{"id":5292,"date":"2014-04-05T15:43:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T19:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=5292"},"modified":"2014-04-05T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T19:43:24","slug":"i-cant-believe-its-not-quest-for-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/04\/i-cant-believe-its-not-quest-for-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"I Can&#8217;t Believe It&#8217;s Not Quest For Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5293\" title=\"HeroinesQuest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/HeroinesQuest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/HeroinesQuest.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/HeroinesQuest-128x72.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Okay, lets get this out of the way first, <em>Heroine&#8217;s Quest:<\/em>\u00a0<em>The Herald of Ragnarok<\/em> isn&#8217;t an official <em>Quest For Glory<\/em> game, nor an official Sierra game. However, you really wouldn&#8217;t know it. It&#8217;s a beautifully crafted adventure and best of all it&#8217;s FREE! If you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ve been aching for more <em>Quest For Glory<\/em> adventure. While Corey and Lori Cole\u00a0continue work on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hero-u.net\/\"><em>Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to bring us new content from <em>Quest For Glory&#8217;s<\/em> original creators you can enjoy the wonderful tribute to one of gamings greatest series in <em>Heroine&#8217;s Quest<\/em>. Read on for more info and the trailer!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When you first start up <em>Heroine&#8217;s Quest,\u00a0<\/em>you feel like you&#8217;re starting a <em>Quest For Glory<\/em> adventure. You pick a class (no, there isn&#8217;t a paladin class and I&#8217;m not sure if you can become one) between Fighter, Mage, and Thief. I&#8217;ve only gotten a little ways into the game so far, but the title does seem to focus on playing out how your character would solve the problems presented. Early on it&#8217;s apparent that as a Thief, you are indeed expected to steal. The thing that made <em>Quest For Glory<\/em> so addictive, for me at least, was the stats. I can&#8217;t count the number of times I balanced across the training beams in <em>Quest For Glory 3&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0Simbani Village. <em>Heroine&#8217;s Quest<\/em> does include stat building too which slide onto the screen from the right (I think it is) like little achievements. So not only did I find them to be addictive before, but now each stat point loads like an achievement? Bonus!<\/p>\n<p>The presentation and story feel like a fresh new adventure. Drawing from Norse Mythology the game presents a unique tale that truly makes this a title from the good old days, even though it was released last December, and more recently on Steam. If you grew up on these games, loading up <em>Heroine&#8217;s Quest<\/em> shuts out the world and really makes you feel like you&#8217;re back in 1992 again. Even the art style is low res to capture the classic appearance. The game blends the familiar with the unknown to create such a solid nostalgic gameplay experience, it&#8217;s put the breaks on my desire to fly through an adventure. This is a title to be enjoyed and it has that feel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crystalshard.net\/\"><em>Crystal Shard<\/em><\/a>, the indie company who developed this game, deserves all the thanks and credit that can be given. Though the game is free, you can even donate on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crystalshard.net\/hq.htm\"><em>Heroine&#8217;s Quest<\/em> official page<\/a> via Paypal. These people really did something fantastic here and it&#8217;s worth your time to play the adventure. Back in the day I grew up with the <em>Quest For Glory<\/em> games, bonding with my best friend over our play throughs. Bringing a fresh take back to that magic is a treat I never saw coming.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free! Why are you reading this? Load up Steam and download this game!<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgzU3nybN5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, lets get this out of the way first, Heroine&#8217;s Quest:\u00a0The Herald of Ragnarok isn&#8217;t an official Quest For Glory game, nor an official Sierra game. However, you really wouldn&#8217;t know it. It&#8217;s a beautifully crafted adventure and best of all it&#8217;s FREE! If you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ve been aching for more Quest For Glory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[939,940,941,169,942],"class_list":["post-5292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-adventure-game","tag-crystal-shard","tag-heroines-quest","tag-quest-for-glory","tag-the-herald-of-ragnarok"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/HeroinesQuest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-1nm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":775,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2012\/09\/the-return-of-quest-for-glorys-creators\/","url_meta":{"origin":5292,"position":0},"title":"The Return of Quest For Glory&#8217;s Creators?","date":"September 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It's definitely exciting news when you see Corey and Lori Cole are working on a new game. 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