
Marry everything. Execute everything. SPEND IT ALL. Live the ultimate fantasy in this Henry VIII simulator, and humiliate France with your wealth and excess, or die trying. Who's going to stop you? God? Nope. You're also the Pope.
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Reform the church to divorce and marry as you please. Marry foreign princesses, or, heck, your favourite bookshelf. Or both. Jail your steward. Execute everyone. Ordain your horse as a priest. Knight your bed. Who’s going to stop you? God? Nope. Not after you become the Pope.
This is no game of thrones. This is real life, as Henry VIII would have lived it, if only he had the imagination.
England, 1520. As the king or queen of this nation, you've been challenged to out-spend your rival, King Frank, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. With the help of your staff and sycophants, you might be able to do it. Except you've misplaced your gold all over the castle... time to find all those chests and collect all those taxes!
Maybe you'll bankrupt the country, but at least you'll have a good time doing it.

26 royal commands, including (M)arry, e(X)ecute, (C)ollect taxes, (B)less, (K)night, (P)lay Lute and (R)eform Church.
Play as King or Queen and rewrite the laws to suit your whim.
Non-linear adventure sandbox simulation. Rule your kingdom or wreak havoc in it, as you prefer.
Meet Machiavelli, Suleiman the Magnificent, and more, in incredible historical realism.
Original music tracks by Visager Music, as well as an adaptation of Henry VIII's masterwork, Pastime in Good Company.
A bear. Beware.

Humiliate King Frank with your wealth and excess, or die trying.
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Languages: English
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Once upon a time and for many, many years, the famous RPG Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar was my favorite game of all time. This new game looks like it, plays like it, but with a silly, twisted sense of humor and no combat. I had just planned to start Fit For a King, try it out a bit, but ended up playing it 3 hours straight, finishing almost everything. That's usually a good sign. So the tile-based graphics with limited colors and repeating animations look old, straight out of old-school Ultima but they do have their charm, the sprites are crisp and the colors are vivid. For gameplay, every letter of the alphabet has a different function from common to unconventional, like T for talk, L for look but also X for eXecute or M to marry. You can do most commands to most people, animals and objects, and it's ripe for shenanigans. It might seem overwhelming, but it's not, with a convenient help screen just a H key away. The exploration is fun, with secrets to find, but limited in scope to one castle, village and a surprise place. I wish there had been more. The conversations are like what I loved in the old Ultima games where you had to pay attention and type in words to learn more. I miss that a lot. Writing is good but not great. Music tracks are few and far between. So for old-school Ultima fans with a sense of humor, this is a no brainer and a definite recommendation. For other people, it's certainly something different, something silly and varied, so if you can deal with the graphics and the many key commands, I'd recommend it too. Keep in mind it's not a normal RPG with fighting (except perhaps one), levelling up, stats or a standard inventory. It's more like a Monty Pythonesque king's life simulation or adventure.
I admit that this game intrigued me, but once you get past the initial amusement at being able to marry a chest or knight a pile of poop, the reasons we left behind this era of graphics and design become very apparent. Moreover, the game is extremely linear, so you'll just be looking up a guide to step by step walk through. It's one of those ideas that's like 'wouldn't it be funny if...' and you never do it, and this game is why.
我在想我玩過的第一款電子遊戲。 我想說這是NES的《超級馬裏奧兄弟》-我祖父在教堂抽獎中贏得了一個NES,並把它送給了我們。但我對玩它沒有任何清晰的記憶。《超級馬裏奧遊戲2》和《勇者鬥惡龍》都讓我印象深刻,只是因為戰鬥音樂和黏液讓我害怕。 我不是在地牢爬行器上長大的,那天我播放的最接近《適合一個國王》的東西是《叢林中的吉爾》系列,它在我的電腦上發出美妙的車載電腦揚聲器聲音。 當我開始玩《Fit for a King》時,我擔心這會讓玩家產生懷舊情緒,從而獲得讚賞,而這一頁的文字命令讓我懷疑這是否是一款我可以完全欣賞的遊戲,因為這真的是我第一款嘗試的文字冒險類型遊戲。 在遊戲開始時,它會詢問一些名字,包括你對手的名字。 我給他起名叫門羅。 除了這一個,我不認識任何夢露,但他是我的對手,我討厭他。 我的目標是:為他的來訪做好準備,在他抵達時舉辦一場豐盛的盛宴,因為這肯定會讓他嫉妒。 我的第一個任務是把他的大使關進監獄(就像這個遊戲中的一切一樣,這不是強迫的,甚至不是建議的,因為你可以完全控制你的監獄、離婚、結婚、祝福、輕推等等)。 我立刻被迷住了。 我認為,這些遊戲的魅力都在於發現,所以我不會太具體地講述我的冒險經歷,只是分享一下我發現一隻熊在把我撕裂之前已經結婚了。 進一步深入森林試圖與這只熊的生活伴侶交談,但沒有成功。 我可能還會再試一次。 如果我有一個責備的話,我想我們都會在評論中尋求更多的分量和可信度,那就是有些角色即使在結婚後仍然會用同樣的對話來回應(比如“我希望有一天能結婚”)。 這並不是說與人結婚或為他們做事沒有回報,因為最終肯定會有回報,但這確實是一場精彩比賽中唯一的一個小遺漏。 這說明了視頻遊戲的力量,一個成功的公式,幾十年後由天才開發者重新審視和執行,仍然可以同樣有趣和有影響力。 考慮到今天比賽的性質,現在可能更是如此。 坐下來放鬆一下,玩一個只有娛樂野心的遊戲,讓你笑上幾個小時,這很好。 這比你想像的要罕見。
[h1]古きすぎ、良きすぎる掌編の快作[/h1] 見た目から初期のUltimaシリーズ(特にAtari ST版)に多大な影響を受けたというか、そのパロディなのは明らかだろう。 ことに自由度の高さと「単語質問」形式、画面写真でネタバレしている[spoiler]ジプシー占い[/spoiler]システムの存在まで、1985年の『Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar』が直接のネタ元と思われる。 約35年前のスタイルの本作が退屈かといえばさにあらず、「この時代のゲームからしか得られない栄養素」と、同時に現代的な親切さとセンスが詰まっている。 [h1]システム[/h1] ゲームはいかにもRPGが始まりそうな見た目に反して、戦闘やレベル制を排して主に移動と会話と探索で進行する、トップビューのアドベンチャーゲームになっている。 プレイヤーはイングランド王ヘンリー8世(らしき人)となり、フランス王フランソワ1世(らしき人)との会談に備え[b]贅沢品を買い漁り相手に差を付ける[/b]のがゲームの目的となる。[i]※この残念な目的自体が「徳を高める」ゲームであるUltima IVの対称ともなっているのだろう。[/i] 具体的には、各キャラから税を徴収し、フィールドに隠された宝箱を開け、集めたゴールドで適切な城の住人に贅沢品を発注することになる。宝箱は部屋に無造作に置かれることもあれば、会話で得た手がかりをもとに推理しマップ構造を理解し正しくアイテムを使わねば見つからないことも。 会談のタイミングはプレイヤーの気分次第だが、贅沢品の数によってエンディングが分岐し、もちろん真EDのためには全てをコンプする必要がある。 住人との会話は、文中の気になる単語を追加で入力(キーボード入力で)するとさらに会話が続く、いわゆる「単語質問」形式になっている。語彙はなかなか豊富で無意味な会話にも対応していて飽きさせない。 メーカーの紹介文では自由度の高さがうたわれているが、これ自体は当時のゲームがなにかとアルファベット全てにコマンドを割り振りがちだったことのパロディという面が強いのではないか。事実、無駄に住人を処刑すれば単にイベントフラグが消失してしまうし、(実績集めを無視すれば)最後まで使わないコマンドも多い。 しかし、「できる事が多い」ことで行動の選択に幅ができるのも確かで、正解を探す謎解きの楽しみにも一役買っている。 [h1]ゲームプレイ[/h1] 元ネタのUltima IVが広大な世界を舞台にしたのと逆に、本作の舞台は城1つと城下町、おまけ的に[spoiler]地下ダンジョンやコンスタンティノープルらしき外国の町[/spoiler]とかなりコンパクト。もっともその分情報量は凝縮されていて、エンディングまでの数時間はダレる事無くしっかり楽しめるだろう。 残念ながら会話中心のゲームにもかかわらず日本語訳は今のところ無く、しかも中世風の古めかしい語彙が頻出する上にOCR向きではないフォントなので、多くの人には辞書アプリを引きながらのプレーにはなってしまうと思われる。 幸いなのは1文が短く読みやすい文体で書かれていることで、高校英語ほどの知識があれば文法で詰まることはないだろう。内容もちょっとしたユーモアがあって楽しませる。 シナリオは意図的に昔ながらの記号的に書かれている。例えばある場面では女性とのロマンスがあるが、[spoiler]リュートで恋の歌を弾く[/spoiler]だけで恋に落ちるという具合だ。 しかしだからこそ描けるものというのはあって、リアルに考えれば「そんなはずがない」意外な急展開やバカバカしい出来事が、いかにも自然にプレイヤーを楽しませてくれる。 イベントに順序といったものは無く、手がかりは散漫かつ大量に与えられるため(オープンワールド的ではある)、昔ながらに都度メモを取り時にはマップを描いてのプレーは必須となる。 これは不親切とも言えるだろうが、曖昧な手がかりを検討して「こういうことか?」と試しながら進み、時には想像を超える仕掛けにも出会う、かつてゲームが「物語」の辻褄に縛られる以前の快感──かろうじてポイント&クリックゲーにその残滓が残る──が存分に楽しめるとも言えるだろう。 謎解きはさほど難しくもなく、丁寧にメモさえしていれば詰まる所はないはず。チュートリアルやヒントの扱いは非常に親切で、そこは見た目に反してとても現代的だ。 唯一、「[spoiler]クマ[/spoiler]」は何なのか?という点は誰もが疑問に思うはずだが、最後まで遊べばそこで悩むことにも意味があると分かるだろう。 死亡にペナルティは無く、処刑など一部の不可逆な行動を除けばハマリも無いはず。セーブは無制限にできるので気ままに遊ぶことができる(ただしセーブスロットは1プレイヤーキャラにつき1つ、ロードのたび初期位置にリスポーンする)。 [h1]サウンド[/h1] サンプルムービーでも聴けるように、Josie Brechner (Visager) によるBGMもやはり当時の優れたパスティーシュとなっている。 メインテーマである「Pastime with Good Company」(「良き仲間との気晴らし」)は歴史上のヘンリー8世作曲だが、まるでUltimaシリーズからの引用かと思わされる8bitアレンジに仕上がっている。 残念なことにゲーム中は特定のイベント以外ではBGMが鳴らないのだが、それはあの時代のBGMがしばしば繰り返し聴き続けるには押しつけがましく、耳に残りすぎた事への配慮だろうか。 [url=https://visager.bandcamp.com/album/fit-for-a-king-original-soundtrack]Bandcamp[/url]で購入できるサウンドトラックでは、加えてDOS機風アレンジバージョンも入っていておすすめだ。 [h1]最後に[/h1] 詳しいネタバレは避けるが、エンディングはこのコンパクトなゲームにしては豪華で、抑制されたユーモアがあって必見。ぜひその目で確認してほしい。 特に真EDと[spoiler]そこから始まるおまけシナリオ[/spoiler]はそこまでを楽しんだプレイヤーほど大いに楽しめるだろう。 おすすめするにも日本語訳が無いというハードルがあるのが惜しいが、個人的にはたどたどしく辞書を引きながらのプレーは手探りのゲーム性と妙にマッチしていて、なまじ訳があるよりも楽しめたように思える。 単なるノスタルジーではなく、多くの人に楽しんでほしい快作。
Mel Brooks meets Henry VIII - [i]It's good to be the King![/i] There is a short playtime to this game in terms of hours but you will feel like you have played it for longer. Basically, try and do whatever the game lets you - I knighted and ordained a random pile of poop; so it was from thence called Sir Father Refuse. The music in this is catchy and the dialogue is quite humorous; and considering the things you can do, it's quite clean too. First time I played I basically experimented and failed the main goal. Second time I came back and put more effort into it and won (but not perfectly) One day I'll come back again and start ticking off the achievements and jail/marry/knight/bless/ordain/execute everything I can see :D And maybe one day.. Defeat that bear....
Don't mind the meme reviews. It's actually good. Short but sweet, it's basically an adventure game disguised as an Ultima game, with retro controls and fun pixel art. Got some good laughs out of it, it's very worth the discounted price at the very least, maybe more depending on your personal tastes. Loved it.
Sweet and short game! The game plays just like its description: Nothing is serious, everything is taken with a pinch of humour. And most importantly: It doesn't play like a clunky game from 1981, even though it looks like it is solely based on nostalgy factors. Controlls are very smooth, unlike most old games that have a text prompt. Also: The game offers great music! I mean, there are only a few tracks, and they are short, but they are great! A good investment if you want to have 2-4 hours of fun.
[h1]Short Review:[/h1] – You can pet all the animals (or try to) – Getting drunk is hilarious – The silliness will make you laugh – The conversation + puzzle solving element is neat – Overall a fun way to spend a few hours! [h1]Full Review:[/h1] Here are 5 Reasons to try this: – You can pet (well, try to pet) all the animals! I was a menace and did indeed try to pet them all (even the sharks), though not all would let me. – Getting drunk is hilarious! Just trust me and do it. – You can marry, ordain, jail, execute, and knight people, animals, and objects just for funzies. (Some of them don’t really have an effect in the game but come up in the epilogue.) – The silliness will make you chuckle. – The conversation + puzzle solving element is neat. You talk to characters, and the basics to ask are name, job, and summit. But you can also ask about words they’ve said. For example, if someone mentions his cats, you can type “cats” and may get more info that unlocks things. This was worth the $4.99 I spent on sale, but I don’t know if, for me personally, it would’ve been worth the full $9.99 price. I completed the game (winning the summit, the historical mode thing that comes after, and failing the summit) in 4.5 hours, and a fair chunk of that was wandering around looking for chests or trying to figure out what to do next when I felt adrift. Overall, I’d say this is a fun way to spend a few hours that will probably give you some chuckles! *Review can also be found on my blog (link in profile).* [h1]Accessibility:[/h1] (May not include everything) - Light text on dark background. - No accessibility for blind players or screen reader users.
The videos and description don't make it very clear, but this is more of a puzzle game with a clearly defined objective than an actual sandbox. The gameplay basically consists of finding treasure chests and solving simple puzzles to earn gold so you can outspend your rival in the upcoming summit. But still, there are many little interactions where the game rewards your experimentation with funny dialogue, and the ending cards change depending on some of your choices. After finishing the game I kept loading my last save, marrying/executing/jailing random people and triggering the ending again just to see the jokes. The length of the game is about perfect, after 2 hours or so the novelty starts to wear off.
Fit For a King is cute, old school game wherein you can run around and do a bunch of ridiculous things to the people around you. It's more of a novelty than a game that most would want to play through, but it's funny.
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