King's Quest 2016

[Numbers]

Chapter 4's ratings on Metacritic are also "mixed," especially the PlayStation 4 port.

Opinions on Alexander's characterization in this episode are all over the place, at least in this thread. Some people don't mind him, others can't stand him. Again, not overwhelmingly negative, but definitely mixed.

Although if he could cast Fireball this whole time I can think of a few instances in KQ6 where that would've been helpful.

Alexander used FIREBALL! It's super effective!
*cut to a smoldering pile of ashes where the minotaur used to be*

[Bludshot]

"Oh no five dwarfs want to throw me into the ocean, how can I convince them that is a bad idea....snapsnapsnapsnapsnap"

[GrahamRocks!]

Hahaha!

To pass the time before chapter five drops, I've decided to go through the series again on a different save slot (my main one is Compassion, I have another save file for whenever me and my Aunt get together to play again, one for Bravery and one for Wisdom), and do my Bravery and Wisdom playthrough/s. But what I'm doing differently is that I'' turning off the dialogue and just playing with the music and sound effects. There's a few little music cues and sound effects that I never picked up before until now, which goes to show how good the sound design is in this game.

[Jack Stryker]

Skull door: "And why should I grant you passage, when I would rather EAT you?"

*Alexander throws a fireball next to the door*

Skull door: "Right!  On you go then!" *fades out and opens*

[Birdy]

Uh oh, this guy who wants to kill me is coming at me with a sword, better just... *snap* There we go.

*meanwhile Cassima looks on in absolute horror*

[GrahamRocks!]

Nothing like solving everything that stands in your way with fire! Lol

[Numbers]

Well, that's Connor's approach. If he didn't have a fire sword, the two-headed dragon could never have been beaten. After all, well...read Bludshot's signature.

[Bludshot]

These retcons are ruining everything. Graham could've sped through all three of his games with Triumph alone.

[Jack Stryker]

KQ1 maybe, but I'm not sure about 2 and 5.  Triumph seemed a bit old and frail in episode 3; which is when KQ2 takes place.  Or I guess maybe he was just weak from hunger.

[GrahamRocks!]

He's an old gerbil at that point.

[Numbers]

I Google Image Searched "old gerbil" and I was not disappointed.

[Bludshot]

Even old Triumph is better than no Triumph for desert traversing, and I bet he makes a mean sled.

[Numbers]

Oh, absolutely. Imagine old Graham sliding down the icy ramp on Triumph's back, making the leap over the crevasse, and, upon impact with the ground, transmogrifying Triumph into a Jackson Pollock painting.

Graham (covered in Triumph's entrails): Drat! My gerbil is broken!

[GrahamRocks!]

*snickers*

[Birdy]

This thing's gonna be done in two more days you guys...

[GrahamRocks!]

Well, there's still the Epilogue to go, but yeah... And I knew, even without the knowledge of Graham's health status, that the last episode was going to be sad regardless because whenever a series has been really really good, sometimes you don't want to see it end.

I think it's been a good ride, though!

[Numbers]

A good ride? This game's a failure, you guys! It destroyed the canon forever! *sarcasm*

For what it's worth, the story I'm writing--based on The Wizard and the Princess--takes such extreme liberties with that game's plot that it's barely anything like the work it's based on. Hence my insistence on saying that "It's not a King's Quest story, it's merely a story set in the King's Quest universe." Sort of like TOG saying "KQ2015 isn't a reboot, it's a re-imagining," even though a reboot and a re-imagining are the same thing.

[GrahamRocks!]

Hey, fair enough, I'll probably still read it.

But in all seriousness... there are... certain people who don't get that and they get pissed off at this game for not conforming to canon, amongst other things and it really bugs me. If they're so bugged by it, then why not go back to the old series and stick to that rather than complaining constantly and ragging on every single detail that's seen as wrong. Criticism is one thing, not understanding that something is meant to be taken as a joke isn't.

[Numbers]

If they're so bugged by it, then why not go back to the old series and stick to that rather than complaining constantly and ragging on every single detail that's seen as wrong.

Going back to the old series is pretty much what I did. After seeing KQ2015's Graham squee over what ended up being gardening equipment, I just fired up KQ5 and had Graham fall to his death a few times just so I could listen to the infamous Sierra scream. Good times.

[GrahamRocks!]

See? That's a sane and rational response. You didn't like it much, but you just let it go and moved on, returning to the version that you enjoy more, yet still acknowledging that while the new series isn't your style, you aren't saying that the the series is ruined forever and that people can have different opinions than you without throwing a tantrum.