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OmegaDog

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"King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack released" , posted Fri 4 Apr 12:30

For those of you Sierra Adventure Game fans fond of the Tierra Entertainment remakes, Tierra Entertainment has released version 2.0 of their rendition of King's Quest ][. The biggest addition to this version is support for their newly-released speech pack for the game (an addition previously thought to be unlikely, as King's Quest II+ has hundreds more lines of dialogue compared to the King's Quest I remake). I haven't tried it yet (again, I'll probably try it in mid-May after I'm done with my academic and extra-curricular responsibilities for the school year) -- but it should be worthwhile. It definitely added to the experience in Tierra's remake of King's Quest I.

Tierra Entertainment Website (Free downloads, for those unfamiliar with Tierra.)

It's interesting what they did on their forums the day they announced it (April 1) -- since they figured most sites would have plenty of fake news for unsuspecting readers on April Fools' Day, they figured they would pull off a reverse prank: they announced the release of the update and speech pack on April 1 to have skeptics discuss how fake the news is. (The update and speech pack were released a day after, much to the surprise of everyone.)

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Radish

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"Re(1):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Fri 4 Apr 12:49

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For those of you Sierra Adventure Game fans fond of the Tierra Entertainment remakes, Tierra Entertainment has released version 2.0 of their rendition of King's Quest ][. The biggest addition to this version is support for their newly-released speech pack for the game (an addition previously thought to be unlikely, as King's Quest II+ has hundreds more lines of dialogue compared to the King's Quest I remake). I haven't tried it yet (again, I'll probably try it in mid-May after I'm done with my academic and extra-curricular responsibilities for the school year) -- but it should be worthwhile. It definitely added to the experience in Tierra's remake of King's Quest I.

Tierra Entertainment Website (Free downloads, for those unfamiliar with Tierra.)

It's interesting what they did on their forums the day they announced it (April 1) -- since they figured most sites would have plenty of fake news for unsuspecting readers on April Fools' Day, they figured they would pull off a reverse prank: they announced the release of the update and speech pack on April 1 to have skeptics discuss how fake the news is. (The update and speech pack were released a day after, much to the surprise of everyone.)

Wow! Cool! They even have QG2 which was one of my favorites in the series! Gotta try these out.

Thanks! It's too bad the Coles don't really make much anymore. I never tried QG5 since they moved it to crummy CG and ruined the atmosphere. It just looked so dissapointing...

OmegaDog

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"Re(2):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Fri 4 Apr 12:55:

Actually, the VGA remake of Quest for Glory II is one of their next upcoming projects (perhaps after they release v3.0 of their King's Quest I remake). It probably won't be released for a long while, given the size of the game, all the stats and choice possibilities to program in, and especially including time for beta testing (which they do thoroughly -- they even have an application process for it).

So, it'll be a long while yet -- I'd say at the very least a year (and quite possibly longer) -- but they really put hard work into the remakes.

And, I actually haven't tried Quest for Glory V at all -- I don't have it. I was aiming first to complete Quest for Glory IV (I have the CD version), which I have yet to do.

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Radish

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"Re(3):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Fri 4 Apr 13:08

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Actually, the VGA remake of Quest for Glory II is one of their next upcoming projects (perhaps after they release v3.0 of their King's Quest I remake). It probably won't be released for a long while, given the size of the game, all the stats and choice possibilities to program in, and especially including time for beta testing (which they do thoroughly -- they even have an application process for it).

So, it'll be a long while yet -- I'd say at the very least a year (and quite possibly longer) -- but they really put hard work into the remakes.

And, I actually haven't tried Quest for Glory V at all -- I don't have it. I was aiming first to complete Quest for Glory IV (I have the CD version), which I have yet to do.

Yeah, they say their going to do it after KQ2, but that's still something to look forward to.

You should finish QG4 since the last part is pretty cool and pretty unexpected. How far are you into it?

Sensenic

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"Re(1):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Fri 4 Apr 13:56

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For those of you Sierra Adventure Game fans fond of the Tierra Entertainment remakes, Tierra Entertainment has released version 2.0 of their rendition of King's Quest ][. The biggest addition to this version is support for their newly-released speech pack for the game (an addition previously thought to be unlikely, as King's Quest II+ has hundreds more lines of dialogue compared to the King's Quest I remake). I haven't tried it yet (again, I'll probably try it in mid-May after I'm done with my academic and extra-curricular responsibilities for the school year) -- but it should be worthwhile. It definitely added to the experience in Tierra's remake of King's Quest I.

Tierra Entertainment Website (Free downloads, for those unfamiliar with Tierra.)

It's interesting what they did on their forums the day they announced it (April 1) -- since they figured most sites would have plenty of fake news for unsuspecting readers on April Fools' Day, they figured they would pull off a reverse prank: they announced the release of the update and speech pack on April 1 to have skeptics discuss how fake the news is. (The update and speech pack were released a day after, much to the surprise of everyone.)

Thanks a lot! I'll check it out. I love graphic advs. and that includes Sierra's ones, of course.

Space Quest rulez (haven't played VI though

)

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HazZan

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"Re(1):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 00:39

quote:
For those of you Sierra Adventure Game fans fond of the Tierra Entertainment remakes, Tierra Entertainment has released version 2.0 of their rendition of King's Quest ][. The biggest addition to this version is support for their newly-released speech pack for the game (an addition previously thought to be unlikely, as King's Quest II+ has hundreds more lines of dialogue compared to the King's Quest I remake). I haven't tried it yet (again, I'll probably try it in mid-May after I'm done with my academic and extra-curricular responsibilities for the school year) -- but it should be worthwhile. It definitely added to the experience in Tierra's remake of King's Quest I.

Tierra Entertainment Website (Free downloads, for those unfamiliar with Tierra.)

It's interesting what they did on their forums the day they announced it (April 1) -- since they figured most sites would have plenty of fake news for unsuspecting readers on April Fools' Day, they figured they would pull off a reverse prank: they announced the release of the update and speech pack on April 1 to have skeptics discuss how fake the news is. (The update and speech pack were released a day after, much to the surprise of everyone.)

OH GOD I LOVE THIS GAME.

My last King Quest game was King's Quest 6

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"I am the one and only true master"

JJWE
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"Re(2):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 05:18

Sadly, QGV kinda' sucked, which is a shame since it was the end of such a brilliant series. QG1 and 2 are amazing, while 3 was okay but nothing spectacular. Then 4 came and I _really_ liked it. The Transylvanian setting ruled. :) Anyway, I'm looking forward to Tierra's remake of QG2, 'cause their work on KQ2 was nothing short of brilliant. Go Tierra!

--- Let's go

Poppy!

Sensenic

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"Re(2):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 12:41

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My last King Quest game was King's Quest 6

MESSATSU

Great game! one of my must-have Sierra adv. along with FPFP, SQ1, 3, 4 & 5, GK1 and perhaps some more I'm now forgetting....

I love all those.

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Why should you drink & drive when you can smoke & fly?
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Radish

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"Re(3):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 13:16:

After playing through that I loaded up some of the other King's Quests and boy!! KQ5 is just a monument to poor game design. I have to save ever 5 steps in 4 different save games since the slightest thing will kill King Accidentprone and if you go someplace without some obscure item you'll wander around aimlessly without any clue (of course I wouldn't THINK of going into the evil forest with a honeycomb! Who wouldn't?!)

The Monkey Island games are much better for a variety of reasons (no death, no way of getting "stuck" without items, better story and writing) but I still had fun with Tierra's version of KG2.

Thanks again!

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Genjuro

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"Re(1):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 13:17

Thanks for sharing this link! ^_^

On a completely irrelevant note I hope the 3D sequel to full throttle never gets a release date..

Sensenic

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"Re(2):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 13:25

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Thanks for sharing this link! ^_^

On a completely irrelevant note I hope the 3D sequel to full throttle never gets a release date..

Someone posted here the games announced for the E3. And it was there. And what I'm most afraid of, it's not the 3D (I like Grim Fandango and Gabriel Knight 3 a lot), but that next to the game it said "Action/adventure"

They'd better not do that...

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Genjuro

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"Re(3):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 15:16

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Thanks for sharing this link! ^_^

On a completely irrelevant note I hope the 3D sequel to full throttle never gets a release date..

Someone posted here the games announced for the E3. And it was there. And what I'm most afraid of, it's not the 3D (I like Grim Fandango and Gabriel Knight 3 a lot), but that next to the game it said "Action/adventure" They'd better not do that...

Like Broken Sword 3....

Grim Fandango must be good and I'll sure play it some day.Gabriel Knight 3 was not good IMO.There are a lot games in 3D I enjoy of course but seeing a famous adventure series previously in 2D converted to 3D is a crime..

Broken Sword is my favourite point 'n' click adventure..:(

BTW Sensenic you're a Discworld fan (too) ? ^_^

Gen

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"Re(1):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sat 5 Apr 19:07

quote:
For those of you Sierra Adventure Game fans fond of the Tierra Entertainment remakes, Tierra Entertainment has released version 2.0 of their rendition of King's Quest ][. The biggest addition to this version is support for their newly-released speech pack for the game (an addition previously thought to be unlikely, as King's Quest II+ has hundreds more lines of dialogue compared to the King's Quest I remake). I haven't tried it yet (again, I'll probably try it in mid-May after I'm done with my academic and extra-curricular responsibilities for the school year) -- but it should be worthwhile. It definitely added to the experience in Tierra's remake of King's Quest I.

Tierra Entertainment Website (Free downloads, for those unfamiliar with Tierra.)

It's interesting what they did on their forums the day they announced it (April 1) -- since they figured most sites would have plenty of fake news for unsuspecting readers on April Fools' Day, they figured they would pull off a reverse prank: they announced the release of the update and speech pack on April 1 to have skeptics discuss how fake the news is. (The update and speech pack were released a day after, much to the surprise of everyone.)

I like this project, only because I suspect some of the original Sierra people are working on it.
I remember reading articles only a few years ago where some game makers described new levels that they wanted to push their future games to- These "levels" were already done a decade earlier in Sierra games. :)

Sensenic

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"Re(4):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sun 6 Apr 03:37:

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Like Broken Sword 3....

Boy, we've gotta be sick. So much puking can't be good

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Grim Fandango must be good and I'll sure play it some day.Gabriel Knight 3 was not good IMO.There are a lot games in 3D I enjoy of course but seeing a famous adventure series previously in 2D converted to 3D is a crime..

I don't care turning a 2D game into 3D if the result's good and respects the original/s. For example, Escape from Monkey Island is a good adventure, very well done, but it completely forgets about the previous games' plot. They picked only the plot elements that interested them, forgetting about the rest (I'm specifically thinking about that scene on Monkey Island with Herman Toothrot...). That's why I don't consider EFMI part of the Monkey Island saga and hope there won't be a fifth one, unless it fixes it all (but I seriously doubt it). But I was ok with the 2D/3D conversion.

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Broken Sword is my favourite point 'n' click adventure..:(

I haven't played it. Perhaps some day I'll try them out...

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BTW Sensenic you're a Discworld fan (too) ? ^_^

Yup, both games & novels (although I haven't actually read much of them

).

EDIT: fixed the quoting

Rincewind: Hello! Anyone out there?!

Why should you drink & drive when you can smoke & fly?
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[this message was edited by Sensenic on Sun 6 Apr 14:18]

Gojira

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"Re(1):King's Quest II+ v2.0 w/ Speech pack re" , posted Sun 6 Apr 03:55

It's weird how I never got into the KQ series but I did get into lots of other adventure click-clicks, like the Lucasarts ones, Westwood's Kyrandia series (always made me laugh), Monkey Island, and the first one I played which was called - I think - Quest for Camelot. I was so proud of myself when I completed that game without help from a strategy guide of any kind. Hell, I have the Roberta Williams anthology on CD (got it cheap) with every KQ up to 7 on it, the Laura Bow titles, and some other stuff and I've hardly touched it. Maybe I should try firing it up for old time's sake...

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