Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero

Box front of Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero

Details

Released
1989
Developer
Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Publisher
Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Genre
Adventure / Point & Click, Role-Playing
Players
Up to 1; single player
Type
Commercial
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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Title screen of Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
Title screen
Gameplay of Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
Gameplay

About this game

Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero is a remake of Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero.

The remake features 256-color VGA graphics. Locations have been re-drawn, and character portraits appear during conversations. This version also has an icon-based interface instead of the text input of the original, very similar to the one used by Sierra for their adventure titles. The player selects dialogue choices from a dialogue menu, as opposed to typing in conversation topics in the earlier release. A few changes have been made to the dialogue, adding (or altering) some of the easter eggs and references to other games.

Combat now features clay models for the enemies and stop-motion animation. The perspective has been switched to an over-the-shoulder view farther away from the player. Battle commands (two types of attacks, parry, and dodge) are displayed as icons on a shield in the corner of the screen. The player can switch to the spell menu at any time, and also click the middle of the screen to escape from combat.

Also known as

英雄傳奇Traditional China
הרצון לעוצמהHebrew
Quest For Glory: So You Want To Be A HeroRe-release
Hero's Quest I: So You Want To Be A HeroMedia
クエスト・フォー・グローリィJapan

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IBM Music Feature CardRoland MT-32
Series
Quest for Glory
Theme
Fantasy