Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero 1989
Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero is a hybrid game that contains Role-Playing and Adventure elements. It is visually very similar to other Quest titles by Sierra (such as for example Space Quest), but the gameplay--besides the usual exploration, conversations with characters, and the solving an occasional puzzle with the help of inventory items--also involves combat and character development. In the beginning of the game, the player chooses a character class for the protagonist--either a Fighter, a Mage, or a Thief. The choice of class will influence not only the combat, but also many other events in the game. Puzzles might have different solutions depending on the class and the amount of ability points in various categories.
The main character's skills and abilities are raised directly by repeatedly performing appropriate actions, e.g. fighting enemies, practicing, climbing, throwing objects, etc. Many of those activities are necessary to perform in order to successfully complete the game. Combat takes the player to a separate screen (represented by the enemy's picture) and involves timed selection of commands such as Attack, Parry, etc. The interaction with the game-world is performed by typing verb commands or conversation topics.
The game features a day/night cycle, which also includes character schedules. The main character can get hungry and tired, so feeding him and getting some rest is essential. Read more
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Details
- Developers
- Sierra On-Line
- Publishers
- Sierra On-Line
- Genres
- Adventure, Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Series
- Quest for Glory
- Also known as
- Quest for Glory 1 · Quest for Glory: So You Want to be a Hero
Released
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1989
- Oct 1 DOS · North America
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1990
- Amiga, Atari-ST · North America
