Which King's Quest to start with?

MightyUnclean · July 2018

Hey guys,

I tried a King's Quest game on PC in the 90s and loved it. I can't remember which one it was...All I remember is that if you wandered the wrong way in a desert, a little scorpion would run out and sting you, killing you. Anyway, I was thinking of picking up some of the series on GOG. Does anyone know which one I played? Or, does anyone have a recommendation as to a good jumping-on point for the series? I'm afraid the originals from the 80s might be a little too dated to enjoy.

Thanks!

kartool · July 2018

I'd just grab the whole series if you enjoy those types of games. I think you can buy the collection on GOG or Steam.

migthefig · July 2018

I'm pretty sure your talking about Kings Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder. If you want to play them now, start with the first. You can play the older one but if you want google Kings Quest remake and the AGD interactive site has the first 3 free for download and they are remastered. A lot more fun to play.

wesjr · July 2018

I preferred Space and Police Quest but all were a lot of fun back in the 80's i agree with
@Migthefig though, try the remakes.

migthefig · July 2018

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Ktb9qBv2M

Is this the scorpion your talking about ?

MightyUnclean · July 2018

migthefig said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Ktb9qBv2M

Is this the scorpion your talking about ?

Thanks for the help, guys! Yeah, that's the little bastard.

centkin · July 2018

Hero's Quest (originally so you want to be a hero) was in my opinion a superior series to Kings's Quest. They were both good though.

wanderica · July 2018

MightyUnclean said:

Hey guys,

I tried a King's Quest game on PC in the 90s and loved it. I can't remember which one it was...All I remember is that if you wandered the wrong way in a desert, a little scorpion would run out and sting you, killing you. Anyway, I was thinking of picking up some of the series on GOG. Does anyone know which one I played? Or, does anyone have a recommendation as to a good jumping-on point for the series? I'm afraid the originals from the 80s might be a little too dated to enjoy.

Thanks!

One of my favorite series. The Roberta Williams Anthology is on Steam, and it includes KQ1 - 7. 8 is worth playing, if you can find it, but its style is way different. It's full 3D with 3rd person controls, but all of the good puzzles are still there. The one you're talking about is 5, I think. 1 - 4 had the old text based controls. walk east, look log, get axe, use axe on log, etc. 5 onwards are mouse based and a lot more modern in feel.

If you wanted something newer, a reboot was released back in 2015. https://store.steampowered.com/app/345390/Kings_Quest/ It is amazing. Christopher Lloyd is the voice of the wise, and old, King Graham recounting his adventures to his granddaughter. It uses Unreal 4 with hand painted textures, and manages to preserve the beauty of the original games while looking extremely modern in the process. King's Quest was the first thing I ever played on a PC, and I was hooked on adventure games ever since. It's a great series, and still worth a play through today if you enjoy a relaxing story that makes you use your brain a bit to solve.