Kings Quest 2015

[GrahamRocks!]

Oh yeah, he's definitely joking. :p

[Numbers]

Yeah, I have that kind of humor whenever I'm messing around.

[kyranthia]

This level had been frustrating for me.  I played through from my Chapter 1 completed game and lost many of the prisoners since I wasn't sure what I was doing.  I should have copied my Chapter 1 completed game first. 

You can try Chapter 2 from the start, though it picks a path you may not have done in Chapter 1.  I may do that again because I think I finally figured out the order of operations to keep mostly everyone alive.

But the auto save feature here really is awful.  For Chapter 1, sure, it was a pain that you couldn't go back and see certain paths.  But I think if you lose certain people,, you're just stuck.

[Jack Stryker]

But I think if you lose certain people,, you're just stuck.

Not necessarily.  There is at least one point in which you can still make it to the end.

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

If the Hobblepots get taken away, after they ask you for the bomb ingredients, you can go into their empty cell and make the bomb yourself.  And I'm pretty sure you can do the same with the sweet cakes, if the bakers get taken away, but I haven't tried that myself yet.

[GrahamRocks!]

That's good to know, thanks Jack!

Still... I just would feel terrible about not getting everyone out. They're counting on me as their King, after all.

[kyranthia]

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

Thanks!  That was helpful to know you're not just stuck.

I finally finished the chapter.  And I definitely feel better seeing the ending of it.  Okay, some events could be a bit of a cop out, but still, I was glad things do work out no matter what.

[Jack Stryker]

That's good to know, thanks Jack!

Still... I just would feel terrible about not getting everyone out. They're counting on me as their King, after all.

Well, like I said...

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

You can save all the people.  You just have to choose between Bramble and Mr. Fancycakes.  But saving him is really only necessary if you want to see the wisdom ending.  (Provided you remember to return him to his owner, that is.)

[GrahamRocks!]

*nods*

[Numbers]

This episode seems to have gotten slightly lower scores than the first one did. That doesn't bode well for me, as I was already not a fan of the first episode. I can only imagine what Rock Knight's reaction to this one will be.

[GrahamRocks!]

>.< Oh God... I don't even want to think about that.

[GrahamRocks!]

Well, I finished it today!

I actually really liked it! I was worried that I wouldn't, but good to see that I was wrong.

[Numbers]

You like a lot of things, though. Even...

*drum roll*

...KQ7.

Heyo!

That said, it's not like I think you're brainless or anything. You have your reasons for liking KQ7, which was more divisive amongst the fanbase than an outright disappointment the way MoE was, and you also have your reasons for hating Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail, which a lot of people enjoyed. I think you're just more easy-to-please than some of the more rabid Sierra fans, who will not be mentioned in this post.

[GrahamRocks!]

*nods*

It helps that I never grew up with Sierra, I suppose. I don't really have nostalgic standards for them, other than "Tell me a good story" and "Make me give a damn about the characters by making have personalities and emotions and development" which so far, the new KQ has succeeded.

Thanks for not thinking that I'm brainless. I appreciate that, really! Especially when I admit that I don't consider myself all that smart in terms of gaming anyway. You know that puzzle way back in the beginning of chapter one where you're using the feeding contraption to reach the Magic Mirror? Took me 20 minutes to solve that. Toegoff, a guy who's almost always blind as an LPer, is playing that game and he solved it within like 2 minutes. 

[kyranthia]

I did like the ending scene for this chapter though.

(And putting my thoughts on that under spoiler tags.)

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

The ending was a pretty good cliff hanger.  What is the story of the man in the goblin outfit?  Apparently,  he must have been switched from his human family.

But why was he still there?  And what does Manny want with him?  I figure it's for revenge, but the plot I can't figure out yet.

The story Manny wrote though to get Graham kidnapped in the first place...clever of him.

[GrahamRocks!]

I liked the ending too!

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

It wouldn't surprise me if Manny was the Goblin child switched for him. He's got the right proportions and size to be one. Also, look at the architecture of the Goblins, particularly the doors. Does any of that seem... familiar?

Heck, the only thing I wasn't fond of was the "Dialogue skip" feature. Not because it (apparently as I never actually used it in-game) skipped the entire cutscene instead of line by line, but because I was taking pictures as I played, and when it was a cutscene that popped up everytime I went FN+F12. Kinda distracting!

[kyranthia]

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

That's a good thought.  We have yet to see Manny's face too so maybe we will see him, sans helmet.  And he'll be a goblin after all.

I didn't mind the skip option for some things.  I think it made sense to not allow you to skip if it was the first time.  But any other time afterwards, then have the skip option.

[GrahamRocks!]

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

Thanks to a guy named Charles Evanson II, I know more about the chapter than just what we saw in-game. There was stuff that was cut out that you can access through the text files, and some of it was very interesting...  For one thing, the Goblin Man? He has a name, Mordon. That's all I'm gonna say right now.

Also... I've been thinking back to chapter one recently and I've been thinking something about Graham.

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

Now, this is just my own thoughts on this. For all I know, I'm going to be proven wrong in the upcoming episodes somewhere. But... I've kinda wondered exactly WHY Graham reacted that way to Manny becoming his friend in the beginning. You know the whole, "So, friend! What's your favorite color? Do you like popcorn flavored jellybeans? Cause I do! What's your availability for sleepovers? Are we in a secret club?!" outburst that Manny (surprisingly) takes in stride.

Yeah, it's funny and shows just how much of an immature dork that Squire Graham is right off the bat, but... I kinda have the feeling that maybe he knows how Mordon feels? No, I'm not saying he was abused or hated by his peers back home like how Mordon is, but I kind of have the thought that maybe he grew up without many or really any sort of friends, even at the academy? Besides Mom and Dad (who, judging from Graham saying he was a Knight, is probably either retired or dead by this point), of course. I mean, he's scrawny and immature, and (possibly) named after a horrible pun, who would take a guy like him seriously? Who'd want to be pals with a weirdo like that, right?

[kyranthia]

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

It could be that Manny heard Graham's whole "Let's be friends!" bit and figured Graham was a pretty easy mark.  Here was a guy that could easily be manipulated.  Of course we know Graham becomes a knight and eventually king.  But maybe something that happened in the meantime ticked Manny off.

We may see later that Edward chose Graham for the quest and Manny felt more slighted.  He's not at the castle in the opening of Chapter 2.  So maybe we will find out later what he's been up to and why he's not in Graham's castle.

[GrahamRocks!]

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

Well yeah, it's obvious that he considered him an easy target regardless. Also, he ran off at the en of chapter one. "Knight, schmight!" he probably figures, "I'll find another pawn somewhere else!" which is something every good mastermind needs: a good, malleable puppet. He failed with Graham, but Mordon...

[Numbers]

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

The names "Manny" and "Mordon" sound an awful lot like a certain pair of evil wizard brothers...