Seriously, just imagine an expanded TSL with these guys!









And how much more epic it could've been. It still is...I lament the old times though:
"Each part will contain three chapters. Part 1 will have the player controlling Graham to find a way to undo a dark enchantment that befell the Green Isles. During part 2 the player will take the roles of both Alexander and Rosella as they search for a mysterious prophecy they seem to be part of. Part 3 is the final match, with the three characters under the player’s control.
Each part is about the size of King’s Quest VI, with around 800-1000 pages of script each, Part 2: The Two that are One, being the longest one. Each part has a different touch both in gameplay and feel. While Part 1 is very dreary, very slow-paced and sets the tone for the two other parts to come, Part 2 is more of a classic and Part 3 is just plainly put, a rocker, being the most intense of all three."
"Regarding Fatali's comments in the forums, hmmm.... You know, one of the consequences of making a character more human is that, in order for it to be believable, it has to BE HUMAN. Humans are tempted, are put in situations where they have to succumb, or overcome temptations. The difference between Graham and Alex&Ros is that Graham is old enough to have a path set in life, and in KQ9, he will struggle to keep it, and question himself if he's good enough to do so. Graham's character struggles not to fail, already knowing what he wants.
On the other hand, both Rosella and Alexander are looking for such path. Their journeys will be ones of "Self-Discovery", as hinted in the teaser trailer that's now running in the site. I'm more kind to them two than I am to Graham in the way that I had more freedom to play with them. I've gone into Alexander many times before, so I'm not going to touch that subject, but about Rosella...
Rosella will find herself in situations where she'll probably make wrong choices. The real question is, will she make something about it? Will she come to her senses? It is a long journey, and even when it was Katie who dealt more with shaping her journey up, I remember I came in and worked on certain subplots to make her character more "interesting" if you may say so. I felt a lot of attention was given to the character arch of Alexander while Rosella needed to face more challenges, so I kinda worked in one particular subplot that Katie had shapen up, tying it up to Rosella's main dilemmas as worked in her character: The question of whether to follow your heart or your eyes, the question of taking responsablities for the actions you yourself have chosen, and the question of what Edgar and her family really means to her. The question of staying a spoiled brat or growing to be a woman.
When I studied these characters, I went deep into what life could have shapen them up to be. As I saw in Alexander the fears and traumas a guy raised by a heartless wizard could have, I saw what were the consequences of being raised an only child, in this case princess, overprotected by the fear of her parents that she would meet the same fate as her brother's. KQ7 did a pretty good job in this. She never thought of her mother along that jouney, whether we saw Valanice hyper-worried about her. She was more centered in what she could get out of it, in the excitement of the journey. These are selfish traits that were put into her character and that were worked on to a very good level. Rosella still faces some of these traits in KQ9, but in more and different depths.
Unlike Jeysie, I don't see Rosella as two different persons in KQ4 vs KQ7. This is what actually makes us more human, the fact that we won't approach every situation in the same way. In KQ4, we see a deep connection to her father. It's obvious that Rosella sees Graham as his hero, and that's actually one of Rosella's characteristics, exactly where her adventurous trait comes from.
But here's where things get more and more complicated. As you work around a character, the beauty of it is that your character takes her own life and challenges the writer. There were situations where I wanted Rosella to do this or that, but that was what César wanted or César would have done. Rosella, on the other hand, decided to act otherwise, and she kept surprising me as the journey went on and on.
Rosella, among all of the characters in the game is the one that is faced with the hardest decision of them all. It's a decision that will either make her a true heroine or make her fail, but, again, from all of the challenges that all of the characters have to face (and they are not small, but really strong in all of the cases), Rosella will have to face the worse one.
One of my favorite scenes in KQ9 is toward the end of the game where Alexander and Rosella confront one another because of some events that take place. The story normally goes twisting around reaching peaks, and that one is one of the most important peaks. It not only shows the vulnerability of these two characters, but it also shows how human these two guys really are.
Another important factor of Rosella's Journey is Unique. While Tig-R-Oat is the opposite to Alexander, Unique is more of a mirror to Rosella."
"[16:49] <Cesar_Bittar> during Part 1: Shadows, we visit the Land of the Green Isles, and the enigmatic Dreamworld.
[16:50] <Cesar_Bittar> during Part 2, we visit the lands of time, Astratos, The magic Endless Forest and Daventry Castle (Which we'll be able to explore completely)
[16:50] <Cesar_Bittar> During Part 3, Eternities, We visit Dreoria, the Land of Dragons, and the Maze of Infinity."
[17:12] <Cesar_Bittar> You get to control sidekicks such as Tigroat, Valanice, Cassima, Edgar, Unique, and Connor in some sections of the game.
[17:12] <Cesar_Bittar> but you can only use them as you would use an "item"
[17:23] <YonkMod> JumpInWell wants to ask: will there be any inside jokes from the forum, fanbase, KQ, etc.?
[17:23] * YonkMod sets mode: +v-v JumpInWell ATMachine
[17:23] <Katie_Hallahan> Yes, there are a few
[17:23] <Neil_R> in the game you mean?
[17:23] <JumpInWell> yeah
[17:23] <Cesar_Bittar> yeah, one or two
[17:23] <Cesar_Bittar> or three or ten
[17:33] <Katie_Hallahan> Well, in KQIX, Rosella actually learns to use some time magic
[17:33] <Rosella> Oooh...
[17:33] <Rosella> O.O
[17:34] <Katie_Hallahan> as Hermione did in the third Harry Potter book/movie--but no time turners
[17:34] <Rosella> Aww
[17:34] <Cesar_Bittar> it's part of her destiny, part of her prophecy.
[17:34] <Cesar_Bittar> so she actually can Rewind, Fast-Forward, see the future/past, stop time, slow it and make it go faster.
[18:04] <Cesar_Bittar> here, they will have to deal with really dark demons
[18:05] <Cesar_Bittar> Alexander, for example, will be sort of an anti-hero.
[18:05] <Mike_Fortunato> not just the physical kind.
[18:05] <Mike_Fortunato>
[18:05] <Rosella> o_O
[18:05] <Cesar_Bittar> hehe
[18:05] <Cesar_Bittar> Alexander may probably infuriate all the fangirls
[16:33] <Cesar> The question about Graham's main weakness is actually a question about his own virtues
[16:34] <Cesar> During all the past episodes of KQ, we've seen him striving for saving his family.
[16:34] <Cesar> and creating a safe place for them
[16:35] <Cesar> We now see Graham in his 50s, and with children the same age he was when he first started adventuring
[16:35] <Cesar> He's overprotecting his family
[16:36] <Cesar> and not giving them space to grow. Even when Alexander became the King of the Green Isles and Rosella is doing her own things as well, this journey will show Graham a thing or two about his own family
[16:37] <Cesar> and about where his overprotecting wings should end
[16:37] <KatieHal> I would also add that Graham has a weakness accepting his age and that he's no longer the 'spring chicken' he used to be, so to speak.
[16:38] <KatieHal> For Rosella, her weaknesses/flaws lie in that she needs to take a good look at herself and grow up, become an adult and accept that.
[16:39] <Dean_P> Well put.
[16:39] <KatieHal> I think we've all noticed in previous games her attitude that could lend itself towards being a bit immature and 'I'll get what I want!'
[16:39] <KatieHal> And as for Alex...Cesar?
[16:41] <Cesar> Adding a last bit to Rosella, I also want to say that she will also have to deal with her fear to commitment and the way she sees things just by what her eyes tell her and not her heart. As for Alex...
[16:42] <Cesar> Alex will have to face the fact that he is PART of his family. As someone who grew outside his family, he has issues with his past, and he doesn't feel very comfortable. He fears to lose it all again.
[16:42] <Yonkey> Jeysie's question was: What is each main characters biggest flaw/weakness?
[16:42] <KatieHal> not suprisingly, the major flaw is pudding.
[16:42] <KatieHal>

[16:42] <Say> lol
[16:42] <Say> ok any other char you may want to comment on?
[16:42] <Cesar> so he'll have to choose between his family... or loneliness.
[16:42] <KatieHal> I'd say with Alex's flaw we really dove into the potentials of the way he grew up for it.
[16:43] <Cesar> yes
[16:43] <Cesar> and he's probably the most complex character of them all.
[16:57] <Cesar> in a way, I believe Alexander wanted to follow the steps of his father, so he could fit in his family. But he also was in love with Cassima.
[16:57] <Cesar> it's the way he grows out in his relationship with Cassima what really matters.
[16:58] <Cesar> grows out to be*
[16:58] <Cesar> Katie?
[16:59] <KatieHal> His flaw is a bit of a combination of those two things - the loneliness that's always been there, and the desire for stability, something more foreign to him, at the same time.
[16:59] <Cesar> he wants to find a place where he belongs.
[17:00] <Cesar> He's a very complex character, like I say, so many times his actions will imply something different or deeper than what we "thought".
[17:02] <Cesar> ok, for Valanice, let's just say she has unsorted problems.
[17:03] <Cesar> I can't talk much about her without spoiling the game, but I will only say that her weakness is that, being too fragile and weak.
[17:03] <KatieHal> For Unique, her problem is largely that she's very self-centered and focused on only herself.
[17:04] <Cesar> As for the other two main characters that are really relevant (We will skip Edgar, Cassima and Connor for plot issues), Katie is already talking about Unique.
[17:05] <Cesar> and as for Tigroat, he's looking for a place to belong. The interesting part about these companions for Rosella and Alexander is the fact that they are in many ways, a mirror to the main characters.
[17:05] <KatieHal> Unique's another character who's kind of denying a few things about herself (but, oh, who isn't?)
[17:05] <Cesar> Tigroat needs a friend.
[17:05] <Cesar> he needs someone to care for and someone who cares for him.
[17:05] <Cesar> he's probably the most charming character in the game.
[17:08] <Cesar> Nightmary is an important character in the Realm of Dreams. One of the two sisters that create dreams.
[17:12] <KatieHal> Well, in KQIX, you're going to learn just about *everything* about Valanice...whatever it may be

[17:12] <Koko> everything...well, that clears it up!
[17:12] <Say> lol
[17:12] <Cesar> there's a whole past beyond the tower, and we made sure to construct it

[17:12] <KatieHal> except her dress size, she wouldn't tell us that.
[17:13] <Cesar> that Valanice is a key role in this game. And the things she will find, and her journey during this game, will NOT be a very pleasant one.
[17:28] <Cesar> the Fairy Godmother is *somehow* tied to Valanice's past

[17:43] <Cesar> In King's Quest IX, we visit Valanice's Tower.