Posted September 14, 2010
I bought this collection because I saw this package come out and it made me think to try and install my copy of kq8. My version wouldn't work, and I took a look on here and was happy to see it said "vista 64-bit compatibility". I hoped/assumed that meant windows 7 64 bit as well.
Well it DID. Awesome! I am going through it again now and loving it for all its flaws just like I did 10 years ago.
Contrary to other opinions, I have never been a fan of KQ7. It is the only game in the series I have never completed. I am probably going to try it again, as it is getting a lot of positive praise (which are mostly the only kind of reviews given on this site, but I digress). KQ7 seems cartoony and less interesting than all of the other games in the series. KQ3 and KQ6 are definitely the greatest in the series, and 7 falls WAY short.
KQ8 on the other hand is of course a HUGE departure from the series, but it still has some interesting
parts to it. I like the light RPG elements and leveling up, as I love being able to put in a little effort which pays off in future fights. The puzzles aren't that complicated relative to the rest of the series, but can still have some fun challenges (the dimension of death 4 portal puzzle for example). I haven't completed it on this replay yet, so I can't remember all of the details, but my memories were fond of this weird Kings Quest cousin game.
To me, they should have put the whole collection together for $20, and since I can get my old version to work by themselves in dosbox, I haven't bought the rest. But this last part of the collection is definitely worth the 10 dollars just for KQ8 alone, and hopefully KQ7 will finally be completed after its years of neglect in my collection.
Well it DID. Awesome! I am going through it again now and loving it for all its flaws just like I did 10 years ago.
Contrary to other opinions, I have never been a fan of KQ7. It is the only game in the series I have never completed. I am probably going to try it again, as it is getting a lot of positive praise (which are mostly the only kind of reviews given on this site, but I digress). KQ7 seems cartoony and less interesting than all of the other games in the series. KQ3 and KQ6 are definitely the greatest in the series, and 7 falls WAY short.
KQ8 on the other hand is of course a HUGE departure from the series, but it still has some interesting
parts to it. I like the light RPG elements and leveling up, as I love being able to put in a little effort which pays off in future fights. The puzzles aren't that complicated relative to the rest of the series, but can still have some fun challenges (the dimension of death 4 portal puzzle for example). I haven't completed it on this replay yet, so I can't remember all of the details, but my memories were fond of this weird Kings Quest cousin game.
To me, they should have put the whole collection together for $20, and since I can get my old version to work by themselves in dosbox, I haven't bought the rest. But this last part of the collection is definitely worth the 10 dollars just for KQ8 alone, and hopefully KQ7 will finally be completed after its years of neglect in my collection.
