| Quest For Glory 5: Dragon Fire | Yosemite Entertainment / Sierra On-Line, Inc. | 1998 | |
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Erasmus introduces the Hero to the kingdom of Silmaria, whose king was recently murdered. The Rites of Rulership are about to commence, and the victor will be given the crown. The Hero enters the contest with the assistance of Erasmus, Rakeesh, and many old friends from previous entries in the series. Travelling across the kingdom and even into the underworld, he completes the Rites of Rulership. In the process, he exposes the conspiracy that has led to the death of the king and the attempted murder of his compatriots, defeats the traitor to the crown, and destroys the Dragon that menaces the kingdom. He is ultimately given the opportunity to accept the kingdom and to marry one of four possible romantic interests; a Thief can also be made the Chief Thief of the Silmarian Thieves' Guild. Because of deadline issues and financial pressures, several features were dropped from the fifth game before release, such as the ability to use a bow, the ability to play as Elsa von Spielburg o r Magnum Opus (two prominent non-player characters from the game), and multiplayer capability. Interestingly, a demo released in late 1997 contained a multiplayer game, but Sierra decided to remove it from the final product. The fifth game is more a role-playing game incorporating some adventure elements. It has a wide variety of weapons, armor and magical items, whereas the first four do not. Also, in the fifth game nearly every major mission consists of going to some place and defeating some monster in physical or magical combat. It has an impressive soundtrack by Emmy-winning composer Chance Thomas and a new graphics engine programmed by Eric Lengyel. | ||
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