Sierra Adventure Series

Snake101 · Sat 16/08/2003 20:11:13

I'm a big Sierra fan, and I was wondering: what are favourite Sierra series of the AGS members?

My favourite is the Space Quest series; great humour, wonderful atmosphere ('specially SQ4 & 5) and it's SF.

Hobbes · Sat 16/08/2003 20:14:36

Gabriel Knight all the way. You go Gabe!

Squinky · Sat 16/08/2003 20:55:34

Quest for glory....

I still haven't played the 5th one though...I am currently playing the fourth on right now(replaying it, I've had it forever). But I'll tell ya, the first one was the best....

Matt Brown · Sat 16/08/2003 22:00:09

robin hood, conquests on the longbow. The game that got me into adventure gaming, and keeps me there.

I also highly enjoyed the middle games of the King's Quest seires, rather, 4-6. The ones before were too hard for, me and KQ7 sucked

Minimi · Sat 16/08/2003 22:10:24

hmm I was about 10 years old when KQ7 came out on the market, and I was really excited I can remember! I played the game for some time, ofcourse I didn't came any far, but I was amazed about the graphics, and I did love KQ7. You can't really place the style in the versions before 7, but still, It had some very good puzzles. (still never played it out... pretty hard game!)

DragonRose · Sun 17/08/2003 00:04:05

Oh gosh... this one's hard. I like most of the Sierra series I've played, but for different reasons:

Gabriel Knight: awesome story telling
QFG: replayability x4!
SQ: soooo funny
KQ: endless story, great fantasy

That's a small example of why I like the different games. I don't think that I could actually pick a favourite. They're all too good!

P.S. to Squinky: Avoid QG5. It's almost nothing like the other games. It's more like a straight RPG than a hybrid, with references to old QFG randomly thrown in.

Darth Mandarb · Sun 17/08/2003 00:18:08

I love the Space Quest series. Especially SQIII. That's my favorite adventure game of all time!

The King's Quest series comes in a close second though.

I love the song Girl in the Tower from KQIV (I think). I have the mp3 and I listen to it all the time!

dm

LordHart · Sun 17/08/2003 00:53:52

Space Quest is my favourite series as it introduced me to adventure games when I was about 8. Also, you gotta love Leisure Suit Larry... which I only recently played for the first time, because I could never find it when I was younger.

Snake · Sun 17/08/2003 03:48:25

Another Snake??2

Can two exist in the same community? PARADOX!!1

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Unfortunately I've never played any of the SQ games OR the QFG games...

If it counts, my favorite adventure game of all time is The Adventures of Willy Beamish...hell, Dynamix is part of the Sierra family, so it should count for something 8)

--Snake

Squinky · Sun 17/08/2003 04:25:06

Since theres two Squinkys, it's only fair....

Just make sure never to occupy the same space....or Marty McFly will freak out or something...

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And yeah, I'd played a demo of the qfg 5 and didn't enjoy it at all....but I have to play it...someday. Just like how I own MI4 and still can't bring myself to play it....

weird...

auhsor · Sun 17/08/2003 04:30:45

Yup, definitely the space quest series. Especially SQIII. I havn't played 6 yet, and only recently played the demo. It looked pretty good.

Heh, i was thinkin that about 2 snakes...

Pesty · Sun 17/08/2003 05:57:08

As far as Sierra series go, I like them all really. My favorite is definately QFG. I've always, always loved the graphics (in the first and second ones especially) and they were the ones with the coolest stories and they were a good example of combining a fighting system with an adventure game. I also adore Space Quest. So funny.

When comparing QFG5 to other 'recent' Sierra 3d adventure game efforts, it's really pretty good. I enjoyed a lot of the puzzles, and the story isn't terrible. I'd play it again.

King's Quest 8, however, made happy, hyperactive puppies sad. And lethargic.

And Squinky, if you do play MI4 with lowered expectations, it's good also. It'd be a nice, stand alone game, but it's no Monkey Island.

And finally, speaking of Dynamix, I just HAVE to plug Heart of China again. I LOVE that game.

I lied! I wasn't finished yet! Darth, where did you get the Girl in the Tower mp3? I must have it! My sister and I find the little tiny demo they had in the game completely hilarious.

Rincewind · Sun 17/08/2003 11:15:16

Well, I'm no huge Sierra-fan, but I can say that I love all three of the Gabriel Knight games. Just incredible.

Gonzo · Sun 17/08/2003 11:26:49

Definitely Quest For Glory. I only discovered it in the past year, and have AGA to thank. I played through the first three and enjoyed them hugely, haven't really got into the fourth yet. It looks fantastic but the Windows version is really annoying me with the forced windowed mode and having to switch colours and all that. I will do it though.

But so far, Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire is probably now one of my 'top 10 adventure games ever'. The whole story, feel, and look of the game is brilliant, there's really a lot of depth to it. Very cool game.

I find the other Sierra series more patchy - e.g. King's Quest 6 is really good but then there's King's Quest 7, which is really pretty bad. I think Tierra's KQ2+ VGA has to be the best KQ I played actually. But it's Sierra's basic premise that they built on so I'm not slagging off Sierra.

AGA · Sun 17/08/2003 13:13:43

QfG II and IV are two of the finest Sierra adventures ever made.

Pesty: I have Heart of China, remind me on IRC next time I see you and I'll DCC it. You can
get Girl in the Tower here: http://www.shaftnet.org/quest/gitt.mp3 (linked from www.queststudios.com )

Darth Mandarb · Sun 17/08/2003 15:28:30

Pestilence - Let me know if you have trouble downloading Girl in the Tower from AGA's link. If so, I'll set it up on my server for you! I love that song.

I think I'm going to dl the Quest for Glory games. I've never played them but people seem to really like them.

Also the Monkey Island games. I've never (if you can believe it) played them either.

dm

Nostradamus · Sun 17/08/2003 16:50:51

1. Quest for Glory
2. Gabriel Knight
3. Leisure Suit Larry
4. Space Quest
5. King's Quest

Quest for Glory is my favorite. Great stories, you can play each games 3 times because of the differnt hero classes.

plasticman · Sun 17/08/2003 19:19:16

mmm, sierra...

the qfg series are definately the best (i didn't play the 5th though). the rpg elements, the non-linearity, the construction and above all the unique atmosphere put those games among the best i've ever played.

my favorite is probably qfg2. it's the only one i played oldskool style - because when i tried qfg1, i went for the vga version instead.
and i didn't enjoy qfg3 as much as the others, for some reason.

i have a special place in my heart for kq5, because that was the first adventure game i ever played on my own (ie. instead of watching my father play).
other than that, i'm not a big fan of the kq series.

i had never had the opportunity to play any sq game until recently, but i found sq1 so annoying that i didn't finish it, and haven't played any other sq game.
and i didn't really enjoy the lsl games. not that they were particularly bad, but i never got interested.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sun 17/08/2003 19:42:45

Long live phantasmagoria and Gabriel Knight, for they shall be hailed as rulers of the known gaming universe forever and ever, amen.

DragonRose · Mon 18/08/2003 01:15:34

Nostradamus: You can play three of them four times. You forgot about the Paladin class! It doesn't change QGIII all that much, but there's whole storylines and characters you never see if you aren't playing Paladin. I can't really remember if there was a difference in Dragon Fire, but there are whole bunch of new skills that the Paladin has, so there might be some story change.

Sierra Adventure Series

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