Korgoth of Barbaria
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In recent years, the tide has turned against King's Quest from one of nostalgia to more harsh critique. For example, here were some words on the series last year by the AV Club:
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Would you agree with these assessments? Were the original KQ games - not just 1 or 2, but the entire series - shitty, bad games? "Broken", and that they represented the worst of video games - aka "what needed to be fixed about video games"?
Those who do still fondly remember those games would acknowledge that, today, they are archaic and broken, full of inscrutable puzzles and random unavoidable death. King’s Quest was what needed to be fixed about video games, a cautionary history lesson.
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I have a pretty good idea why three major studios have now tried and failed to bring King’s Quest into modern times. In terms of story or characters, there’s not much there. What can we say about King Graham? What was he like? What were his daughter and wife like? With the exception of his son—who grew up as the abused slave of an evil wizard—none of the characters really have interesting characteristics or backstories. They just assist random strangers they meet, receive items from them, and then concoct seemingly nonsensical combinations of those items. Even the super-square Officer Jim Walls from the original Police Quest games has more personality. And he turned down an offer for sex in exchange for tearing up a speeding ticket.
Would you agree with these assessments? Were the original KQ games - not just 1 or 2, but the entire series - shitty, bad games? "Broken", and that they represented the worst of video games - aka "what needed to be fixed about video games"?