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techie775 · 06/30/2012, 01:05 pm

KQ1 - The Good: was one of the earliest made graphic adventure games I've played. The AGI version was annoying with it's graphics(even more than 2 or 3), but it's understandable with when the game was made in 1983. I like how the story and puzzles used alot of fairy tales.
The Bad:I'm not a fan of how slow Graham walks on the Normal speed and there isn't a fast like KQ2 or 3. I'll give it a good.

KQ2 - The Good: I can't think of any real positives in the AGI version besides "Graham can walk faster than he could in KQ1AGI" I personally liked KQ2VGA+ cause there was more of a story and you got more insight into the characters.
The Bad:Hated how closely this followed the "You need to get three objects to win" formula that was used in KQ1. And as I've stated before the AGI game Manual and the actual game don't follow each other (ex:Hagatha being a Major or Minor Villain). Bad for AGI, good for VGA.

KQ3: Good: I liked the tone and the story
Bad: I hated doing spells in the original game, especially that one that told you how to do it wrong in the manual. Sorta rushed with the timer.
Other wise fun game. good

KQ4: Good: Loved the upgrade to SCI. Rosella is alot stronger character in this game than in KQ7. Lolette was a good villian and there were alot of storybook characters in this one.
Bad: I just hated how random the shark and troll show up.
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KQ5: The Good: Music and Pictures were pretty good though and I did like trying to figure out why Mordack stole you family.
The Bad:If you got the speech version like me there were a few times when it was hard to understand anything (and no text option!). Plus I was stuck on some of those puzzles didn't provide decent enough clues (like the desert and the witch's forest) it just got annoying. Bad

KQ6: The Good: Between the following up the KQ5 ending with Cassima, Alex going around uniting the kingdom and fighting off the vizier (who I think is one of the best Villians in the series for all the scheming he does) this definitely gets rated a . Plus two possible endings.
The Bad: Just wish you could get text & speech.
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KQ7: The Good:The one good point is you get to play as Valanice for half the game in this one which is a first.
The Bad: The sad thing about this game, besides one mention of KQ4, there are practically no mentioning of the past KQ games. The ending is rushed and Rosella is sorta a twit. Puzzles are sorta weird too. Way too kiddie Bad

KQ8: Honestly I never played it so I can't say anything about it.

06/30/2012, 01:05 pm	#5
techie775 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 408	KQ1 - The Good: was one of the earliest made graphic adventure games I've played. The AGI version was annoying with it's graphics(even more than 2 or 3), but it's understandable with when the game was made in 1983. I like how the story and puzzles used alot of fairy tales. The Bad:I'm not a fan of how slow Graham walks on the Normal speed and there isn't a fast like KQ2 or 3. I'll give it a good. KQ2 - The Good: I can't think of any real positives in the AGI version besides "Graham can walk faster than he could in KQ1AGI" I personally liked KQ2VGA+ cause there was more of a story and you got more insight into the characters. The Bad:Hated how closely this followed the "You need to get three objects to win" formula that was used in KQ1. And as I've stated before the AGI game Manual and the actual game don't follow each other (ex:Hagatha being a Major or Minor Villain). Bad for AGI, good for VGA. KQ3: Good: I liked the tone and the story Bad: I hated doing spells in the original game, especially that one that told you how to do it wrong in the manual. Sorta rushed with the timer. Other wise fun game. good KQ4: Good: Loved the upgrade to SCI. Rosella is alot stronger character in this game than in KQ7. Lolette was a good villian and there were alot of storybook characters in this one. Bad: I just hated how random the shark and troll show up. good KQ5: The Good: Music and Pictures were pretty good though and I did like trying to figure out why Mordack stole you family. The Bad:If you got the speech version like me there were a few times when it was hard to understand anything (and no text option!). Plus I was stuck on some of those puzzles didn't provide decent enough clues (like the desert and the witch's forest) it just got annoying. Bad KQ6: The Good: Between the following up the KQ5 ending with Cassima, Alex going around uniting the kingdom and fighting off the vizier (who I think is one of the best Villians in the series for all the scheming he does) this definitely gets rated a . Plus two possible endings. The Bad: Just wish you could get text & speech. Good KQ7: The Good:The one good point is you get to play as Valanice for half the game in this one which is a first. The Bad: The sad thing about this game, besides one mention of KQ4, there are practically no mentioning of the past KQ games. The ending is rushed and Rosella is sorta a twit. Puzzles are sorta weird too. Way too kiddie Bad KQ8: Honestly I never played it so I can't say anything about it. Last edited by techie775; 06/30/2012 at 05:57 pm.