follow and have atleast 2 factions, How could that be incorporated into Daventry? although I do agree the land of the green Isles would be a great map for such a game and even has good divisions. You could take a group of friends up that huge wall and battle the minotaur as a bounty or collect a dozen frozen cabbages for the farmer in the humble village.
Posiiblities would be endless but again that's about all I can come up with. The world would have to be greatly expanded and revised and their would have to be some bad guys to. You could be Grahams Knight but you may also be Mordacks Disciple. Fun thoughts though.
Posiiblities would be endless but again that's about all I can come up with. The world would have to be greatly expanded and revised and their would have to be some bad guys to. You could be Grahams Knight but you may also be Mordacks Disciple. Fun thoughts though.