Poll
KQ2 had a bad ending I wasn't aware of? :o
For me it's a toss-up between the saving system and the graphics... the saving system was annoying, but it was more of a technical issue. The graphics bothered me on a more fundamental level... I would have preferred a more realistic-looking game :-\
I also expected it to be "realistic", after getting used to, and liking very much, the "realistic" style of KQ5 & 6. KQ7 was like a step back in that sense - the backgrounds were good, and it felt like the characters weren't detailed enough in comparison :-\
If you're saying that you don't consider it bad, keep in mind the quote marks I had with it.
If you didn't notice it, I guess I should explain what I'm talking about. KQ2 had the option for you to finish the game(not death), without marrying Valanice.
It made sense at the time, but now, it seems strange. The other ending, would make an interesting KQ fan-game though. :D
Question: What did you dislike about King's Quest 7?
Option 1: The screaming, it made my ears ring!
votes: 1
Option 2: The way it saved, really annoying!
votes: 5
Option 3: The way that the game worked chapter by chapter
votes: 0
Option 4: The chapter progress bar
votes: 0
Option 5: The graphics, it was more like a Disney movie 
votes: 2
votes: 2
Option 6: The plot, I just found it annoying
votes: 2
Option 7: Other (please specify)
votes: 6
Title: What did you...
Post by: Yonkey on September 19, 2004, 08:09:35 PM
Post by: Yonkey on September 19, 2004, 08:09:35 PM
For me it was the way it saved. I found the auto-saving more annoying than helpful. :P
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: koko_99_2001 on September 19, 2004, 08:12:22 PM
Post by: koko_99_2001 on September 19, 2004, 08:12:22 PM
I said the graphics...didn't feel like a KQ game...
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 19, 2004, 08:26:13 PM
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 19, 2004, 08:26:13 PM
The way the multiple endings were used. KQ2 did a better job with it's "bad" ending, than KQ7. :P
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: J-ROC on September 19, 2004, 09:17:54 PM
Post by: J-ROC on September 19, 2004, 09:17:54 PM
Never played it.
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Rune_of_Westhaven on September 19, 2004, 11:43:43 PM
Post by: Rune_of_Westhaven on September 19, 2004, 11:43:43 PM
I answered other. The only thing that really annoyed me was the fact that I could not get Valanice to speed up. She walked the same speed no matter what you did and that wasn't very fast.
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: racx_00 on September 20, 2004, 04:26:51 AM
Post by: racx_00 on September 20, 2004, 04:26:51 AM
Definitely the way it saved :-\, i couldnt stand how it auto saved :-\
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: KatieHal on September 20, 2004, 09:47:42 AM
Post by: KatieHal on September 20, 2004, 09:47:42 AM
I voted for the saving method; while some auto-saving at keypoints is nice, I still want to be able to save my own game, too.
I was also not a huge fan of the voicework in general. From valleygirl Rosella to slow-talkin' slow-movin' I-talk-like-some-proper-Southern-colonial Valanice, none of them were really all that great. Especially after KQ6, which had great voices--but I suspect they might've been not so great in KQ7 because it was about 10 people doing all the voicework!
I was also not a huge fan of the voicework in general. From valleygirl Rosella to slow-talkin' slow-movin' I-talk-like-some-proper-Southern-colonial Valanice, none of them were really all that great. Especially after KQ6, which had great voices--but I suspect they might've been not so great in KQ7 because it was about 10 people doing all the voicework!
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: B'rrr on September 20, 2004, 10:39:03 PM
Post by: B'rrr on September 20, 2004, 10:39:03 PM
bad thing is I still haven't played it :-\
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Storm on September 21, 2004, 02:13:39 PM
Post by: Storm on September 21, 2004, 02:13:39 PM
Quote from: Louisiana Night on September 19, 2004, 08:26:13 PM
The way the multiple endings were used. KQ2 did a better job with it's "bad" ending, than KQ7. :P
KQ2 had a bad ending I wasn't aware of? :o
For me it's a toss-up between the saving system and the graphics... the saving system was annoying, but it was more of a technical issue. The graphics bothered me on a more fundamental level... I would have preferred a more realistic-looking game :-\
I also expected it to be "realistic", after getting used to, and liking very much, the "realistic" style of KQ5 & 6. KQ7 was like a step back in that sense - the backgrounds were good, and it felt like the characters weren't detailed enough in comparison :-\
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 21, 2004, 03:46:49 PM
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 21, 2004, 03:46:49 PM
Quote from: Storm on September 21, 2004, 02:13:39 PMQuote from: Louisiana Night on September 19, 2004, 08:26:13 PMKQ2 had a bad ending I wasn't aware of? :o
The way the multiple endings were used. KQ2 did a better job with it's "bad" ending, than KQ7. :P
If you're saying that you don't consider it bad, keep in mind the quote marks I had with it.
If you didn't notice it, I guess I should explain what I'm talking about. KQ2 had the option for you to finish the game(not death), without marrying Valanice.
It made sense at the time, but now, it seems strange. The other ending, would make an interesting KQ fan-game though. :D
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Pwincess on September 21, 2004, 06:13:30 PM
Post by: Pwincess on September 21, 2004, 06:13:30 PM
The graphics were too cartoon'ish...
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Jafar on September 21, 2004, 08:59:39 PM
Post by: Jafar on September 21, 2004, 08:59:39 PM
Jafar, Boy of Destiny has never played KQ7. But he has obseved it and would like to say "All of the Above".
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: B'rrr on September 22, 2004, 01:01:53 AM
Post by: B'rrr on September 22, 2004, 01:01:53 AM
lol, why are you referring to yourself in third person? ::) ;-D
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Pwincess on September 22, 2004, 01:45:28 AM
Post by: Pwincess on September 22, 2004, 01:45:28 AM
Because he can ;D
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: B'rrr on September 22, 2004, 02:37:59 AM
Post by: B'rrr on September 22, 2004, 02:37:59 AM
good point, but so can I.... ::) :P
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Pwincess on September 22, 2004, 05:38:10 AM
Post by: Pwincess on September 22, 2004, 05:38:10 AM
If Pwincess decided to do something like that, I probably wouldn't stop her ;D
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: B'rrr on September 22, 2004, 06:33:59 AM
Post by: B'rrr on September 22, 2004, 06:33:59 AM
but of course you wouldn´t ::) :P
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: etgadsby on September 22, 2004, 09:51:53 AM
Post by: etgadsby on September 22, 2004, 09:51:53 AM
I never liked the game because I found it super buggy and slow (even on what was a new computer!) The “Disney†graphics might have been cool if they didn’t skip and stutter so much…
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: FataliOmega on September 22, 2004, 05:40:55 PM
Post by: FataliOmega on September 22, 2004, 05:40:55 PM
I really did like a lot of KQ7... I loved the animation, the chapter by chapter setup, the music, etc...
But the plot just didnt stand out. Compare it to KQ2, or KQ5, and yes, the plot was better.... but KQ3/4/6... it just failed to grasp my miniscule attention.
It wasnt a 'bad' plot... it just wasnt a 'great' one either. Idve probably given this game 2 1/2 stars. 8)
But the plot just didnt stand out. Compare it to KQ2, or KQ5, and yes, the plot was better.... but KQ3/4/6... it just failed to grasp my miniscule attention.
It wasnt a 'bad' plot... it just wasnt a 'great' one either. Idve probably given this game 2 1/2 stars. 8)
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Indiana_Jones on September 25, 2004, 04:30:15 PM
Post by: Indiana_Jones on September 25, 2004, 04:30:15 PM
I Chose the saved game issue...I think the overall of the game wasn't good as the others, like someone already said it was SLOW like hell in every computer even new - but anyway KQ8 was even worst...
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Jael on September 26, 2004, 03:35:25 AM
Post by: Jael on September 26, 2004, 03:35:25 AM
I think what I hated most was that you couldn't change the speed, and the characters were so irritatingly slow. Particularly where you had to walk about 20 screens for a single action >:(
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Mary Jane on September 29, 2004, 01:30:13 PM
Post by: Mary Jane on September 29, 2004, 01:30:13 PM
I didn't like all the screaming. I just don't like it when the women in movies and games and stuff scream at every situation. If the game was based around these women, you would think they would be stronger and not as easily frightened to death. After The Perils of Rosella, I wouldn't think she would be much of a screamer.
Title: Re:What did you...
Post by: Shadowfax on September 30, 2004, 02:17:48 PM
Post by: Shadowfax on September 30, 2004, 02:17:48 PM
I have never played the game so it would be inappropriate to vote but I will say I wouldn't like the graphics. The leap from the naturalistic imagery of KQV/KQVI to some weird disney-esque effect of KQVII wouldn't suit me terribly well (part of the wonder of computer graphics for me is to try and get digital pixels to resemble the real world as closely as possible.)