Quest for Glory 1-5

Constant lock-ups; documentation is no help; discussions are no help; recommended fixes are no help; altering configuration files for DOSBox is no help, it seems to ignore the configuration files.

Quest for Glory is one of my all time favorite game series. You simply have to play to find out how amazing these games were,

Sorry to say but the combat is garbage in all of these games, even the fan remake of 2 which most consider has the best combat. Yikes. It's clunky, boring, frustrating, and highly repetitive. I know said fan remake of 2 lets you turn down the combat difficulty, but I don't think the other games let you. But even if they do, combat is a big point of these games and we sacrifice some of the puzzle gameplay of other PnC games of the era to have it. So making it a non-issue gives you a watered down game from both sides: the combat and puzzles. So you're left with games that have crappy combat and mediocre point and click gameplay. Play an action game for combat, and play other sierra classics like King's Quest for the PnC. Instead play Mage's Initiation and Quest for Infamy, both of which have combat similar to QfG but tolerable, and better PnC gameplay. If you really want to check these games out, playing them in Scummvm is a must. Be sure to enable fullscreen in its settings so the resolution isn't tiny. There's also fan patches for games 3-5 and the aforementioned fan remake of 2 so those are a must. Only 5 can't be played in scumm so you're forced to deal with its low res. Other than that the characters and such are cool, especially the Katta people.

I have only played the 5th game, still not completed it, but it is a lot of fun. It's an older game that feels even older, like it feels as if you're playing a classic game your grandparents played if they knew what video games were. It has great music, playstyles, character creation, and puzzles hidden throughout the game. You do have to pay attention to what you are reading though, so it is unwise to skip through dialogue or try to "cheese" your way past certain areas. The Dragon Age series copied a mechanic this game uses, which is if you play the previous games, you can import your character into the next game to keep them and their class for unique playstyles in the next game. Definitely worth the money to buy all 5 of these games!

Classic point and click adventure series. Always have a blast with the 1st and 4th games, though not so keen on the 2nd and 3rd personally as I never grew up playing either of those, and also haven't played the 5th one yet, not so keen as it seemed to move away from the point and click formula. If you love older point and click adventures give this one a go. 1st game has both the older original game style with the chat prompt to interact and also the updated version closer to the 4th game.

GREAT OLD SCHOOL POINT AND CLICK

I love this game/collection as it brings up nostalgia