Talk:Quest for Glory

message: Was Quest for Glory II actually published as Hero's Quest II? I know the original game was published as Hero's Quest, and the ending even referred to an upcoming Hero's Quest II: Trial by Fire, but the copy I have is titled Quest for Glory II. Mikko Luukkonen 10:14, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: That's correct, the only place where I've seen it mentioned as HQII was on the first game ending. \ wolfenSilva / 20:26, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This may not mean much, as I was only a child at the time, but recall a cousin of mine had a save-disk with the title "Hero's Quest 2" hand written on it.  Whether he did that because the game was actually named that, or because he stubbornly stuck to the original title, well.... your guess is as good as mine.  Kuhan 05:10, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The most likely explination for me is that he labelled the disk Hero's Quest 2 because it contained his character from the end of "Hero's Quest 1." Since the ending of the game said to insert a disk to save a character for hero's quest 2, it would make sense to give the disk that label while waiting for the game to come out.--BigCow 05:35, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  There are screenshots around the web that show the original loading screens from Quest for Glory II, using the original Hero's Quest moniker. It's assumed that the game was originally Hero's Quest II, and while in production, the name was changed due to the legal complications. --Brendan 16:53, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: The games description was copied from the series overview from this page. As the edits were made by one anon IP, there's no way of knowing if it's the same, so they're out until someone claims the edit. The entries looked too reviewish to have been written for wikipedia, and on top of that, the QFGV entry was the same that was written before. A quick google search from a random paragraph, and voilá, the source appeared. Even if the editor had permission, the text was completely POVed. wS 07:50, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problems 

message: Is the original Quest for Glory the game seen in the opening scene of the Tom Hanks film Big?  Or is it another similar game?  TKarrde 00:12, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You are standing in the cavern of the evil wizard.  All around you are the carcasses of slain ice dwarfs...Melt the wizard.  What do you want to melt him with?  What do you think I want to melt him with...(Josh, don't forget to take out the garbage)  Just a second!  Throw the...(Josh, did you hear what your mother said?)  One minute!  (Josh Baskin!)  Your hesitancy has cost you dearly.  The wizard, sensing your apprehension, unleashes a fatal blow from the ice scepter.  With luck, you will thaw in several million years.  Great.
Sounds like more of a text based game to me, is that what you were referring to? Someone else investigating this issue online concluded that since the game in the movie isn't credited to any company in particular, it must have been made for the movie itself.
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--BigCow 01:45, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

text: Come to think of it, it -does- sound more like a text-based game, I just hadn't thought of that since the movie featured graphics for the game.  It seems odd that they would've gone through the trouble of creating it for the movie alone instead of using some obscure game that had been out for a few years (as back then videogames were usually the brainchild of one or a few people instead of entire companies, and thus lawsuits over copyright infringement were rare).  I've googled various parts of that script excerpt, all I get is links to an Atari forum where some user has that excerpt as their signature.  Disappointing.  TKarrde 02:11, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yeah, but I can guarantee it's not from the quest for glory series if nothing else, and the fact that it received no credit is usually a pretty good sign. Sorry though. Oh, and nice Talon Karrde reference in your username. Incidentally, if you have a big interest in Quest for Glory you'd be welcome to contribute to the Wikibook for the series as well.--BigCow 02:21, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The BEST sign is that the movie was from 1988 and the game is from 1990 (producted in 1989).  Pictureuploader 06:36, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I remember seeing this in the movie and that it reminded me of the king's/hero's quest series but i am sure it wasn't one of the sierra series at all.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.117.101.190 (talk) 23:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big (film) 

message: I think the article is getting a little crazy with all of the images (with the additions of the most recent pictures). Perhaps they should be put somewhere else (like the picture of Lori could go with the article on Lori) or removed. (Gazel.)
I personally like having the boxes and images from each of the games, I think it adds a lot. The picture of Lori isn't strictly neccessary though, it might work better on her article. Oh, and are any of the images up on the wikimedia commons? They could be used to enhance the Quest for Glory Wikibook as well.--BigCow 05:42, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Article 

message: I'd suggest that a few things be put in:
1. The reference to the fact that the series was originally to be only 4 games and that III was the extra (as mentioned above).
2. That each game in the series was to have an element and a season associated with it (when it was designed as 4 parts).  The first was earth and spring, second fire and summer, third air and fall and four was to be water and winter.  The most obvious of these are QfG2 (fire and summer) and QfG4 (see screenshots for the fall look - remember, this was to be the third game originally).  I haven't played 5 so I can't vouch for water and winter but I heard that's the first game you could swim in.  Here's a link speaking about this.
:That's very interesting - thanks! - though the fifth one takes place in a meditarrenean climate. It might as well be winter, it's unnoticeable. --Kizor 08:23, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That is interesting, I had kind of wondered about that myself. Quest for Glory IV has a few lines about the fall climate, and the Burgomeister remarks that the days are growing shorter and Winter is approaching. The first two games fit the connection well also, although the tie-ins to different cultures is even more obvious in terms of the game settings. I'd look for some interviews by the creators or some primary sources on that one, there are a lot of interviews online and the Coles themselves are still around luckily.--BigCow 22:50, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I know that the element/season relationship was mentioned in an old InterAction article I have sitting around in storage somewhere - I think it was about the time QFGIII came out, though possibly QFGIV. Dunno if there are any IA archives online where it could be found, though. Virogtheconq 22:53, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quest for Glory III, Elements, Seasons 

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replies: text: Thank you! --Kizor 15:36, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Qfganth.jpg

message: Please but all the parts in the already existing n there linked category: [], for sure also in  [Category:Quest for Glory]--93.184.26.78 (talk) 19:40, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category