11 DAYS!!
To truly know where you're going, it's important to remember where you've been. We'll be recapping all of the King's Quest that were published by Sierra Online for fans new and old between now and Release Day to catch you up or remind you of what's come before.
Our trip down memory lane starts with a kingdom called Daventry, a kingdom that has fallen on hard times....
King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=169)
Stellar!!!!
Ooh, this should be nice.
(Posted on: June 29, 2010, 12:06:45 PM)
Although, I thought it was the Mirror of Merlin and Shield of Achilles.... oh well, those names work too!
So they were! Good catch--I'll go fix that.
Speaking of which.... I've been looking for a chest that is always full of gold, if anyone happens to find one- please let me know. ;D No worries.... there is plenty to go around i'm sure.
KatieHal, I just read your summary of KQI and found it very helpful and informative.
However, you kept using "it's" instead of "its" (for example, "it's once peaceful borders", "it's wielder impervious").
I know it's picky, but can you possible change this?
Thanks.
Haha, not at all, my editorial background is hanging its head in shame. ;) I'll go fix 'em.
You edit so many things in a day, they all start blurring before you at some point!
And a shout-out, while I am at it, to Waltz, Cat, and Oberonqa--they did a lot of the work on getting these recaps together, helping out with writing them, doing some editing on them, filling in spots some of us had forgotten about. So a big thank you to them for making these summaries possible!
Hey, thanks a lot! I appreciate it! ;D
I'm really looking forward to reading more of these useful summaries, because I've only played through KQVI.
As I've said before....it's all just one big book, and each game is just a chapter in it.
Look forward to reading. It should make for some good reads.
Great, Katie! I love it!
*bows* Thank you, thank you. We are so glad to be able to provide this for you guys. Let me tell you, the excitement in the background as we all worked on this...YAY!
I can't remember who did the first few. I know Waltz did several of the last ones. I just did editing (want to be clear and give credit where credit is due).
I TOOK OUT MY OLD COLLECTION THE OTHER DAY AND STARTED TO PLAY THEM AGAIN...BY THE TIME THE NEW ONR COMES OUT I SHOULD BE ALL CAUGHT UP AGAIN...LOVE PLAYING THEM ALL AGAIN IT BRINGS BACK FOND MEMORIES AND GREAT FUN!!
David wrote the first few. I did mostly editing and touching up on these as well. Those two were champs--Waltz even replayed a number of the games to be sure she knew what happened in them!
Yea, I wrote the summaries for KQ1-3, and Waltz wrote the summaries for KQ4-8.
Thanks for the recap, Oberonqa. It's helpful.
Not a problem. I love this series with all my heart... and getting a chance to write some of the recaps was an opportunity to pay homage to the series I grew up with. I didn't even have to replay KQ1-3 to write these recaps by the way... I know the first 3 games by heart. KQ4 is where I start to get a little shaky... thankfully Waltz picked things up and went to town on them and her recaps are truly great. I can't wait to see them posted. :)
QuoteMirror of Merlin and Shield of Achilles
Well, actually its Merlin's Mirror, and Shield of Achille (this is a fact that originated in the King's Quest Companion, and brought up in the official KQ6 and KQ7 strategy guides). I think its only been referred to as the "Shield of Achilles" a single time in the An Encyclopedia of Daventry (1st and 2nd edition of the Companion).
In the original KQ1, and most of the games they are simply known as the magic mirror (the Mirror), the magic shield (the Shield), and 'the Chest' of gold.
BTW, while its nice to have a screenshot of the unofficial AGDI version of KQ1, wouldn't it be a good idea to add screen shots of the official versions of the games (AGI and SCi versions?) to honor the heritage of the series.
Well, I was pretty close...
...Baggins, do you frequent the KQ Omnipedia? I think I've seen you there...
Ya, I'm one of the admins there, and most of the other Sierra related wikis :). Glad to have you there.
Well, I'm not necessarily *there*. I mean, I have an account on there, I think... though I don't remember the password.
But yeah, I go on there often. I wouldn't know half of the stuff I know about King's Quest without it.
Well i'm glad to be of help :). Someday I'll get more details in from the companions and novels, but I don't have access to my books right now. Probably be another six months before I get to my books again.
Check out today's blog post for a summary of King's Quest II! (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=175)
Cool! This will be a perfect precursor to my playing it later today.
(Posted on: July 01, 2010, 11:58:41 AM)
Okay, sorry that I'm being so technical again, but...
I believe it was a pegasus, not a unicorn, up on the mountaintop. And it *may* have technically been a monk instead of a priest, but I'm less sure on that one.
Check the wiki--yeah, you're right! I'll fix that.
But I know KQ4 has that unicorn! Man I wanted that unicorn. There being one on the cover is admittedly a big reason I bugged my parents to buy the game. :)
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Brother_Fragola
:)
Also now fixed!
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Pegasus
Its actually the Pegasus of legend, :), rather than any old Pegasus, ;D.
Technically...
Only by freeing an enchanted pegasus with the silver bridle was Graham able to find the second key inside a cave.
According to the Omnipedia, it was a leather bridle with a silver bit (http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Leather_Bridle). It's been too long since I played KQ2 for me to remember, though, and it is at least partially silver.
I only remember it being a leather bridle. (I say this from playing it a couple days ago)
Well the description in Omnipedia, likely comes from the game, and/or companion (if its accurate). I'd have to check again.
Edit: Actually I think Leather Bridle is the inventory item, and the description is what you get if you look at it.
Only 8 days until release day!
Revisit King's Quest III (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=218) and see how a slave named Gwydion mastered magic, defeated a wizard, slew a dragon, saved a kingdom and became Prince Alexander of Daventry!
Okay, I hate being such a stickler but...
Quote from: Summary of King's Quest III: To Heir is Human
...In the distance, Alexander spied the ramparts of Castle Daventry, it's flagposts barren...
...Alexander made way with all possible haste to a mountain cave and plunged into it's dark depths...
...King Graham decided it was time to pass of his trusty adventurer's cap...
...He retrieved his adventurer's cap from its customary place besides the thrones...
...he tossed it to his waiting children, their arms outstretched the catch the their father's gift...
I believe that both occurrences of "it's" above should be its. Also, the "of" in the third sentence quoted should be "off". The fourth sentence should probably say "beside the thrones", not "besides the thrones", and I think you intended to say "to catch their father's gift".
But, my being a grammar-freak aside, these summaries are great refreshers to lead up to the release. ;D
Edited!
...their arms outstretched the catch their father's gift...
Yes, it is I, Monsieur Grammar Police.
I believe the King's Quest III post is all set now for mistakes.
But good news! Now you can poke through the summary for King's Quest IV (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=248) on the blog! ;D
Ahem. Nice summary, but...
Quote from: Summary of King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
...Genesta welcomed Rosella and told her were to find the magic fruit...
Actually, that's the only one I noticed. The "were" should be "where".
Fixed!
It starts all over again! ;)
I've started adding Lorelei Shannon's, "A Summary of King's Quest" to the King's Quest Omnipedia.
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/A_Summary_of_King%27s_Quest
Enjoy an alternative summary. Also check out this for alternative summaries from an in-universe perspective.
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/The_Royal_Family:_A_Celebration
For classic summaries from the manuals (specifically from KQ4 and KQ5 manuals);
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Manuals#King.27s_Quest_IV
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Manuals#King.27s_Quest_V
I may put up the MOE manual summaries up later as well.
Release Day is in 6 days!
Today we take a look back on a game that marked many momentous changes for the King's Quest series. King's Quest V was a record-breaking first foray for the series into the 256 VGA graphics, into CD-ROMs, the first point-and-click interface, and the first game to have voiced characters! All things that became hallmarks of the 'golden age' of adventure gaming.
Head on over to the blog to check out the King's Quest V summary (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=255)!
Quote from: Summary of King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder
...he took the king to Serenia to see a Crispin, a good wizard...
...Crispin started Graham on his journey through Serenia, encountering dwarves...
...and whom Alexander escaped by turning the wizard into a cat in the first place...
Rather than a Cripsin, I think you just meant Crispin.
I don't recall there being dwarves, but if you're talking about the people to whom you gave the spinning wheel, I think that was a gnome... I'd check that one on the KQ Omnipedia or something.
A better way to say this would be "and from whom Alexander escaped".
Again, sorry if my constant corrections are kind of annoying.
Are you an editor or something in real life, Nifty? ;) I thought I was a member of the Grammar Police!
All corrections are welcomed. We tried to catch most of them, but as you can see, a fresh pair of eyes always help.
waltz--Yeah, no one can catch everything. Glad to be of help.
Haids--Well, I want to be an editor. Ooh, and being part of some actual, physical Grammar Police would be fun.
Grammar Police
:bob:
"To Serve and Correct"
Unofficially I'm a proofreader (at work, I have proofread texts from colleagues, but that's not my official job). But, as waltz said, it's always better to have at least one other person looking over a text. I was a bit of a proofreader during my beta testing-days too. Doesn't take much for me to notice such errors.
Graham definitely encounted Gnomes, they stole his jewels he placed on the ground and he followed them underground.
Liggy, those were the elves. You gave the gnomes a spinning wheel or something for a marionette.
I was just about to post everything Nifty said. XD I really don't think there were dwarves anywhere. (And I just played it today :P)
Quote from: I_am_so_nifty on July 04, 2010, 01:07:50 PM
Haids--Well, I want to be an editor. Ooh, and being part of some actual, physical Grammar Police would be fun.
Grammar Police
:bob:
"To Serve and Correct"
Dude, let's do it! I wanna be on the Grammar Police!!!
King's Quest VI summary is up! (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=317)
Just 4 more days until Release Day!
The sixth installment of the original King's Quest series is widely held to be the peak of the series. With amazing professional voice talent, graphics, music, a wonderfully compelling and well-told story, and some interesting replay value with the two 'paths' the player could take to win the game (not to mention a variety of ending scenes based on your choices throughout the game), KQVI has been a fan favorite since it came out in 1992.
The story begins with a lovelorn Prince Alexander, pining for a girl he knew all too briefly...
Most of these ones weren't technically errors, but I feel like they could be improved.
Quote from: Summary of King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
...He could not get the Princess Cassima...
...Alexander awoke on a beach surrounded by wreckage and no idea of where he was...
...Something just wasn't right here, Alexander could feel it...
...There were four islands in this kingdom...
...learned more about what lay ahead for him and how to see the Princess Cassima...
...Alexander also learned that the Vizier is not working alone...
The first and fifth excerpts I took say, "the Princess Cassima". This seems a bit awkward, and I would just put "Princess Cassima".
The second could be better written as "Alexander awoke on a beach surrounded by wreckage and
with no idea of where he was." Otherwise, it sounds like his lack of idea is surrounding him.
In the third, a semicolon might work better. (i.e., "Something just wasn't right here; Alexander could feel it.)
There are five islands in the kingdom--at least, you listed five.
The only problem with the final excerpt is that the rest of the summary is written in past-tense, so the "is" should be "was".
Nice summary. I'm psyched for the release.
Made some of those fixes--"the Princess Cassima" still works, and the semi-colon is an either/or thing. Comma works just as well.
Yeah, I know. Like I said, some of those weren't technical errors, and were more a matter of opinion.
Ooh, can I be a Grammar Police as well? Sounds fun!
My couple of n1ggles:
Alexander sailed for three long months before he finally spotted land off on the horizon.
Shouldn't it either be "off the horizon" or, preferably, "on the horizon"?
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The misplaced prince went about exploring the Isles, meeting many interesting folk, some strange, some friendly, some helpful, and everything in between
I feel that the comma after "interesting folk" should be a semi-colon.
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Isn't the character called the "Lord of the Dead", not "Lord of Death"?
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Sorry if any of these have been mentioned already; other than some sentences that I would consider to not be structured as well as they could be, iI still find this to be a great summary and an inspiration to play KQ6 again!
EDIT: Apparently N -i- ggles is a bad word?
Umm, I suppose you can Mango. I mean, I just put that into my signature because I mentioned it at one point earlier...
So yeah, if it'll fit into your sig, feel free to put it in.
King's Quest VII (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=345) is now summarized for your enjoyment! Read and recall the bright animation of Rosella's second adventure and Queen Valanice's first!
QuoteLord of the Dead
Lord Samhain, Lord of the Dead, the Lord of Coldness and Despair, and Death :).
Your extra eyes didn't notice any errors in this one. Great summary!
Yup, they do all pretty much amount to the same thing--you die and now he's in charge. :P
Also, YES!
Unless, you die in Daventry, and you might end up in front of Azriel, Lord of Death, Lord of the Dimension of Death, heh heh.
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_Azriel
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Dimension_of_Death
Just two days left everyone!!
The final summary, for King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, is up on the blog (http://www.postudios.com/blog/?p=363)! Read about how Connor MacLyrr saved Daventry and even the world from the evil of Lucreto.
Looks good!
To think that we just covered the final official game, and that we have only two days left... Well, all I can say is that I can't wait for Saturday!
Good, summary but, you probably should put a note, that he was known simply as Connor in the official released game. To avoid confusion. That the name MacLyrr is based on early concept material.
I think it has become a widely known name now. Especially for TSL fans.
Well, here is the issue. The name MacLyrr, or rather "mac Lyrr/Mac Lyrr" was part of an early prototype when Connor was the son of a Fisherman, and a fisherman himself. MacLyrr, or the son of the sea god Lyrr. Which was a nod to him being a fisherman.
When they dropped the name, and made him a tanner, he no longer has that connection to the sea. According to Mark Seibert, they may have also dropped the name to simply make his name shorter, like other KQ characters, Graham, et al.
So really the only people that really know the prototype name are those that have read old magazines where Mac Lyrr was mentioned. Otherwise, most people only know him by his official name, "Connor".
Bit of a trivia the seaside Daventry would have been in the game as an additional level. You would have fought a hydra there. It may have been the original planned starting area back when Connor was going to be a fisherman.
Besides if your going to run a trivia of MOE, you really should point out the behind the scenes trivia as it was meant to be, to keep things honest ;). Not everyone who runs accross TSL in the future will know the trivia behind, or where the name MacLyrr originates from, and it would be nice to give them a heads up.
I don't think name meanings mean anything. My name means From Hadria and from God. I can assure you I am not from Hadria and the only relationship I have with god is based upon my faith. You don't have any control on the name you are given especially your last name which is a passed down from the previous generation. How do we know that Connor's father or grandfather wasn't a fisherman?
Let's not speculate, on what his father was or wasn't. I'm only stating the facts, of what the prototype story was. You are more than welcome to read the old magazines to see the changes in development story for the character, and the reasons he originally had the longer name. Connor wasn't born on the moment the Mask exploded as said material stated, in the official released version of the game :p...
You know earliest prototype story was that Connor was going to be a marble statue came to life, you wouldn't suggest that he was the created through the unholy union of a mountain and a fisherman? Because that would be just silly...
To hopefully prevent another long-running debate on this one, I'll just step in now. :) For TSL's purposes, we are acknowledging the last name MacLyrr (spelt thusly) for Connor. So we'll be referring to him as such in any instances where his last name may come up, including, in this case, the MOE recap.
Oh, I have nothing against you referring to him as MacLyrr, I'm just pointing out that you should probably point out where you got the name from. Since its not in the original version fo the game, or any of the released material. You should point people back to old magazines, or whatever the took the name from. Cite your sources.
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Connor#Behind_the_scenes
In anycase, your character does have his own page section here (i'll help expand it when I get the chance);
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/Connor_MacLyrr
At least he has a last name, right? He could have been Connor...just Connor. Now he can be like James Bond. "MacLyrr, Connor MacLyrr, saver of Daventry."
"Graham, Cracker Graham, saver of Daventry." :p
It can be a fan club :P
Quote from: Baggins on July 08, 2010, 11:56:36 PM
"Graham, Cracker Graham, saver of Daventry." :p
No one named Graham would EVER.
Let me tell you, those cracker jokes... they get old FAST. So do the "Teddy Graham" jokes and the smore jokes! :P
I would never pick on you, Graham. I respect you to much.
Hey guys! I'm so excited the games coming out!
-Quick question though, will the game be released at midnight, or do we have to wait till morning to play it?
Thanks a lot!
Crusader, that has been mentioned in a thread.
Click! --> http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/index.php?topic=8638.0
I believe it's 1 PM PST.
Or 4PM EST.
It will be released tomorrow at 1pm PST/ 4pm EST.
Skipping all this, what will be Released Tomorrow, Episode 2 :-[ :-[ :P :P :P
Might want to note the date that was posted, daventry--she was talking about Episode 1 :)
Believe me, when we have the release date for Episode 2, everyone will know!
Thanks for the summaries.