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When I received my first PC the Christmas just before I started high school, it came with a copy of King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder. I instantly fell in love with point and click adventures that day, and immediately had my parents seek out the rest of the King’s Quest games for my birthday (which then branched on to Space and Police Quest and the LucasArts adventures). Needless to say I had a love affair with point and click all throughout high school, where it would eventually die a quick and honestly painful death.
BNR: This week's episode of Game News Update is quite a doozy- a Tetris movie is now in production in China, Apple has refused to allow Liyla and the Shadows of War onto their app store for political reasons, Batman: Return to Arkham has been announced and the first chapter of the new King's Quest game is now free on Steam- all this and more on this week's episode of the Blackman 'N Robin Game News Update.
With its stellar voice cast -- Christopher Lloyd, Wallace Shawn et al -- beautiful art style and witty script, The Odd Gentlemen's remake of Sierra's King's Quest has been a critical success. Part of the game's overall appeal is the colorful and varied score by David and Ben Stanton.
Corina says: "My fascination with Sierra's King's Quest series did not begin during childhood. I have no fond memories of exploring the magical Kingdom of Daventry, no nostalgic recollections of helping King Graham on his quest to save his family, and no hilarious stories of accidental deaths and unwinnable save-states. No, my love of the series began with a Let's Play in 2009."
