Ranking the Quest for Glory Series

[@khronos142]

0:46 okay if those are the terms & conditions, I guess I agree then

[@rusinoe8364]

QFG 5 was the only one I played as a kid (played SO much), so I shamelessly put it as #1 because of nostalgia. Otherwise, the other rankings work for me.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

I always love any QfG5 love. The soundtrack and story are arguably the best in the series for sure.

[@TheFourFats]

I’m so weird that I find QFG5 the best in the series, it’s mostly the graphics and interface that aged badly

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

It's an excellent game and the one with the most to it and the most epic story overall. I think the graphics have a charm but I probably make excuses for it. Yeah the interface isn't great, though, ha. Mostly just the combat.

[@joannitaxvi3386]

1. Shadows of Darkness 2. So You Want To Be A Hero 3. Wages of War ---- big gap ------ 4. Trial By Fire 5. Dragon Fire

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Haha I appreciate the inclusion of the big gap.

[@AccessAccess]

Played the original "hero's quest" in high school. For us, it was a "King's Quest" with added character types, action, combat, and a more open storyline with tons of optional sidequests and per-class content. We all loved the series and couldn't get enough of it.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Nice, that's awesome.

[@veritas2782]

QFG is my favorite series ever. Such awesome memories and story telling. I was immersed as a kid, really feeling the story. Trial by Fire is number one for me, followed by Shadows of Darkness, then Hero's Quest, Wages of War, and then QFGV, didn't care for it much.

[@sierrakobold6896]

QFG was the game series that made me a true gamer at a young age, from this series i realized how complex and intricate the story, characters, plot and environements of video games could be, cuz nothing of this scope could be found on the consoles i owned at the time like SNES and Genesis. QFG is the most important game series in my life and it hold the most nostalgia, sentiment and memories of any games I had ever played

[@sierrakobold6896]

also when you think about it QFG didn't lack quantity, quite the opposite since the amount of content in a single qfg entry is exponentially more than KQ, SQ, PQ, LSL, GK due to it being a roleplaying game with 3 different character classes that have different paths to follow within each game, also the story of the games i felt were much more complex than the other quest series. thats why qfg has always been the absolute best series regardless of personal taste just based on how much unique content

[@ryano9425]

Great video, your rankings are exactly mine. I was OBSESSED with this series growing up having played through many many multiple times. Number 4 was actually the first I played as I didn’t get a PC until 1994 and it opened my world to both RPG and point and click adventure games. Was always disappointed they didn’t make a 6th game using Kickstarter because they didn’t own the rights anymore.

[@commontater24601]

Technocery. 2 is by far my favorite. Great puzzles, best interface, great humor, epic length. Lots to do, balanced, and told well. More mature than game 1, fewer stumbles of later games. 1, however, will always have a place in my heart. I bought it (well, Dad bought it) when it was Hero's Quest. It was a great step into role playing elements coming out of the [etc.] Quest games that I played before it.

[@EmacStudley]

my dad still continues to tell the story of how he was shoveling snow off of a roof in 96', I stuck my head out of the window screaming, "I KILLED THE KOBOLD!!"

[@johnpoole3871]

Wow I 100% agree with your rankings and comments. Nicely done from one QFG fan to another.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Ha nice, and I appreciate it from another QfG fan. Thanks John!

[@patrickbossio8044]

💯 totally agree. Nailed it!!

[@rebelyell1983x]

My rankings: 1) Quest for Glory 1 2) Quest for Glory 4 3) Quest for Glory 2 4) Quest for Glory 5 5) Quest for Glory 3

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Good list Rebel, not too far off from mine.

[@metalmat3651]

Thanks. I have really wanted to check this series out after hearing about it. I have never played it.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

One of the best, MetalmaT. Thank you!

[@wesleyvalk9129]

I remember how me and my best friend made our own card-games of all the Quest For Glory and King's Quest characters, and made them fight each other, the one we liked most won lol. :-p

[@efwefwef4747]

Great video always found GFG never gets talked about enough

[@jeffy4540]

At 0:51 of the video. Is 4 number 1? Let's see!

[@scifi9758]

realize i'm late to party for this video but i found your channel a few months ago. in any case my ranking is 3,2,1,5,4. the reason i put five in second is because it changed the way i eat pizza forever :-P. also with the fifth one according to the coles and others who worked at sierra at the time the fifth was meant to be an on line game but they found out sierra online was being shut down (chainsaw monday) and so they made it a single player but with bugs, such as why your character always loots arrows off dead monsters but you never get a bow for it. Love the channel and all the game series that are played on this channel.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Ha yeah you know I like that list. I never thought about looting all those arrows and yet never having a means to use them actually, but that explanation makes total sense. The final titles for each of the major Sierra series were all so different than the rest in so many ways as the company was shifting and turning into something completely different, but I have a soft spot for most of if not all of them.

[@pmtthedancer]

Great video, this would be my list as well. Quest for Glory series is an all-time great series. I played Q4G 5 many years after it came out and actually loved it. Wish they had the full time and budget to complete the vision, but still a great game.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Thanks Pavan! Glad to see you appreciate QfG5 like I do.

[@pmtthedancer]

@@LetsPlayWithBrigands Did you rank the Police Quest Series? I was thinking of trying those again.

[@limegreensquid]

2 and 4, obviously, but 4 is definitely better! So many memories, so much inspiration for my artwork and stories!

[@pmtthedancer]

Great list. I would put Q4G 1 as #2, but it's close. I wish 5 was not rushed to finish as it felt that way as you play through it. 4 is a gem. Best Sierra series and one of my favorite gaming series of all-time. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

[@sierrakobold6896]

I had spoken wit Corey Cole back in '15 and the reason for wages of war were a bit more than people thought, there was a lot of requests by friends of theirs on how they wanted a more expansive and origin revealing story arch's for characters in trial by fire that would have been never revisited if QFG3: shadows of darkness would have continued the series as the eastern European/Slavic ethno-linguistic/cultural geographic setting originally planned

[@patrickbossio8044]

Wow!! That’s super interesting. That must’ve been really cool to meet him! One of the GOATs of game design imo.

[@sierrakobold6896]

@@patrickbossio8044 Well I did not meet him in person unfortunately, it was due to a FB sierra/qfg fan page I belonged to that I ended up having a private message conversation with him that specifically revolved around QFG3 and the whole displacement of Shadows of Darkness in the chronology of the series, which did lead to so much more info about Wages of War's full intent for creation. I'm surprised he had the patience to explain all of it through text messaging, so that was very kind

[@yamchadragonball6983]

I played Quest for glory 5 first. Only recently did I play through the entire series. From my perspective i'd rank them as: 1) Quest for glory 4 2) Quest for glory 2 (The fan remake) 3) Quest for glory 5 4) Quest for glory 1 5) Quest for glory 3 The games do feel a bit dated to me, but the humor and story is still there. The interface is a bit of a pain and it can be hard to figure out where to go and what to do.

[@charliez077]

I'd personally put 1 (VGA) higher but otherwise pretty much 100% agreed. just playing 5 for the first time and... so far i feel like it's really underrated tbh!

[@substylee3129]

Man what a trip down memory lane with some of my favorite games. Great list I would just change GFQ 3 and 5's spots. 5 did not feel like a QFG game at all and was just not fun to play for me. I never did beat it and tried multiple times.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah I can appreciate that's the most controversial spot on there on my part. It's a completely different thing for sure.

[@BenMalter]

Really glad I found your channel Number 5 is 5. Quest for glory 1 was the best!!

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

The relatively limited scale of 1 really makes it a perfect game. Thank you Ben!

[@JustPlayingTheClassics]

I feel pretty similarly on the rankings - that's about right. I'd consider putting II above IV, but they're both so great and IV has advantages that the future offered which II could have never had, but still amazing for its time. I'm playing through the series again right now (also uploading let's plays as I go) and it's as good as it ever was. Still feel a little down about 3, but it's still a great game despite the troubles. I'm in the midst of IV right now which is always awesome, but I am kind of eager to replay V. V and III are the ones I've replayed the least in my lifetime. I do plan to play them all yet again with the Fighter>Paladin class next month (I do really love the initiation bit if you're playing the class in III), but for now sticking with my favorite, the Thief. Who doesn't like to play the Thief? Hah.

[@micahbush5397]

For me, a major factor that affects how much I like each game is how easy it is to build up particular skills. In some games, building up Stealth is so ridiculously time-consuming it's not even worth the bother, and others (2 and 3 come to mind) offer virtually no opportunities to practice Climbing. Another factor is how practical dagger-throwing is in combat. The EGA version of the first game allowed you to throw a few daggers before entering combat, softening up the enemy, which I loved, but some games made this impractical or wouldn't allow you to retrieve your daggers. And while I like the additional combat techniques in the AGD remake of the second game, the timing was terrible, and actions like throwing daggers or casting spells took WAY too long.

[@micahbush5397]

Also, the second game had one massive issue: You had to wait for the caravan. In the other games, there might be schedules to keep or days spent just building up your skills, but in Quest for Glory 2, it was easily possible to find yourself at a point with nothing to do for several days besides waiting for the next elemental to show up.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah I'm with you that it's extremely frustrating in some of the games that you can sneak the entire game, really take your time with the game, too, and STILL not have it maxed by the end.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah I typically just kept ducking back into the room at the inn, sleeping until sunset again, take out the elemental, rinse and repeat.

[@ObiwanNekody]

The story in QFG5 is indeed great

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah it has the most to it out of the series.

[@charliez077]

playing all the games in row, finally got to QfG5 for the first time and... surprised at how much fun I'm having so far! at this point my ranking would be 4 > 1 > 2=5 > 3 3 is the only lower point for me so far - love the setting, graphics etc., but the game has quite little to offer and I got totally stuck in the mid-part - had zero idea I simply HAD to train up my spear, game gives you like zero clues how to progress.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Nice, I'm glad you're enjoying 5. You know I love it from this. Agreed on 3; content-wise it can feel a bit slighter and if you know what you're doing you can power through it. I remember getting stuck at that point back in the day between getting to the Simbani village and waiting for them to catch the prisoner, wondering what the heck I needed to do to trigger things to move forward ha.

[@nuck97]

I replay this series pretty much once a year. While I'm fairly certain I haven't left a single stone unturned anywhere in the 5 adventures, I still enjoy playing it. While I also find QFG4 to be my favorite of the bunch, the others are ranked a little differently: 1. Shadows of Darkness 2. Wages of War (I just love the soundtrack in this one!) 3. So You Want To Be A Hero? 4. Trial By Fire 5. Dragon Fire

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Soundtrack is great on Wages.

[@vidarlystadjohansen9829]

Great video

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Thanks!

[@PayneMaximus]

I think my top game would be either qfg1 or qfg2. The first one, because it was the one which introduced me to the series, and the second because I love the arabian themes. The rest were pretty much all as fun to play, so I would have to dig pretty deep to find a meaningful difference.

[@darryk4154]

The Intro for QFG V gave me chills when I first saw it. I would also rate it 4th above QFG 3. The graphical and gameplay overhaul didn't bother me, I loved how each game was so different.

[@joydivy]

I like the ega graphics of Heroe's Quest much more than the VGA. The originality of the rpg elements in a tight storyline makes me think it should be at the top. the remake was okay but wasn't as charming as the original.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah I love them both, I can appreciate your preference for the original, though.

[@arnoldjudassmegheadrimmer4344]

Happy New Year. Agreed wholeheartedly with your ranking of the Quest for Glory series. In QFG3, I really missed the thieves guild. Yes, I know you can make the sign and get some training, but I thought the developers really messed up there. The humor, adventure and glory made it a brilliant series. Did not think QFG5 was that good, it was the graphics and controls that threw me off. Can you try a full Quest for Glory 1-5 thief walkthrough, imported and without 'sucking blue frogs'? Just wondering, since it would be fun to watch and you would certainly enjoy it.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

I think if and when I do a 24 hour live stream, I may play the entire series top to bottom with a single character. I don't know about thieving it up again, possibly magic next go around but anyway. In regards to QfG 2, though, don't know if you saw but I'm doing a series of the remake with no cheating whatsoever starting at kzbin.info/www/bejne/gauwpqt7nbJql68

[@arnoldjudassmegheadrimmer4344]

@@LetsPlayWithBrigands That sounds like fun. If I wasn't a thief, I would be a mage/thief or pure magic user. Especially great with all the learned spells, and Erasmus was always fun to talk to. Thank you for responding, and I am enjoying your QFG2 walkthrough remake.

[@wesleyvalk9129]

I never got into part 2, I loved 4 and 1-remake, 3 was okay and the jump to 3D never did anything to me, I played it together with a friend, it was fun.

[@limegreensquid]

I got my sense of humor from Sierra!

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Ha I got a good chunk of mine from them, as well.

[@darryk4154]

No. 1 used to be my favourite (I preferred the original to the remake) because of the novelty and sense of adventure from playing a sierra game with RPG elements, a day-night cycle, and free-roaming exploration. But in hindsight I agree QFG IV was the best. The dark atmosphere, the story, the characters... Add to that as a 14 year old I found the whole Rusulka thing rather interesting.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah I was obsessed with QfG 1 with that being the first that I played, the VGA version in my case. I was saving up my little kid money to try and buy a laptop just so I could play that game wherever I was ha. But yeah, 4 just nails everything better than any other game in the series and most other games in general; it's too perfect. And too true about the Rusalka ha.

[@Charles-hr7ku]

Excellent vid as always! I agree with your order for the most part, however, I personally would swap QFGV with QFG3 :) Also, QFG4 was a masterpiece. As you said the setting, the story, the art and importantly the VO were top notch. I think the series really suffered from the move to 3D as it felt as though some of the charm and character from the 2d art was lost. Anyway, great vid again and thank you!

[@TimBitten]

It is a *crime* to replace the gorgeous original Hero’s Quest/Quest For Glory EGA version with the ugly VGA remake. :) Oh, and the QFG 2 fan remake is SUPERB. A real treat.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Haha we'll have to agree to disagree. It is pretty the original I just can't get into the typing.

[@TimBitten]

@@LetsPlayWithBrigands you gotta become one with the typing and experience the goodness!! lol The combat is so much better imo. All the monster, but especially the cheetaurs, are just great.

[@Playbooktales26]

I 100% prefer the original and I like the typing better than the point and click.

[@homerthompson8730]

QFG 5 lost a few points from the first four because it was trying to be action RPG more than adventure RPG like the rest of the series. Although adventure games were pretty much non existent from sierra in 98. I think the only other one they made in 99 was Gabriel Knight 3. The first four QFG I just enjoyed so much it's hard to rank.

[@TheDevian]

About the only place where I disagree is that I liked 3 better than 5, filler or not. lol 4 is easily the best in my book, but then it's a tough call between 1 and 2.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah admittedly that's the most likely place people will differ with me. No question on the top though!

[@TheDevian]

@@LetsPlayWithBrigands Yeah, for me, 5 was too much of a departure, but in all honesty, 4 has always been my favorite on almost every level.

[@CornholioDK]

Great review... No doubt 4 is the best and one of Sierra´s finest.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Couldn't agree more!

[@childofthe80s1981]

I really need to play the QFG games for my channel

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Definitely; plus you can grab the whole collection on Steam or GOG for dirt cheap and they work well.

[@jankjason]

Do it! I might have to do the same also.

[@limegreensquid]

Zombie BULL!

[@DarkBloodSouls]

I played this series to death as a kid. I know 3 gets a bad rap but i played that one the most.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Yeah I played the heck out of 3 as a kid; like I said it was my favorite as a kid. Solid series top to bottom.

[@khronos142]

QFG4 4eva

[@ObiwanNekody]

Unpopular opinion, but 2 is my least favorite. I don't enjoy being lost in a game.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Ha yeah it was easy to get lost in that one for sure.

[@zerofragment3417]

So wrong. It's 1,3,4,2,5.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

That's the beauty of this series, I don't think anyone is wrong because every game is great.

[@micahbush5397]

But how do you rank the VGA version of the first game against the EGA version?

[@rocier]

QFG 5 is unplayable. Its so bad. Especially coming after 4. I consider it non-cannon. The rest of the ranking is okay, but I'd personally switch 1 and 2. I always thought 2 was a little overrated, and lacked the charm of 1.

[@jankjason]

I think I would go 4 2 1 5 3.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Pretty close; I figured you'd be partial to 4, Avs.

[@JA-re8gi]

1. QFG 2 2. QFG 4 3. QFG 1 4. QFG 3 5. QFG 5

[@brittislove]

WRONG!!!!! And NO I WON'T elaborate >:( lol

[@donwald3436]

2 > 1 > who cares about the rest lol.

[@donwald3436]

oh well if you're going to cripple 1 with the claymation remake then yea it's not good lol.

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Ha so I'm gathering you're partial to the EGA from these two comments. I can certainly appreciate that.

[@nadadhibi]

4 - 2 - 1 the rest are equally bad 😂

[@Netanya-q4b]

yeah 5 is not better than 3, put the crack pipe down

[@LetsPlayWithBrigands]

Ha no crack pipes went into the making of this video. 3 is one of my favorite games of all time, but still, no apologies!