King's Quest Games RANKED - SPOILER: KQ8 Mask of Eternity SUCKS
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- In this video we go through every King's Quest Games Ranked. This includes remakes by ADG. Spoiler Alert. MASK OF ETERNITY SUCKS
The games include:
Kings Quest 8 Mask of Eternity
Kings Quest 7
Kings Quest 6
Kings Quest 4
Kings Quest 3
Kings Quest 2
Kings Quest 1
King's Quest a Silver Lining
King's Quest Chapters
King's Quest Tierra and ADG Remakes.
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I really liked KQ8, arguably probably because it is the only KQ game that I've actually played, but especially due to the fact that they tried something different here. Its less of a adventure game than it is a action adventure game with puzzle elements, akin to something like morrowind or the gothic series, just miles ahead of its time. I understand people potentially being upset that it is such a drastic cut in the genre. Sure, controls and graphics seem archaic, but still seemed quite good at the time the game was released. And they really nailed the immersion.
The first computer game I ever played! I have a soft spot for it! First time seeing new worlds and talking to orcs. Appreciate my dad for not only playing this game with me, but getting me Uncharted because he knew I liked adventure games! Oh how time flies!
@@jakeguy33 i miss these days so much.. knowing that it will never happen again makes me sad
Only KQ game you've ever played is Mask of Eternity??? I am well aware this comment is two years old when I am writing this, but please do yourself a favor and play the others, especially KQVI.
Hell yeah. Of course, Hands DOWN King's Quest VI is not only the best in the series but my favorite childhood game (of this early CD-ROM type) EVER. What a classic. Don't forget the absolutely awesome soundtrack with "Girl in the Tower." So epically nostalgic.
KQ6 and GK1 are neck and neck for the best Sierra adventures IMO. :)
Thanks for watching EZER
I had no idea these remakes, fan made or otherwise even existed. I'm gonna have to go play them. As for my personal favorite. Kings Quest VI.
Yeah Lev. Number 2 is truly great.
Weird Gaming Adventure of personal preference though none of the kings quest games could top the narration of Gary Owens in Space Quest 4 and 6
@@LevarrisSWG I can talk space quest all day
I absolutely loved playing these games as a kid! My gramma and I played the first few together and we literally made paper maps to remember which spot we were at! We were never able to get the 5th game to work properly! Something was wrong with the disk! We tried, tried again...but the files were corrupt and just would NOT load. So we skipped that and moved on. I really wish I could have played this with her because I got kicked off the family tree and haven't seen her in years. Some of my best memories though! "Gramma! Run run! It's the witch!" "I'm running baby! Let's hope we make it! " or "okay sweetie CAREFUL! ONE WRONG STEP AND WE'RE DEAD! AND I'd look at her with giant about to cry eyes "you do it gramma! I can't even watch!" I'd cover my eyes as she made it up that spiral staircase! ❤❤❤ my childhood! 😢
I adore these comments. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. It makes me want to take another look at the KQ2 remake. Your audio is VERY quiet (relative to other videos), though. Might want to adjust that for future videos. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the feedback. I used a different program. I will have to adjust my pre_sets going forward.
Yes. The romancing the stones remake is special.
True, I've been noticing that as well vs the audio. In general your audio is quite low, but it sure beats too loud, but as im on my laptop with built-in speakers most of your videos are quite low even on 100%.
I remember playing it many years ago and liking it! Although it does have the cliche "one guard who tells the truth and one guy who lies" thing from Labyrinth lol
It’s a shame a lot of people thought KQ3 was difficult because it’s by far my favourite. Maybe because I can remember spending a whole summer playing it in the evenings, trying to solve all the puzzles
I really enjoyed the ADG remake of KQ3 even if I had to have a walk-though by my side for the most of the play-through :) By yeah, it is really sadistic and evil. I can't imagine playing this without a guide.
I'm glad you have KQ7 in the middle of the pack where it rightly belongs, I thought for sure it would be on the bottom somewhere. I personally would've loved to see Kings Quest get more iterations in that animated style. I think if Sierra had done that and really refined that technology they would've stayed successful for a lot longer. They failed with KQ8 because for the first time they decided to be something that just isn't them.
I like how pissed Graham gets when you make a good move against him in checkers.
I kind of like both 7 and 6 despite how controversial one of them is. I wish we got some more from this series in their style.
I grew up on the KQ games, played all up to 8. KQ8 is my favorite, I've played it 7 times. Going to replay them all soon.
That’s an interesting opinion. I’m glad to hear that Connor has some backers
KQ8 is my favourite and 1st PC game.
I really enjoyed playing kq 8 back in the day. Don’t get all the hate.
Really enjoyed this video for its nostalgia even tho I didnt agree with you on all.your points.. fun video 👍
I think KQ1SCI and KQ2 by IA deserve to have place here too!
Why does KQ8 suck? Because it is a bad game, or because you expected it to be a Kings Quest game?
The latter 😀
Both, actually.
I wanted to enjoy TOG's game, but while there are some elements to it that I enjoy still, it really irritates me how they retconned the KQ3 ending, as well as the entirety of KQ4.
I only played 5, 6 and 7. 6 is my favorite. Great video man!
Thanks TFF. What is your second favorite?
KQ8 Music is amazing
as much as I dislike everything about KQ8, I have to say the Beginning music was actually quite good.
Great list. My personal favorites are the original KQ2 & KQ5
Thanks a ton. Have you tried the fan remakes?
@@AdventureGameHotspot I did. I played it twice. The 2nd time I got a perfect score
While I was never a huge fan of KQ (was more a fan of CoC, CotL, QFG, SQ, PQ, and GK), KQ6 is my fave, by far! I never tried the VGA versions of 1-3: only the EGA versions of 1-4, floppy disk version of KQ5 (no voice acting), and CD version of KQ6. Yet KQ6 was my fave, but far; actually it might be the only KQ I tried that I actually loved.
Did you like the GK’s?
@@AdventureGameHotspot Just the first one: Sins of the Fathers (1993) and not the remake. I really think Sierra peaked in terms of their 200p VGA art style in GK1 along with KQ5-6, CotL (Conquests of the Longbow), QFG 3, and the Dagger of Amon Ra -- along with a few others.
I wish they stuck to that art style instead of going past it to 3D, FMV, and very cartoony routes. I thought it was the perfect style to suit more serious tones but still not so realistic that they couldn't have some wacky and humorous animations and moments on top.
For me, that was the golden age of Sierra when I thought they really came into their own with a very distinctive art style which branded their VGA titles where I could take one glance at the screen -- even devoid of UI elements -- and tell it was a Sierra game. LucasFilm peaked to me earlier in the EGA era with EGA Loom and TSoMI.
@@AdventureGameHotspot I think on further thought and revisiting GK2 a little bit, it wasn't just the FMV graphics that sort of put me off. As with Phantasmagoria, they really simplified the point-and-click interface so that we're no longer able to choose what type of interaction we want to perform with an object. If I click on a person, I always speak to them IIRC. It was only in using items that I could try something different.
So much of my sense of freedom and fun in an adventure game is trying all sorts of things with the same object that don't even necessarily further progress, like trying to use the "OPEN" command on an attractive woman in GK1 and getting a funny response from Tim Curry about the sexual nature of what I'm suggesting Gabriel does. 😅So much of the fun of exploring the game for me comes from being able to try such things and getting interesting responses from the game, and much of that is ruined if the devs restrict me to only one type of interaction with a particular scene object.
PQ4 was the one FMV Sierra game I tried that I enjoyed fairly well (wasn't my favorite, but I liked it much more than Phantasmagoria and GK2). They still simplified the interface a lot outside of item use to just walk/look/use/talk, but that still gave me substantially more things to try in comparison and a greater sense like I'm not just brute force clicking on every single interactive thing in a scene but having to stop and think at least a little bit about what I want to try to do with it first.
My absolute fave outside of parser was QFG 3, and I think because they gave us so many point-and-click commands. It wasn't just look/use/walk/talk, but I could also run, sneak, jump, sleep, cast spells, and many of the items had a very generalized use which made them feel more like new commands rather than a "key to a specific door" (grappling hook, throwing knives, rocks, our main weapon, lockpicks, etc). I think I really like that; I don't like extremely streamlined and simplified point-and-click interfaces since I lose that sense of exploring what I can do in a scene.
I am happy to hear 6 is the best. I am half way through the King's Quest Floating Castle book and it is fantastic. Prince Alexander is the main character and a good one at that. I only ever played KQ5 but am looking to try the others for wholesome entertainment.
The AGDI remake is so good. I strongly recommend it
Thanks, I will try KQ6
Let us know what you think
Kings quest 8, aka ultima ascension.
King's quest 6 was the first King's Quest game I ever played. Before that the only adventure games I tried were Quest For Glory "So You Want To Be A Hero" and Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail. Also text adventures. I'll never forget King's Quest 6 though. The Windows version was slightly better because of the character portraits.
Such a charming game. One of the greatest
Hi 😉Are you interested in the previous development stages of Kings Quest 8? If so, you might be interested in a video that I just uploaded. There you can check out the various alpha versions of the game, all of which date from 1996 - 1997. The game has changed a lot over these years.......
You are welcome to link it here 😀
@@AdventureGameHotspot OK 😀 Link :
ua-cam.com/video/iHC_dTdNfDc/v-deo.html
there's no werewolf in KQ2. The wolf and granny are two different characters.
King's Quest 4 was my favorite back in the day.
They need a fan remake of 4
I think your list matches my one pretty closely - though I've only played 2 episodes of 2015s so I can't say for sure on that one. Do you prefer KQ1 AGI as a game to the remake and all the games prior on the list (I prefer the parser interface generally, but this one's pretty basic), or are you boosting it's rank to honor it being a "game changer"? Also, there's 2 you left out: where would you rank the Sierra remake of KQ1 and Infamous Adventures KQ3?
Hi Magus. I think if the games are relatively even on the entertainment value that the pathfinding aspect gets the nod.
I didn't want to rank infamous because I didn't want people to think I'm partial 🤪
Kings Quest 8 is the worst because it's an RPG while the other games are point and click adventure games. It created a storyline that didn't exist. They should have used Quest for Glory for their first RPG.
KQ3 you can just type "take food" and take all 3 items in 1 "move"
God mode. ;)
@@AdventureGameHotspot useful for speedrun :p
The only annoying puzzles of KQ6 was the cliffs of logic and the Labyrinth to the minotaur . Other than that KQ5 & KQ6 are my Number 1 & 2 King's Quest games .
Wasn’t the cliffs a copy protection? The answers were in the manual 😝
@@AdventureGameHotspot True but if you lost the manual you were Screwed. because the internet wasn't available . or you had to call a 1-900 Hint line that cost money Lol
@@goinsouth051 Or if you pirated a copy like I did ;)
Nice job
Thanks!
KQ6 best ever. I couldnt beat it when i was like 8. Just got finished watching the full 5 hour playthrough. What a perfect game
It might not have been perfect but it was brilliant 😀
SHUT UP CEDRIC!
Great video.
Thanks so much Calvin. Good to see your name pop up ⏯️
Did you hear about the point&click version of KQIV that exists now?
No. Where can I get it?
HATED KQ8.... But i love love LOVE KQ7.. the clear cartoons - My fav game of al along side Riven - sequel of the myst, the 7th guest and robin hood..
I’ve never played 7th Guest but with the remaster out I may have to change that
@@AdventureGameHotspot It is great.. I used to play during the night and the whole house was dark.. and i remember playing the part with a puzzle that led to a secret door and from there you are in a stone maze.. It was SO depressing to try to get out of there because of the sound starting to F** with your mind.. and the chapel.. the energy and atmosphere is very strange and it was just awesome to play it!!
I wish I could share with U a hilarious review written about Mask of Eternity when it first came out, but sadly it hasn't been online 4 over a decade.
But the reviewer, after writing an extremely lengthy essay on every horrible aspect of it, declared it "easily without a doubt the worst gaming experience I've had the misfortune 2 sit though this year, & absolutely 1 of the worst I have ever had in my entire life."
Suffice it 2 say, here were its note on the C page side at the beginning:
"KING'S QUEST MASK OF ETERNITY
A game you'd want to forget.
GRAPHICS: Sickening
SOUND: Voiceovers from the depths of Irish hell
LONGEVITY: None if you have the good sense to avoid it. About 40 hours if you play it through
INNOVATIONS/BREAKTHROUGHS: A genuine first for the King's Quest series - a truly horrible game
AUDIENCE APPROPRIATENESS: Apart from Roberta Williams' kids, no one I could think of. No wait, there's blood and gore, so scratch them too
DOCUMENTATION: Manual keeps on telling us how marvelous and technically impressive King's Quest games were
INTERFACE: Do the words YEEEUUUUCH mean anything to you? [terminology the author's]
PROS & CONS
PROS: If I really had to dig, the music is reasonable
CONS: Everything. All of it. From graphics and sound...
To story and characters...
To interface and controls...
... and finally, the ending. It sucks."
He noted near the end that the game was so awful that it should "force Sierra to take a deep, solidly honest look down inside of themselves and to realize that trying to cheat us games with this sort of thing is NOT a god strategy. Making a fun, exciting hit action adventure isn't going to be easy, Sierra, and, despite whatever your marketing people may choose to tell you, it will take a lot more than just a pretty box with Roberta's picture on it."
Lol. Dying here Luigi.