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Mike Haley · 12/29/2008, 12:31 pm

Nobody else has posted this, so...

It looks like The Silver Lining (formerly known as King's Quest IX: Every Cloak Has a Silver Lining) will finally be released in Summer 2009. That is, if Vivindi Games (now merged with Activision) doesn't sit on its royal ass during the approval process. Unfortunately, only the first two chapters of The Silver Lining will be released. The remaining chapters (3-9) will most likely never see the light of day. According to the team, it would take 10 or more years to complete them without proper funding, which even if they had, would put their fan license in jeopardy.

It would be interesting to see if they ultimately decide to release the remaining chapters one at a time over the next few years. I hear that episodic gaming is doing fairly well...

http://www.tsl-game.com/journal/special/

Now, I just wish that SQ7.org would receive permission from Vivindi Games to be completed.

doom saber · 12/30/2008, 02:09 pm

Wasn't tsl 3 chapters instead of 9? I know it was intially was goin to be around nine, but that was shorten to three once they scraped the old concept a few years ago.

Mike Haley · 12/30/2008, 02:58 pm

If I have my facts straight, the original plan was to release the game in three parts. Shadows, The Two That Are One, and Eternities. Each part would have contained three chapters.

doom saber · 01/02/2009, 03:28 am

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Originally Posted by mhaley

If I have my facts straight, the original plan was to release the game in three parts. Shadows, The Two That Are One, and Eternities. Each part would have contained three chapters.

Initially when KQ9 had a completely different storyline back in 99?, the plan was like 12 or 9 chapters.

Mike Haley · 01/02/2009, 10:19 am

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Originally Posted by doom saber

Initially when KQ9 had a completely different storyline back in 99?, the plan was like 12 or 9 chapters.

From what I have read, the project was very unorganized before 2002. The team was even under different management. So, it is like comparing sour apples to ripe oranges.

I don't know where the number twelve came from, but as I indicated above, there were in fact a total of nine chapters planned according to the three part release schedule first proposed in 2005. That is still the number of chapters that they stand by today, though most of them may never appear in-game. It sounds like Peter Spear (King's Quest Companion) is writing an unofficial novel, though.

doodo! · 11/29/2009, 03:34 am

The Silver Lining
http://www.tsl-game.com/home.php

*Icedhope* · 11/29/2009, 03:41 am

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Originally Posted by doodo!

The Silver Lining
http://www.tsl-game.com/home.php

Omg, that looks epic...I miss sieara online games.

StarEye · 11/29/2009, 03:44 am

Eleven!?

**puzzlebox** · 11/29/2009, 03:45 am

The last one I played was VII

doodo! · 11/29/2009, 03:47 am

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Originally Posted by StarEye

Eleven!?

I thought there was only 8 official games? I guess I just meant IX

*Icedhope* · 11/29/2009, 03:57 am

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Originally Posted by doodo!

I thought there was only 8 official games? I guess I just meant IX

I thought there were only seven according to steam there are seven.

**puzzlebox** · 11/29/2009, 04:04 am

The eighth one was called "King's Quest: Mask of Eternity". I think it was done in 3D, during that horrible period in the 90s when a lot of decent 2D series were bringing out visually inferior 3D sequels.

*Icedhope* · 11/29/2009, 04:08 am

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Originally Posted by puzzlebox

The eighth one was called "King's Quest: Mask of Eternity". I think it was done in 3D, during that horrible period in the 90s when a lot of decent 2D series were bringing out visually inferior 3D sequels.

Oh, wow...why can't anything be 2D anymore, made for such classic feel to the games.

doodo! · 11/29/2009, 04:08 am

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Originally Posted by puzzlebox

The eighth one was called "King's Quest: Mask of Eternity". I think it was done in 3D, during that horrible period in the 90s when a lot of decent 2D series were bringing out visually inferior 3D sequels.

LOL, yeah that's about right.

So, now that's all cleared up. This fan project looks promising though.

I think that's the King's Quest Collection for Wins Xp, on stream, Icedhope.

Which doesn't include 8 and includes a remake of the first game.

*Icedhope* · 11/29/2009, 04:14 am

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Originally Posted by doodo!

LOL, yeah that's about right.

So, now that's all cleared up. This fan project looks promising though.

I think that's the King's Quest Collection for Wins Xp, on stream, Icedhope.

Which doesn't include 8 and includes a remake of the first game.

With that said, is it worth getting? Or not really..This fan game looks amazing but I don't want to be clueless to the story.

doodo! · 11/29/2009, 04:24 am

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Originally Posted by Icedhope

With that said, is it worth getting? Or not really..This fan game looks amazing but I don't want to be clueless to the story.

The first game is remade but the sequels are all original. The second and third games have very dated graphics.The first game is pretty good but it's graphics have been slightly updated. I don't know if I can play the other first two games because the graphics aren't so great.

Also, the Quests are a text adventure from the first game up until the fifth game.

I've been playing the first game. I've noticed that you really have to think ahead in these games, you don't know you're screwed until later. Your choices effect what happens in the game presently and in the future. Also you can die in the game and get game overs, so saving is a good thing to keep in mind.
Over all it seems like a good game, some times it's hard to type in the right commands.

It's really a mixed bag, but you can DL the first game and then decide if you want to buy it.

*Icedhope* · 11/29/2009, 04:46 am

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Originally Posted by doodo!

The first game is remade but the sequels are all original. The second and third games have very dated graphics.The first game is pretty good but it's graphics have been slightly updated. I don't know if I can play the other first two games because the graphics aren't so great.

Also, the Quests are a text adventure from the first game up until the fifth game.

I've been playing the first game. I've noticed that you really have to think ahead in these games, you don't know you're screwed until later. Your choices effect what happens in the game presently and in the future. Also you can die in the game and get game overs, so saving is a good thing to keep in mind.
Over all it seems like a good game, some times it's hard to type in the right commands.

It's really a mixed bag, but you can DL the first game and then decide if you want to buy it.

So, I'm taking it these games are a lot like the original space quest and Sierras old adventure games, and if that is the case then I'm sold on it.

**puzzlebox** · 11/29/2009, 04:52 am

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Originally Posted by Icedhope

So, I'm taking it these games are a lot like the original space quest and Sierras old adventure games, and if that is the case then I'm sold on it.

They are, in fact, old Sierra adventure games.

The 7th game is more "modern" and holds up well against today's adventure gaming standards. Here's the opening video - the human animation is not the greatest but it reminds me of a Disney movie. The graphics, characters, music, humour and story are all very memorable. In fact the music is FANTASTIC.

If you only get one of them, make it the 7th game!

(I've sold myself on it, think I need to go replay it now.

)

doodo! · 11/29/2009, 05:37 am

The game is actually teaching me a little about life. King's Quest 1.

**puzzlebox** · 11/29/2009, 05:49 am

I suppose the gameplay mimics real life in a way - screw up early on and it might come back to bite you in the ass later.

12/29/2008, 12:31 pm	#1
Mike Haley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 367	The Silver Lining thread Nobody else has posted this, so... It looks like The Silver Lining (formerly known as King's Quest IX: Every Cloak Has a Silver Lining) will finally be released in Summer 2009. That is, if Vivindi Games (now merged with Activision) doesn't sit on its royal ass during the approval process. Unfortunately, only the first two chapters of The Silver Lining will be released. The remaining chapters (3-9) will most likely never see the light of day. According to the team, it would take 10 or more years to complete them without proper funding, which even if they had, would put their fan license in jeopardy. It would be interesting to see if they ultimately decide to release the remaining chapters one at a time over the next few years. I hear that episodic gaming is doing fairly well... http://www.tsl-game.com/journal/special/ Now, I just wish that SQ7.org would receive permission from Vivindi Games to be completed. Last edited by Mike Haley; 12/30/2008 at 01:19 pm.

12/30/2008, 02:09 pm	#2
doom saber Coffee addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bay Area(Alameda), California Posts: 809	Wasn't tsl 3 chapters instead of 9? I know it was intially was goin to be around nine, but that was shorten to three once they scraped the old concept a few years ago. __________________ "Omae wa mō shindeiru"- Kenshiro Kasumi from Fist of the Northstar

12/30/2008, 02:58 pm	#3
Mike Haley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 367	If I have my facts straight, the original plan was to release the game in three parts. Shadows, The Two That Are One, and Eternities. Each part would have contained three chapters. Last edited by Mike Haley; 12/30/2008 at 03:19 pm.

11/29/2009, 03:34 am	#6
doodo! Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,268	Anyone play King's Quest IX? Fan Sequel? The Silver Lining http://www.tsl-game.com/home.php Last edited by doodo!; 03/04/2010 at 04:41 pm.

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StarEye Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 895	Eleven!?

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puzzlebox Telltale Team Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,674	The last one I played was VII

11/29/2009, 04:04 am	#12
puzzlebox Telltale Team Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,674	The eighth one was called "King's Quest: Mask of Eternity". I think it was done in 3D, during that horrible period in the 90s when a lot of decent 2D series were bringing out visually inferior 3D sequels.

11/29/2009, 05:37 am	#19
doodo! Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,268	The game is actually teaching me a little about life. King's Quest 1.

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puzzlebox Telltale Team Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,674	I suppose the gameplay mimics real life in a way - screw up early on and it might come back to bite you in the ass later.

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