‘Quest for Glory’ Creators to Kickstart New Adventure Game

[Chiefcrowe]

Kickstarter page is now live:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption



Mashable article -
http://mashable.com/2012/09/17/hero-u

 

[georgec84]

Cool. Not sure how popular that site is - seems like an obscure place for that article.

 

[terry107]

The Quest for Glory series as always been one of my favorites.

 

[kia75]

One of my favorite games and I definitely plan to contribute some money to the kickstarter.

never played qfg5, though.

 

[terry107]

never played qfg5, though.

The entire series is available at GOG for $9.99.

 

[The_Golden_Man]

I played Quest for Glory on Amiga 500. Loved it

 

[sigurros81]

I'll pay for a QFG4 remake. And I will pay extra if this new game uses the same gameplay mechanics as QFG4, or Eastern European folklore, setting, and mythology are the influences.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Yeah, i'm not sure how that site got the interview, since it's kind of a big story. Oh well, this is exciting news and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it soon.
I think the game will be somewhat different than QfG but with the same spirit.

Does anyone know what the games from the company they're working with, Brawsome, are like or are familiar with them?

http://www.brawsome.com.au/blog

Cool. Not sure how popular that site is - seems like an obscure place for that article.

 

[TechBoyJK]

i loved QFG! I will def support this.

Where's the King's Quest redo?

 

[georgec84]

Guys, they don't have the QfG rights. They've explicitly said the game will play like QfG but be a whole new world and setting.

Plus, why would we need a QfG 4 remake? That game stands up quite fine as it is.

 

[sigurros81]

Guys, they don't have the QfG rights. They've explicitly said the game will play like QfG but be a whole new world and setting.

Plus, why would we need a QfG 4 remake? That game stands up quite fine as it is.

hell no it doesn't.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

I don't think that there is a King's Quest redo in the works but there is an original game based on King's Quest being made by Tell Tale. Haven't heard anything lately about the status of it though.

i loved QFG! I will def support this.

Where's the King's Quest redo?

 

[Alexian]

Mashable is a major trafficked site. The only reason they ran the article was that the writer was such a huge fan of QfG. We weren't expecting to really do outreach until October (the Kickstarter goes live on Oct 19).

If you'd like to see our content updates/blog, check us out our insider's blog at http://www.hero-u.net/leaders/ or for a wider variety of content like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheSchoolForHeroes

Brawsome is an awesome indie game development content company out of Australia. They have a proven record having produces the award winning indies Jolly Rover (adventure game with dog pirates), and Macguffin's Curse. Both are on Steam. His proven record, professionalism, and passion made him a fantastic fit to work together.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Thank you Alexian.
Glad to hear about Brawsome, sounds like it will be a good match.

 

[Alexian]

The Kickstarter is now live! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption

Please get the word out if the game sounds fun to you!

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Thank you, very excited for this!

Here are a couple of other articles/interviews about the game:

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/gamereport/interview_with_cori_cole_creator_fo3JcablCc214MdZhtEh1M

http://kotaku.com/5953028/the-creators-of-quest-for-glory-want-to-make-a-western-version-of-persona

 

[georgec84]

Looks pretty cool!

 

[Chiefcrowe]

I like the fact that they are going for a different feel and different kind of game than the QFG series while keeping a lot of the spirit from their older projects. To me playing a clone of an older game may be kind of fun but wouldn't be all that interesting since i kind of know what to expect. I think they will make this one very fun and we will find out more as time goes by since they just are starting out in the development process.

Also, it is intriguing to me that the next game would feature a different character and have a different style.

 

[Obsoleet]

First kickstarter worth putting money into.

Epic win.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

They are doing a IAMA Q&A on Reddit right now:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/12f8ip/ask_corey_and_lori_cole_anything




Also here are a few other recent interviews which should give a better idea of what the game will be like -

http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8549

http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/4963

http://www.cnet.com.au/kickstarter-of-the-week-hero-u-339342262.htm

http://kotaku.com/5953028/the-creators-of-quest-for-glory-want-to-make-a-western-version-of-persona

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/20/interv-u-lori-and-corey-cole-on-going-rogue

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/gamereport/interview_with_cori_cole_creator_fo3JcablCc214MdZhtEh1M

 

[TheSlamma]

One of my fav games I used to play on my 386SX16

Hope they can bring it out.

I remember in the VGA remake going around to the back of the town putting the hand icon on the tree, setting a weight on the enter key and coming back to a high skilled charactor

 

[mizzou]

cool, i was just thinking about king's quest series yesterday too

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Looks like they just added a few new addons you could get in the game on the kickstarter page. hope they keep adding more goodies..

I wonder how that new King's Quest game is coming along from Telltale?

cool, i was just thinking about king's quest series yesterday too

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Linux support has been added!!!!

more info:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption/posts/344017



Corey Cole:
"I have decided to personally commit to bringing Hero-U to Linux. Originally we planned this as part of our first stretch goal, but I came up with a new plan. After Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is complete and on the way to our Windows and Mac users, I will personally port the game to Linux and - with the help of some of our passionate Linux friends - make sure the game is rock solid.

See, there's a little part of my history that 5 or 6 of you might not have heard yet. Before I was a game designer, I was a system programmer. My first job at Sierra was to translate the SCI game engine to the Atari ST and port the first four SCI games to the ST. I'll just put on my software engineer hat for this task."

 

[Chiefcrowe]

They just posted a new video on the main page - an updated video with new artwork and updated the info as well.
Looks good.. much better than before IMO. You get a better feel for what the game will look like.

you can check it out here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption